Moscow, April 18 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during her meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Monday raised the issue of China vetoing India’s bid at the UN to ban Jaish-e-Mohammed…
Tokyo, April 18 (IANS) Japan and the US on Monday agreed to enhance cooperation over possible responses to North Korea’s suspected ongoing missile and nuclear ambitions. Talks between Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki and…
Moscow, April 18 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to take stock of bilateral relations ahead of the Russia-India-China (RIC) foreign ministers’ meeting here. “First bilateral of…
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) The US embassy has issued a warning to American citizens against visiting Marriott Hotel Islamabad for the next several days, in wake of a general threat. An advisory issued by the…
By Rakesh Ahuja Earlier this month, Harinder Sidhu presented her credentials to President Pranab Mukherjee as Australia’s High Commissioner to India. She thus joins two other western Heads of Mission of Indian origin in New…
Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan. (File Photo: IANS) Dhaka, April 17 (IANS) India plans to continue supply of high speed diesel to Bangladesh, Petroleum Minister…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday extended his greetings and felicitations to the government and people of Zimbabwe on the occasion of their Independence Day, observed on April 18. In a…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Iran on Sunday said it will be happy to partner India in the refinery sector as New Delhi issued a statement that it will sign an agreement to invest in…
Tehran, April 17 (IANS) India and Iran on Sunday talked business and committed to boost bilateral economic ties in the Gulf nation that has just emerged from the crippling US-led Western sanctions after a landmark…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) In a significant development, Iran on Sunday said it will be happy to partner India in the refinery sector. The Iranian offer…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) President of Mauritius Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim arrived in Pakistan on Sunday on a four-day visit for talks on bilateral issues. According to Pakistan’s foreign ministry, the two sides will explore…
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 17 (IANS) With the shroud of secrecy partially lifted for the first time from the process of electing the next UN secretary general, the nine candidates are taking their…
Cairo, April 17 (IANS) French President Francios Hollande began three-day official visit to Egypt on Sunday to boost ties with the Middle East country. “The visit reflects a mutual desire to further boost firm ties…
Karachi, April 17 (IANS) Mauritius President Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim arrived here on Sunday on a four-day visit to Pakistan. Her first engagement was a meeting with Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad Khan, reported Radio Pakistan. The…
Washington, April 17 (IANS) At least nine Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Saudi Arabia, cutting the number of inmates of the notorious US detention facility in Cuba to 80, the Pentagon has said….
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has not only achieved nothing of substance over five decades but now risks losing whatever relevance it may have, a Pakistani daily said on Sunday….
Washington, April 17 (IANS) The US Defence Department said nine detainees had been transferred from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre to Saudi Arabia. The transfer reduces to 80 the number of prisoners remaining at the…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met members of the Indian community in Iran and visited a Sikh gurudwara at the start of her two-day Tehran visit to boost…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India on Sunday expressed concern over an explosion at a Sikh temple in the German city of Essen that left three people injured. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted…
Tehran, April 17 (IANS) The US persistence on imposing sanctions against Iran and its failure to implement its commitments pertaining the nuclear deal is “unconstructive”, secretary of Iran Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said…