Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed distress over the deaths of 22 people and injuries to over 1,000 following a quake in…
Agra: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, and Kate Middleton visit the Taj Mahal in Agra on April 16, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Agra, April 16 (IANS) British royals, the Duke and Duchess of…
Agra, April 16 (IANS) British royals, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on Saturday spent around 45 minutes admiring the Taj Mahal and also sat on the ‘Diana seat’ for a photo session. The hyped…
Agartala, April 16 (IANS) India’s tourism ministry has sanctioned a Rs.18 crore project for the Tripura government to create a variety of infrastructure along the India-Bangladesh border similar to that at the Attari-Wagah border with…
Tehran, April 16 (IANS) Iran and the European Union (EU) agreed on Saturday to further promote ties by opening an EU office in Tehran. Consultations were held in Tehran for future cooperation between Iran and…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday embarked on a four-day visit to Iran and Russia that will see her attend a…
Beijing, April 16 (IANS) China will continue to transform and upgrade its foreign trade in accordance with World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, an official from the commerce ministry said. The official made the statement after…
Berlin, April 16 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and representatives of the European Union will visit Turkey next week, her spokesman said. Merkel will travel to Gaziantep on April 23. European Council President Donald Tusk…
By Francis Kokutse Accra, April 16 (IANS) The president of the Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) here has paid glowing tributes to the memory of B.R. Ambedkar for the role he played in drafting of…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The death of two Indian girl students in a Russian medical college hostel fire and that of a medical student from Srinagar in a Russian city will figure External Affairs…
Islamabad, April 16 (IANS) Mauritius President Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim will visit Pakistan on Sunday to further strengthen bilateral ties, the country’s foreign ministry has said. Firdaus Gurib-Fakim will visit Pakistan from April 17-20 on…
Washington, April 16 (IANS) Iran’s Central Bank Governor Valiollah Seif on Friday accused the US and the European Union (EU) of failing to honor their commitments to the nuclear deal signed last year. The US…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Indian government is working with authorities in Saudi Arabia for repatriation of the mortal remains of an Indian worker allegedly killed in the Gulf nation by his employers. Government…
Washington, April 15 (IANS) The Group of 20 leading economies reiterated their commitments to using all policy tools, including monetary, fiscal and structural, to foster confidence and strengthen growth, G20 finance ministers and central bankers…
Cairo, April 15 (IANS) Hundreds of Egyptians gathered Friday afternoon outside the press syndicate here to protest against the official transfer of two controversial islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia. The protesters chanted…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during the inauguration of International Roma Conference at New Delhi on Feb. 12, 2016. The conference was organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), in collaboration with…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Trouble for beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya, facing charges of misapropriation of bank funds amounting to Rs.9,000 crore, mounted on Friday after the government suspended his diplomatic passport for four…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Tightening its noose on beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya, facing probe on charges of misappropriating a Rs.9,000 crore bank loan, the government on Friday suspended his diplomatic passport for four…
Vijay Mallya. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The government on Friday suspended the diplomatic passport of liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is facing an Enforcement Directorate probe on charges of misappropriating a…
Washington, April 15 (IANS) The New Development Bank, the latest multilateral funding institution in the financial world, has sanctioned a $250-million loan for India to fund its ambitious scheme on new and renewable energy, a…