Pentagon, May 7 (IANS) In addition to helping the Saudi-led coalition invading Yemen, the US has deployed a small number of troops on the ground to battle Al Qaeda militants around a key port city,…
United Nations, May 7 (IANS) An important amendment safeguarding nuclear facilities was expected to enter into force on Sunday, a UN spokesman said here on Friday. The UN Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear…
Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The fast-paced political developments in Nepal where Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s seven-month-old government was teetering on the brink of collapse till a day…
Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) The Nepal government on Friday decided to recall its ambassador to India Deep Kumar Uphadhya, appointed to the position last year in April from the Nepali Congress quota, informed sources said….
Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari’s visit to India has been cancelled, with the president telling an Indian visitor on Friday that it was because of the Ujjain Kumbh tragedy. Bhandari told…
By Saeed Naqvi Just when it appeared that Syrian rebels and their proxies had thrown in the towel, and that they had been persuaded to acquiesce in a political settlement to be negotiated in Geneva,…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) Turning down an Indian offer to build Nepal’s second international airport outside capital Kathmandu, the government has decided to mobilise resources on its own for the long pending…
Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari’s upcoming visit to India has been cancelled, officials here said on Friday but they did not disclose the reason for the abrupt cancellation. However, diplomatic sources…
Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari’s upcoming visit to India has been cancelled, officials here said on Friday without disclosing the reason for the abrupt cancellation. However, diplomatic sources told IANS that…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, May 6 (IANS) China on Friday said it will continue to exercise its sovereignty over the South China Sea regardless of the outcome of the ongoing case in a UN-appointed tribunal,…
Cairo, May 6 (IANS) The Indian embassy in Cairo and the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture are hosting a Tagore Festival here from May 8-12 to mark the 155th birth anniversary of poet laureate…
New Delhi: Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Han Zheng calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on May 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New…
Beijing, May 5 (IANS) An international yoga conference to be attended by Chinese and Indian practitioners will be held later this month in Kunming City in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, local authorities said on Thursday….
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Han Zheng, member of the politburo of the Communist Party of China and party secretary of Shanghai, who is on a visit to…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) India is closely monitoring the political situation in neighbouring Nepal following reports that the government of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli was facing instability, a senior government official said on…
(A File Photo) India has terminated the Rs. 3,600 crore deal for VIP choppers with AgustaWestland after bribery allegations tainted the deal, on Jan.1, 2014. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The ministry of…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Han Zheng, member of the politburo of the Communist Party of China and party secretary of Shanghai, is visiting India from Thursday. Han, who is coming on an invitation extended…
Frankfurt, May 5 (IANS) Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has met his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the annual general meeting of the Asian Development Bank. The two ministers had a brief…
Colombo, May 5 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is expected to visit to India and Britain next week, foreign ministry officials said here on Thursday. The officials said that Sirisena is expected to leave…
London, May 5 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron will not apologize to US presidential hopeful Donald Trump for calling him divisive, stupid, and wrong, a spokesperson for 10 Downing Street has said. Cameron made…