Moscow, March 19 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry will pay a two-day visit to Russia on Wednesday, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. During a meeting with Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov,…
Kathmandu, March 19 (IANS) British royal Prince Harry arrived in Nepal on Saturday for a five-day official visit. Leading a 30-member delegation, Prince Harry arrived to represent the British government to mark the 200th anniversary…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday extended his greetings to the people of Tunisia on their National Day. In a message to Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, Mukherjee said: I admire…
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) A total of 251,624 Pakistani nationals were repatriated to the country from abroad during the tenure of the present government, a media report said on Saturday. According to Interior Minister Chaudhry…
United Nations, March 19 (IANS) UN chief Ban Ki-moon will leave New York next week for a visit to Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia in the build-up to a high-level meeting on global responsibility sharing for…
Brussels, March 18 (IANS) A migration deal between the European Union and Turkey was adopted here on Friday during a summit between the two sides’ leaders, according to media reports. The quadrilateral meeting between European…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Mauritius Health Minister Anil Kumar Singh Gayan on Friday called on his Indian counterpart J.P. Nadda here and discussed various bilateral issues of health cooperation. During the meeting, Mauritius requested…
By Saeed Naqvi Morocco, Algeria, Western Sahara would not be of the highest saliency in South Block had Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi not indulged in some high wire diplomacy involving all three. The issue has…
Tokyo, March 18 (IANS) Barcelona-born artist Antoni Muntadas takes a peek into the intense and conflict-ridden relations between Japan, South Korea and China with Asian Protocols, his exhibition that opens on Saturday in Tokyo aiming…
New Delhi: Pakistani high commissioner to India Abdul Basit at Agenda 15 organised by Aaj Tak in New Delhi, on Dec 12, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Abdul…
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) China has urged North Korea to comply with the UN resolutions and stop any action that might escalate tension on the Korean peninsula, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. The…
Kabul, March 18 (IANS) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will step up relief operations in Afghanistan to address the needs of war-affected communities, ICRC president Peter Maurer said on Friday. “There are…
Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) Pakistan exports at least 2,700 tonnes of gypsum to India daily through the Wagah border crossing, the National Assembly was informed on Friday. Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan said that…
Tokyo, March 18 (IANS) A former Japanese foreign ministry official is set to head the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the media reported on Friday. Diplomatic sources said the UN Security Council approved on…
Agartala, March 18 (IANS) Bangladesh needs active support from the Indian government to curb activities of inimical elements and hostile outfits active in the country, Bangladesh Liberation War Affairs Minister A.K.M. Mozammel Haque has said….
Havana, March 18 (IANS) Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez said that the government will eliminate the 10 percent tax levied on US dollars entering the country. At a press conference on Thursday in Havana…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Differing with former union minister and colleague Mani Shankar Aiyar, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that uninterrupted talks with Pakistan is not possible. “We can’t have uninterrupted talks with…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani said the country should not live by the slogan ‘Pakistan in Danger’ and it should focus on friendly relationship with India. Haqqani’s…
Pathankot: The Pathankot IAF base that was attacked by terrorists on Jan 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Anil Giri Kathmandu/Pokhara, March 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan have agreed to conduct a joint investigation into the…
Ghaziabad, March 17 (IANS) Prince S.A.S. Marcello I, the prince of Seborga, a region in Italy, along with nine members of his cabinet, on Thursday visited Ghaziabad and appealed to the people here to visit…