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…
Riyadh, April 15 (IANS) Inviting Saudi Arabian investors to tap the opportunities emerging from India’s new hydrocarbons exploration policy, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has agreed with the kingdom’s leadership to form expert…
Hanoi, April 15 (IANS) Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevedo arrived in Vietnam on Friday, the first visit of a WTO chief to the country. “Vietnam is a story of success,…
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…
Abu Dhabi, April 15 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) participated in the Gulf Cooperation Council-European Union (GCC-EU) political dialogue held in Belgium’s capital Brussels. The UAE was represented during the meeting on Thursday by…
Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) The Pakistani foreign office has rejected a notion that the peace process between Islamabad and India was suspended, saying it remained engaged with New Delhi. We need to look ahead and…