New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Vietnam appreciates India’s position on the South China Sea dispute following the ruling last month by the Permanent Court of Administration (PCA) in the Hague in favour of the Philippines…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Blaming Pakistan for instigating trouble in Kashmir, the government on Wednesday agreed to hold an all-party meeting over the unrest in the valley after politicians from across the spectrum sought…
New Delhi/Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS) The formal commissioning of the first nuclear power plant at Kudankulam on Wednesday would not only enhance atomic power capacity but also the localisation of components, said experts. “Localisation of…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Emphasising that Jammu and Kashmir was not an “internal” matter, former governor of the state and Congress leader Karan Singh on Wednesday said India must not stop a dialogue with…
Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the commissioning of the first 1,000 MW unit in Kudankulam is a mark of another strategic partnership between India and Russia. Speaking on the…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India and Myanmar reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral issues during the 15th round of Foreign Office Consultations here, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday. The discussions, held on…
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Three students and two teachers from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) school in rural Maharashtra, who are here to participate in a programme at Pembroke and Somerville Colleges, University of Oxford, were…
Colombo, Aug 10 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to draft the required legislation to establish a financial city in Colombo as part of a Chinese-funded port city project, an official…
Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Wednesday dedicated to the nation the first 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power…
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi will on August 17 visit China for four days, her first one to Beijing after taking office, a media report said on Wednesday. Suu…
Bangkok, Aug 10 (IANS) Responding to the slew of criticism ahead of a constitutional referendum in the country, Thai authorities on Wednesday defended the vote as “free and fair”, media reported. A majority of voters…
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s top military commanders say the terrorist threat in the country was because of the growing nexus of hostile actors in Afghanistan, managed by India, and “facilitators” within Pakistan. At a…
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Islamabad has issued an alert for a possible attack at the India-Pakistan border in Punjab province. Pakistan’s National Counter Terrorism Authority on Tuesday, in a letter to Home Secretary of Punjab,…
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) The allegation in Turkish press that the Washington-based think tank Wilson Center was behind a failed coup in Turkey is “absolutely not helpful”, US State Department has said. “I think this…
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday rejected India’s claim of cross-LOC infiltration after Pakistani envoy was summoned and served a “strong demarche” against the issue, as bilateral ties took another dip. In response to…
Paris, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) The son of Iran’s late Shah has called on Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to prevent the extradition of an Iranian dissident arrested at the weekend while vacationing in Italy. Mehdi…
Vatican City, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis has condemned the suicide bombing at a hospital in Pakistan’s southwest city of Quetta on Monday that killed at least 70 people and injured over 100, calling it…
Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Pakistan has urged United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein to make efforts to end the “persistent and egregious”…
Dhaka, Aug 9 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla is to call on Bangladesh opposition leader and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in what will be their first meeting here. Syrul Kabir…
Aden, Aug 9 (IANS) At least 15 workers of a food factory including six women, were killed and eight wounded in a series of Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa on Tuesday. The airstrikes destroyed two food…