Abu Dhabi, Feb 26 (IANS) Distressed Indians in the UAE have been urged to use 11.7 million dirham (Rs.21 crore) community fund to which Indian expats contribute every time they avail a consular service, a…
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) Britain’s Prince Harry will be visiting Nepal from March 20 to March 23, the Kensington Palace, the official residence of Prince Harry, said. “His Royal Highness will carry out four days…
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Pakistan said it was approaching all factions of Taliban and other groups to bring them to negotiating table for the direct peace talks with the Afghan government. The comments came days…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande. (File Photo: IANS) Buenos Aires, Feb 26 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande visited La Bombonera, the stadium of Boca Juniors, one of Argentina’s most popular football…
Hyderabad: Mauritius Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth at a Hyderabad hospital after his cataract and glaucoma surgery, on Feb 25, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Prime Minister of Mauritius Anerood Jugnauth has undergone cataract…
Rome, Feb 25 (IANS/AKI) A large-scale deployment of Western troops in Libya is “unthinkable” and “absurd”, Italy’s Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said on Thursday. “Can you imagine… what it means to intervene with a military…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India will push the UN to include the name of Masood Azhar, leader of the proscribed Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist group, in its list of designated terrorists, an external affairs…
Ranchi, Feb 25 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Richard Verma on Thursday met Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das to discuss the potential for investment and business in the state. Verma said that the current $150…
Kutch: Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli arrives in Kutch of Gujarat on Feb 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, on returning home, has chosen…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India has rushed financial and material aid to Fiji that was devastated by the biggest cyclone in recorded history this weekend, a senior official said on Thursday. Tropical Cyclone Winston,…
Islamabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Pakistan had extended full cooperation to India over investigation in the Pathankot airbase attack, a foreign office spokesman said here on Thursday. Pakistan extended full cooperation to India over the Pathankot…
Tehran, Feb 25 (IANS) Iranians are going to the polls on Friday to vote in two crucial elections after a week of campaigning by candidates who largely got down to brass tacks. Voting for the…
Lahore, Feb 25 (IANS) The India-Pakistan Samjhauta Express resumed plying on Thursday, after being suspended for some days due to the violent street protests in Haryana, the media reported. The train, with a capacity of…
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS/AKI) The US does not eavesdrop on citizens of foreign countries “unless there is a specific and validated national security purpose”, a government official responded to reports alleging Washington had spied on…
Islamabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Pakistan is looking to do just about enough for India to resume the dialogue process, said a Pakistani daily on Thursday. An editorial “All For Show” in The Nation said that…
London, Feb 25 (IANS) Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar visited the UK on February 23-24 for talks with his British and Commonwealth counterparts. Jaishankar was here to attend the extraordinary meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial…
United Nations, Feb 25 (IANS) Demanding an “unrelenting focus on poverty eradication,” India has said that the selective priorities of donor countries should not override the national development plans and needs of countries fighting poverty….
Dhaka, Feb 25 (IANS) Bangladesh is set to become a founding member of the Chinese-government initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as the country’s parliament has passed a bill in this connection, the media reported…
Washington, Feb 24 (PTI) A top American environmentalist group today slammed the WTO over its ruling against India’s solar localisation policies for US firms. Alleging that almost half of US states have a programme like…
Havana, Feb 25 (IANS) Cuban and US delegations met in Havana this week to discuss “ways to increase bilateral cooperation” in combating cybercrime, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. “Both sides agreed on the importance…