Beijing, March 26 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday congratulated his Bangladeshi counterpart, Abdul Hamid, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the founding of Bangladesh. In the message, Xi said that over…
Dhaka, March 26 (IANS) Bangladesh will celebrate its 45th Independence Day on Saturday, the day it emerged as a sovereign nation, breaking the shackles of suppression of Pakistan. Bengalis will pay tribute to the martyrs…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 (IANS) Intense diplomatic efforts at various levels are on to ensure the safe return of Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnalil, currently in Islamic State custody in Yemen, an official source said on Friday….
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday extended his greetings to Bangladesh on its National Day (March 26). In a message to Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid, Mukherjee said, “The bilateral relations between…
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday summoned Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale and lodged a strong protest after an alleged RAW officer was arrested in Balochistan. New Delhi denied the arrested man had any…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The government said on Friday that it had no links with an Indian arrested in Balochistan on charges of being an officer of the Indian intelligence agency RAW. “The said…
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Islamabad on Friday on a two-day official visit to Pakistan. He will hold talks with President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday,…
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday summoned Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale to lodge a strong protest after an alleged RAW officer was arrested in Balochistan. The summons came a day after security forces…
Beijing, March 25 (IANS) China has established a joint research centre on the South China Sea to strengthen academic and institutional exchanges and promote countries in the region to jointly maintain peace and stability in…
Agartala (Tripura), March 25 (IANS) The central government is organising a three-day business summit in Manipur from April 7 to showcase the resources and economic potential of north east India, an official statement said on…
Pyongyang, March 25 (IANS) North Korea’s top leader Kim Jong Un has “guided” a large-scale striking exercise of long-range artillery targeting the South Korean presidential office, the official KCNA news agency reported on Friday. Involved…
Moscow, March 25 (IANS) Russia and the US have reached some consensus on Syria during US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit here, but relations are far from thawing so long as the sanctions on…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) India has granted visas to five members of a Pakistani team probing the cross-border terror attack on the Pathankot airbase in January this year. The Pakistani Joint Investigation Team (JIT)…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 25 (IANS) With the signing of the Transit and Transportation Agreement between Nepal and China in Beijing, there is a sense of anxiety, worry and concern in Indian strategic circles…
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) A day after security forces claimed the arrest of a “serving RAW officer”, Pakistan on Friday summoned Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale to lodge a strong protest over “India’s spying activities”…
Kathmandu, March 25 (IANS) Nepal’s ruling Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) on Friday welcomed cooperation deals inked with China during the ongoing visit of Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli. “These bilateral cooperation deals are…
United Nations, March 25 (IANS) The UN Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the panel of experts that assist North Korea Sanctions committee until April 24, 2017. In a unanimously adopted resolution, the…
Geneva, March 25 (IANS) The latest round of Syrian peace talks here wrapped up on Thursday with a paper of 12 points of commonalities being delivered to both sides for further consideration by UN Special…
Tehran, March 25 (IANS) Iran will enhance its missile power despite new US sanctions aimed at curbing its defense capabilities, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari said on Thursday, according to the state TV….
Tehran, March 25 (IANS) Iran on Thursday signed a confidential oil agreement with France’s Total to develope the South Azadegan oil field shared by Iran and Iraq, Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh said. Iran…