United Nations, Aug 21 (IANS) The United Nations will hold events to pay tribute to former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who died last Saturday at the age of 80. The current UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, will…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) India and Japan on Monday reaffirmed their commitment for greater bilateral defence cooperation and ensuring a peaceful and stable Indo-Pacific region at the annual defence ministerial meeting here. Defence Minister…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) As the Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday, Modi told the visiting dignitary that he looks forward to visiting Japan later this…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Expressing sympathies to the government and people of India over the death and destruction in Kerala floods, the Maldives has announced a donation of $50,000 as a “token contribution in…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Australian High Commission on Monday warned Indians of a visa scam in Delhi wherein over 50 people had been duped of lakhs of rupees. “The public is warned of…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Ahead of the Bimstec Summit in Nepal this month-end, envoys of the seven-nation regional bloc on Monday called for early conclusion of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) With the Interpol confirming the presence of fugitive diamond jeweller Nirav Modi, wanted in the Rs 13,500-crore PNB fraud, in the United Kingdom, the CBI on Monday moved to seek…
New Delhi/Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to his new Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan that India desires “constructive engagement” with Islamabad but Pakistan quickly clarified that there was no offer of…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan expressing Indias commitment to build good neighbourly relations and pursue meaningful and constructive engagement with Islamabad. Modi also…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) on Monday said it has opened a North America representative office with a view to strengthening Indian industry’s presence in…
Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said that there was a need of “continued and uninterrupted” dialogue with India, which was the only way forward for the two…
Seoul, Aug 20 (IANS) A group of 89 South Koreans left for Pyongyang on Monday to meet their families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, the first such initiative since October 2015. The elderly people…
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) US National Security Advisor John Bolton announced that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave for North Korea soon, his fourth visit to Pyongyang since he assumed office. In an interview…
Seoul, Aug 20 (IANS) A group of South Korean families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War from relatives living in the North left on Monday for Mount Kumgang for rare reunions with their long-lost relatives….
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) The US declared it is ready to support, facilitate and participate in direct negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban, on the occasion of the Afghan government’s announcement on Sunday…
Athens, Aug 20 (IANS) Greece has successfully completed a three-year eurozone bailout programme designed to help it cope with the fallout from its debt crisis. For the first time in eight years, Greece is now…
Tripoli, Aug 20 (IANS) UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya Maria Ribiero said on Sunday that 130 civilians in Libya have been killed as a result of hostilities since the beginning of this year. “According to…
Jerusalem, Aug 20 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US National Security Advisor John Bolton in Jerusalem on Sunday to discuss issue of Iran. According to statement from Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu…
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Sunday once again, as he has regularly done, compared the Russia probe investigation to McCarthyism, the anti-communist campaign pursued by Sen. Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s. “Study…
Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday welcomed the Afghan government’s declaration of a three-month conditional ceasefire with the Taliban from Monday. “Pakistan fully supports all such efforts that contribute to achieving durable stability and…