Washington, Dec 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The United States and Iran completed a prisoner swap on Saturday, freeing one scholar from each country. Xiyue Wang, a US scholar who had been in Iranian custody since August 2016,…
Tehran, Dec 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif confirmed a prisoner swap deal between the United States and the Islamic republic. “Glad that Professor Massoud Soleimani and Mr. Xiyue Wang will be joining…
Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) Italy takes its lead from the European Union but wants the bloc to undertake “profound reflection” on the effects on companies of the sanctions it imposed on Russia in March 2014…
Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday called Russia a “key interlocutor” in Libya, underlining that negotiation, not military force, will end the deadly conflict in the war-wracked country. “We…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) India and Pakistan are “in communication” over granting consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, in accordance with the International Court of Justice directive, the MEA said. India has requested for “immediate,…
New Delhi/Khartoum, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six of the Indian workers who were killed in a massive blast at a ceramic factory in the Sudanese capital Khartoum have been identified, while 33 Indians are reported safe,…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ecuadorian government on Friday denied that it has granted asylum to self-styled Indian godman Nithyananda, wanted in India for alleged rape and abduction, or helped him purchase any land…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has signed agreements for providing over $190 million in Lines of Credit for strengthening the drinking water and electricity supply and for solar projects in the West African nation…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ecuadorian government has denied that it has granted asylum to self-styled Indian godman Nithyananda, wanted in India for alleged rape and abduction, or helped him purchase any land in…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on a private visit to India days after his re-election, on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. The Mauritius Premier, who won a hard…
Rome, Dec 5 (IANS/AKI) Italy will make no unilateral move to reopen its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus and will coordinate any decision with the international community, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on…
New Delhi, Dec 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) As part of enhanced bilateral efforts to counter terrorism and radicalisation, the European Union and India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) held a two-day counter-terrorism workshop that ended Wednesday on investigating…
New Delhi/Male, Dec 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Taking forward its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, India on Wednesday handed over a patrol vessel to the Maldives and launched the RuPay card, during a video conference between Prime Minister Narendra…
New Delhi, Dec 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria has participated in the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2019 at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam…
New Delhi, Dec 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ahead of Australian PM Scott Morrison’s visit to India early next year and with Canberra keen to lessen its reliance on China in hi-tech sectors, a top Australian official said…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) India and Sweden on Tuesday announced the launch of a Healthcare Innovation Centre in India for early diagnosis and digital intervention in the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US would like to see a strong intellectual property (IP) protection regime in India, an ecosystem of freer cross border flow of data, a senior American diplomat said on…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three fishermen from Tamil Nadu, detained by Iranian authorities after their Saudi-owned trawler was confiscated in January this year, have been released following intervention by the Indian government. The fishermen…
Mumbai, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will take part in a clean-up drive at the Versova Beach, Andheri West, and pay homage to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai…
Shillong, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian and Chinese militaries will be engaged in a joint military exercise that will involve tactical-level operations in a semi-urban terrain for an international counter-terrorist operation, a defence official said…