Baghdad, Feb 21 (IANS) Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday held a phone call with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud over means to promote bilateral ties and cooperation in various fields,…
Jerusalem, Feb 21 (IANS) A planned meeting between Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been postponed, an official in Jerusalem said on Wednesday. The official told Xinhua news agency on…
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Wednesday had a phone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about the upcoming summit between the US and the North Korea, the White House said. White…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Seoul on Wednesday on a two-day visit to South Korea during which he will be conferred upon the 2018 Seoul Peace Prize. During the…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) India and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday condemned “in strongest terms” the terror attack on Indian security forces in Pulwama, called upon countries to bring perpetrators of such acts to justice…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Saudi Aramco, national petroleum and natural gas company of Saudi Arabia, said on Wednesday it was looking to expand footprint in India and was discussing partnerships with Indian companies, including…
The Hague, Feb 20 (IANS) India on Wednesday urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to transfer the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, Indian national sentenced to death in an espionage case in Pakistan, from a…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Coinciding with the visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to India, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday ordered release of 850 Indian prisoners lodged in its jails. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson…
Islamabad, Feb 20 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday sought a response from Indian authorities over the killing of a Pakistani convict in the Jaipur jail. “Pakistan is gravely concerned at media reports regarding the brutal killing…
The Hague, Feb 20 (IANS) India on Wednesday accused Pakistan in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of engaging in state-sponsored terrorism and cited the dastardly attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, by Pakistan-based and…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) India and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday strongly condemned the terror attack on Indian forces in Pulwama, called upon countries to renounce use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy…
Ankara, Feb 20 (IANS) Russia will deliver the first batch of S-400 air defence system to Turkey in July and the missile systems will be activated in October, officials here said on Wednesday. “Delivery of…
Srinagar, Feb 20 (IANS) Ever since the ongoing armed violence started in the Kashmir Valley, Indian intelligence agencies have been worried about the growing influence of the strait-laced interpretation of Islam propagated through ‘Wahhabism’. The…
Moscow, Feb 20 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he would deploy missiles capable of striking the US if Washington decides to station missiles in European nations within striking distance of Russia. Giving…
Amritsar, Feb 20 (IANS) In a unique protest on Wednesday, a Pakistani bus was made to drive over the country’s flag on a highway near Amritsar to show anger against the army and its government…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Against the backdrop of the Pulwama terror attack, India and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said there was a need to exert “all possible pressure” on countries which extend any kind…
Islamabad, Feb 20 (IANS) The Japanese government has announced a grant assistance of $10.6 million for Pakistan to fight malnutrition, improve livelihood and increase resilience to natural disasters in its provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh…
Chandigarh, Feb 20 (IANS) As we approach the centenary year of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, in which hundreds of innocent people were killed by the British forces, the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday unanimously…
Islamabad, Feb 20 (IANS) Twitter has suspended the personal account of Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal. According to the Pakistan media, the account was blocked late on Tuesday after Indian authorities complained to the…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Saudi Arabia’s national oil company Aramco is positive about the $44 billion refinery it is setting up in Maharashtra and looks to further expand its footprint in India in partnership…