Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) Beware of violence-prone inter-communal tension in Gujarat, while in Goa be warned of spiked drinks, the latest advisory for British tourists to India has cautioned. The advisory issued by the Foreign…
Geneva, Sep 6 (IANS) More than 5,000 civilians have died in the Yemeni conflict since March 2015 and the extremist group al-Qaida has become “operational” expanding into the southwestern city of Taizz, a UN Human…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 5 (IANS) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called North Korea’s defiant nuclear programme the “most serious crisis” the world faces and appealed to the fractured Security Council…
Rome, Sep 5 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano on Tuesday called on North Korea to “immediately” halt its nuclear programme after it claimed to have carried out its sixth atomic bomb test at the…
Beijing, Sep 5 (IANS) Sanctions against North Korea will not solve the crisis on the Korean peninsula if other channels to ease tensions are not opened up, China said on Tuesday. China’s statement came as…
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he will permit the sale of highly sophisticated military equipment to Japan and South Korea, two neighbours of North Korea threatened by its…
Nayapara (Bangladesh), Sep 5 (IANS/AKI) Around 123,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar in the past 10 days amid an accelerating influx, the United Nations said on Tuesday. “UNHCR is…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into Myanmar, the Indian and Assamese governments on Tuesday made it clear that Rohingya Muslims who have entered India to escape violence in their…
Xiamen (China), Sep 5 (IANS) The Russian president on Tuesday warned that ramping up military hysteria with North Korea over its nuclear missile test could lead to a global catastrophe and instead advocated for renewed…
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day visit to Myanmar amid a raging crisis involving Rohingyas in the country’s Rakhine state. Soon after his…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The nomination of Kenneth Juster by US President Donald Trump as the country’s new Ambassador to India has been welcomed by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF). “Ken is an…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Centre and the Assam government on Tuesday made it clear that Rohingya immigrants from Myanmar have to return to their native country. The assertion came on a day the…
By Gaurav Sharma Xiamen (China), Sep 5 (IANS) India and China on Tuesday signalled they were ready to move on from their Doklam border row, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi…
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived here on a three-day visit to Myanmar from China, where he had gone to attend the 9th BRICS Summit. This is Modi’s…
The Hague, Sep 5 (IANS) The Indian Ambassadors residence here, a 103-year-old heritage monument, will be open to public on September 9 on ‘Monuments Day’ when visitors can take part in yoga sessions, Bollywood dance…
Hyderabad, Sep 5 (IANS) Every year, organisers of Ganesh festival come out with innovative ideas to highlight current issues. This year, participants at a Ganesh immersion procession raised anti-China slogans and held placards calling for…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The government will shortly bring in a policy designed to facilitate access to global markets for Indian agricultural produce, new Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Tuesday. “If farmers produce…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The burning issue of the Rohingyas and India’s capacity building measures and infrastructure projects are expected to figure during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to Myanmar starting on Tuesday…
Xiamen (China), Sep 5 (IANS) The BRICS Plus leaders have agreed to deepen South-South cooperation and build extensive partnerships, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday. Addressing media persons at the end of the 9th…
Xiamen (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Tuesday agreed to further strengthen their ties at a bilateral meeting here on the sidelines of the BRICS…