New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) India has imposed anti-dumping duties on 93 products imported from China, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. “Anti-dumping duty is in force on 93 products imported from China,” Commerce Minister Nirmala…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, known for coming to the rescue of Indians in distress abroad, on Wednesday said that she feels strongly for the welfare of Indian workers abroad….
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Amid a border stand-off with China, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said India did learn lessons from the 1962 war and asserted that Indian armed forces can now meet…
Manama, Aug 9 (IANS/WAM) Bahrain on Wednesday denied media reports that it has opened its airspace to Qatar Airways, affirming that the country’s sovereign skies remain closed to all planes owned by or registered in…
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) China on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to Japan’s defence white paper for 2017 which accused Beijing of trying to change the status quo in the East and South…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) China on Wednesday 53 Indian soldiers remained in Doklam and asked India to pull them back. The Foreign Ministry told the Global Times that 53 soldiers and a…
Seoul, Aug 9 (IANS) North Korea said on Wednesday that it has released an imprisoned Canadian pastor for humanitarian reasons amid escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula. North Korea’s news agency KCNA reported that Lim…
Agartala, Aug 9 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday said there was no activity on the Indian border with China in his state that could create tension between the two countries. “There…
Manila/New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) India and other members of the Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) have decided to explore ways to boost maritime freight and land connectivity among the countries, including through extending the Trilateral…
By Subir Bhaumik Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 9 (IANS) Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will inaugurate a three-day international conference here on Friday to review the progress towards democracy in the country, the…
Muzaffarabad (Pakistan), Aug 9 (IANS) Intra-Kashmir trade has failed to resume, reportedly because traders and truckers from Pakistan-administered Kashmir demanded the release of a driver arrested by Indian authorities. Officials from the Pakistani and Indian…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The ongoing standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in Doklam region is “not very serious”, Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel Peace Laureate the Dalai Lama said on Wednesday. “I don’t…
Dhaka, Aug 9 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Dhaka in the first half of September to attend the fourth Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting, a media report said. Indian High…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) The countdown to a military conflict between India and China has begun and New Delhi should come to senses and withdraw troops from Doklam before it’s too late,…
Hagatna, Aug 9 (IANS) The Governor of the US territory of Guam on Wednesday downplayed the threat from North Korea after Pyongyang said it was making plans to attack the US military bases on the…
Seoul, Aug 9 (IANS) South Korea is monitoring “possible provocation” by North Korea after Pyongyang warned of missile strikes against the American Guam island in the Pacific, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said on Wednesday. Ministry spokesman…
Tokyo, Aug 9 (IANS) The Japanese city Nagasaki on Wednesday marked the 72nd anniversary of the US atomic bombing during World War II, with Mayor Tomihisa Taue insisting that Tokyo joins a treaty to ban…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said Doklam is “not a serious issue”. Speaking at an event at the Editors Guild, Dalai Lama said the Doklam issue “is…
Ottawa, Aug 9 (IANS) A high-ranking Canadian official is in Pyongyang to negotiate the release of an imprisoned Canadian pastor, the media reported on Wednesday. An official on Tuesday said Daniel Jean, Canadian Prime Minister…
Lima, Aug 9 (IANS) Seventeen American and Caribbean nations meeting here in Peru to discuss the situation in Venezuela has reaffirmed their joint opinion that the latter South American nation “is no longer a democracy”,…