Cairo, April 27 (IANS/AKI) Huge placards welcoming Pope Francis in English and Arabic have been erected along Cairo’s main streets ahead of his landmark visit here on Friday and Saturday. The placards show Francis dressed…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to India, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday asked India to tell Turkey that the status quo on the…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A memorandum of understanding on cooperation in economic projects signed between India and Sri Lanka during Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit here on Wednesday is aimed at achieving…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The well-being of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges espionage, still remains a matter of concern, a senior official…
Washington, April 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has told the leaders of Canada and Mexico that he was not immediately planning to end the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta), but warned that the…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral talks on May 1 with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will arrive here on April 30 on a two-day state visit to…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will be conferred Cyprus’s highest order of merit during the course of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades’s ongoing visit to India, a senior official said on Thursday. “President…
Caracas, April 27 (IANS) Venezuela will withdraw from the Organisation of American States (OAS), according to the country’s Foreign Minister, who announced the decision on national television. Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez told VTV state television…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Missouri State University (MSU) in the US on Thursday announced $5,000 scholarship for Indian students. The university will grant the scholarship on the basis of GPA scores — the…
Berlin, April 27 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said British politicians are still living under the “illusion” that Britain will retain most of its rights and privileges once it leaves the European Union (EU)….
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, April 27 (IANS) After renaming six towns of Arunachal Pradesh, China has justified tweaking the name of Taiwan – a self-ruled island claimed by Beijing. China’s state media on April 11…
Moscow, April 27 (IANS) Russia should lead the process of stabilisation of the situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Thursday. “Pakistan would support all initiatives to bring peace in Afghanistan,” said…
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) The decision to provide consular access to alleged India ‘spy’ Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been awarded death sentence in Pakistan, will be taken on merit, the Foreign Office said on Thursday….
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Relations between India and Italy are set on the path to recovery, after strains that developed over the past years, with the Joint Economic Commission slated to meet in Rome…
By Surender Bhutani Warsaw, April 27 (IANS) India and Poland on Thursday signed an agreement on the exchange of information and technology in the agriculture sector. The agreement, signed by Minister of State of Small…
By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Ahead of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to India this month-end, a senior Turkish official has said that his country does not have any objection to…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) In the face of India’s bid for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, a senior Turkish official has said that his country wanted the five permanent members of the…
Canberra, April 27 (IANS) Australia needs to shift its trade focus from traditional partners in favour of emerging economies like India and China, according to an economic report released on Thursday. A report from the…
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) Pakistani authorities on Thursday detained 29 Indian fishermen on charges of violating the country’s maritime boundary, officials said. The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) said five boats of the fishermen were also…
Yangon, April 27 (IANS) Representatives of seven member countries of the BIMSTEC gathered in Myanmar for a two-day meeting to seek cooperation in combating money laundering and terrorism financing, a media report said on Thursday….