Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Pakistan’s Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Miftah Ismail left for Washington on Tuesday to hold talks with representatives of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) In a bid to expand trade ties with India, Taiwan will host its first-ever promotional event – Taiwan Expo – here next month, according to an announcement by the Taiwan…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India on Tuesday filed its second round of pleadings to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague regarding the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national who was…
Stockholm, April 17 (IANS) With the aim to build a win-win partnership with Sweden making use of the opportunities offered by India’s development programmes, the two countries on Tuesday signed a Joint Action Plan and…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) As part of its largest war preparedness exercise in three decades, the Indian Air Force (IAF) in a massive show of strength demonstrated its air dominance over the entire extended…
Kathmandu, April 17 (IANS) Nepal’s national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), on Tuesday formally received two new aircraft from a Chinese manufacturer. With the addition of the two 17-seater Y-12e planes to its fleet,…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) After an explosion at the camp office of the Indian Embassy in Nepal on Monday night, a senior official here said on Tuesday that the incident is being probed. “A…
Kathmandu, April 17 (IANS) A senior UN official on Tuesday lauded the government and the people of Nepal for the nation’s political transformation in the last two decades. UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav…
Stockholm, April 17 (IANS) Aiming to build a win-win partnership through Sweden making use of the opportunities offered by India’s development programmes, the two countries on Tuesday signed a Joint Action Plan and an Innovation…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Describing American nuclear giant Westinghouse as the finest reactor makers in the world, US Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Tuesday said “some real progress” has been made in the company’s…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday rejected as “falsehood” the Indian charge of “attempts to incite Sikh pilgrims” to raise the issue of Khalistan. Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammed Faisal “categorically rejected Indian allegations” in…
Stockholm, April 17 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven ahead of their bilateral summit here on Tuesday. “A relationship that has grown in intensity over the years and has…
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) A hotline between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a direct dialogue is likely to be set up later this week, a senior Blue House…
Stockholm, April 17 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday started his official engagements in Sweden by calling on King Carl XVI Gustaf at the Royal Palace here. “Royal start to the day! PM…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The US Embassy here on Tuesday said that Indians planning to visit the US this summer should apply early for visas due to heavy demand. In a statement, the Embassy…
Beijing, April 17 (IANS) China’s Commerce Ministry announced on Tuesday that it will impose provisional anti-dumping measures on sorghum grain imported from the US. A preliminary ruling by the ministry found that US companies had…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India is engaged with the US in “working out” issues arising from the latter’s protectionist measures last month of raising duties on steel and aluminium imports, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, April 17 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will hold bilateral talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during her two-day China visit beginning on Saturday. Sushma Swaraj will meet…
Pyongyang, April 17 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed his desire to strengthen ties with China during a ballet performance by a Chinese troupe here, state-run news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday. On Monday,…
Tokyo, April 17 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday left for the US to hold a two-day summit with US President Donald Trump. During Abe’s sixth face-to-face meeting with Trump to be held…