Beijing, April 18 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in May, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. Xi will also…
Guwahati, April 17 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday sought the help of Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui for sending a delegation from the state to study the successful management of Hwang…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) US National Security Advisor Herbert McMaster on Monday assured Pakistan that the Trump administration is committed to strengthening bilateral relations with the country. McMaster, who arrived here early on Monday, made…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Against the backdrop of immigration rules proposed under US President Donald Trump, the Missouri State University in the US on Friday announced its support for Indian students and said that…
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) US Vice President Mike Pence on Monday warned North Korea against testing America’s mettle with its sabre-rattling, saying Washington will defeat any use of military force with an “overwhelming and effective”…
Guwahati, April 17 (IANS) Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday demanded that India enter into a water sharing agreement over the Brahmaputra river with China, so that Assam was not deprived of its…
Pyongyang, April 17 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Monday condemned the military strikes by the US in Syria. In a message to President Bashar al-Assad on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of…
Pyongyang, April 17 (IANS) North Korea’s state-owned airline Air Koryo delayed its flights from Pyongyang to Russia and China without explanation. Foreign journalists were among those stranded in the airport, NK News reported on Monday….
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan on Monday began his maiden visit to India during which he will meet top Indian leaders, an official statement said. Sajjan will be meeting…
Berlin, April 17 (IANS) The German government on Monday urged Turkey to hold “respectful dialogue” with different political factions in the country after the narrow referendum win backing constitutional changes. In a joint statement, German…
Vienna, April 17 (IANS) Austria on Monday called on the European Union (EU) to end membership negotiations with Turkey in the wake of a referendum result on constitutional reform that would afford greater powers to…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Former National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan on Monday said an exchange of prisoners is possibly the only way to sort out the controversy surrounding alleged spy Kulbhushan Jadhav. “From my point…
Kathmandu, April 17 (IANS) Amid wide criticism, the Nepal government has decided to roll back its decision to declare a public holiday on Friday, the day when President Bidya Devi Bhandari is scheduled to return…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Praying for “better sense”, a Pakistani newspaper on Monday moaned there was “very little scope for an immediate improvement” in India-Pakistan relations. Commenting on New Delhi’s reaction after a Pakistan military…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) The June 2017 deadline for operationalising the Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation will “certainly” be missed, former National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan said here on Monday. At the same time, Narayanan expressed…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari arrived here on Monday on a five-day visit to India at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee. This is Bhandari’s first foreign tour…
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) US Vice President Mike Pence on Monday visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas at a moment of heightened tension with Pyongyang amid repeated weapons tests. A few metres…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari arrived here on Monday on a four-day state visit to India. This is Bhandari’s first visit to India after assuming office in October 2015. Bhandari…
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) Senior defence officials from South Korea, the US and Japan will hold talks on North Korea on Wednesday, Seoul authorities announced on Monday. The regional powers plan to hold the Defence…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) US National Security Adviser Herbert McMaster on Monday arrived here in Pakistan’s capital city for talks on security situation in Afghanistan and bilateral matters. McMaster discussed with Pakistan’s Adviser on Foreign…