Spain PM to host summit on Brexit
Madrid, April 10 (IANS) Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will host a summit here on Monday with the leaders of six other southern European nations. The meeting is to focus on the future of the…
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China urges US, North Korea to maintain calm
Beijing, April 10 (IANS) China on Monday called on the US and North Korea to exercise restraint and avoid escalation of tensions after the US deployed a nuclear aircraft carrier close to the Korean peninsula….
G7 foreign ministers to meet in Italy
Rome, April 10 (IANS) Foreign Ministers and representatives of the G7 group will meet on Monday and Tuesday in the Italian city of Lucca to discuss Syria and ways to counter the Islamic State (IS)…
India blamed for ex-Pakistan Army officer’s ‘abduction’
Kathmandu/Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) The family of a retired Pakistan Army officer who went missing in Nepal believes the Indian intelligence may have abducted him, the Pakistani media reported on Monday. The Nepal Police is…
India, Australia sign 6 MoUs
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) India and Australia on Monday signed six memorandums of understanding (MoUs), including on cooperation in fighting international terrorism and on civil aviation security, following delegation-level bilateral talks headed by Prime…
Cooperation in education important for India, Australia: Modi
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said cooperation in education and research is one of the most important aspects of relations between India and Australia. He said that both countries…
Reliance Power seals Bangladesh project deals worth $1 bn
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Reliance Power on Monday executed project agreements with Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) for Phase I of the 750 MW liquefied natural gas (LNG) power project at Meghnaghat, near Dhaka,…
Modi, Australian PM inaugurate TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Premier Malcolm Turnbull on Monday jointly inaugurated the TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre following delegation-level bilateral talks here. The two leaders inaugurated the centre via video-conferencing…
SC dismisses plea challenging validity of Indus water treaty
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the validity of the Indus water sharing treaty between India and Pakistan, observing that the treaty has proved to be good…
Khaleda calls meeting over Hasina’s India visit
Dhaka, April 10 (IANS) Bangladesh’s opposition leader Khaleda Zia has called an “emergency meeting” of her BNP party’s policymaking forum over Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India visit and the agreements signed between the two countries….
India, Australia hold delegation-level bilateral talks
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Premier Malcolm Turnbull, now on a state visit, headed delegation-level bilateral talks here on Monday. “A partnership for prosperity. PM @narendramodi and PM @TurnbuillMalcolm…
Hasina invites Indian investors to Bangladesh
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Declaring that nothing would ever “spoil” the special relationship with India, visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday invited Indian business to invest in her country, assuring all facilities…
Resolution of Teesta will transform India-Bangladesh ties: Hasina
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that resolution of the long-pending Teesta water sharing issue will transform bilateral ties with India. “On Teesta issue, Prime Minister Modi once…
Sindh not in India makes me sad: Advani
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani on Monday said he was sad that Sindh, where he was born, was not a part of India. “When India got independence, it (Sindh)…
Modi meets Australian PM
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull ahead of a bilateral summit here on Monday. “Suprabhaat PM @TurnbullMalcolm! PM @narendramodi welcomes Prime Minister of Australia at Hyderabad…
Australia will work closer with India, says PM Turnbull
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Visiting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday said his country will work more closely with India in order to secure stronger ties. “Our ties are strong and will be…
First UK-China rail freight service to depart
London, April 10 (IANS) The first rail freight service from the UK to China will depart on a 7,500-mile journey from Essex on Monday, the media reported. Thirty containers will carry British goods including whisky,…
Australian PM accorded ceremonial welcome
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was accorded a ceremonial welcome on Monday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Turnbull. He was then accorded the ceremonial guard…
US strike on Syria a ‘strategic mistake’, says Khamenei
Tehran, April 9 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday said the recent US missile attack on a Syrian air base was a “strategic mistake”. “The Americans’ action is a strategic mistake, as…
Australian PM arrives on visit
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull arrived here on Sunday evening on a four-day state visit to India. “Welcoming a valued friend and partner. PM @TurnbullMalcolm arrives in New Delhi on…