New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) A Communist Party of China official said here on Tuesday that Beijing was “considering and investigating” India’s proposal to get Pakistan-based terrorist leader Masood Azhar listed on the UN terror…
Jakarta, March 7 (IANS) Leaders and representatives at the 20th summit of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) on Tuesday signed the Jakarta Concord, pledging to build a stable, peaceful and prosperous region. In the…
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) A 21-year-old fisherman from Tamil Nadu was shot dead in Sri Lankan waters igniting tensions in the state but Colombo insisted its Navy was not involved. Six fishermen from Thangachimadam in…
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to curb Sri Lanka’s “aggressive actions” against innocent Indian fishermen. In a letter to Modi…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Expressing serious concern over growing ‘hate crimes’ against Indians in the US, the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Tuesday said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government should take up…
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to curb Sri Lanka’s “aggressive actions” against innocent Indian fishermen. In a letter to Modi,…
Colombo, March 7 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Tuesday said its Navy did not kill an Indian fisherman but added the killing in the sea dividing the two countries was “a matter of deep concern”. A…
Mogadishu, March 7 (IANS) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived here on Tuesday at a time of urgent need to address an outbreak of cholera and severe drought ravaging the Horn of Africa nation. Guterres,…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) New Zealand does not condone racial abuse in any form, the country’s Acting High Commissioner to India, Suzannah Jessep, said on Tuesday after an Indian in Auckland said he was…
Chennai/New Delhi/Colombo, March 7 (IANS) A fisherman from Tamil Nadu was shot dead in Sri Lankan waters but the island nation’s navy on Tuesday denied any involvement in the incident. As India voiced “deep concern”…
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday temporarily reopened two border crossings with Afghanistan which were closed in February after a spate of terror attacks in the country. The opening of the Torkham and Chaman…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Mark A. White has joined the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in India as the new Mission Director, it was announced on Tuesday. He was sworn in on February…
Colombo, March 7 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday rejected Indian media reports that it shot dead an Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu near the Katchatheevu islet. Navy spokesperson Lt Commander Chaminda Walakuluge said…
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) Pakistan and Afghanistan should resume their dialogue for resolution of disputes, speakers at an event here have said. The border crossing-points between the two countries should never have been closed as…
Chennai/New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) A Tamil Nadu fisherman was shot dead by the Sri Lankan Navy in the sea dividing the two countries. As India voiced “deep concern”, Colombo promised a thorough probe. Six…
Washington, March 7 (IANS) The US has issued a travel warning to its citizens visiting Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and said extremist elements are also “active” in India. The warning came on a day President…
New Delhi/Chennai, March 7 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Navy has promised a thorough probe into the killing of an Indian fisherman in the Palk Straits after India took up the matter at the highest level,…
Pyongyang, March 7 (IANS) North Korea leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test launches of four missiles by an army unit tasked to strike US military bases in Japan, said the Korean Central News Agency…
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday that the new executive order on immigration signed earlier in the day by President Donald Trump is “vital” for the country’s security and…
Jerusalem, March 7 (IANS) The President of the United States called the Israeli Prime Minister on Monday to discuss matters related to Iran, as well as a recent wave of anti-Semitism in the US, according…