Bhubaneswar, Aug 11 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday sought the participation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in organic farming in the state. proposed for its encouragement towards Patnaik, who met…
Hyderabad, Aug 11 (IANS) The Telangana government and the US Consul General here on Friday welcomed the holding of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad in November, which will be attended by Prime Minister…
Addis Ababa, Aug 11 (IANS/MAP) South Korea has announced $1 million humanitarian aid to Ethiopia which is still grappling with a drought caused by El Ni?o in 2016. Out of the total assistance, $400,000 will…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Terrorism remains the biggest hindrance to ties between India and Pakistan, the Parliament’s standing committee on External Affairs has said and recommended that New Delhi adopt a National Security Framework…
New York, Aug 11 (IANS/WAM) The ongoing conflict and the breakdown of the economy have left more than a half million children in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, the United Nations children’s agency said….
Brussels, Aug 11 (IANS) Fifteen European Union countries plus Hong Kong and Switzerland have received eggs contaminated with the pesticide fipronil, the European Commission said on Friday. The countries that have received the eggs are…
Kathmandu, Aug 11 (IANS) Bimstec member states on Friday called for the early conclusion of a free trade area (FTA) agreement to deepen regional integration in the Bay of Bengal region. “We emphasise the need…
Kathmandu, Aug 11 (IANS) Bimstec nations on Friday called for enhancing transport and communication links to boost regional integration in the Bay of Bengal region. “We emphasise that enhanced transport and communication is the key…
Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump further escalated his rhetorical standoff with North Korea on Friday, saying the country’s military was “locked and loaded” to strike Pyongyang if the rogue nation “acted unwisely”….
Kathmandu, Aug 11 (IANS) The Doklam standoff between India and China was very much on the table when Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met her Bhutanese counterpart Damcho Dorji here on Friday, with the…
Kathmandu, Aug 11 (IANS) Member states of the Bimstec regional bloc on Friday reiterated their “strong commitment” to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. “We reiterate the strong commitment of our Leaders to…
Jakarta, Aug 11 (IANS) Seventeen Indonesian citizens who had escaped from the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria were being repatriated back home, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Deputy Foreign Minister A.M. Fachir…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The European Union (EU) is providing 200,000 euros (INR 15,052,000) in humanitarian aid funding to the northeastern states of Assam and Manipur, where floods have wreaked havoc since May, the…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, Aug 11 (IANS) In a major development, Madhes-based parties in Nepal have finally agreed to join the local polls slated for September 18 – after a meeting with Indian External Affairs…
Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice has said that the US should rule out a pre-emptive strike on North Korea and termed President Donald Trump’s “fire and fury” remarks as “dangerous”….
Washington/New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) President Donald Trump’s daughter and White House adviser Ivanka Trump will lead the US delegation to India for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) slated for November, the media reported. The…
Dar es Salam, Aug 11 (IANS) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has said that it will spend $350 million in Tanzania to fund development projects, including agriculture and health. A statement by the Directorate…
Kathmandu, Aug 11 (IANS) India and Bhutan on Friday held their first high-level meeting after the Doklam standoff, with Bhutanese Foreign Minister Damcho Dorji meeting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here, and expressing hope…
Kathmandu, Aug 11 (IANS) Amid the ongoing standoff between Indian and Chinese troops on the Doklam plateau, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met with “close friend and neighbour” Bhutan’s Foreign Minister Damcho Dorji here…
Kathmandu, Aug 11 (IANS) India on Friday said that that the Bimstec regional bloc was a “natural choice” to fulfill New Delhi’s key foreign policy priorities of Neighbourhood First and Act East. Indian External Affairs…