New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left for Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital, where he will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit that is expected to grant India full membership. “Expanding…
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 8 (IANS) Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in India remained almost flat in 2016, but the nation is expected to emerge as one of the top FDI destinations, according to…
Ankara, June 8 (IANS) Turkey’s Grand National Assembly on Wednesday approved draft bill allowing the deployment of troop to a Turkish military base in Qatar. According to Xinhua, the bill includes two pieces of legislation:…
United Nations, June 8 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks on the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the Parliament (Majlis) building in Tehran, capital of Iran. “He extends…
Washington, June 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump offered to help Qatar and the other Gulf nations resolve their differences, including through a meeting at the White House if necessary, the White House said on…
Brussels, June 7 (IANS/MAP) The European Union (EU) announced on Wednesday a 382 million euro ($430,571,300) aid for the consolidation of peace, economic and social development in the Central African Republic (CAR). Three priority sectors…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan is leading a delegation of MPs to Mauritius, a statement from Lok Sabha Secretariat said. The six-member delegation, which lefty for the island nation on…
Islamabad, June 7 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the terror attacks in Iran in which 12 persons were killed. Iranian official media reported that two attacks, claimed by the Islamic State, took place at…
Abu Dhabi, June 7 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday threatened to jail up to 15 years and also fine people who express sympathy towards Qatar. UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif al-Shamsi said…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Ahead of his departure to Astana, Kazakhstan, on Thursday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said full membership of the SCO will…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday leave for Astana, in Kazakhstan, to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit where India is expected to be granted full membership of…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) India on Wednesday condemned the terror attacks in Iran’s capital Tehran that claimed eight lives, and expressed solidarity with the Iranian people. The Ministry of External Affairs said in a…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Indian government is awaiting details from its embassy in Tehran following Wednesday’s terror attacks in the Iranian capital that claimed eight lives, a senior official here said. “We have…
Munich, June 7 (IANS) German football champions Bayern Munich on Wednesday said they won’t sever their ties with Qatar, insisting that the growing diplomatic crisis between the 2022 World Cup host and its neighbours is…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval to an agreement on merchant shipping with Cyprus signed in April during the visit of…
Beijing, June 7 (IANS) Aamir Khan’s blockbuster “Dangal”, which has earned over Rs 1,000 crore in China, has been described by a senior Chinese leader as a “great film” and an example of “cooperation among…
Islamabad, June 7 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the 17th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kazakhstan capital Astana, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Pakistan will become a full member of…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) India and Somalia have agreed to transfer each other’s prisoners to jails in their own country. “The agreement will facilitate Indian prisoners in Somalia and vice-versa to be near their…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 7 (IANS) Even as China has welcomed India to join the Belt and Road project, it does not need to “beg New Delhi” or agree to its demands, a Chinese…
Washington, June 7 (IANS) Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has said that the current blocking of President Donald Trump’s “travel ban” has been limiting the US’ ability to keep “potential wrong-doers” out of the country….