Kabul, June 6 (IANS) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday accused Pakistan of waging an “undeclared war of aggression” against his country. Addressing a peace conference attended by 23 countries, the European Union, the UN…
Doha, June 6 (IANS) Amid the biggest diplomatic crisis in the Gulf after four Arab nations cut ties with Qatar — accusing it of destabilising the region with its support for Islamist groups, its state-owned…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described the Bimstec regional bloc that binds India and its subcontinental neighbours with Thailand as one of the fastest growing regions in the world….
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 6 (IANS) China on Tuesday said it was in touch with Russia over India’s application for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). After China on Monday said New Delhi’s…
New Delhi/New York, June 6 (IANS) The Indian basket of crude oils closed below the psychologically important $50-a-barrel mark on Monday as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East raised market concerns. Crude prices continued on…
Accra (Ghana), June 6 (IANS) India is providing a $71.40 million line of credit (LoC) to Cote d’Ivoire to finance the upgrading of four military hospitals in Abidjan, Korhogo, Bouake and Daloa regions. Under the…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said he hoped that the United States will rethink about its decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change accord. He further said…
Panaji, June 6 (IANS) Goa MP Shantaram Naik on Tuesday urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to protect the interests of the 6.5 lakh Indians in Qatar, which is facing a crisis after being isolated…
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will operate special flights to Doha to bring back Pakistani pilgrims stranded there, a day after several countries including Saudi Arabia and the UAE cut diplomatic ties…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 6 (IANS) Keralities in Qatar on Tuesday said there is no emergency situation in the country after seven Gulf countries snapped diplomatic ties with it on Monday. “There is no situation of emergency…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) India, which offers a unique statistical training programme for participants from least-developed and developing Asian and African countries, should cash in on the geo-political advantage of the course…
By Zobaidur Rahman Soeb and Soumya Sarkar “We were in a festive mood just after the celebrations for the Bengali new year. All preparations were made to harvest our crops but the sudden heavy rainfall…
Hanoi, June 6 (IANS) The Vietnamese government has decided to continue waiving visas for citizens of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain for one year starting July 1, Vietnam’s tourism watchdog said on Tuesday. Earlier,…
Washington, June 6 (IANS) The acting ambassador of the US to Beijing resigned from his position on the White House’s decision to abandon the Paris Agreement on climate change, media reports said. David Rank was…
Canberra, June 6 (IANS) Australian Trade Minister Steve Ciobo on Tuesday said he will push for greater trade liberalization at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) meeting to be held in Paris later…
Washington, June 6 (IANS) The US Department of Justice has brought a charge against a National Security Agency (NSA) contractor for allegedly leaking a top secret Russian document to the media, reports said. Reality Winner,…
United Nations, June 6 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for achieving a negotiated two-state solution to resolve the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Monday marks 50 years of the start of the…
New York, June 6 (IANS) Oil prices settled lower on Monday as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East raised market concerns. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), along with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic…
Ankara, June 6 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held bilateral phone calls on Monday to ease the unprecedented diplomatic crisis between Qatar and other Gulf countries. According to Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus, Erdogan…
Rome, June 5 (IANS/AKI) Unarmed Chinese policemen began patrolling Italy’s cities on Monday alongside Italian colleagues after the success of an initiative last month when Italian police officers were deployed to Peking and Shanghai to…