New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday conveyed Eid-ul-Fitr greetings to the people of India and called up several world leaders, including Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan and Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina,…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India and Bhutan have agreed to renew their bilateral 10-year agreement on trade, commerce and transit, which is expiring this month, following two days of talks here that concluded on…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reviewed the functioning of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in view of BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Working Group meeting here on July 8….
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) Services of the Kolkata-Dhaka Maitree Express train, which have been temporally suspended on account of Eid-ul-Fitr, will resume on Sunday, the Eastern Railway said on Wednesday. Rejecting suggestions that the train…
Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) A Japanese governmental aid agency has promised to continue supporting development projects in Bangladesh, after seven Japanese workers were killed in a deadly terror attack in the capital city of Bangladesh….
Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) Nepali police on Wednesday shut down a Tibetan celebration programme in Kathmandu for the Dalai Lama’s 81st birthday, local media reported. At least 5,000 Tibetans, including monks, made their way to…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Conveying his greetings and best wishes on Eid-ul-Fitr, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the festival will help strengthen the spirit of harmony and peace in society. “My greetings and best…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) A senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Uttarakhand Bhagat Singh Koshyari has admitted that he had a meeting with Nepal’s…
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The West Bengal government has urged the central government to take up with the Nepal government the issue of “barriers in elephant-migration route” so that the jumbos can move unhindered along…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, in a series of posts on Twitter and Facebook, said that his five-day four-nation African tour starting from Thursday is aimed at enhancing ties…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) The first meeting of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) comprising diplomats from both Nepal and India has finalised for future discussions five issues, including the 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) The first meeting of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) comprising diplomats from both Nepal and India has agreed to a review of a gamut of bilateral issues, including…
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Pakistan has renewed its security assurance to Saudi Arabia after a string of bombings took place in the kingdom, including one outside Masjid e-Nabwi in Madina, the second-holiest site in Islam….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) Washington, July 6 (IANS) Doubting India’s claim of a 7.5 per cent growth, the economic diplomacy arm of the US State Department has said that the Indian government…
Dharamsala, July 6 (IANS) The situation in Tibet and the implications of environmental degradation on the Tibetan plateau were among the issues which figured in the talks between US President Barack Obama and the Dalai…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) An Indian national abducted in Libya in March has been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Wednesday. Indian Embassy in Libya has secured the release of Regi Joseph,…
Colombo, July 6 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Navy and Coast Guard on Wednesday arrested 17 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan waters, officials said. Two Indian fishing trawlers were also seized when the fishermen…
Washington, July 6 (IANS) Doubting India’s claim of a 7.5 per cent growth, the economic diplomacy arm of the US State Department has said that the Indian government must pursue reforms to match the rhetoric…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Veteran journalist-turned-politician M.J. Akbar, who was inducted as Minister of State on Tuesday and given the External Affairs portfolio, is expected to handle India’s relations with the Middle East -…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India and Hungary on Tuesday agreed to boost bilateral trade that has touched $600 million across multiple sectors, including automobile industry, IT and pharmaceuticals. According to sources, External Affairs Minister…