New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday greeted Albania on its Liberation Day. “I extend to you and to the people of Albania warm greetings and felicitations on the occasion of your…
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region can play an important role in India’s foreign policy initiatives like membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and reforms in the UN…
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Pakistan’s outgoing army chief General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday warned India that “mistaking our policy of patience for weakness” would prove “dangerous”. Gen. Sharif was speaking at the ‘Change of Command’…
Lahore, Nov 29 (IANS) The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has lashed out at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) move to bar the country from taking part in the Junior Hockey World Cup, terming it “pre-planned”….
United Nations, Nov 29 (IANS) The UN resident coordinator in North Korea, Tapan Mishra, has taken part in a joint mission with the government and humanitarian agencies in the country to visit some of the…
United Nations, Nov 29 (IANS) As nearly 500,000 children are living under siege amid escalating violence across Syria, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for lifting sieges and allowing immediate humanitarian access. The number…
Washington, Nov 29 (IANS) Amid uncertainty of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s Cuba policy, a transition team spokesman said Trump wants to see freedom for the Cubans and is aware of the “nuances and complexities” in…
The Hague, Nov 29 (IANS) Belgium and the Netherlands signed a treaty to exchange pieces of land along the Meuse river border, media reports said. Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Bert Koenders and Belgian Foreign Minister…
Geneva, Nov 29 (IANS) An estimated 21 million people worldwide are trapped in conditions of contemporary slavery, including some five million children, a UN office said. the office of “Slavery is not something that belongs…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) India’s trade deficit with China rose to $52.69 billion in 2015-16, from $48.48 billion in the year before, Parliament was informed on Monday. Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) A tri-national alliance of developing nations spread across three continents got a fresh lease of life on Monday with the launch of a fellowship programme for scholars from Brazil and…
Ashgabat, Nov 28 (IANS) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on Monday officially inaugurated the Asian International Railway line connecting the two countries at a special ceremony organised in Turkmenabad, local media…
By Tarun Basu New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) India’s former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon says there is no alternative to talking to Pakistan to resolve outstanding issues because not talking is to allow terrorists…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday greeted Mauritania on its National Day. “Greetings and felicitations on the occasion of your National Day,” Mukherjee said in a statement issued here. “I am…
Cairo, Nov 28 (IANS) Egypt on Sunday denied any military presence in Syrian territories as circulated by some Arab newspapers. The Lebanese daily As-Safir newspaper said on Thursday that Egypt sent earlier in November an…
Colombo, Nov 27 (IANS) Indian Navy chief, Admiral Sunil Lanba on Sunday began a five-day visit to Sri Lanka, aimed at consolidating and enhancing bilateral maritime relations, an official statement said. “The visit is intended…
Seoul, Nov 27 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed his condolences over the death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, whom he called the supreme leader of the Cuban revolution and outstanding leader of…
United Nations, Nov 27 (IANS) UN General Assembly President Peter Thomson said that he was deeply saddened by the passing of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who died late Friday at the age of 90….
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi has urged the government to immediately sever trade ties with India over the killing of ten of its civilians and three soldiers in firing…
Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 27 (IANS) Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Singapore next week, a statement said on Sunday. Suu Kyi’s trip at the invitation of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien…