New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Israel on Friday expressed its commitment for ‘Make in India and Make with India’ in the security domain, said a industry release. Participating at a ‘Round table on Indo-Israel Cooperation…
By Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 18 (IANS) As the Marrakech Climate Talks — hailed as the COP of action, comes to an end, Indian Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said that whatever issues India had…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) India on Friday signed a revised double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) with Cyprus, an official statement said here. “A revised agreement between India and Cyprus for the Avoidance of Double…
By Vishal Gulati Marrakech, Nov 18 (IANS) A high-level summit on climate action in this Moroccan city has brought together global leaders to make a range of announcements, which are accelerating action to fast-track the…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) India and Britain on Friday signed three more bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) taking the total number of these pacts to a total of 111 so far, an official statement…
Chandigarh, Nov 18 (IANS) The 12th edition of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) biennial agro technology and business fair, Agro Tech 2016, will be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee and his visiting Israeli counterpart…
By Vishal Gulati Marrakech, Nov 18 (IANS) The Climate Vulnerable Forum — a group comprising over 40 countries — on Friday agreed to meet 100 per cent domestic renewable energy production as rapidly as possible…
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistan has said Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s recent statement on no-first-use of nuclear weapons “amounts to nothing”. “Pakistan believes the ambiguous ‘no-first-use’ declaration is not verifiable and amounts to nothing….
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Nov 18 (IANS) China on Friday said it did not deny visa to the manager of Indian badminton team and it was he who himself cancelled the visa application. A day…
Chandigarh, Nov 18 (IANS) Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin on Friday visited the Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for vegetables near Haryana’s Gharaunda town to see the achievements of the joint agriculture research and innovation project. The…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Former Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon has penned an insiders account of the decision-making process of Indias foreign policy in his new book, “Choices: Inside the Making of Indias Foreign Policy”,…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao on Friday offered his kidney to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is suffering from kidney failure and on the lookout for…
Karachi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Pakistan Navy on Friday said it detected an Indian submarine near its waters and “chased it out” in time, Geo News quoted a spokesperson as saying. According to a Pakistan…
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) A US government spokesperson appears to have lost his temper while being questioned about the situation in Syria by a reporter from Russia Today — a state-owned outlet. Correspondent Gayane Chichakyan…
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) The National Assembly of Pakistan on Friday passed a resolution condemning the “unprovoked” firing by Indian military that it said had left many civilians and soldiers dead. Geo News reported that…
New York, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistan has drawn the attention of the United Nations to Indias “escalating” actions which are “fuelling tensions and threatening” regional peace and security. In letters addressed to the President of…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Nov 18 (IANS) Failure to impose sanctions on leaders of terrorist organisations is eroding the UN’s authority, India has warned. If the Security Council and its agencies did not come…
New York, Nov 18 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the first foreign head of government he spoke face to face since he won the November 8 election. A spokesperson…
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has warned Donald Trump he should be willing to stand up to Russia as president and also talked about his expectations for the president-elect’s actions concerning key…
By Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 18 (IANS) Uncertain of what the near future beholds in terms of financial curtailing if new US administration keeps its words and rolls back on climate change mitigation attempts, the…