Colombo, Sep 1 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon held talks with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo on Thursday. The Secretary General, who is on his second official visit to the country…
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry, who arrived in India on Monday on a three-day visit, has cancelled his return to Washington scheduled, and will extend his stay in India before…
Santa Clara (Cuba), Aug 31 (IANS) The first regularly scheduled commercial flight between the United States and Cuba since 1961 landed on Wednesday at this central city’s Abel Santamaria airport at 10.57 a.m. local time…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The cabinet on Wednesday approved creation of a Project Development Fund (PDF) with a corpus of Rs 500 crore for catalysing the country’s economic presence in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and discussed progress in bilateral engagements since Modi’s visit to…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry, who arrived in India on a three-day visit on Monday, will be extending his stay here, it is reliably learnt. Kerry was scheduled to…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India is a key strategic partner of the US with the war against terror and stability of the Indian Ocean Region in focus, US Secretary of State John Kerry said…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Close on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on Balochistan, state-run All India Radio (AIR) is planning to revamp its existing Baluchi language service, official sources said on…
London, Aug 31 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday insisted that there will be no back-door attempts to keep the country as a member of the European Union (EU). “We must continue to…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday was apprised of an MoU signed between India and Britain for exchange of knowledge and experience in detection, resolution and prevention of security-related matters. The…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The US on Wednesday reaffirmed its support to India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) by redoubling efforts for an early entry. A joint statement issued following the Second…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday extended his greetings to the Republic of Uzbekistan on the eve of its Independence Day and expressed confidence that bilateral relations with the Central Asian…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India will play a critical role in resolving global challenges, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday, adding that India-US relations were important not just for the two…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) The upcoming meeting between Chinese and US leaders will focus on narrowing and managing differences and expanding practical cooperation between the two countries, an official said. US President Barack Obama will…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday, the concluding day of his three-day visit to India. “Capping off an important visit, Secretary…
Beijing, Aug 31 (IANS) It is regrettable that some Indians treat China’s increasing influence in Myanmar with suspicion and even hostility, a Chinese daily said on Wednesday. Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s recent trip…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) In the wake of the ruling by an international arbitration tribunal in favour of the Philippines in a dispute with China over the South China Sea, India and the US…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said Pakistan needs to push harder to fight against terrorism and to deal with groups like the Haqqani network and Lashkar-e-Taiba. In…
Seoul, Aug 31 (IANS) South Korean survivors from the 1945 US atomic bombings of two Japanese cities on Wednesday lost a damages claim lawsuit against the government here. The lawsuit had been filed by 141…
Beijing, Aug 31 (IANS) Canada has decided to apply for membership of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Wednesday. If Canada joins the AIIB, it will be the first…