UN Chief to meet war displaced in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Aug 26 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will meet war displaced people during a visit to Sri Lanka next week, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Ban will visit Sri Lanka from August…
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Nepal to give top priority to enhancing ties with India and China
Kathmandu, Aug 26 (IANS) Nepal’s new Foreign Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat on Friday said his country will accord top priority to enhancing relations and trust with neighbours India and China. “Neighbouring India and China are…
India got 72 per cent H1B visas this year, says US official
Hyderabad, Aug 26 (IANS) The US issued more than a million visas this year in India which also accounts for 72 percent of all H1B visas issued worldwide, said a top US official on Friday….
Rice being transported to Tripura from Kolkata via B’desh
Agartala, Aug 26 (IANS) The government-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) has started ferrying a fresh consignment of 2,350 tonnes of rice from Kolkata to Tripura via Bangladesh to avoid transportation hitches through the traditional…
Sharif seeks regional cooperation to end social ills
Islamabad, Aug 26 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday urged countries in the region to work jointly in changing the economic landscape of South Asia and help get people out of the clutches…
Most foreigners in Goa disappear after getting bail
Panaji, Aug 26 (IANS) Out of 583 foreign nationals booked for crime in Goa over the last five years, 333 went “underground” after getting bail, Deputy Inspector General of Police V. Gupta said on Friday….
India’s unfulfilled potential largest in world: Singapore Deputy PM
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Visiting Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Friday said India needs to show urgency to realise its unfulfilled potential which he said was the largest in the world. He…
‘International arbitration in BRICS’ conference on Saturday
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) With India in the chair of the BRICS group this year, a conference on ‘International Arbitration in BRICS’ will be inaugurated by IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad here…
Myanmar president’s India visit: Balancing ties with China
By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) With Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw arriving on a four-day visit to India from Saturday on the heels of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s day-long visit to…
Pakistan needs to deny safe haven to terrorists: US
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Urging Pakistan yet again to deny safe haven to terrorists, the US has told it to not discriminate among terror groups operating from its territory. US State Department’s Director of Press…
Singapore’s Deputy PM calls on Modi
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday here. Shanmugaratnam briefed Modi on the status of various bilateral cooperation initiatives, especially in the areas…
No ‘tech traces’ of varsity attack found: Islamabad tells Kabul
Islamabad, Aug 26 (IANS) Pakistan has informed the Afghan government that no “technical traces” of telephonic contacts between the Kabul university attackers and people on its side of the border could be found. This was…
Russia won’t create full-fledged base in Iran
Moscow, Aug 26 (IANS) Russia might again use Iran’s Hamadan airbase in the future but will not create a full-fledged military base in the country, an analyst has said. Russia and Iran share information and…
India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue in Delhi next week
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) In what is likely to be the last major engagement between India and the outgoing administration of President Barack Obama, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker…
Pakistan needs to deny safe haven to terrorists: US
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) The US has once again urged Pakistan to deny safe havens to terrorists, and said that Islamabad should not discriminate among terror groups in its territory. US State Department Director of…
Cuba confirms start of direct commercial flights from US
Havana, Aug 26 (IANS) Cuban authorities have confirmed that direct commercial flights from the US would resume on August 31 after more than 50 years of suspension. “The start of regular commercial flights from the…
Hope India can do more for peace, says China over BrahMos deployment
Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) China on Thursday hoped India could do “more” to maintain peace and stability on the border areas “rather than the contrary”, following reports that New Delhi plans to deploy BrahMos missiles…
Obama showed restraint in foreign policy: Expert
(160424) — HANNOVER, April 24, 2016 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama attend a press conference after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Hannover, Germany, April 24, 2016. Barack Obama arrived in Hannover on…
Don’t let India use your soil against us, Pakistan tells Afghnistan
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Pakistan has asked Afghanistan to restrain India from using its soil against Islamabad, Radio Pakistan reported on Thursday. “Such cooperation should not be to the detriment of Pakistan,” Foreign Office spokesman…
Shaktikanta Das attending Saarc FMs meet, instead of Jaitley: Official
Islamabad/New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) With Finance Minister Arun Jaitley opting out of the Saarc Finance Ministers’ meet, it is Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das who has taken his place at the two-day conference, a…