New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The number of cases of inter-country parental child abduction related to Indians in the US is the second highest next only to Mexico, a senior US government official said here…
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) India state radio broadcaster’s Akashvani Maitree Channel, a special Bengali channel targeted at the Bengali-speaking audience of India, Bangladesh and in other countries, was launched on Tuesday by President Pranab Mukherjee….
Riga, Aug 23 (IANS) US Vice President Joe Biden reached here on Tuesday to meet the Presidents of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia and reassure the Baltic allies of US support. “We are allies,” were the…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday urged Indian workers retrenched by three Saudi companies to return to India latest by September 25 after filing their claims. In a series…
United Nations, Aug 23 (IANS) Spelling out at least 14 latest aliases used by wanted underworld don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, the UN Security Council has listed three addresses under his name — all of them…
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) India remains firmly committed to partner Bangladesh in its economic growth and development, President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Tuesday. “Friends can be chosen but not neighbours as they remain where…
Kathmandu, Aug 23 (IANS) Indian ambassador Ranjit Rae said on Tuesday that New Delhi didn’t have a hand in building or bringing down the government in Nepal. The diplomat expressed his reluctance on commenting on…
Islamabad, Aug 23 (IANS) A top Pakistani official on Tuesday began a five-day visit to Belarus and Kazakhstan for their support for Islamabad’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), officials said. Special Assistant on…
Kathmandu, Aug 23 (IANS) Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi, who was on a visit to India as a Special Envoy of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”, on Tuesday described his trip as “successful”….
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) The United States has backed Amnesty International after a sedition case was registered against the global rights group in Bengaluru for hosting a Kashmir event where alleged anti-India slogans were raised….
By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The visit of Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar to war-torn Syria, which has been taken note of in many world capitals, will help India…
Phnom Penh, Aug 23 (IANS) Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will visit Thailand this week to meet his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai and discuss ways to enhance bilateral ties and cooperation, a Foreign Ministry statement…
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) The United States has advocated “direct” talks between India and Pakistan to reduce tension between the two countries and normalize their ties that have soured recently after deadly unrest in Jammu…
Tokyo, Aug 23 (IANS) Foreign Ministers from Japan, China and South Korea will meet on Wednesday in Tokyo to strengthen trilateral ties amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing over the disputed Senkaku islands. The…
Taipei, Aug 23 (IANS) As the Taipei-Shanghai Forum begins on Tuesday, pro-independence activists protested for the second day against the arrival of Shanghai official Sha Hailin and his delegation outside the Regent Taipei Hotel where…
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) US security assistance to Pakistan declined by 73 per cent since 2011, Congressional Research Service (CRS) report said. The report, prepared for the US Congress, covers both military and economic assistance…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of former Singapore President S.R. Nathan saying the country has lost a distinguished leader. “Saddened by the demise of former Singapore…
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 23 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will probably address Myanmar’s upcoming 21st Century Panglong Ethnic Conference, sources quoted Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) Secretary, Sai Kyaw Nyunt, as saying on…
Mexico city, Aug 23 (IANS) Mexico’s Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu has asked the US Congress to restrict the sale of assault weapons as “they cause harm on both sides of the border”. Massieu made…
Ankara, Aug 23 (IANS) A US delegation of officials from the Justice and State Department arrived in Ankara on Monday to discuss developments following the failed coup, the local media reported. The four US officials…