Nepal’s special envoy calls on Modi
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi, who is visiting India as a special envoy after a new government came into power in the Himalayan nation, called on Prime Minister Narendra…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi, who is visiting India as a special envoy after a new government came into power in the Himalayan nation, called on Prime Minister Narendra…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday. “Weekend diplomacy with Russia. Rogozin calls on PM @narendramodi in Delhi,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) As India celebrated P.V. Sindhu’s silver in the women’s badminton singles and Sakshi Malik’s bronze in wrestling in the Rio Olympics, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday sent out…
By Saeed Naqvi Kashmir is ablaze and relations with Pakistan are at a low. Consequently, the communal cauldron is on a slow simmer. The gas can always be turned on for it to bubble over….
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to former premier Rajiv Gandhi on his 72nd birth anniversary. “Remembering former PM Rajiv Gandhi ji on his birth anniversary,” Modi tweeted….
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Congress on Friday sought an explanation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi if had any “vision and roadmap” for Balochistan. Senior Congress spokesperson and Deputy Leader of Opposition in the…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) India will work closely with the new Nepal government headed by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Friday, and also extended him an…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Centre has decided to increase the duration of tourist visas from one year to five years with multiple entry facility for Bangladesh citizens above the age of 65, an…
New Delhi/Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) India and Pakistan continued their diplomatic jousting over Kashmir with the Pakistani Foreign Secretary on Friday in a polite rejoinder to his Indian counterpart inviting him for talks in Islamabad…
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) France’s Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler on Friday said French companies are looking to enhance their presence in West Bengal. On his maiden visit to the state, the envoy held discussions…
Moscow, Aug 19 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Moscow had no intention of breaking relations with Kiev. “Despite the reluctance of current Kiev authorities to have full diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi on Friday visited the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) office here, where he was informed of India’s experience in tackling natural disasters in the…
Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) After its continuing criticism of the Rampal power plant, being built jointly with India, the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) plans to demand that Dhaka scrap the project. BNP chief and…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) After Turkey requested India to take action against oganisations and educational institutions in India which are affiliated to Fethullah Gulen, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday briefed External Affairs…
Moscow, Aug 19 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday arrived in Crimea where he is due to attend a security meeting amid heightened tensions in the region. Putin’s visit to the peninsula comes days…
Jaipur: Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan perform at the `Music in The Park` organised by the Department of Tourism in Jaipur, on Feb 13, 2016. (Photo: Ravi Shankar Vyas/IANS) By Subhash K. Jha New Delhi,…
Seoul, Aug 19 (IANS) North Korea warned on Friday that South Korea will pay dearly for its largest live-fire artillery drill on Thursday near the border, the media reported. The Kim Jong-un regime described the…
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) Describing India as a strategic and economic partner, France’s Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler on Friday said French companies would be investing to the tune of eight billion euros in India in the…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday met Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi who is visiting India as special envoy following the installation of a new government earlier this…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has deplored the deaths in the current unrest in Jammu and Kashmir and also offered his good offices to facilitate dialogue between India and Pakistan to…