United Nations, July 20 (IANS) India has hit out at the “subterranean” cover given to terrorists at the UN by China which has vetoed action against Pakistan-based masterminds of attacks on India, and demanded reforming…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Visiting Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dato Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. “The Prime Minister warmly recalled his successful visit to Malaysia last…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and US Secretary for Energy Ernest Moniz have agreed to increase technical and institutional cooperation on hydrocarbons and energy, an official said here on Tuesday. The…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday concluded his week-long trip to the US, which he termed successful upon receiving assurances from infrastructure and investment companies to boost…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday urged the United States to invest in development of new ports and construction of new berths/terminals in the existing ones. Gadkari, who is…
Ankara, July 19 (IANS) At least two Turkish pilots involved in the downing of a Russian jet in November last year are in custody over the July 15 coup attempt, an official has said. “Two…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Afghanistan government on Tuesday urged the Indian government and investors to utilise the trade opportunities in the agricultural sector of the country and sought assistance in marketing, packaging and…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) India and Malaysia have agreed to proactively engage to combat the menace of IS activities, an official statement said on Monday. In his delegation level meeting with the visiting Malaysian…
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) China on Monday said it was “concerned” over the clashes in restive Kashmir, calling for a “proper handling” of the situation in the valley. Bejing also described Kashmir “as left over…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Union government on Monday blamed Pakistan for the violence in the Kashmir valley since the July 8 killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani and refuted the charges of use…
Brussels, July 18 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry, in a meeting on Monday with European Union foreign affairs ministers here, reiterated the need for strong unity within the bloc, saying it was “critical…
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) China on Monday called for proper settlement of clashes in Kashmir which have left more than 40 people dead. Foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China was concerned about the casualties…
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday apprehended two Bangladeshi nationals for robbing a man at the Petrapole International Border Check Point (ICP) in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal….
Gurgaon, July 18 (IANS) A case has been filed against an unidentified staffer of Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurgaon for allegedly sexually harassing an Iraqi woman during her treatment, police said on Monday. A…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) The Bangladesh cabinet on Monday made extradition easy with India as it accepted the proposal by which no evidence of crime is required between the two neighbouring countries for extraditing convicted…
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) Beijing on Monday announced military manoeuvres in the South China Sea, almost a week after The Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruled in favour of the Philippines over the region’s…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The body of an Indian man, who died in a road accident in the US earlier this month, is likely to be buried as his wife is in coma and…
Ankara, July 17 (IANS) At least eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece with a military helicopter in Saturday’s failed coup attempt will face trial in a Greek court, Anadolu Agency reported on Sunday. The…
Moscow, July 17 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who on Friday survived a coup attempt, in a phone conversation on Sunday reaffirmed their intention to meet in person soon,…
Ankara, July 17 (IANS) The US has warned Turkey against “public insinuations” of American involvement in a failed military coup, saying such claims were “utterly false and harmful” to their relations. After Turkey’s Labour Minister…