Tehran, June 25 (IANS) Relations between Iran and Britain will not change after the latter voted to leave the European Union, Iran’s Foreign Ministry has said. Iran respects the decision of British people and deems…
Kabul, June 25 (IANS) The US military in Afghanistan has launched strikes against the Taliban militants after US President Barack Obama’s new order earlier this month. The new air strikes were carried out in the…
Beijing, June 25 (IANS) The $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a mega infrastructure project that is aimed to link Kashgar in Chinas Xinjiang province to Gwadar deep sea port in Pakistan, has made progress…
Madrid, June 25 (IANS) On the occasion of 60 years of India-Spain relations, the Ficci-IIFA Global Business Forum that took place here on the second day of the festival focused on the urgent environmental issues…
Washington, June 25 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said on Friday that he is confident Britain will make “an orderly transition” out of the European Union, after the British people voted in favour of leaving…
Havana, June 25 (IANS) A day after the signing here of a cease-fire between the Colombian government and FARC rebels, negotiators for the guerrillas said on Friday that the final peace accord should likewise be…
By Saeed Naqvi By their Brexit vote, the people have administered a punch on the chin of the British establishment, leaving it rattled and dazed. Britons have now joined electoral insurgencies elsewhere in Europe and…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) More than 1.2 crore passport related applications were processed in 2015, marking a growth of 18 per cent over 2014, said a Ministry of External Affairs statement. The Ministry of…
Delhi, June 24 (IANS) As India’s bid for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) came a cropper, the Congress on Friday said the Narendra Modi-led government had shown “unnecessary desperation” to become a member…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Opposition parties on Friday slammed the Narendra Modi government over its approach to securing Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership for India, saying that its desperation had caused an embarrassment to…
London/Brussels, June 24 (IANS) Britain did the unthinkable as it voted to quit the European Union after 43 years of membership, throwing the world markets in a tailspin and leaving European leaders worried over how…
Washington, June 24 (IANS) Asserting that he would have preferred Britain staying on in the European Union, US President Barack Obama on Friday said he respected the decision of Britons and reassured them that their…
Brussels, June 24 (IANS) Britain would retain its position in Nato despite the change in the EU’s political landscape, said its secretary general on Friday after Britons voted to withdraw from the European Union. “The…
New York, June 24 (IANS) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said the bloc looked forward to continuing its work with Britain and the EU after Britain voted to leave the union in…
Brussels, June 24 (IANS) The European Union’s top leaders on Friday said they expect the UK to act on its momentous vote to leave the union “as soon as possible, however painful that process may…
Tashkent, June 24 (IANS) India and Russia on Friday discussed cooperation in civil nuclear energy and partnership in the gas and petrochemicals sector during a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President…
Tashkent, June 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India’s membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) would contribute to the region’s prosperity and strengthen its security as also in fighting terrorism. Modi,…
Tashkent, June 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left for home after a two-day visit to the Uzbek capital to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit here. “Thank you Tashkent! A short…
Seoul, June 24 (IANS) India’s wait for a coveted Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership continues even after eight years of lobbying, as China foiled its latest bid in Seoul on the grounds that New Delhi…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Wishing the southeastern African nation of Mozambique on its independence day, which is observed on June 25, President Pranab Mukherjee said that the bilateral relations between the two nations are…