India hopeful of Chinese support in NSG
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India on Sunday hoped that China will support its bid to get into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) while stressing that terror and talks cannot go together in its engagement…
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High Commissioner not at fault, says Sushma Swaraj on Mallya row
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday asserted that India’s High Commissioner to Britain, Navtej Sarna, was not at fault for the presence of business tycoon Vijay Mallya at a…
Ties with US not to impact relations with Beijing, Moscow: India
Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj launches the Marathi version of PMO India Multi-Lingual website, in New Delhi on May 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India on Sunday said that…
Boeing to sell 100 passenger planes to Iran
Tehran, June 19 (IANS) Iran has reached an agreement with the US Boeing to purchase 100 passenger planes to renew the country’s aging fleet, the media reported on Sunday. The deal awaits the US government’s…
Not a gate crasher, says Mallya over London event row
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A day after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Vijay Mallya was not on the list of invitees for a book launch event in London that was attended by Indian…
India confident of getting into NSG: Sushma
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during the inauguration of International Roma Conference at New Delhi on Feb. 12, 2016. The conference was organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), in collaboration with…
Terror and talks can’t go together: India
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India-Pakistan relations are “jatil” (complicated) and talks and terrorism cannot go together, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday. But she told the media that there was “sehejta” (simplicity)…
PM’s overseas travels brought FDI: Sushma
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday defended the Narendra Modi government’s global outreach-driven foreign policy and said there are many benefits of such endeavours. “Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) does…
Indian arrested in Zimbabwe for rape not a cricketer: MEA
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) An Indian national was arrested over rape charges in Zimbabwe but he is not a cricketer, official sources said on Sunday. Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs while refuting…
Jaishankar visits Beijing to drum up NSG support
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Stepping up its diplomatic outreach to China ahead of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary in Seoul, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar made a quiet trip to Beijing this week to…
Afghan minister to visit Islamabad to discuss border issues
Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai, will visit Islamabad on Monday for talks to remove differences over the border management issues, the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad said on Saturday. Clashes…
Korea, India launch Korea Plus
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) In a bid to promote and facilitate South Korean investments in India, India and South Korea on Saturday launched Korea Plus initiative here, an official statement said. The special initiative…
Putin questions Cameron’s decision to hold Brexit referendum
Moscow, June 18 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin said he does not understand why British Prime Minister David Cameron has decided to hold a referendum on whether Britain should leave or remain in the European…
Indian envoy walks out after spotting Mallya at London book launch
London/New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Beleaguered industrialist Vijay Mallya, wanted in a money laundering case and declared a proclaimed offender, was spotted at a book launch event in London that was also attended by Indian…
Modi, Sirisena unveil renovated Jaffna stadium
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday jointly inaugurated the renovated Duraiappah Stadium in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka with Modi stating that India’s economic…
UAE parliament speaker discusses partnership with Indian envoy
Abu Dhabi, June 18 (IANS/WAM) Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of UAE’s Federal National Council, has discussed with Indian Ambassador T.P Seetharam ways of promoting parliamentary cooperation between the two countries. Seetharam and Al Qubaisi…
Mallya was not in Indian High Commission’s invitee list at London: MEA
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Taking cognizance of media reports that the Indian High Commissioner in UK, Navtej Sarna, attended a function where liquor baron Vijay Mallya too was present, the Ministry of External Affairs…
India-Namibia team to discuss uranium supply: Mukherjee
By Mahendra Ved New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) India has urged Namibia to make good a deal signed in 2009 on supply of uranium for India’s nuclear power reactors. The issue was raised during the…
530 Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) At least 530 Sikh pilgrims were issued visa for Pakistan to attend an event to mark the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the eastern city of Lahore. As per…
‘Pakistan gate’ being built at Iran border
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) Amid the tension between Islamabad and Kabul over construction of a gate at Torkham border crossing, the Pakistani side is building a gate at the country’s border with Iran at Taftan…