By Mahendra Ved Abidjan, (Cote D’Ívoire), June 15 (IANS) Half a century into its technical outreach to the least developed and developing nations, India is helping create hubs of small and medium industries in some…
Washington, June 15 (IANS) US president Barack Obama is slated to welcome Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday at the White House. The White House announced the meeting will take place behind closed…
By Francis Kokutse Accra (Ghana), June 14 (IANS) Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday left Accra after a three-day visit for Cote d’Ivoire capital Abidjan, to begin the second leg of his three-nation African tour…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Forming a Cauvery Management Board, stopping Karanatak from building a new dam across Cauvery river and accepting Tamil Nadu’s suggestions on GST figure in the wishlist submitted by Chief Minister…
By Mahendra Ved Accra (Ghana), June 14 (IANS) Many symbolisms, as they normally do, marked President Pranab Mukherjee’s state visit to this west African country. But the seasoned statesman did not disappoint in terms of…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A case of rash driving was registered against a diplomat of Vietnam on a complaint by a woman, police said on Tuesday. The case was registered under Section 279 of…
Bhopal, June 14 (IANS) Activists representing survivors of the 1984 gas disaster on Tuesday said they had petitioned the White House regarding the criminal case against Union Carbide and its new owner Dow Chemical. The…
Beijing, June 14 (IANS) India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will worsen the security situation in South Asia, a Chinese daily said on Tuesday. “China’s concern about India’s inclusion into the NSG comes…
Hyderabad, June 14 (IANS) The British Council has trained 1,200 teachers in government-run schools in Telangana. The three-week training programme on core skills and school leadership development concluded last week, the British Council said in…
Washington, June 14 (IANS) The India-US relationship is now “stronger” than it may ever have been, The New York Times said in an editorial on Tuesday, praising the “deepened” partnership for finding a common cause…
Brussels, June 14 (IANS) Around 35,000 Indians acquired citizenship of a member state of the European Union in 2014. Around 890,000 persons globally acquired EU citizenship, of whom 35,300 were Indians, according to Eurostat. The…
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 14 (IANS) Peter Thomson of Fiji has been elected president of the next session of the UN General Assembly, which will choose the successor to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon….
Havana, June 14 (IANS) Cuban President Raul Castro has condemned the Orlando mass shooting that left 50 people killed and 53 others injured, expressing solidarity with the families of the victims, the US people and…
By Francis Kokutse Accra (Ghana), June 13 (IANS) President Pranab Muhkherjee on Monday said the United Nations should be reformed to keep pace with world developments and pitched for India’s candidature for permanent seat on…
Congress leader Anand Sharma addresses. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Congress on Monday demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what it said was “misleading the country” that the recent…
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) Honouring the LGBTI community, ‘Pride Month’ and remembering the victims of the Sunday shooting in Orlando, the United States Consulate here on Monday lit up its building’s facade in the rainbow…
By Mahendra Ved Accra (Ghana), June 13 ( IANS) The West African nation Ghana is looking to India for a civil nuclear route to augment and diversify its energy requirements and to the Indian railways…
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday summoned the Afghan envoy to lodge a protest against cross-border shelling by Afghan troops that injured at least two soldiers and nine civilians, a foreign ministry statement said….
By Francis Kokutse Accra, June 13 (IANS) India is prepared to provide Ghana with more lines of credit to assist in the country’s development, President Pranab Mukherjee, on a two-day visit here, said on Monday….
Orlando, June 13 (IANS) Shock and condemnation flowed from across the world over the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando city of Florida which left 50 people dead and 53 injured. Mourning for…