New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A large chunk of the Gilgit-Baltistan area, part of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, has been allegedly occupied by the neighbouring north-west frontier province, triggering protests in the Shia-dominated region, also claimed by…
Kathmandu, March 14 (IANS) The 37th meeting of the Saarc Council of Ministers began on Monday in Nepal’s lake city of Pokhara. To take part in the meeting, External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj…
Tokyo, March 14 (IANS) Japan lodged a protest with the US embassy over the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by an American Marine at the Okinawa military base, the media reported on Monday. “It…
Mirpur: Fans during the fourth match of AsiaCup 2016 between India vs Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur of Bangladesh on Feb 27, 2016. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India…
Kathmandu, March 14 (IANS) Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has been advised by senior officials to prioritise bilateral cooperation deals during his upcoming visit to China, the media reported on Monday. At a meeting…
Kabul, March 14 (IANS) Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is set to start a five-day visit to Afghanistan on Monday. According to ICRC, the objectives of Maurer’s visit…
Paris, March 14 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry here on Sunday urged Syrian warring parities to respect cessation of hostilities, a day ahead of the resumption of the United Nations-brokered Syrian peace talks…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) World leaders on Sunday hailed Art of Living (AoL) and its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for holding the World Culture Festival and invited him to their countries. British Prime…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday invited Art of Living (AoL) Foundation’s founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to address the House of Commons, the lower house of parliament. Cameron…
New Delhi: The Union Minister for Finance Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley and the Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Ms. Christine Lagarde at a bilateral meeting in New Delhi…
Islamabad, March 13 (IANS) Pakistan’s prominent cricket commentator Mohammad Idrees has received Indian visa only for Delhi and Mumbai where no match involving Pakistan team in the World T20 is scheduled. According to Idrees, he…
Colombo, March 13 (IANS) At least 23 Indian fishermen were arrested in Sri Lanka for poaching in the country’s waters, the media reported on Sunday. The fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan navy in the…
Tehran, March 12 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated on Saturday that his country will counter any threat to the holy Shiite shrines in Iraq, Tasnim news agency reported. Iran has made it clear that…
Moscow, March 12 (IANS) Russia is confident about the upcoming reconciliation talks between the Syrian government and the opposition in the Swiss city of Geneva from March 14-24, the Russian deputy foreign minister said on…
Colombo, March 12 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called on South Asian governments to work together for a dynamic economy. Wickremesinghe on Friday said South Asia was slower in taking advantage of…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday held a meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas during which they did…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday held a meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas during which they did a comprehensive review of the bilateral ties between…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday held a bilateral meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu. Elevating ties with Mexico. EAM @SushmaSwaraj meets Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu,…
Havana, March 12 (IANS) Cuba and European Union (EU) confirmed their willingness to continue strengthening bilateral relations on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual respect, the media reported on Saturday. During a meeting in…
Moscow, March 11 (IANS) The exclusion of the Syrian Kurds from the upcoming intra-Syrian reconciliation talks in Geneva will only feed separatism in the war-torn country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. “A…