Kolkata, Oct 13 (IANS) Affirming that the US has deep admiration for India’s history and rich culture, US Ambassador Kenneth I. Juster on Friday said people to people ties have provided a strong connect between…
Paris, Oct 12 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that India presented a major opportunity for the French defence manufacturing industry even as she pitched for greater defence cooperation between India and France…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 12 (IANS) India was elected with the highest number of votes by the General Assembly to the influential Human Rights Council on Friday with a pledge to combat intolerance….
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 12 (IANS) India was elected with the highest number of votes by the General Assembly to the influential Human Rights Council on Friday with a pledge to combat intolerance….
Ankara, Oct 12 (IANS) A Saudi delegation arrived in Turkey on Friday for discussions on the case of journalist Jamal Khashoggi who disappeared last week at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul. The Saudi delegation will…
Ankara, Oct 12 (IANS) A Turkish court on Friday freed American pastor Andrew Brunson from house arrest two years after he was detained on accusations of helping plot a coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan….
Colombo, Oct 12 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for the establishment of a rule-based maritime order in the Indian Ocean before “geopolitical power interplays in the region to convert the Indian…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 12 (IANS) Sikkim has won the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Future Policy Gold Award for its achievement in becoming the world’s first totally organic agriculture state. The…
Jakarta, Oct 12 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) pledged up to $1 billion of emergency assistance fund to support Indonesia’s immediate budgetary needs and reconstruction efforts in areas affected by earthquakes and tsunami on…
Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Oct 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday called for cooperation in counter-terrorism efforts and enhanced connectivity between member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). “Terrorism remains the most overwhelming…
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) India’s plans to continue buying oil from Iran and its purchase of S-400 missile defence systems from Russia is “not helpful” and the US administration “reviews that very carefully”, the State…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Prince Alois of Liechtenstein called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday. Welcoming Prince Alois to India, the President said his visit was very special as the…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on an official visit to Japan on October 28 and 29 to hold an annual bilateral summit with his counterpart Shinzo Abe, it was…
Washington/Ankara, Oct 12 (IANS) The Turkish government has informed American officials that it has audio and video recordings proving that Jamal Khashoggi, the dissident Saudi journalist who disappeared from his country’s consulate in Istanbul last…
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) Several FBI employees have been recalled from cities across Asia in recent months while the Justice Department’s inspector general examines allegations related to parties and interactions with prostitutes, The Wall Street…
Jakarta, Oct 12 (IANS) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday visited the survivors of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi killing 2,073 people. Accompanied by Indonesia?s Vice President…
Moscow, Oct 12 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on October 17 in Russia’s Sochi, the Kremlin said Thursday. Putin and Sisi will “discuss key issues of further building…
Dubai, Oct 12 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister of state for foreign affairs on Thursday warned on Twitter that those who are fuelling a “fierce campaign” against Saudi Arabia will bear the “dire”…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 11 (IANS) India is set to be elected unopposed to the Human Rights Council on Friday as a candidate from the Asia-Pacific region. Only five countries are running for…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered his government’s support to the Swachh Bharat Mission, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation said on Thursday. “In a written message, Prime Minister…