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…
Agartala, Oct 11 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on Thursday visited the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura as part of his maiden visit to the northeast. “The Ambassador visited the Integrated Check Post (ICP)…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Indian Navy is going to host a day-long symposium on October 16 on the theme of ‘building stronger maritime partnerships in IOR’ that will see participation from navies of…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) India on Thursday named Suchitra Durai, a 1988 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, as its next Ambassador to Thailand. Durai, who is currently India’s High Commissioner to Kenya, is…
Paris, Oct 11 (IANS/MAP) Morocco has all the assets to contribute effectively to the development and progress of the Euro-Mediterranean region, European leaders have said at a summit on terrorism and migration in France’s Lyon…
Beijing, Oct 11 (IANS) German automobile manufacturer BMW is set to acquire majority stake in its joint venture in China, BMW Brilliance Automotive, by spending $4.2 billion, according to a statement by the group on…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 11 (IANS) China on Thursday said “some people” cannot stand its friendship with the Maldives even as its President-elect Ibrahim Solih has assured that his country will implement all the…
Ankara, Oct 11 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday expressed concern about the fate of Jamal Khashoggi, the dissident Saudi journalist who disappeared from his country’s consulate in Istanbul last week. The 59-year-old…
Nusa Dua (Indonesia), Oct 11 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Thursday said that a bailout deal with Pakistan would require “absolute transparency” of its debts, many of which come from…
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Experts have urged for an agreement between Pakistan and Afghanistan on the apportionment of the Kabul river water and warned that construction of reservoirs on the river would disturb its entire…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) British security agencies are investigating pro-Khalistan activities following allegations of terror offences there, British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith said here on Wednesday. The investigation comes after a pro-Khalistan…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) British security agencies are investigating pro-Khalistan activities following allegations of terror offences there, British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith said here on Wednesday. The investigation comes after a pro-Khalistan…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) As a part of on going Australia Fest 2018, five Australian designers’ collections were showcased at Lotus Make-Up India Fashion Week on Wednesday. The Australian designers collaborated with the highly…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will attend the 17th Council of Heads of Government meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to be held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on October 11-12,…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday evening left for France on a three-day visit that would see her visiting the Dassault Aviation production plant that manufactures Rafale fighter jets besides…
Canberra, Oct 10 (IANS) India and Australia on Wednesday discussed cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region at the second 2+2 Dialogue between the two countries here. “India and Australia share warm and multi-faceted relations based on…
Rome, Oct 10 (IANS/AKI) Europe must save migrants and uphold their human rights and international law, Italy’s Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi and his Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Soreide said. “People must be rescued,” Moavero…
Rome, Oct 10 (IANS/AKI) Key partner Germany has made a major $218 million contribution that will allow the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to keep feeding three million vulnerable people in conflict-wracked Syria through November,…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Guided missile destroyer INS Rana has reached Jeju in South Korea to participate in the International Fleet Review (IFR) being held from October 8 to 15, the Indian Navy said…