Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) Bangladesh receives a majority of its international tourists from India and the two countries can share data and information in a bid to boost the sector, a Bangladeshi minister said here…
Hyderabad, July 6 (IANS) Australian High Commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu on Friday visited Indian School of Business (ISB) here and interacted with the faculty, students and staff. Australian Consul General in Chennai, Susan Grace…
Vienna, July 6 (IANS) Germany’s Foreign Minister on Friday urged Iran to remain committed to the nuclear deal struck with members of the international community, insisting that it would reap benefits despite the fact that…
Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) The Nepal government has invited Bangladesh to discuss a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for bilateral cooperation in energy, officials said on Friday. Approved by the Nepal Cabinet, the MoU has three…
Washington, July 6 (IANS) The US resettled 33,000 refugees in 2017, a roughly two-thirds drop from the figure of the previous year, which stood at 97,000, according to data from the UN High Commissioner for…
Manila, July 6 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday that it has approved a grant assistance of $100 million to help displaced people sheltered in 32 camps in Bangladesh. The ADB said…
Pyongyang, July 6 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang on Friday, where he is scheduled to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and begin discussing the preliminary details of the Korean…
Tehran, July 6 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has reiterated that if Iran’s interests within the 2015 nuclear deal are not secured, it may leave the accord, Press TV reported on Thursday. During a meeting…
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday pressed the Taliban to join the reconciliation process to find out solution to the Afghan conflict. “There is no military solution to the decade’s long conflict in Afghanistan….
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The External Affairs Minisry said on Thursday that it had not received any communication from Congress President Rahul Gandhi to undertake this year’s Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. “As I told you…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India said on Thursday that it has accorded top priority to the issues of persecuted minorities in the neighbourhood and has taken measures to improve their condition. It also said…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe will visit India later this year as part of high-level military exchanges between the two countries in the spirit of Wuhan summit, it was announced…
Vienna, July 5 (AKI) Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and his German and Austrian counterparts, Hoorst Seehofer and Herbert Kickl will meet in Innsbruck next week to look at ways “to close down Mediterranean migration”,…
Paris, July 5 (IANS/AKI) Agriculture plays a vital role in averting conflict and promoting lasting peace, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation chief Jose Graziano da Silva said on Thursday, stressing how warfare worsens global…
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) A 10-member delegation of China’s People’s Liberation Army on Thursday visited the Indian Army’s Eastern Command headquarters at Fort William here and interacted with senior Indian army officials. The delegation was…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India on Thursday said it is closely following the evolving situation in the Maldives and it is a matter of concern that institutions like its parliament and the judiciary are…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The government said on Thursday that Air Indias decision to change the name of Taiwan to Chinese Taipei on its website was consistent with international norms and Indias position on…
Berlin, July 5 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday warned that increased security on the EU’s border as part of a tougher migrant policy being adopted by bloc leaders should focus on thwarting human…
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) In order to evaluate the compliance of export subsidy schemes with WTO regulations, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade will review the progress of a committee set up by the Central…
London, July 5 (IANS) The UK has asked Russia for information that might help clear up how a British couple came into contact with the same type of nerve agent that came close to killing…