Colombo, March 27 (IANS) Sri Lanka has called for stronger maritime and air links with Bangladesh to boost bilateral trade and investments between the two nations, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said on Tuesday. The…
Beijing, March 27 (IANS) China on Tuesday kept mum on a possible visit by North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to Beijing, where a mysterious diplomatic convoy was seen moving, giving rise to much speculation among international…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Doklam border row with China, saying he hoped the “56 inch strongman has a plan”…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will leave for Japan on Wednesday on a three-day visit during which she will co-chair the Ninth India-Japan Strategic Dialogue with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro…
Washington, March 27 (IANS) The national security advisors of the US, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met at the White House on Friday to discuss joint efforts to counter the “Iranian regime’s…
Moscow, March 26 (IANS) India on Monday condoled the death of at least 64 people in a fire that engulfed a mall in a Russian city. In a tweet, the Indian Embassy in Moscow said…
Washington/Brussels/Moscow, March 26 (IANS) The US on Monday expelled 60 Russian diplomats accusing them of being “intelligence agents” and shut down the consulate in Seattle in retaliation for the chemical attack in Britain. European Council…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) India is now home to a new international treaty-based organisation following the signing of the headquarters agreement between the government and the newly-formed International Solar Alliance here on Monday. The…
By Arul Louis New York, March 26 (IANS) The US on Monday expelled 60 Russian diplomats accusing them of being “intelligence agents” and shut down the consulate in Seattle in retaliation for the chemical attack…
Washington, March 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats from the US on Monday, including 12 people identified as Russian intelligence officers who have been stationed at the UN…
Dubai, March 26 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday strongly condemned the “Iranian-made missile attacks” on Saudi Arabia carried out by the Houthi militias. The Houthi missile attack was aimed at “terrorising civilians…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) China on Monday promised to address the issue of its massive trade surplus with India and work towards a more balanced trade relationship, while urging greater focus on the Regional…
Agartala, March 26 (IANS) Bangladesh Independence Day and National Day was celebrated across Tripura on Monday with several functions. The celebrations began on Sunday with a candlelight gathering here to commemorate the martyrs who were…
Seoul, March 26 (IANS) South Korea conducted maritime drills on Monday to commemorate the sinking of one of its ships by the North, even as preparations for an upcoming summit between the leaders of the…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 26 (IANS) China on Monday said Doklam is a “Chinese territory” and the question of changing the status quo does not arise after India’s envoy Gautam Bambawale warned Beijing against…
Riyadh, March 26 (IANS) One person was killed and two injured in a ballistic missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s territory by Houthi militias from Yemen, the Saudi civil defence said. Saudi forces said they shot…
Seoul, March 26 (IANS) The South Korean government is renovating a building in which the summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be held in April, the Unification Ministry said…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The government clarified on Monday that the last date for furnishing the country-by-country (CbC) report on the return of income under the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project…
Islamabad, March 26 (IANS) The US has imposed sanctions on seven Pakistani companies for allegedly engaging in nuclear trade in a move that could undermine Pakistan’s ambition of joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), an…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) India would negotiate a FTA (Free Trade Agreement) with the AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade Agreement) which “will be unique in nature and will be beneficial to Africa’s needs”, Commerce…