By Arul Louis United Nations, Nov 18 (IANS) General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak is holding a series of consultations on Friday on how to deal with the deadlock in the International Court of Justice (ICJ)…
Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan is expected to remain modest in 2018, the media reported on Friday. The UNHCR said…
Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said that the military is always ready to respond to any threats across the countrys eastern border with India, including the Line…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The British High Commission and the Multiple Action Research Group (MARG) partnered to celebrate the recent “Delhi Pride March” through an event held here on Friday. The event, “Breaking Stereotypes”,…
By Vishal Gulati Bonn, Nov 17 (IANS) With the two-week-long UN Climate Change negotiations meandering through its scheduled closing day here on Friday, climate experts are still quarreling over the flow of climate finance from…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) After officials of India, the US, Japan and Australia held the first-ever quadrilateral meeting in Manila last week on the security and development of the Indo-Pacific region, India and France…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Following deep concerns expressed by the diplomatic community over the bad pollution levels in the national capital, the government on Friday said that “top priority” is being accorded to the…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that ties between India and France are not limited to the bilateral context alone but extend to regional and global issues as well….
Moscow, Nov 17 (IANS/AKI) Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil was due on Friday to hold talks with Sergei Lavrov and afterwards to hold a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart, Lebanese news agency Nna…
Brussels, Nov 17 (IANS) The Secretary-General of NATO was forced to issue an apology to Turkey’s President on Friday after it was revealed that his name had been included on a list of enemies used…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The issue of purchase of more Rafale fighter jets was raised when the Indian and French Defence Ministers met here last month, but India has not given any answer yet,…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Australian envoy Harinder Sidhu on Friday announced that 52 Indian students will be offered the Australian governments prestigious Australia Awards-Endeavour scholarships and Fellowships for 2018. Three Australians will also undertake…
Bonn, Nov 17 (IANS/MAP) Princess Lalla Hasna, Moroccan King Mohammed VI’s youngest sister and chairwoman of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environment Protection, co-chaired a high-level session on Education Day held here under the theme…
Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh over alleged ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) which it said left two civilians dead. Mohammad…
Harare, Nov 17 (IANS) Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attended a university graduation ceremony on the outskirts of Harare on Friday in his first public appearance since a takeover by the military two days ago had…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) In the wake of the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at Doklam region in Bhutan earlier this year, officials from both sides discussed border-related issues at the 10th round…
By Vishal Gulati Bonn, Nov 17 (IANS) In a major breakthrough for sustainable biofuels, India and 18 other countries — representing half of the global population and 37 per cent of the global economy –…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) India has had talks with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on starting negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), the Indian Commerce Ministry said on Friday. The discussions took…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday rejected the Congress’s charges on the 36 Rafale aircraft deal with France calling it “politically motivated” and asserted that it was clinched at a…
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has hailed the Chinese government for sending an envoy to North Korea as a “big move” in the wake of his five-country trip to Asia. In a…