New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday that India has taken up with Ukraine the case of kidnapping of an Indian national in that country. She was responding to…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) India has urged the US to release at the earliest Indian students detained in connection with their enrolment in a fraudulent university and not to deport them against their will….
Agartala, Feb 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh next week to launch several infrastructure projects and is also slated to address at least two public rallies, a BJP…
Berlin, Feb 2 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her government will use a six-month notice period to keep negotiating with Russia over the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. “In any case, we will…
Moscow, Feb 2 (IANS) Moscow will continue to resolutely counter “destructive steps” in arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said after the US announced it is leaving a landmark nuclear restriction…
Beijing, Feb 2 (IANS) China and Japan have held a regular diplomatic consultation and a security dialogue here. During the activities attended by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou and visiting Japanese Senior Deputy Minister…
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) The Donald Trump administration has announced that the US is withdrawing from a landmark nuclear arms control pact with Russia, a move seen as exacerbating the risk of an international arms…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Feb 1 (IANS) Sri Lanka will get a $1 billion loan from China, its biggest lender and might sign a free trade agreement with Beijing, becoming the third country to ink…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The government is according top priority to the case of Indian students in the US facing detention under an alleged immigration fraud and is in touch with the Indian Embassy…
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump expressed optimism regarding the possibility of reaching an ambitious agreement with China to stop the ongoing trade war between the two nations, after a round of negotiations…
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) The US State Department’s top envoy on North Korea has said that Washington was not looking to invade Pyongyang and signalled that America will be willing to formally end the Korean…
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) China’s trade delegation has said it made “important progress” in the latest round of talks with the US and the two sides had “candid, specific and fruitful” discussions. A statement released…
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) North Korea has pledged to destroy all its nuclear material enrichment facilities, the US special envoy has said. Stephen Biegun said he planned to discuss “corresponding measures” the US can take…
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said the date and location of his second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have been decided, and will be announced next week. “We’ll be…
Bucharest, Feb 1 (IANS) NATO stays the bedrock of the European security and the efforts of European Union (EU) for defence are complementary to, and not competing with NATO’s, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg…
Brussels, Feb 1 (IANS) Britain, France and Germany have announced the creation of a new mechanism for facilitating trade with Iran in order to preserve the Iran nuclear deal. Foreign ministers of the three European…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will be visiting India ahead of this year’s general election, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday. Ministry…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India is closely following the Afghan peace process undertaken by different stakeholders and supports all such efforts, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday. “We are very closely following the…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India has expressed its concern over proposed seminar in the House of Commons of the British Parliament to which Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has invited Pakistani parliamentarians and…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Pakistan is officially abetting individuals associated with terrorism and anti-India activities, a senior official said on Thursday, responding to a telephone conversation between Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and…