Cairo, March 17 (IANS) Around 28 Indian companies are participating in the Cairo International Fair after a gap of five years. “The Egyptian Expo and Convention Authority (EECA) conferred on India the Guest of Honour…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 17 (IANS) Highlighting long-term investor confidence in India, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has issued two billion rupees ($30 million) of 15-year Masala bonds, marking the longest-dated…
Colombo, March 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Thursday said there was a serious threat to the country’s power and energy system, which had led to military deployment to protect all power installations and sub-stations. Deputy…
Jerusalem, March 17 (IANS) Meir Dagan, a former head of the Israeli spy agency Mossad, died on Thursday morning at the age of 71, the government said. Dagan was the 10th serving director of the…
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan said on Thursday that efforts are on for direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban to achieve peace and stability in the region. The statement came two weeks…
Moscow, March 17 (IANS) Russia launched its first tests of the new hypersonic Zircon anti-ship cruise missile, local media said on Thursday. “The tests of the hypersonic Zircon missile have begun using a ground-based launching…
London, March 17 (IANS/RAY) The northeastern region of India entered London’s cultural scene this week, with an exotic exhibition of organic textiles and trendy made-for-the-west designs, as well as lively music and dance from the…
Islamabad/New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said that it conveyed its disappointment to the Indian envoy in Islamabad over New Delhi’s decision to bar Pakistani diplomats from travelling to Kolkata for the World…
Beijing, March 17 (IANS) Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will visit China and attend the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference next week at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. “The upcoming visit…
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Islamabad on Thursday termed Indian media reports on the presence of Chinese troops on the Pakistani side of Jammu and Kashmir as “baseless”. Commenting on recent events and debates in New…
Amman, March 17 (IANS) Sixteen Palestinians died late Wednesday when their bus overturned in south Jordan, authorities said on Thursday. More than 30 people were injured in the accident, some in critical condition, Jordan’s Civil…
New York, March 17 (IANS) Many of us have wished for a shoe that automatically ties its laces when they get untied while we are running. American sports footwear and apparel brand Nike apparently heard…
Pokhara (Nepal), March 17 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with Sartaj Aziz, foreign affairs advisor to the Pakistan prime minister, on the sidelines of the Saarc ministerial meeting here on Thursday….
London, March 17 (IANS) Sending a message to millions of Android users that their devices are vulnerable to virus attack, a team of researchers has successfully exploited the Android-based “Stagefright” bug and remotely hacked a…
Moscow, March 17 (IANS) Russian researchers have developed a nanodrug that can identify a brain tumour during the first stage, and can subsequently be used for the diagnosis of other cancer types as well. The…
By Anil Giri Pokhara, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan, the incoming chair of Saarc, has proposed the name of Pakistani diplomat Amjad Hussain B. Sial as the next Saarc secretary-general, officials said on Thursday. The name…
Pokhara (Nepal), March 17 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday met her Maldivian counterpart Dunya Maumoon on the sidelines of the Saarc ministerial meeting here. Neighbourly engagement! EAM @SushmaSwaraj meets Maldives FM Dunya…
Yangon, March 17 (IANS) Myanmar’s Parliament of Representatives (Lower House) on Thursday appointed Aung San Suu Kyi as chairperson of the Joint Coordination Committee for Development of Parliamentary Affairs, according to the ruling National League…
Colombo, March 17 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Thursday insisted that a mega port city project has met some key conditions and has, therefore, been approved to resume work. The approval for the project…
Riyadh, March 17 (IANS) The spokesperson of a Saudi-led coalition said on Thursday that its military operations in Yemen are winding down, local media reported. Brig. Ahmed Asiri said battles across the Saudi-Yemeni borders with…