Army chief to visit Japan from Monday
During his visit, the Army chief is scheduled to interact with senior officials of Japanese Self Defence Forces and Ministry of Defence to discuss a wide range of issues to enhance military cooperation.
Nov 15, 2015, 21:09 PM IST
Yemen hospital hit by Saudi-led airstrikes
Saudi-led coalition's airstrikes have hit a Yemeni hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), the international humanitarian aid organisation said on Tuesday.
Oct 27, 2015, 17:40 PM IST
'IS blows up Palmyra columns to kill three captives'
Islamic State militants killed three captives in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by tying them to ancient temple columns and blowing them up, human right activists said on Tuesday.
Oct 27, 2015, 17:09 PM IST
'UK jihadis disguising as tourists to enter Syria via Cyprus'
Aspiring British jihadists wanting to join ISIS are disguising themselves as tourists and reportedly entering Syria through Cyprus where a "travel agent" of the terror group facilitates their onward journey.
Oct 26, 2015, 18:41 PM IST
Ships including submarines from all countries can visit Sri Lanka, will inform neighbours: Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka will allow future submarine visits by China provided they are not too frequent, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said underlining that the mistrust with India in the past could have been avoided if it had been kept in the picture about the dockings.
Oct 18, 2015, 18:49 PM IST
Sangeet Som, Amar Singh conspiring to kill me, accuses Azam Khan
Amidst a fragile calm in Bishada, days after the lynching incident, senior Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan attacked Bharatiya Janata Party's state legislator Sangeet Som, saying he is conspiring to kill him.
Oct 17, 2015, 17:59 PM IST
India has always been at forefront in promoting Palestinian cause: Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee, who was on Tuesday conferred with the honorary doctorate by Al-Quds University at a ceremony held in Ramallah, said India's solidarity with the Palestinian people and its principled support to the Palestinian cause is rooted in our own freedom struggle.
Oct 13, 2015, 19:31 PM IST
Nepal turns to UN over 'obstruction' of trade point with India
Nepal has turned to the UN over alleged obstruction of a key border trade point with India.
Oct 03, 2015, 22:30 PM IST
'ISIS may attack India using Pak sleeper cells, counterfeit money'
In the backdrop of reports claiming that Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) threat is looming over India, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ponder upon those options which could be used by these dreaded militants to garner Pakistan's help for accomplish their mission.
Oct 02, 2015, 18:14 PM IST
Pope Francis addresses UN, throws weight behind Iran nuclear deal
Pope Francis on Friday threw his support behind Iran`s accord with major powers as he backed a goal of global abolition of nuclear weapons.
Sep 25, 2015, 20:25 PM IST
Big victory for India as UN adopts text-based negotiations on UNSC reforms
The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a negotiating text by consensus for the long- pending Security Council reforms, setting the stage for talks on the issue at its 70th session beginning tomorrow, boosting India's bid for a permanent seat in the revamped world body.
Sep 14, 2015, 21:48 PM IST
China plans meeting in bid to revive stalled North Korea nuclear talks
A Chinese government-backed think-tank will host a forum with officials from six countries involved in stalled talks on North Korea`s banned nuclear weapons programme, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, in China`s latest push to resume discussions.
Sep 14, 2015, 16:17 PM IST
70 sailors from Gujarat stranded in crisis-hit Yemen; MEA says working on evacuation
India on Sunday said it is taking steps to ensure safe evacuation of its nationals from Yemen after a sailors group claimed that 70 seamen from Gujarat are stranded in the war-torn county.
Sep 13, 2015, 18:46 PM IST
Hindi must get official language status at UN, says Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday pushed for making Hindi one of the official languages of the United Nations as he lamented that Hindi could not get its desired place in India probably due to regional politics.
Sep 12, 2015, 21:26 PM IST
UN welcomes EU migrant quotas plan, but says not enough
The United Nations on Friday hailed a European Union plan to distribute 160,000 refugees around the continent, but warned it would not be enough and tens of thousands more places are needed.
Sep 11, 2015, 18:13 PM IST
