India pushes China to get UN to proscribe Masood Azhar as terrorist, says failure to do so will send a dangerous message
Vikas Swarup on Thursday in a press briefing confirmed that the issue of Chinese stand on JeM and Masood Azhar is being taken up with Chinese government.
Oct 06, 2016, 17:56 PM IST
SAARC summit in Pakistan will have to be postponed, says India; Nepal urges for conducive environment
In another snub to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday night decided not to attend the SAARC summit in Islamabad in November.
Sep 28, 2016, 19:08 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj's speech at UNGA: Know timings, schedule of address - How to watch it LIVE
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is set to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday with all eyes set on her speech in which she is expected to deliver a stinging response to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's "tirade" on Kashmir.
Sep 26, 2016, 11:32 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj arrives in New York for UNGA address on September 26
Swaraj arrived Saturday afternoon and will address the UN General Debate Monday morning.
Sep 25, 2016, 08:18 AM IST
Two Indians, rescued from war-torn Libya, set to arrive home today
Two Indians, who were rescued after over a year of captivity in war-torn Libya, will return to India on Friday.
Sep 23, 2016, 09:04 AM IST
No country spoke about 'Kashmir' on which Nawaz Sharif devoted 80% of time at UN: India
Sharif in his UN address had raised the issue of Kashmir and hailed Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani.
Sep 22, 2016, 18:10 PM IST
India hits back at Pakistan, says glorification of Wani shows Islamabad's attachment to terror
As Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif raked up the Kashmir issue in a major way in his UNGA address, and called for an international probe into alleged rights violations in the Kashmir Valley and a plebiscite, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted India's reaction.
Sep 22, 2016, 03:13 AM IST
Mathura man stranded in Saudi Arabia for over four months returns home
A man from Mathura, who was stranded for over four months in Saudi Arabia, after failing to pay an agent who had promised him a job in that country, returned with the help of the Ministry of External Affairs, his family members claimed.
Sep 20, 2016, 02:45 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj ensures quick help to sick Indian sailor in Yemen
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday took up the cause of a sick Indian sailor on board a chemical tanker near Yemen and got him immediate help.
Sep 19, 2016, 05:04 AM IST
No Italian query on marines during Sushma Swaraj's visit
India-Italy relations have been frosty for the past four years after the two Italian marines aboard a cargo vessel allegedly shot two fishermen dead off the Kerala coast mistaking them for pirates.
Sep 07, 2016, 11:53 AM IST
13 Indians test positive for Zika virus in Singapore
According to our mission in Singapore 13 Indian nationals have tested positive for Zika," Vikas Swarup, spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs, said in response to a Reuters inquiry.
Sep 01, 2016, 10:19 AM IST
PM Modi bats for eco-friendly Ganesh Utsav, Durga Puja
Expressing concern over the issue of rising pollution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to the nation to celebrate Ganesh Utsav and Durga Puja in an eco-friendly way.
Aug 28, 2016, 14:17 PM IST
Ministry of External Affairs comes up with Facebook app to reach out to more people
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday launched a Facebook application to help people connect with the Indian missions across the globe any time of the day.
Aug 18, 2016, 22:20 PM IST
India snubs Pakistan, says proposal of sending supplies to J&K is absurd
We don't want anything from Pakistan, have received terror, narcotics and fake currency from them, the Indian authority said.
Aug 14, 2016, 14:59 PM IST
Pakistan rejects India's cross-LOC infiltration claim
The demarche stated that Pakistani national Bahadur Ali alias Abu Saifullah was arrested by Indian authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on July 25 along with weapons.
Aug 10, 2016, 01:35 AM IST
Centre slammed for denying diplomatic passport to Kerala minister
Denial of a diplomatic passport to a Kerala minister, tasked by the state government to visit Saudi Arabia to assess problems of stranded Indians, was on Friday criticised by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan but External Affairs Ministry downplayed it.
Aug 05, 2016, 21:05 PM IST
Attack on Indian prisoner in Pakistani jail: India reiterates request for consular access
Hamid Nehal Ansari, who reportedly possessed a fake Pakistani identity card, was arrested by intelligence agencies in Kohat district in November 2012.
Aug 05, 2016, 20:46 PM IST
Pakistan's restrictive approach won't promote SAARC ties: India
India on Friday said Pakistan`s "restrictive approach" in denying visas to Indian journalists to cover a Saarc event in Islamabad went against the sentiment for closer ties between the member countries of the regional grouping.
Aug 05, 2016, 20:18 PM IST
Stranded workers: VK Singh leaves for Saudi Arabia
With thousands of Indians reeling under severe financial crisis in Saudi Arabia after losing their jobs, Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh on Tuesday night left for the Gulf nation to assess the situation and finalise modalities to bring back those who want to return to India.
Aug 02, 2016, 22:35 PM IST
India expects ''no issue'' over Chinese scribes'' visa row
India on Thursday said that it did not see any issue arising over the denial of visa extension to three Chinese journalists of the Xinhua news agency.
Jul 28, 2016, 23:08 PM IST
