Category : Asia
We want the whole world to come to India: Tourism Minister Alphons
New Delhi, Sep 19 The Indian government is seeking a dramatic increase in tourist figures, both foreign and domestic, in a way that it helps...
Petroleum Minister co-chair 13th Inter-Governmental Commission meeting at Astana, Kazakhstan
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will be visiting Astana, Kazakhstan from 19 – 20 September...
Sushma meets PM of Bhutan, Bangladesh
United Nations, Sep 19 India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met with Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh and Tshering Tobgay of Bhutan and five...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi addresses nation over Rohingya crisis
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 19 Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday said that her country does not fear the scrutiny of the international...
Ivanka, Sushma discuss women empowerment
New York, Sep 19 US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj discussed here women empowerment and the upcoming Global...
Some Rohingyas are linked to ISI, Pakistani terrorists: Centre to SC
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court not to interfere in the Rohingya issue as the move to deport them...
India’s demography will make it economic superpower : Deloitte
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) India will emerge as an economic superpower supplying more than half the increase in Asia’s potential workforce over the coming decade...
Sushma Swaraj arrives in New York for UNGA session
United Nations, Sep 18 External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has arrived here to attend the annual UN General Assembly (UNGA) session. She will hold a...
Japan releases postage stamps on Indian yoga experts
Kolkata, Sep 18 Acknowledging the role played by yoga legend Bishnu Charan Ghosh and his family members in spreading Indian postural yoga in Japan, the Japanese...
India to resume satellite launches by December
Bengaluru, Sep 15 (IANS) India would resume launching satellites in November or December, unfazed by the failure of its rocket in deploying a spare navigation satellite...
India, Japan sign $76 mn loan deal
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India on Friday signed a loan deal worth $76 million with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for a project to upgrade...
India’s external debt falls by 2.7% to $471.9 bn by March
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India’s external debt stood reduced by 2.7 per cent at $471.9 billion by March-end as compared to March 2016 due to...
North Korean launches missile over Japan
Seoul, Sep 15 (IANS) North Korea on Friday launched a missile that flew over northern Japan before plunging into the Pacific Ocean, the South Korean military...
PM Modi invites more Japanese investment, 4 townships to come up
Gandhinagar, Sep 14 (IANS) With India and Japan declaring that the key to global economic progress lies in the development of both the Indian and Pacific...
A strong India in Japan’s interest, says Abe at bullet train foundation event
Ahmedabad, Sep 14 (IANS) The fast-growing India-Japan ties got a major fillip as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Thursday laid...
India, Japan discuss amphibious aircraft deal, maritime security
Gandhinagar, Sep 14 (IANS) India and Japan discussed a deal to buy Japanese ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious aircraft, but no final decision was arrived at during the...
India, Japan sign sign 15 agreements
Gandhinagar, Sep 14 India and Japan on Thursday signed 15 agreements, including one to give a fillip to India’s Act East policy by enhancing connectivity...
India, Japan tell Pakistan to bring terrorists to book
Gandhinagar, Sep 14 India and Japan on Thursday urged Pakistan to bring to justice terrorists who masterminded the 2008 terror attack in Mumbai and the attack...
Modi, Abe lay foundation stone of high-speed rail project
Ahmedabad, Sep 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the ambitious Rs 1.08 lakh...
Abe begins India tour with Modi bonhomie
Ahmedabad, Sep 14 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday began a two-day visit to India here with a warm hug from his Indian counterpart Narendra...