Netherlands PM to visit India June 5-6
New Delhi, June 4 Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte, accompanied by two ministers and a large trade delegation, is visiting India June 5-6, during which...
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Mukherjee announces e-tourist visas for Swedish nationals
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Stockholm/New Delhi, June 3 President Pranab Mukherjee announced e-tourist visas for all Swedish nationals during an interaction with business leaders from India and Sweden in...
Lok Sabha Speaker calls for reform of UNSC
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Geneva, 2 June 2015 Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in the Third Meeting of the Preparatory Panel to Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU’s) Fourth World Conference of...
Modi’s Bangladesh visit : Focus on trade, connectivity
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New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Boosting trade and connectivity, especially people-to-people, is set to be the focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh...
India, Sweden ink six agreements on Pranab visit
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Stockholm/New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India and Sweden on Monday inked six agreements, including in the field of polar research and for boosting trade, during the...
President of India greets Italy on Republic Day eve
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New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday greeted the government and people of Italy on the eve of its Republic Day, saying bilateral...
India unveils virtual memorial wall for fallen UN peacekeeping heroes
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United Nations, May 30 (IANS) India has launched a virtual memorial wall to honour the UN peacekeeping heroes who died in service as the first...
No talks with Pakistan; welcome a proactive PM : Sushma Swaraj
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New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday denied any “flip-flop” in India’s policy towards Pakistan and said no talks can...
Hope to bring back 39 abducted Indians from Iraq soon : Sushma Swaraj
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New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that her “only regret” in her year in office has been the...
South Korea considering visa on arrival for Indians : Envoy
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New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) South Korea is considering visa on arrival for Indian tourists after its nationals were extended a fast-track electronic travel permit...
Indian-origin businessman honoured for public service in Singapore
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Singapore, May 31 (IANS) An Indian-origin businessman has been honoured for his commendable public service in Singapore, a media report said on Sunday. Gautam Banerjee,...
India, Kenya share common views on global interest: President
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New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) India and Kenya share common views on issues of regional and global interest and cooperate closely in regional and multilateral fora,...
Indian President congratulates new Nigerian president
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New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday congratulated Muhammadu Buhari on assuming office as Nigeria’s president. Mukherjee said: “On behalf of the government...
Dutch PM to lead business delegation to India, offer expertise on smart cities
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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is coming to India on a three-day visit June 6-7 with a trade delegation to...
Great potential for business, academic links with Sweden, Belarus : President Pranab Mukherjee
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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Ahead of his five-day visit to Sweden and Belarus beginning Sunday, President Pranab Mukherjee has said there is great potential...
President Mukherjee to visit Sweden, Belarus from May 31
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New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will embark on a state visit to Sweden and Belarus starting May 31, with his reported remarks...
India-Saudi Arabia discussing joint investment fund
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New Delhi, May 28 India and Saudi Arabia on Thursday agreed to continue discussions on setting up a joint investment fund, including the Saudi request...
Sri Lanka appoints special commission on port city project
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Colombo, May 28 The Sri Lankan government on Thursday said it has appointed a fresh committee to study the possibility of continuing a multi-million-dollar port...