India announces concessions to cement ties with Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 26 India Thursday eased visa norms and agreed to supply more power to Bangladesh as part of decisions to scale up bilateral ties,...
Category : Southern Asia
Sushma Swaraj arrives in Dhaka on two-day visit, Teesta, LBA to be discussed
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Dhaka/New Delhi, June 25 External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Wednesday evening arrived in Dhaka on a two-day visit to Bangladesh, her first stand-alone foreign visit...
Indian-Americans lobbying for US Congress invitation for Modi
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Washington, June 25 Indian-American groups have launched a campaign to win more lawmakers’ support for a move to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to...
17 more Indians evacuated from Iraq’s conflict zone
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New Delhi, June 24 Seventeen more Indians have been evacuated from Iraq’s conflict zone, the government announced Tuesday even as the security environment in the...
Kerry in Iraq, Indians in Iraq safe
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Baghdad/New Delhi, June 23 US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Iraq Monday for discussions on the ongoing crisis even as the Indian government...
Indians in captivity in Iraq safe: Government
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New Delhi, June 23 Indians held captive by suspected Sunni militants in Mosul town of Iraq were unharmed, the government said Monday even as efforts...
Indian-American doctors create endowment for medical research
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Washington, June 24 The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), one of the most influential professional bodies in the US, has set up...
India’s envoys in neighbourhood discuss economic diplomacy
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New Delhi, June 23 External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Monday chaired a meeting of India’s envoys in neighbouring countries to discuss economic diplomacy and other...
Gujarat’s Rani ki Vav now Unesco World Heritage site
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New Delhi, June 22 Rani ki Vav (queen’s stepwell), in Gujarat’s Patan town, has been added to Unesco’s list of World Heritage sites, an official...
India’s envoys from neigbouring countries to meet Monday in New Delhi
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New Delhi, June 22 Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh has summoned all Indian heads of mission in the South Asian neighbourhood for a day-long conclave in...
Indian economy to grow at 5.5 percent this fiscal : World Bank
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New Delhi, June 20 The Indian economy is expected to grow at 5.5 percent in the current financial year and 6.3 percent in 2015-16, the...
16 Indians On their way back home from Iraq
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All Indian Nurses Safe in Hospital in Tikrit PM Chairs high level meeting to formulate steps to repatriate stranded Indians By TN Ashok Diplomatic Editor...
Location of abducted Indians in Iraq identified – Foreign Ministry of India
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Rescue Efforts Heightened with arrival of Suresh Reddy By TN Ashok / Diplomatic Editor New Delhi, June 19: Iraqi authorities have successfully identified the location...
India Confirms 40 Workers Abducted, Mission in Baghdad Will not be closed
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By TN Ashok Diplomatic Editor New Delhi, June 18 : India today officially confirmed that forty of its construction workers working for a Turkish firm...