The fifteenth round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Iran were held in New Delhi yesterday. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale led the Indian delegation and Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Seyyed Abbas Araghchi led the Iranian side. The latter also called on the Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar. From Iran with love: […]
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Successful Test Firing of Brahmos
BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired at 1017 hrs today, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Balasore, Odisha. The test-firing conducted from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher was part of service life extension programme for Indian Army under extreme weather condition. Two deported for converting Nepali Hindus to Christianity The precision strike missile […]
Sikh girl who fought off forced conversion bid gets honored (pics)
Sikh girl Mandeep Kaur, who was being pressurized by two youth and was studying in the Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST), has been honored by the senior Sikh leadership of DSGMC (Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee). The Sikh leaders went to Tral on July 13th, 2018 to meet the Sikh girl who as being […]
India refutes reports on shifting of boundary pillars on India-Myanmar border
India’s External Affairs Ministry strongly refuted reports on shifting of boundary pillars on the India-Myanmar border. In response to reports regarding alleged shifting of boundary pillars on India-Myanmar border, the official spokesperson yesterday said: “We have come across media reports stating that certain Boundary Pillars in the Manipur sector of the India- Myanmar international boundary […]
India and Bhutan bond over hydropower
India and Bhutan are marking the Golden Jubilee of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations. The Prime Minister of Bhutan, DashoTshering Tobgay is on a visit to India from 5-7 July 2018, at the invitation of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. He is accompanied by Lyonpo Namgay Dorji, Minister of Finance and senior […]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan slams China on Air India’s move
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan has taken a strong stand against Indian carrier Air India’s move to replace “Taiwan” with “Chinese Taipei” on its website. Labeling China ‘authoritarian’ it said that Air India has been bullied into making this change. Taiwan: Kids learning moral values through Ramayana! It also attacked the People’s Daily of […]
Prime Minister of Bhutan visiting India
Prime Minister of Bhutan, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, will be paying an official visit to India from 5-7 July 2018, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the visit, Dasho Tshering Tobgay will call on the Indian President and hold talks with the Prime Minister of India. The External Affairs Minister and other Ministers […]
Agreement signed on repatriation of Bru persons to Mizoram
In a major breakthrough on repatriation of displaced Bru persons from Mizoram since 1997, an agreement has been signed by Government of India, Governments of Mizoram and Tripura and Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF) here today in presence of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief Minister of Mizoram Lalthanhawla, and Chief Minister of Tripura […]