China's hegemony in Asia unacceptable: India

New Delhi (IANS) In a clear warning to China, India on Thursday said that Chinese hegemony in Asia is unacceptable.

Addressing scholars at the 13th All India Conference of China Studies, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said, "The India-China…

Pak FM dares India on Kashmir dialogue

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has dared India to come to the dialogue table with Pakistan over the Kashmir dispute, if it is so sure about its stance and standing on the matter.

Qureshi accused India of…

Italian PM to resign amid pandemic criticism

Rome (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday confirmed to his Cabinet that he would tender his resignation following widespread criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

Conte, who headed two coalition…

Iran rejects 'political mediation' over seized S.Korean tanker

Tehran (IANS) Iran does not accept the "political mediation" of a third country regarding a South Korean oil tanker seized the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the Gulf earlier this month, since it is a "technical" affair, a government spokesman…

Sri Lanka to conduct elephant census after 10 years

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka's Department of Wildlife Conservation will conduct an island-wide elephant census this year after a decade to determine the exact number of the animals in the country, local media reported on Monday.

Secretary to…

Turkey launches fifth indigenous frigate

Ankara (IANS) Turkey has launched its fifth indigenous frigate produced as part of the MILGEM project, a national warship program.

Istanbul Frigate F-515 was designed with national resources, and over 75 per cent of its systems are of indigenous…

Prachanda faction expels Prime Minister Oli from party

Kathmandu (IANS) Discord and division continue inside the Nepal Communist Party, which has not split formally but has virtually fallen apart after Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli unilaterally decided to dissolve the House of Representatives on December…

US to operationalise India as Major Defence Partner: Austin

New Delhi (IANS) US Secretary of Defense nominee, Lt Gen Lloyd Austin (retd) has said that he would further operationalise India's major "Major Defence Partner" status.

During his confirmation hearing in Congress, the former US Central…

Biden's defence chief-designate says cooperation with India to grow

New York (IANS) US President Joe Biden's nominee for defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, has said that he would continue to build on the "strong defence cooperation" with India and ensure that the militaries of the two countries can collaborate on…

US rejoins Paris climate pact, WHO under Biden

New York (IANS) Getting to work soon after the inauguration festivities, President Joe Biden has signed orders for the US to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization (WHO) in the first set of actions to undo the policies of…