PM Modi to visit Russia for first Summit of expanded BRICS

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on October 22-23 to attend the 16th BRICS Summit and will also hold bilateral meetings with leaders of the group's members and other invitees, the Ministry of External Affairs announced…

India, Mauritania ink MoUs on visa exemption, training diplomats

Nouakchott (IANS) India and Mauritania signed and exchanged several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu and her Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

The agreements, signed on Wednesday, aim…

Nigerian President confirms over 100 killed in gasoline tanker explosion

Abuja (IANS) The death toll of a gasoline tanker explosion in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa early this week exceeded 100, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's spokesman said.

A statement issued on Wednesday evening by Bayo Onanuga,…

Trudeau admits Canada had no hard proof of India's involvement in Nijjar's killing

Ottawa (IANS) In a massive embarrassment for Canada, the country's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday admitted that Ottawa only provided some intelligence inputs and no hard proof before accusing India of killing Khalistani terrorist Hardeep…

India rebukes Canada PM's no 'hard proof' admission, says responsibility for damage lies with Trudeau alone

New Delhi (IANS) As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified before a Commission of Inquiry, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said what it has heard only "confirms" New Delhi's consistent stand that Canada has "presented…

SCO: EAM Jaishankar highlights terrorism among 'three evils'

Islamabad (IANS) Calling "terrorism, extremism and separatism" as the, "three evils," External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said on Wednesday at the 23rd Meeting of the SCO Council that the benefits of cooperation and integration may not accrue…

SCO meeting: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif stays silent on Kashmir

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concluded the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday by calling on the international community to focus urgently on the…

President Murmu calls for stronger India-Algeria economic ties at Forum

Algiers (Algeria) (IANS) During the India-Algeria Economic Forum, President Droupadi Murmu has called for deeper economic cooperation between the two nations. 

While addressing the forum, President Murmu said on Monday, "It is time to further…

Joint airstrikes with Russia kill 30 rebel militants in Syria: Reports

Damascus (IANS) Syrian and Russian joint airstrikes targeted militant positions in the rural areas of Syria's northwestern provinces of Idlib and Latakia, killing 30 militants, according to local media. 

The airstrikes hit sites belonging…

'Indian community in Algeria taking forward India's interests and soft power', says President Murmu in Algeria

Algiers (Algeria) (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu, during her historic visit to Algeria on Sunday, highlighted that the Indian community in Algeria was a bridge taking forward India's interests and soft power. 

Speaking at the Indian Community…