International

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Friday held talks with his Myanmar counterpart Tin Maung Swe in Beijing, days after Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing visited India on his first tour abroad after his election, garnering global headlines. Wang and Tin discussed scaling up bilateral...

St Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered New Delhi Russia's fifth-generation stealth aircraft Sukhoi Su-57 and even suggested that the combat jet could even be jointly produced in India in line with the strong strategic partnership between the two countries. For decades, Russia has...

Visakhapatnam: India and the US are moving towards closing all the open ends of the interim trade agreement, and both sides are likely to execute the "very, very vibrant" first phase of the pact by the middle of next month, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush...

Islamabad: Pakistan will "forever remain grateful" to US President Donald Trump for his "timely" intervention in helping secure a ceasefire with India, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said. Addressing a reception hosted by the US Embassy here Thursday to mark the 250th anniversary of American...

St Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday said that Moscow will not interfere in the "delicate" bilateral relations between India and China, expressing confidence that both New Delhi and Beijing are committed to resolving their long-standing boundary disputes amicably. In a wide-ranging interaction with the...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the United States and India are moving towards a trade agreement, while describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “good friend” and signalling confidence that the two countries will reach a deal. Speaking at the White House during...

Washington: The Republican-led US House of Representatives approved a resolution Wednesday to block President Donald Trump from continuing the war against Iran, reflecting growing concern among members of his party about the 3-month-old conflict. The House voted 215 to 208, as four Republicans voted with...

Kathmandu: Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal will visit India from June 5 to 7 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar, the government said Thursday. Khanal's visit comes amid a controversy triggered by Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah's remarks in the...

New Delhi: A day after an Indian national was killed in an attack on the Kuwait International Airport, the Ministry of External Affairs Thursday said the Indian mission is in touch with the family of the deceased and his mortal remains are expected to arrive...

New Delhi: A Class XII student who appeared for the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) Improvement Examination from Saudi Arabia has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions for the declaration of his result, alleging that it continues to remain withheld, despite a special assessment...