Four more Indians were confirmed to have died in the devastating cyclone that hit Oman early this week, taking the toll of Indians to six, even as six others remain missing.
Sri Lanka has raised certain environmental issues concerning the Rs 2427 crore Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Hollywood heart-throb and Goodwill Ambassador of UN High Commission for Refugees Angelina Jolie on Sunday hailed India for giving shelter to displaced people of a number of countries and said she would work with New Delhi in this field.
Both India and Chile discussed a wide range of issues of mutual interest, which included bilateral matters like trade, scientific cooperation and Free Trade Agreement.
Energy-hungry India is scouting for oil and gas assets in Central Asia, Africa and Latin America to feed the requirements of its rapidly expanding economy.
Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed has said India is deeply concerned about the welfare of the four million overseas Indians and the country's foreign policies are framed taking this factor into account.
In the first high-level contact, India is sending a special envoy to Palestine to talk to the newly-elected Hamas regime, Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed informed the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
India said Iraqi authorities have assured it of all cooperation in locating the captives.
Sharma was confident that New Delhi would occupy its rightful place on the UNSC.
India will be identifying and separating its civilian and military nuclear facilities and programmes in a phased manner.
She was warmly received by Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
India has sought consular access for those detained, he said.
The Indian government had received requests for assistance in locating the 'Kalgi' and some other articles of Guru Gobind Singh and bringing them back to India.
India, in its interaction with Pakistan at all levels, continuously stressed the fact that Islamabad has not taken any effective action to dismantle the infrastructure of support to terrorism on a permanent basis.
US, France, Russia agree on civilian nuclear cooperation with India
60-year-old Mehbooba Mufti had been under preventive detention since August 5 last year, when the Centre announced abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution granting a special status and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two union territories -- Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir.
The ministry of external affairs is working with the department of posts to increase the number of speed post centres where passport applications are accepted, by nearly 300 in three months.
In a "firm, appropriate and timely" response, India on Tuesday told the Vatican that it disapproved of the Pope's criticism against banning conversions and his remarks of religious intolerance in the country.
Indian and Chinese militaries have agreed on the need to expand cooperation and identify new avenues of engagement, government said on Thursday.
'Americans have their fingers in so many pies. For it to be focussed on Kashmir would be perhaps impossible,' says Omar Abdullah.
Any matter that was necessary will be taken up during Natwar Singh's forthcoming three-day visit to Bangladesh
The meeting came two days ahead of a debate in Parliament on India's stand over the Iran nuclear programme.
Schroeder was received by Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on his arrival.
Air-India on Saturday launched a new long haul flight from Delhi connecting Dhaka, Kolkata and London, with Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed saying it would go a long way in strengthening Indo-Bangla relations.
During the Thai prime minister's stay in India, the two countries are expected to sign an educational exchange programme agreement, besides exploring ways of enhancing cooperation in other fields.
The deceased -- two couples and four children -- were part of a group of 15 people travelling from Kerala to Pokhara, a popular mountainous tourist destination. They have been identified as Praveen Krishnan Nair, Saranya Sasi, Sreebhadra Praveen, Aarcha Praveen, Abhinav Saranya Nair, Ranjith Kumar Adatholath Punathil, Indu Lakshmi Peethambaran Ragalatha and Vyshnav Ranjith.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh said the hostages would soon reach Kuwait by road.
Close on the heels of a Free Trade Agreement with Thailand, India is now focusing on signing more such trade deals with member countries of Association of South East Asian Nations, MERCOSUR
In one of the largest single evacuation exercises during the nine-day old West Asian crisis, India on Thursday pulled out 607 of its nationals from Lebanon to Larnaca (Cyprus) for being airlifted to India.
Gurpreet alleged that she and her seven-year-old daughter had been kept in a refugee camp in Germany by her husband's family.
India and Pakistan have successfully completed two rounds of the Composite Dialogue.
The appeal was directed at a group in Iraq, which is holding seven persons, including three Indians, hostage.
Justice Pathak would weigh the evidence and Parliament would then debate it.
Minister of State for External Affairs Inderjit Singh said China, in response to a query, has reiterated its position on complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons.
Meetings of SAARC foreign ministers and foreign secretaries will precede the summit.
Glorification of Burhan Wani by Pak PM at the world forum is an act of self-incrimination, says M J Akbar.
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