For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now   For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS   | Updated: Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 20:38 [IST] Islamabad, Mar 1: Pressure mounted on Pakistan as heads of various foreign missions in the country on Tuesday urged it to condemn “Russia’s aggression against Ukraine” in the ongoing emergency special session of the UN…Continue Reading

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is cancelling part of her trip to Europe amid ongoing tensions in Ukraine.Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured here in October, is cutting her European trip short amid tensions in Ukraine. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is cancelling part of her trip to Europe amid ongoing…Continue Reading

Written by Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | February 9, 2022 2:57:27 am Jaishankar underscored priority accorded to Sri Lanka by India under Modi’s Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) vision and the ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy. (File Photo) Recalling the positive impact of India’s developmental and rehabilitation support, External Affairs Minister S…Continue Reading

Budget 2022: Foreign varsities to come ‘gift’ wrapped

The Budget has opened a new route for foreign universities to set up campuses in India — through GIFT IFSC (international financial services centre) in Gujarat — where they will not be encumbered by domestic regulations. Finance minister Sitharaman said that worldclass foreign universities and institutions will be allowed to operate in the GIFT City…Continue Reading

Iran foreign minister to travel to Hyderabad during India visit

Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will be travelling to the southern Indian city of Hyderabad during his India visit on Tuesday. Iran has a consulate in Hyderabad. It will be his first visit to India after taking charge last year. The Iranian foreign minister will hold talks with Indian external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday…Continue Reading

Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to be in India on Monday

Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will be on India visit on Monday, his first visit to the country since taking over last year. The top Iranian diplomat arrives in Delhi late on Sunday and will hold talks with his counterpart India’s external affairs minister Dr. S Jaishankar on Monday. The minister then leaves for Sri Lanka on…Continue Reading

What foreign brokers said on Tata Motors, Nestlé India, TCPL and a host of metal stocks

NEW DELHI: , Nestlé India, Tata Consumer Products and a host of metals stocks such as Hindalco, JSPL, and Tata Steel saw rating updates by foreign brokerages. Jefferies said Tata Motors is in the early phase of a multi-year turnaround led by a confluence of improved strategy. JLR has seen improvement sequentially as chip shortages…Continue Reading

‘Foreign test kits can’t spot Omicron’s elusive sibling’

The elusive sibling (sub-lineage) of the Omicron variant, BA.2, cannot be picked up by the imported RT-PCR kit (Representative image, AP)PUNE: The elusive sibling (sub-lineage) of the Omicron variant, BA.2, cannot be picked up by the imported RT-PCR kit having an S-gene drop, researchers involved in tracking the virus in India said on Sunday. The…Continue Reading

Indian foreign secretary meets military junta chief, NLD members; emphasises ‘Myanmar’s return to democracy’

Indian foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who is on a two-day visit to Myanmar, held meetings with the military junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, and members of Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), on Thursday and conveyed India’s interest in seeing “Myanmar’s return to democracy at the earliest.” Senior…Continue Reading