PM Modi to embark on landmark Saudi Arabia visit today

IANS | April 22, 2025 7:46 AM

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to begin a landmark two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Mohammed bin Salman.

Pope Francis: A people's pontiff, a committed voice for peace and understanding

Vikas Datta | April 21, 2025 4:06 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The first Pope from the Americas, from the Jesuit order, the first non-European in around 1,300 years (though the 12th overall), Cardinal Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio's choice of St Francis of Assisi as his pontifical name displayed the thrust of his vision and intention to revitalise the Catholic Church and espouse peace and justice all around the world.

Piyush Goyal likely to visit London, Oslo, Brussels for trade talks

IANS | April 20, 2025 5:32 PM

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s five-day visit to London, Oslo, and Brussels for strengthening India’s trade and investment relations with the UK, Norway, and the European Union is expected to begin on April 28, according to a senior official.

Trump expects Russia's response on Ukraine ceasefire this week

IANS | April 18, 2025 3:07 PM

Moscow, April 18 (IANS) Hours after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a telephonic conversation with the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US President Donald Trump said that he expects to get Russia's response on a possible ceasefire in Ukraine over the weekend.

Egypt, Slovenia reject displacing Gazans, back Palestinian statehood for peace

IANS | April 18, 2025 7:41 AM

Cairo, April 18 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Slovenia's Parliamentary Speaker Urska Klakocar Zupancic have reaffirmed their opposition to the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza and their support for the establishment of a Palestinian state as the only path to long-term regional peace.