President Murmu meets Malawi counterpart, holds delegation-level talks

IANS | October 18, 2024 10:14 PM

Lilongwe, Oct 18 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday met her Malawi counterpart Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on the second day of her visit to the east African country, and held productive discussions on a wide range of issues to further deepen the India-Malawi relationship, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.

PM Modi to visit Russia for first Summit of expanded BRICS

IANS | October 18, 2024 3:05 PM

New Delhi, Oct 18 (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 on Friday.

US Congressman seeks briefing on 'plight of Hindus' in Bangladesh

IANS | October 17, 2024 11:25 PM

Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has requested a briefing from the State Department on reports of "the rise in harassment and violence against Hindus" and other minority communities in Bangladesh following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

EAM Jaishankar wraps up Pak visit, thanks SCO meet hosts for 'hospitality and courtesies'

IANS | October 16, 2024 5:07 PM

Islamabad, Oct 16 (IANS) As he wrapped up his flying visit to Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Islamabad, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Wednesday afternoon thanked Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar for the "hospitality and courtesies" during his nearly 24-hour stay in the neighbouring country.

SCO meeting: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif stays silent on Kashmir

Hamza Ameer | October 16, 2024 3:47 PM

Islamabad, Oct 16 (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 ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.