New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday evening received a phone call from his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, during which both leaders not only reviewed progress on various aspects of the India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership, but also discussed the current situation in West Asia.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) India and Singapore reviewed the progress in bilateral cooperation during the 19th round of India-Singapore Foreign Office Consultations held in New Delhi on Thursday.
Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) At least nine people, including four children and three women, were killed and seven others injured as rains continued to wreak havoc in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Over 100 houses have also been damaged in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods.
Tokyo, Aug 6 (IANS) Japan on Thursday lodged a strong protest with South Korea after the South Korean navy carried out a regular military exercise near disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, local media reported.
Ulaanbaatar, Aug 6 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to Mongolia, Atul Malhari Gotsurve, on Thursday visited the venue of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)’s Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Ulaanbaatar.
Colombo, Aug 6 (IANS) India's Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Maitrey Kulkarni, on Thursday, handed over more bailey bridges to Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Co-operative Development Upali Samarasinghe.
Quetta, Aug 6 (IANS) Incidents of armed attacks on Pakistani forces’ vehicles were reported in the Chahtar area of Darbandin in Chagai district located in the northwestern corner of Pakistan's Balochistan province, local media reported on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) China’s decision to impose a 20 per cent tax on offshore trusts has set off a scramble among the country's ultra-rich families, trustees and advisers in Hong Kong and Singapore to raise cash to pay outstanding amounts, a new report has said.
Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Mortal remains of renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja and four other climbers have been airlifted to Skardu after they were killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak mountain in Pakistan, local media reported on Thursday.
Tehran, Aug 6 (IANS) Iran's Acting Defence Minister, Brigadier General Majid Ebn-e-Reza, on Thursday expressed the Iranian Armed Forces' readiness to respond to any threat and emphasised that Tehran's capabilities are backed by its domestic defence industry, local media reported.
