The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the second biggest constituent of the ruling government, severed ties with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Tuesday, but the move posed no immediate threat to the minority government, which said it is "stable and will continue to stay in power". The M Karunanidhi-led DMK, which, for days had been threatening to pull out from the UPA in protest against government not taking up its ...
11:58 PM, Mar 19, 2013
The BJP on Tuesday termed as 'betrayal and bluff' the Italian government's refusal to send back two marines charged with shooting dead two Indian fishermen and demanded that all efforts be made to bring them back to face trial in the case. ...
01:49 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has sought an appointment with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday. He will take up the issue of the Italian marines who refused to return to the country for the trial in the Kerala fishermen killings case. Sources say that he has also written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue. ...
11:10 AM, Mar 12, 2013
The Indian government has reacted to Italy's decision of not sending the Italian marines charged with the murder of two Kerala fishermen back to India. Government sources say the sanctity of sovereign guarantees has been violated by Italy. ...
10:14 AM, Mar 12, 2013
India and Italy are set for a diplomatic stand-off after the Italian government refused to send back the two marines charged with the murder of Indian fishermen in Kerala. The Ministry of External Affairs is still processing the statement from Italy. ...
07:52 AM, Mar 12, 2013
Foreign policy and diplomacy are the key factors that could lead India on the path of progress, prosperity and security, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in New Delhi on Tuesday. ...
12:21 AM, Jan 23, 2013
New Delhi: Cultural and linguistic boundaries blurred as Rabindranath Tagore's poetry was set to a dance and Hungarian poetry composed by national icons like Endre Ady was recited in Hindi and in Hungarian. All this when 15 poets and writers from the two countries assembed here under the "Poetry Across Cultures" to read and exchange over musings of love, cadence and friendship. As the "Poetic Cadences in Rhythm with Dance"...
10:39 AM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Just pick up your video camera and shoot a three-minute film if you think you can capture the essence of India, wherever you are. You could win loads of prizes! In a pioneering initiative to promote India's soft power, the Public Diplomacy Division of the external affairs ministry has launched a global video contest entitled 'India Is' that is open to anyone in the country and around the...
01:47 PM, Nov 15, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was in secret talks with Pakistani army chief Ashfaq Kiyani through an unofficial envoy ahead of the cricket diplomacy at Mohali, according to 'The Times' of London. It said the back channel exercise that had been on for 10 months was aimed at ensuring the powerful Pakistani army's backing for the Indo-Pak peace process that had come to a halt after 26/11. The report...
08:03 AM, Apr 24, 2011
Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani padded up for cricket diplomacy and it appears to have worked. India's foreign secretary said the informal contact and conversation in the private box and over dinner has generated the Mohali spirit, a positive and encouraging spirit. ...
10:57 AM, Mar 31, 2011
Mohali: Mixing cricket with diplomacy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday held wide-ranging discussions with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani when he favoured the need for an "atmosphere free of violence" in order to ensure thorough mobilisation of bilateral ties. At a dinner Singh hosted in honour of Gilani on the margins of the high-voltage Indo-Pak semi-final match, the Pakistani premier shared this sentiment, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told...
10:56 PM, Mar 30, 2011
Yuvraj Singh can move the nation not alone by his thunderous batting but also with his tweets! The ace Indian batsman tweeted saying,"Request all people in the stadium to inspire us by the singing the national anthem loudly Jai Hind good night." Yuvraj's tweet before the the crucial India vs Pakistan semifinal led to make 'Jai Hind' one of the top twitter trends. Indian tweeps from all across have been...
01:02 PM, Mar 30, 2011
New Delhi: Mixing cricket and diplomacy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will host his Pakistan counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday over dinner in the Mohali cricket stadium on the margins of the World Cup semi-finals between the two countries. An indication that the Congress party is also backing him in his latest peace initiative can be seen as Sonia Gandhi will also be witnessing the high-voltage cricket encounter possibly along...
08:28 PM, Mar 29, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday invited Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to the India Pakistan face off in Mohali next week. This is not the first time that cricket is being seen as a way to boost the ties between the two countries. In April 2005, at an India-Pakistan one day international in Delhi, General Pervez Musharraf and Manmohan Singh used...
11:19 PM, Mar 25, 2011
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday invited Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to the India Pakistan face off in Mohali next week. ...
11:04 PM, Mar 25, 2011
Ottawa: Canada has suspended its diplomatic presence in Libya and evacuated its embassy staff from the strife-torn north African country, an official said in Ottawa. "The government has decided today to suspend its diplomatic presence in Libya and has instructed all Canada-based staff to depart Libya," Dimitri Soudas, communications director for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, said at a news briefing. He said such a decision was based on the recommendation...
08:08 AM, Feb 27, 2011
New Delhi: Underlining its commitment to South-South cooperation, India on Friday announced another $500 million aid for a host of projects in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and offered to share its developmental experience with them. "Today, as the world's largest democracy, which supports fundamental human rights and human freedoms, we are proud of the progress we have been able to register to meet the economic aspirations of our people," External...
01:12 PM, Feb 18, 2011
Beijing/New Delhi: India, on Friday, conveyed its concerns to China over its presence in Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and its activities in that region. The Indian move came in the wake of reports of presence of about 11,000 Chinese troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Gilgit-Baltistan region held by Pakistan. The Indian concerns over Chinese "activity and presence" were conveyed by Ambassador to China S. Jaishankar during a meeting with their Vice...
01:07 PM, Sep 03, 2010
New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs on Friday hit back at China after it denied visa to a senior Indian Army General stationed in Jammu and Kashmir. The MEA summoned China's ambassador to India to register its displeasure over the entire controversy. Sources tell CNN-IBN that India has put off all military exchanges, including scheduled visit by a Chinese military delegation, till the issue is resolved. China had demanded...
07:50 PM, Aug 27, 2010
