Indian foreign minister, Salman Khurshid in an address to the media said that he was saddened by Sarabjit Singh's death. Khurshid also adds that since the Parliament is in session, the matter will be tabled for discussion.
External affairs ministry is trivialising China's incursion into India's land and doing nothing about it. The Opposition has been severely critical about government's soft stand. BJP leader Rajnath Singh has requested the external affairs minister to cancel hi...
Following the escalating tension between India and China, India's Foreign Minister, Salman Khurshid will visit China on May 9. The relations between the two countries have turned for the worse following the border violation by the Chinese Army. Salman Khurshid...
Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has tendered his resignation in protest against the Italian government's decision to send back two Italian marines to India to face trial in connection with the killing of two Kerala fishermen. Terzi has said that he made ...
Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has resigned from his post in protest over the return of two Italian marines to India to face trial in connection with the killing of two Kerala fishermen. Terzi has said that he made the decision to quit as his opinion ov...
Opposing his government's decision to send back its two marines accused of killing Indian fishermen, Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has resigned.
India may have been happy with the return of Italian marines to face trial in India. But the political repercussions of this move in Italy has been drastic. Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, who was reportedly one of the persons responsible for escalating...
Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi resigned from his post in protest over the return of two Italian marines to India to face a murder trial. He said that he resigned in contention with the decision to send the marines back to India as he did not want that t...
Italian foreign minister Guilio Terzi says 'snubbing' India was necessary and the impasse was intentional to hard bargain with India over the Italian marines issue. The Italian government had earlier refused to return the two Italian marines accused of killing...
Italian foreign minister Giulio Terzi di Sant'agata justifies their action of not returning the marines by snubbing and mocking India. He says that the drama of not returning the marines to India had to be done so that India could not charge them with a death ...
Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitely questions the Indian foreign policy. In his address in the Rajya Sabha he said it was high time that India rethinks its foreign policy in the light of the recent happening both from across the border as well as in the Italian ...
The recent terror attacks and the Italy marines' case has rocked both the Houses with BJP questioning India's foreign policy. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arum Jaitely, says that it is high time India rethinks its foreign policy. He said that now its P...
Pakistan's interference into Indian's internal matters has once again exposed their unhealthy interest. Recently, the Pakistan National Assembly issued a statement condemning Afzal Guru's death and they have also asked India to return the body to his family. P...
Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid says there were no diplomatic talks with Raja Parvez Ashraf during the lunch at Jaipur's Rambagh Palace Hotel. Khurshid, who was addressing the media after the lunch with the Pakistan Prime Minister, says that he wa...
Finance Minister P Chidambaram is all set to present Budget 2013 which will have impact on India's economy as well as UPA's political future. Finance Minister faces the challenge of reviving growth without increasing fiscal deficit, increasing revenue without ...
The African peacekeeping force will be based in Mali, doubling the estimate to almost a billion dollars according to Ivory Coast's foreign minister. France's decision to leave its own Rapid Reaction Force behind after the military operation ends is a cause for...
Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet in Berlin on Tuesday. On the agenda are discussions over the two countries' stand on the Syrian violence and the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea. Another issue tha...
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today says that he spoke to Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdul Samad Abdullah for nearly 40 minutes, to resolve the 'unusual situation' arising out of Maldivian former President, Mohamed Nasheed's, refuge inside the Indi...
Defence Minister AK Antony says that he does not prescribe to the view of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister GL Peiris' that Tamil Nadu politicians are cynical. Antony said that the sentiments of Tamil people had to be respected when forging ties with Sri Lanka, and ...
The civil standoff in Syria is unlikely to see resolution as long as rebels, overwhelmingly supported by some foreign powers, stick to the idea of regime change, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey V Lavrov. Despite the conflict continuing for two yea...
British Prime Minister David Cameron's speech on European Union has met with alarm in mainland Europe, as most of the countries express concern over UK's move. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that leaving EU would be dangerous for UK. German Foreig...
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is set to decide on the invitation extended by Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to hold talks to diffuse the tension along the Line of Control region. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to consult with the membe...
Reacting to Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's invitation to her Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid to hold talks to diffuse the tension between the two nations, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari has said that Pakistan must first i...
Reacting to Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's invitation to her Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid to hold talks to diffuse the tension between the two nations, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari has said that Pakistan must first i...
The Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of Pakistan Army agrees not to escalate tensions along the Line of Control (LoC). He said that orders have been passed to troops to strictly observe ceasefire and exercise restraint. Meanwhile, Pakistan Foreig...
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar seems to be out of sync with reality. After accusing India of engaging in 'war-mongering', she blames the country for giving out negative statements. She claims that Pakistan has observed self restraint at LoC. And n...
Her country is imploding, radicals in her nation are spreading hate and spewing venom against India and yet Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar was a picture of disbelief, while she was addressing an audience. She accused India of war mongering. Shiv...
News Night | In spite of being in a bilateral talk with India, Pakistan Foreign Minister has approached the United Nations in regard to the ceasefire violation row between the two countries, as it knows that India has always been against internationalizing the...
Hina Rabbani Khar, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, in her address to the Western Countries said that Pakistan has always wanted to find a solution to the problem via peace talks but the recent statements from the Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh was ...
In a UN meeting, Pakistan Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, said that the comments made by India were surprising and were aimed at spoiling the relations between the countries. She also went on to say that General Bikram Singh's speech was filled with hatre...
Reacting to the statements by Indian government, Pakistan foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar says they are disappointing 'war mongering' statements. Khar renewed her denial about beheading of Indian soldiers saying no one in Pakistan was authorised to kill or...
Even though government is in no mood to support Army chief on his tough stand on Pakistan, BJP is fully supportive of him. Senior BJP leader and former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha supports the idea of controlled military action against Pakistan. H...
Even as General Bikram Singh sends out a strong message to Pakistan, the government continues its soft approach with the neighbouring nation. Downplaying Army chief's comments, external affairs minister said that India doesn't want to derail the peace process ...
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid says the assessments of what has happened can only be received from the army which is in control on the ground. So ultimately, we will have to go by their assessments. But the decision about how we proceed, at what pac...
Even as the Pakistani troops continue to violate the ceasefire agreement, Pakistan has requested India to honour the ceasefire agreement. Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has stated that Pakistan will not respond to the protests emanating from India...
Pakistan has provoked India time and again violating ceasefire. Facts reveal that in the past 12 months, Pakistan has violated ceasefire 117 times.There is an 100% increase in ceasefire violation from Pakistani side. This is a wake up call for India to revisit...
In this exclusive interview, Sophie speaks to Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov about Russia's support to India's aspirations to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council and how the UNSC may benefit from India's participation. He talks about ...
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has opined that Western states are losing control over the Syrian rebels and will not be prepared to intervene in the country's conflict. Lavrov also said that during private talks with Western officials, he got the impr...
The government has offered a time-bound probe under a retired judge on the issue of Walmart lobbying allegations. The government's assurance comes after the opposition demanded that the Joint Parliamentary Committee look into the matter. The decision to permit...
The BJP is now demanding a time-bound judicial probe into the Walmart controversy. Caving in under the immense pressure of the opposition in Parliament, the government agreed to a probe and debate on the issue. The opposition, which lost the vote on FDI in mul...
After chaos in the Parliament, the Government finally agrees to a debate and probe into the Walmart allegations. The opposition has claimed that the UPA bought votes to push the FDI Bill. The US-based retail giant clarified its expenditure of 25 million dollar...
Union Minister for Law, Kamal Nath, claims that the government is open to a probe on the matter of the Walmart report. He assures that the government is taking all the necessary steps to ensure the absence of lobbying in India. The BJP and the Left have demand...
Left leader Sitaram Yechury voices the concerns shared by the BJP-led opposition and calls for a structured debate on the issues of lobbying, which were raked up by a report submitted by Walmart before the US Senate. Despite the US State Department spokesperso...
Opposition leader Yashwant Sinha leads the uproar in Parliament over the Walmart row, demanding an immediate response from the government on the issue. The US-based retail giant issued a statement and spoke before the US senate clarifying its report stating an...
Speaker of the Rajya Sabha, and honourable Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari is forced to adjourn proceedings in the Rajya Sabha after the Left parties and the BJP-led opposition demand the suspension of the Question Hour. The BJP-led opposition has empha...
Responding to a question on the BJP-led opposition's prime accusations, US State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, clarifies that there has been no violation of any law by Walmart in the United States. She then goes on to downplay the Walmart report an...
The Congress-led UPA government hits back at the BJP for threatening to stall Parliament proceedings over the Walmart report. The Congress challenges the BJP to prove its allegations before causing a furore in Parliament. The United States has downplayed the i...
The BJP seeks ans independent probe into the Walmart disclosure report that spoke of lobbying in India's political circles. Although the US has downplayed the Walmart report, the BJP-led opposition is still pushing for a time-bound judicial probe on the matter...
The BJP-led opposition has emphasized that it will step up the pressure on the UPA for a clarification on the issue of Walmart. The US-based retail giant issued a statement and spoke before the US senate clarifying its report stating an expenditure of 25 milli...
NATO Foreign Ministers are meeting in Brussels, where they are expected to approve the deployment of patriot missiles in Turkey. Ankara asked its alliance partners for the weapons after several deadly incidents of cross-border firing with Syria.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar breaks her silence on the execution of 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab. In its first official acknowledgement, Pakistan has acknowledged that it received prior information about the execution of the Mumbai attack gu...
Germany opens its doors for Syrian refugees who have been displaced by the conflict in the country for the last two years. Around 4,00,000 refugees have left Syria and sought refuge in other countries. However, refugees in Germany find that it is tough going e...
After eight days of relentless air strikes, a ceasefire is declared in Gaza. Peter Lavelle asks who won and who lost as both Israel and Gaza see the ceasefire and agreement as a victory. Other questions raised are whether Israel will remain unanswerable for it...
The UK has become the latest EU nation to recognise the recently formed coalition of the Syrian opposition forces as the sole legitimate representation of the Syrian people. This follows official recognition by France and Italy and a joint statement of the EU ...
Israel's latest strikes hit refugee camps in Gaza, killing three children. Israel exchanges fire with Syria who fired on its troops in the disputed Golan Heights. Both UK and France prepare to supply arms to Syrian rebels after acknowledging the new opposition...
Al Gurnov talks to Iranian diplomat Seyyed Abbas Araghchi about the current political landscape in the Middle East. The events unfolding in the region from the Arab Spring to Israel's attack on Gaza, will irrevocably change the region. They discuss Iran withdr...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the Western media of twisting the facts in the reporting of Civil War. Lavrov has warned against Western powers supplying Syrian rebel forces with arms.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandi has cancelled his Delhi trip. Chandi was expected to meet Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit to discuss about DMRC taking up the Kochi Metro. The Chief Minister was forced to cancel hi...
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has urged all sides of the Syrian conflict to open dialogue and reach an amiable peace resolution. This comes after the truce, brokered by a UN-backed envoy between government forces and rebel groups, crumbled. Internatio...
Russia's Foreign Minister has stated that international powers must put more pressure on the warring sides in Syria after the latest truce was wrecked. After meeting the international envoy to Syria in Moscow, Sergei Lavrov urged Western States and regional pl...
Russia has clarified that the Damascus-bound civilian flight from Moscow, which was forced to land in Turkey's capital city of Ankara, was only carrying radio equipment. Russia has rebuffed Turkey's claims that there were weapons on-board the civilian aircraft...
The British Foreign Minister has made a major announcement about the country's diplomatic presence in the state of Gujarat. On a day when Narendra Modi is ending his massive election yatra, the United Kingdom has changed its policy on the Gujarat Chief Ministe...
In a meeting with Russian premier Vladimir Putin, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki makes it clear that it is against the foreign use of force in Syria. Putin's Iraqi counterpart made it clear that the use of foreign military or diplomatic ties to overthrow...
Finance Minister P Chidambaram announces the clearance of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in insurance and pension. He also announces various plan proposed by the cabinet.
The Finance Minister P Chidambaram has made it clear that there's no going back on reforms. In an interview to BBC, Chidambaram made it clear that India will continue on the growth path that will ensure a nine per cent growth rate at minimum. The government is...
Taking on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over his allegation that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi spent Rs. 1,880 crore for her foreign trips, Union Minister Farooq Abdullah says that it is unfortunate that Modi made such a baseless remark without checking t...
BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman defends Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who alleged that Sonia Gandhi spent over Rs. 1,800 of exchequer's money for her foreign trips. She also takes on the Congress-led UPA government over a wide range of issues includ...
BJP seems to be relentless in its attack against the government. The party spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman takes on the Congress-led UPA government over a wide range of issues including coal scam, FDI in retail and the foreign trip expenses of Congress preside...
Launching a scathing attack on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over his allegation of Sonia Gandhi spending Rs. 1,880 crore for her foreign trips, Congress leader Digvijay Singh has said that Modi must explain the source of his information. Further on he ...
Editor of Jaihind, the paper in which the news about the foreign trip expenses of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi appeared, remarks that his newspaper did not fabricate the news but got the data from a news agency. The news gained prominence after Gujarat Chief Mi...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's allegation that Congress president Sonia Gandhi spent Rs. 1,880 crore for her foreign trips has attracted sharp reactions from various corners. The Congress has come out demanding an apology from Modi. But the defiant Guj...
The RTI activist, whose plea forms the basis of a newspaper article used by Modi to target Sonia Gandhi, mulls legal action against the newspaper. The activist, Ramesh Verma, has said that he has no idea from where Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi got the ...
Hitting out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Congress demands apology over his allegation that Rs. 1,880 crore was spent from state exchequer for the foreign trips of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Launching a scathing attack on Modi, Parliamentary A...
Newshour | Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is making every effort to ensure that national issues dominate the state elections. He has now accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of spending 1,880 crore on foreign trips. Why is Modi using every opportunity...
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar raises the issue of Kashmir at the 67th session of the UN General Assembly, a day after Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari called Kashmir a failure of the United Nations. Robert Blake Jr., Asst Secy of State for ...
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's husband, Feroz Gulzar, has rubbished all rumours regarding her alleged affair with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party and the son of President Asif Ali Zardari and former Prime Minister ...
As per information made available under the Right to Information Act, the Central government spent Rs 678 crore on foreign tours of ministers in 2011-12 as compared to Rs 56.1 crore in 2010-11. The ministers' foreign tour spend rises 12-fold in one year.
Twenty-three-year old Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his senior by 12 years Hina Rabbani Khar are in love. This news has come in from a tabloid in Bangladesh. The report has portrayed the romance as one of a true filmy style. The news has raised a storm in Pakista...
Hina Rabbani Khar and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. This is a love affair that has sensationalised Pakistan. Pakistan's chic external affairs minister Hina is said to be in love with Bilawal, son of Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. It is not t...
The Foreign Minister of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar is rumoured to be in love with Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party and the son of President Asif Ali Zardari and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Bilawal Bhutto. Reports of their affair has been settin...
A 1971 war soldier has been found in a remote island in Oman. The soldier was declared dead by the government over 41 years ago. Sepoy Jaspal Singh, who was actually captured by the enemy in the 1971 war against Pakistan, was termed a martyr by the government....
Sources have revealed that a cabinet reshuffle is likely to take place as early as next week as TMC's exit from the government has created vacancy in the cabinet. A few Union Ministers, who had planned foreign trips, were asked cancel them keeping in view with...
A massive existential crisis stares the government in its face, as its greatest ally, the Trinamool Congress bids adieu following an intense standoff. Clearly furious over the complete apathy from the government over her ultimatum, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee ...
Mamata Banerjee has silenced all her critics with her boldest move yet. The TMC Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister has announced a complete withdrawal from the UPA alliance. She has given her TMC Ministers in the Union Cabinet time until Friday to submit the...
Top Finance Ministry officials confirm that the government is neither going to roll back the hike in diesel prices nor rethink the FDI in retail policies. After a meeting with the Congress top brass, the Prime Minister has decided to continue with his reforms...
Mamata Banerjee has decided to pull the plug on the UPA, which means that the UPA has now been reduced to a minority on the floor of the Lok Sabha. The Congress-led UPA government, however, does still enjoy outside support from the BSP and the Samajwadi Party....
Mamata Banerjee confabulates with the TMC top brass to decide on the next course of action with regard to her role within the UPA. The deadline to act on her threats has expired, and the TMC supremo has now painted herself into a corner as the Congress-led UPA...
The UPA is still sticking to its guns over the diesel price hike and the FDI in retail policy, refusing to relent to Mamata Banerjee's demands despite an ultimatum. The TMC supremo has warned the Congress-led UPA that she will quit the alliance and withdraw th...
It's a war of nerves that is unfolding between the Congress and its estranged UPA ally, the Trinamool Congress. TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee is waiting for the Prime Minister to respond to her ultimatum before she announces her final decision on the pull-out from...
Two simultaneous meetings are being held to decide on Mamata Banerjee's future in national politics. The Trinamool Congress is holding a meeting to finalise its pull-out from the UPA alliance, even as the Congress top brass huddles to consider a Cabinet reshuf...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi meet to decide a possible Cabinet reshuffle that has been in the offing for the last few days. Talks of a reshuffle found credence in the context of a possible TMC withdrawal from the UPA alliance....
The overtures made by the Congress top brass has not cut any ice with the Trinamool Congress. The Mamata Banerjee led UPA is now holding a final meeting to arrive at a consensus on her 'pullout' decision. The West Bengal Chief Minister has announced that she w...
Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Kunal Ghosh emphasizes that the Trinamool Congress will not tolerate the series of anti-people policies laid down by the Central government. The TMC is expected to formally announce their decision when its crucial meet ends. The Tri...
Newshour | The government has been cornered by its own allies and the Opposition over the issue of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail. Yet it has shown no hesitation nor any plan to go back on the reforms even as the deadline set by West Bengal Chief Mi...
News Night | Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi takes hardly any effort to conceal his Prime Ministerial aspirations. Modi, who is on his month-long election campaign, has launched a scathing attack on the Congress scion, questioning his foreign origin. Taki...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi takes hardly any effort to conceal his Prime Ministerial aspirations. Modi, who is on his month-long election campaign, has launched a scathing attack on the Congress scion, questioning his foreign origin.
Government's decision to clear the much-awaited Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and Aviation has not gone well with the Opposition and certain UPA allies like the TMC who have termed this move as 'anti-people'. But Prime Minister Manmohan...
The Government's reforms include upto 51 percent FDI in multi-brand retail, upto 100 percent FDI in single brand retail, FDI cap of 74 percent on broadcasting services and stake sale in five PSUs. Also, foreign airlines can buy upto 49 percent of Indian carrie...
Prime Minister Manmohan Sigh has requested the people to support the slew of decisions taken by the government on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as it these are taken for the national interests. Prime Minister has said that these decisions will improve the in...
News Night | The government's decision to clear the much-awaited Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and Aviation has kicked off a massive political storm. The TMC has given an ultimatum to rollback the decision. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...