Ministry Of External Affairs: News

22 Jul 2017

India

Getting a passport now made easier

In order to ease the process of obtaining passports, the Ministry of External Affairs has issued new rules and focused on setting up of many more passport offices across India.

18 Jul 2017

India

Sushma allows medical visa to PoK resident, slams Pakistan

Trust EAM Sushma Swaraj to hit the bull's-eye and you won't be disappointed.

07 Jul 2017

Pakistan News

Why is the Sikh pilgrimage to Pakistani gurudwaras being blocked

Every year, hundreds of Sikhs embark on pilgrimages to gurudwaras in Pakistan.

27 Jun 2017

Iran

After seven years, Iran's Khamenei rakes up Kashmir again

In a surprising development, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei asked Muslims around the world to support people of Kashmir and other places against "oppressors" who attacked people in Ramzan.

26 Jun 2017

India

#ModiInUSA: PM says surgical strikes prove Indian can defend itself

PM Narendra Modi, who was attending a reception by the Indian-American community in Virginia, said India has successfully explained the threat of terrorism to the world.

16 Jun 2017

India

Russia rejects Islamabad's claims of Putin's mediation in Indo-Pak ties

Russia has rejected reports quoting a senior Pakistani official that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his interest in mediating between India and Pakistan.

15 Jun 2017

India

Neeru Chadha first Indian woman in UN's ITLOS

International law expert Neeru Chadha has become the first Indian woman to be elected as judge to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for 2017-2026.

14 May 2017

India

Concerns over CPEC: India to not attend China's OBOR summit

Despite China's efforts to coax India into attending the One Belt One Road Forum, India clarified that it would boycott the summit.

23 Apr 2017

India

European Union, India strengthen ties; Vow to jointly fight terror

The European Union and India have agreed to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation besides expanding engagement in a wide range of areas including trade, energy, environment, and maritime security.

10 Apr 2017

Narendra Modi

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull meets Modi during India visit

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for a four-day visit to India, his first since assuming office in September 2015.

26 Mar 2017

India

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra: UP CM Adityanath doubles financial grant

Newly-elected Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, during his first speech since assuming the post, announced the doubling of the financial grant given to Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims.

20 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

Trump confuses all with "what happened in Sweden" remark

US President Donald Trump stoked controversy when he suggested that security situation had arisen in Sweden "last night", but nothing had actually happened.

10 Feb 2017

Somalia

Mohamed Abduallahi, a US dual national elected as Somali President

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, a former prime minister and a Somali-US citizen won Somalia's long-postponed presidential election.

04 Feb 2017

Iran

Iran bans US wrestling team from competition

Amidst growing tension between Iran and the US, Iran announced that it had decided to ban a US wrestling team from competing in the Freestyle World Cup competition.

09 Jan 2017

John Kerry

US Consular official attacked in Mexico by an American

A US Consular official was attacked in Mexico's second biggest city Guadalajara by a man wearing blue nurse uniform near a shopping center.

18 Dec 2016

India

India warns Russia, Iran; says Taliban has to abandon terrorism

India warned Russia and Iran that politically engaged Taliban to change the ground situation in Afghanistan.

12 Dec 2016

Andhra Pradesh

Families wait for months for relatives' dead-bodies from Saudi Arabia

Disturbing reports reveal that mortuaries in Saudi Arabia are piling up with Indians who have passed away there as families wait for bodies to be sent home to India.

18 Nov 2016

Russia News

Russia withdraws from International Criminal Court treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an executive order to remove Russia's signature from the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

11 Nov 2016

Afghanistan

Taliban attack on German consulate

A German consulate in Afghanistan was the victim of a suicide bomb-attack last night.