Updated: May 20, 2021 22:58 IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said that Iran wanted to involve India at a later stage in the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Videsh-discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf.
Read moreUpdated: May 20, 2021 22:24 IST
Beijing [China], May 20 (ANI): China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fleets attached to three of the military's theatre commands have staged separate live-fire drills in recent days to counter US military challenges.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 22:10 IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], May 20 (ANI): The relatives of Kazakh people, who have been detained in "re-education camps" in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang, have been protesting for over 100 days in the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 21:57 IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 20 (ANI): In a major blow to KP Sharma Oli-led administration, the Supreme Court on Thursday annulled the re-appointment of seven ministers in the Prime Minister's cabinet.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 20:52 IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 20 (ANI): Israel has claimed that the drone drowned by the Israel Defense Forces earlier this week was launched by Iran and was armed with explosives.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 20:50 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 20 (ANI): Around 20 people have been killed so far this year by unidentified people in North Waziristan tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) in Pakistan, reported Express Tribune.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 21:13 IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): India is closely following the development on the Israel-Palestine issue as the United Nations Security Council, in its fourth meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has again failed to find consensus on a joint statement callin
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 20:15 IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 20 (ANI): Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday informed that an Israeli soldier has sustained injuries after Hamas targeted an IDF bus carrying soldiers north of the Gaza Strip with anti-tank missile fired.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 20:15 IST
Moscow [Russia], May 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday promised that those attempting to dispossess the country of its resources or undermine its potential will face a severe rebuke if they try.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 20:15 IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Penpa Tsering, the newly-elected president of the Tibetan government-in-exile, said he will work towards resuming the negotiations between his government and China to resolve the Sino-Tibet issue but warned that Chi
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 19:45 IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 20 civilians including women and children have been killed in violent incidents in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, officials said Thursday.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 19:35 IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that India's relationship with China is at crossroads following border tensions and its direction depends on whether the Chinese side will adhere to the consensus and whether it wou
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 19:22 IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 20 (ANI): The pricing of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, currently capped at Rs 995 per dose, is expected to come down once local manufacturing of the vaccine begins, according to a company spokesperson from Dr Reddy's Laboratories.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 18:59 IST
Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has announced that he will sign the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act on Thursday, paving the way for the legislation to stop hate crimes against Asian Americans that have occurred since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 19:10 IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): After US president Joe Biden announced the decision to distribute 80 million vaccines to countries in need, India said it is engaged with entities in the US for procurement and the subsequent manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 18:49 IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Over 40 countries have supplied COVID-19 related equipment and material to India through the Indian Red Cross Society amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 18:40 IST
Beijing [China], May 20 (ANI): A United States warship sailed through the Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday to demonstrate that these "waters are beyond what China can lawfully claim as its territorial sea".
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 18:15 IST
Paris [France], May 20 (ANI): The French mission to the United Nations circulated a draft resolution to members of the Security Council on Tuesday that calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza despite objections from the United States.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 18:07 IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Sri Lanka has suspended entry for foreign travelers for a 10-day period as the country struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Civil Aviation Authority said on Thursday.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 17:53 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 20 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding the foreign funding case in Pakistan, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was accused of helping Prime Minister Imran Khan's party by keeping their original bank accounts hidden from perusal.
Read MoreUpdated: May 20, 2021 17:23 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 20 (ANI): In violation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement, the Imran Khan-led government has asked the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) to delay a special audit report on COVID-related spending after the auditors unearthed seri
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