South Asian nations weigh tighter lockdowns as coronavirus cases hit 12,000 NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: India accounts for more than half the tally of those infected with coronavirus across south Asia, which crossed 12,000 on Friday, government data showed, despite a harsh weeks-long clampdown to control the outbreak. India's... Women 10 Apr, 2020
India says lockdown has spared it from overwhelming number of coronavirus cases NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Thursday claimed initial success in its fight against the coronavirus epidemic, saying it would have been hit with 820,000 cases by next week had it not imposed a nationwide lockdown. The number of people... Women 10 Apr, 2020
Indian PM Modi congratulates PM Dahal KATHMANDU: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal for making the local level polls a success in Nepal. In a telephone call to PM Dahal on Thursday evening, the Indian PM expressed happiness over... Travel 26 May, 2017
India's top diplomat to visit Washington for talks NEW DELHI: India's top diplomat will visit Washington this week for talks with the new US administration, an Indian foreign ministry official said Sunday. Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar is expected to discuss with American officials India's... Women 26 Feb, 2017
Shooting of 2 Indians in US bar sends shock waves in India HYDERABAD: The shooting of two Indians in a crowded suburban Kansas City bar has sent shock waves through their hometowns, and India's government is rushing diplomats to monitor progress in investigation into the crime. Jaganmohan Reddy, father of... Women 24 Feb, 2017
India IT stocks slip amid worries about stricter H-1B visas NEW DELHI: The shares of top Indian IT companies sank Tuesday in response to news of proposed US legislation that would require salaries for H-1B visa holders to be doubled. The aim: to make it harder for companies to replace American workers with... 31 Jan, 2017
China blocks India's request for UN to blacklist Masood Azhar China has blocked India's request to add the head of the Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad to a UN Security Council blacklist of groups linked to al Qaeda, India said on Friday. India has accused Jaish-e-Mohammad and its top leader,... Women 31 Dec, 2016
Financial authorities of Nepal, India will resolve issues: India�s MEA spokesperson Kathmandu, December 8 Spokesperson of Indian Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup today said that he was fully confident that the financial authorities of India and Nepal would find a way to resolve problems caused by demonetisation of Indian... Travel 09 Dec, 2016
India calls registering amendment bill vital step Kathmandu, December 4 Indian Ministry of External Affairs has said that registration of the constitution amendment bill in the Parliament is an important step. MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said that in response to a question on Nepal’s... Women 05 Dec, 2016
India trying to fix hacked websites of 7 of its embassies NEW DELHI: Indian officials were trying Tuesday to restore the websites of seven Indian embassies in Europe and Africa that were hacked and had data dumped online. The security of the websites of Indian embassies in Italy, Switzerland, South... Women 08 Nov, 2016
India, Pakistan each expel a diplomat amid rising tensions ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India on Thursday each expelled a diplomat from the other country in an exchange amid escalating tensions between the two South Asian archrivals over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. India announced earlier in... Women 28 Oct, 2016
Nepal, India stress past pacts' implementation for better ties Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (left) meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Goa of India, on Sunday, October 16, 2016. Photo: MEA India KATHMANDU: Prime Ministers of Nepal and India on Sunday held a bilateral meeting and... Travel 17 Oct, 2016
