New Delhi: The President of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) Dennis Francis will visit India from January 22-26 on the invitation of External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar.Francis has announced his presidency’s priorities to include peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability.The theme of his presidency of the 78th UNGA is "Rebuilding trust and reigniting

Kampala: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with Iran Vice President Mohammad Mokhber on the sidelines of the NAM summit in the Ugandan capital on Saturday and discussed recent regional developments and India-Iran bilateral ties."A useful conversation with Vice President of Iran Mohammad Mokhber today in Kampala. Spoke about our bilateral ties as well as recent regional

Kampala: On the sidelines of the NAM summit in Kampala, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday held a meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart Mohammed Hasan Mahmud and noted that relations between the two countries "are growing from strength to strength."EAM Jaishankar also congratulated Hasan Mahmud on his appointment as the Bangladesh Foreign minister and said he "looks forward to

Fierce gunfight reported between Pakistan forces and Afghan Taliban border guards at the Kunar-Bajaur borderThis comes after Tehran struck militant bases in Baluchistan and Pakistan’s retaliatory strikes inside Iran. No casualties reported in border clashes between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban but firing was on at the time of filing of this report.Pakistan supported the Afghan Taliban to gain

Kinshasa: Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in for the second term as the President of Democratic Republic of the Congo following highly contested elections in December last year, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday."I am taking back the baton of command that you entrusted to me. We want a more united, stronger and prosperous Congo," Tshisekedi (60) said during the inauguration ceremony in the capital on

S Krishnan (R), Secretary of Ministry of IT, and Cuban Minister Wilfredo Gonzalez VidalNew Delhi: India and Cuba signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the field of sharing successful digital solutions implemented at the population scale for digital transformation.The MoU was signed between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India and the Ministry of