India downplays China, Saudi absence as G20 events kicks off in Srinagar

Delegates of all G20 countries, barring China, arrived in Srinagar on Monday for the third working group meeting on tourism -- a much-anticipated event for which authorities have made extensive......

Jaishankar lists out what India intends to do as G-20 president

As India assumed the presidency of G-20, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said New Delhi's endeavour would be to make consensus on key global issues more relevant through a wider......

UK agrees to support India's defence manufacturing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Friday agreed on a new and expanded India-United Kingdom defence partnership, which will include support for new......

Vinay Mohan Kwatra is India's next foreign secretary

Seasoned diplomat and India's current envoy to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra was on Monday appointed as the new foreign secretary, succeeding Harsh Vardhan Shringla who retires on April 30. Known to be......

Indian chess player stuck in Ukraine 'awaiting instructions from embassy'

'I am here in my apartment alone. And I don't know what is in store. The attack happened all of a sudden. So, couldn't have done anything.' IMAGE: Anwesh Upadhyay, who has an ELO rating of 2352......