Gaitri I Kumar appointed as India’s High Commissioner to UK

New Delhi: 1986-batch Indian Foreign Service officer Gaitri I Kumar was appointed as next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom.Currently, she is the Ambassador of India to Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the European Union.She ...

India-EU Summit deferred; PM Modi not to travel Brussels: MEA

New Delhi: Amidst novel coronavirus  scare worldwide, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not go to Belgium’s capital Brussels for the India-EU Summit as it has been deferred, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.“As...

India, EU to deepen defence security cooperation

Brussels: India and European Union expect to deepen their engagement – particularly in the field of defence security and menace of terrorism.The two sides also seek to cooperate in addressing climate change, safeguarding multilateralism, cooper...

Defence Ministry relaxes rules for exporting components to select nations

New Delhi: Giving a major push to defence exports, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday approved issuance of two Open General Export Licences (OGELs) for export of certain parts and components and intra-company transfer of technology to select ...

World War 1: National memorial for Indian troops to be inaugurated on Nov 10 in France

Aiming to commemorate all those who fought and lost their life during first World War in 1914-18, India will inaugurate its second overseas national war memorial at Villers-Guislain in France on November 10. The first national memorial was...