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New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday announced the appointment of Jayant Khobragade of the Indian Foreign Service batch of 1995, as the next Ambassador of India to Spain. Khobragade is currently serving as the Ambassador of India to ASEAN, is expected to assume his new role in Spain shortly, according to an official statement from the MEA. 'Shri Jayant Khobragade (IFS: 1995), presently Ambassador of India to ASEAN, has been appointed as the next Ambassad ...Read More >
New Delhi,Jun 30 (PTI) India will work with ASEAN to develop cruise tourism circuits in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Monday. Sonowal inaugurated first ever ASEAN-India Cruise Dialogue here on Monday, according to a statement. The meet hosted by India is being attended by all the member nations of ASEAN; i.e. Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam along with Timor Leste. "In ...Read More >
Chennai, Jun 30 (PTI) The country's policies and initiatives were aimed at making India one of the leading nations in the cruise tourism sector, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, gave a lot of emphasis whether it was modernisation or port-led connectivity, coastal community development, inland waterways, coastal shipping, and in every other sector so that India became one of the leading maritime nations in the world. "Public-private partne ...Read More >
Chiang Mai (Thailand), Jun 28 (PTI) Coming off a thumping victory in its tournament opener, the Indian team will look to continue the winning momentum in the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers when it takes on Timor Leste here on Sunday. The five-team Group B is currently led by Iraq, who are on four points after a 5-2 victory over Mongolia and a 0-0 draw with Timor Leste. India, who beat Mongolia 13-0, and Thailand, who beat Timor Leste 4-0, are on three points each. Despite Timor Leste b ...Read More >
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh tourism department and Union ministry of external affairs organised a six-day familiarization trip, 'Bodhi Yatra' from June 2-7 under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) initiative.The trip featured a 50-member delegation from five ASEAN countries - Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam - which explored key Buddhist heritage sites and other attractions across UP.Tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh said the special journey was to promote India's Buddhist c ...Read More >
A 50-member delegation from five ASEAN nations -- Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam -- participated in the tour. The group included Buddhist monks, travel agents, and social media influencers. UP's Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh said that under CM Yogi Adityanath's leadership, Uttar Pradesh is committed to promote its rich Buddhist heritage on a global platform. The recently held 'Bodhi Yatra' aimed to showcase major Buddhist sites like Shravasti, Kapilvastu, Kushinaga ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jun 8 (PTI) In a bid to place Uttar Pradesh's Buddhist heritage on the world map, the Yogi Adityanath-led government organised a special six-day "Bodhi Yatra", which saw the participation of 50 delegates from five ASEAN countries. As part of this mission, the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department, in association with the Union Ministry of External Affairs, organised the "Bodhi Yatra" under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) framework, an official statement said on Sunday. The yatra, held f ...Read More >
New Delhi: After India and Pakistan, now two more countries are facing war-like situation. Both the countries are deploying a large number of soldiers on the border. These two countries are Thailand and Cambodia. Thailand's Defense Minister said on Saturday, 07 June 2025 that Thailand has strengthened its military presence on the disputed border with Cambodia after the increase in the number of soldiers on the other side. This is being seen as a setback to peace efforts in East Asia. Both these ...Read More >
Chennai, June 2025: India Yamaha Motor (IYM) Pvt. Ltd. is proud to commemorate a significant milestone in its manufacturing journey with the completion of 10 years of operations at its Chennai Factory. Reinforcing its role as a critical production base for both domestic and global markets, the company also celebrated the roll-out of its 5 millionth two-wheeler from this state-of-the-art facility -- an Aerox 155 Version S that marked the milestone. Over the past decade, the Chennai plant has bec ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Mexico, Canada, and 10-nation Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN benefited more from the US-China trade war than India, economic think tank GTRI said in a report. It said that India has to strengthen its local supply chains and produce critical intermediates to reduce reliance on China, while improving cost efficiency and ease of doing business to enhance competitiveness of domestic industries and increase exports to the US. With Donald Trump again becoming the US President, th ...Read More >
Mangaluru: The Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has expressed strong support for the introduction of the first-ever direct flight service between Mangaluru and Singapore, commencing on January 21, 2025. This new route marks a significant milestone as Singapore becomes the inaugural Southeast Asian international destination linked to Mangaluru International Airport, which has primarily facilitated connections to the Middle East and Saudi Arabia. The introduction of this direct f ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) The twin considerations of "an unstable local situation and an impacted bilateral relationship" were the drivers of India's border talks with China, which culminated in the October 21 agreement with Beijing on disengagement, which has been fully achieved, and the next priority is to consider de-escalation to address the massing of troops along the LAC, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha today. He said that the Modi government has been and remains ...Read More >
AirAsia has expanded its presence in Vietnam with the introduction of a direct route from Kota Kinabalu to Ho Chi Minh City, effective today. The first flight took off from Kota Kinabalu International Airport at 11:45 AM, arriving at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City at 12:55 PM, boasting a remarkable 96% passenger load. This launch marks AirAsia's 16th international route operated by AirAsia Malaysia (flight code AK) from Kota Kinabalu. This new service supports Malaysia' ...Read More >
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