Sri Lanka has announced the appointment of Professor Sudershan Seneviratne, a professional archaeologist and historian, as the country's High Commissioner to Bangladesh

“The US wants an India that is strong, with a capable military that supports peace, stability, and a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region,” a senior US official previewing President Donald Trump's visit to India has said

Two senior Indian American officials will be in President Donald Trump's entourage during his visit to India, besides First Lady Melania Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner

US President Donald Trump, who is tangling with India trade, now thinks Prime Minister Narendra Modi has an unfair advantage over him on Facebook because of his country's huge population

A Muslim youth who was ordained as a priest at a Lingayat Mutt in Karnataka's Gadag district in southern India has said he felt blessed and that nobody had opposed his decision to accept the Mutt (monastery) offer.

The release of Taliban prisoners before the start of intra-Afghan talks was not possible, although the topic will be one of the main focus points during the discussions. 

US President Donald Trump's worry about trade deficits with countries like India "does not make much sense" and he should instead see it as a sign of American strength, a top economist from the New York University's Stern School of Business told IANS in New York

The theme of Donald Trump-Narendra Modi roadshow has been named 'Unity in Diversity', which will depict the cultural diversity of India

The public reception for US President Donald Trump in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat will include an exhibition of Mahatma Gandhi's life and 28 snippets from India's rich and diverse culture in a manner "unparalleled" in history.

If US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi can announce even a limited scope trade agreement from the big stage during Trump's India visit later this month, it would count as a victory although businesses may be left "scratching their heads", US-India strategic experts previewing the upcoming visit are saying

After the Supreme Court ordered the Indian Army to grant permanent commission to women officers within three months, a new chapter in the Indian Army will start with the women officers looking for a bigger role to play. All women officers serving in the force from now on would be considered for permanent commission.

With the 100 percent implementation of digital/online Haj process in India, the Indian Muslims' dream of 'Ease of Doing Haj' has been fulfilled, said  Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. In tune with the reforms taken by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi not only has the entire Haj pilgrimage process become digital and transparent but also more affordable, he said at a programme of 'training the trainers' for Haj 2020 at the Haj House in Mumbai. 

India will have two to five theatre commands by 2022, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Monday.

The Supreme Court of India on Monday, in a landmark judgement, said the non-consideration of women for criteria or command appointments by the Indian Army couldn't be sustained in law under the Indian Constitution. The government had argued that women by the nature of their biological composition and social milieu had a less important role to play compared with men. Terming it "disturbing", a Bench, comprising Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Ajay Rastogi, said, "It ignores the solemn constitutional values, which every institution in the nation is bound to uphold and facilitate. Women army officers have brought laurels to the force."

The crucial plenary meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) that will decide whether or not Pakistan had taken enough measures against money laundering and terror financing to be taken off the global watchdog’s grey list is set to formally start on Monday in Paris.