New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), and Delhi Police, has successfully secured the extradition of wanted fugitive Prabhdeep Singh from Azerbaijan to India, an official statement said on Wednesday.Prabhdeep Singh, who was the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice, was wanted in connection with a case registered at the Special Cell Police Station in New Delhi under various p…
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Baku, May 1 (IANS) Azerbaijan’s parliament, known as Milli Majlis, voted on Friday to suspend all cooperation with the European Parliament.The decision was made by Baku in response to the “anti-Azerbaijani activities” by the European bloc’s legislature.The parliament in Baku passed a resolution to stop cooperation across all tracks and end its participation in the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.At the opening of the spring session, Milli Majlis Speaker Sahiba Gafarova announ…
Yerevan/Tbilisi, April 29 (IANS) World soccer governing body FIFA has named Georgia and Armenia as co-hosts of the 2029 U-20 World Cup, marking the first time the two South Caucasus countries will host a FIFA tournament. The joint bid was approved at a FIFA Council meeting on April 28 in Vancouver, Canada, on the eve of the 76th FIFA Congress.The tournament, held every two years since 1977, features 24 teams in its final round.The Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) called it “an unprecedented …
Baku, April 26 (IANS) The Embassy of India in Azerbaijan supported in organising an event jointly celebrating Vishu, Easter, and Eid al-Fitr on Sunday.The event was organised by the Baku Malayalee Association, it was a special event called — Kaniyum Kaineettavum, jointly celebrating Vishu, Easter, and Eid al-Fitr, the Embassy said in a post on social media platform X.Ambassador Abhay Kumar congratulated the Baku Malayalee Association on its Silver Jubilee and praised the initiative of celebrati…
Washington, April 23 (IANS) The US State Department has urged American citizens in Iran to leave after the Middle Eastern country partially reopened its airspace. In a social media post on Wednesday (local time), the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs urged Americans to monitor local media for updates closely and to contact commercial airlines for information about outbound flights.The advisory noted that US citizens may also depart by land to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenis…
Baku, April 20 (IANS) The Embassy of India in Azerbaijan successfully organised a grand Indian Food Festival at its premises in Baku which received an encouraging response from the locals community and leaders. “Diverse Indian cuisines, cultural performances, and diplomatic engagements highlighted the event, The day-long event brought together the rich flavours, colours, and cultural heritage of India, attracting a large and enthusiastic gathering,” the Embassy posted on X on Monday.The festival…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Amid rising tensions in West Asia, around 10.97 lakh passengers have returned from the region to India since February 28, while Indian-flagged crude oil tanker Desh Garima is slated to arrive safely in Mumbai on April 22, the government said on Sunday.The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said it is working closely with the Ministry of External Affairs, Indian missions and maritime stakeholders to ensure the safety of seafarers and continuity of shipping operat…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) All Indian seafarers in the West Asia and Gulf region are safe and no incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours, the government said on Saturday.DG Shipping has facilitated the safe repatriation of over 2,487 Indian seafarers so far, including 34 in the past 24 hours from various locations across the Gulf region.“Port operations across India remain normal with no congestion reported,” according to an official statement.Necessa…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that India has safely brought back home 2,361 people since the beginning of the conflict in West Asia. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Friday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that these 2,361 people include Indian students, fishermen and also three foreigners.”Since the outbreak of the conflict, we have helped bring 2,361 Indian citizens safely from Iran to India. Of these, 2,060 came via …
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India and China held Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Bilateral Consultations in New Delhi, discussing the implementation of the SCO Leaders’ decisions and the future course of the organisation. The two sides agreed to continue and consolidate mutual cooperation and consultations in SCO matters, according to a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday.India’s SCO National Coordinator, Ambassador Alok A Dimri and China’s National Coor…