Bucharest, June 1 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to Romania on Monday interacted with Romanian and Indian students, discussing ways to strengthen people-to-people ties.“Ambassador Manoj Mohapatra interacted with Romanian and Indian students from KIIT – Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology and KISS – Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences at the Embassy, discussing ways to strengthen people-to-people ties and promote greater student exchanges between India and Romania,” the Indian Embassy in R…
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Rome, May 29 (IANS) Italy’s Deputy Foreign Minister Edmondo Cirielli on Friday called for the rule of international law and for unity among European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( Nato) countries after a Russian drone involved in an attack on Ukraine hit a residential building in Galati city of Romania overnight, igniting a fire and injuring two people in “an extremely serious incident”.”The raid carried out by a Russian drone against a civilian building in Romania, whic…
Istanbul, May 29 (IANS) Hours after a Turkish-owned vessel was attacked in the Black Sea, Turkey on Friday warned all warring parties to refrain from steps that could lead to an ‘uncontrolled escalation’ of the conflict.“A Turkish-owned, Vanuatu-flagged vessel transporting dry cargo from the Port of Odesa, Ukraine, to Turkey was attacked last night (28 May) by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, resulting in minor injuries to two of our citizens in the crew,” stated the Turkish Ministry of Forei…
Bucharest, May 29 (IANS) A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace and crashed into a residential apartment building, sparking a fire and injuring two people, Romania’s National Defence Ministry announced on Friday.According to the ministry, the injured individuals were taken to the Galati County Emergency Clinical Hospital.It said that during the night from Thursday to Friday, Russia resumed drone attacks against targets in Ukraine, in the vicinity of Romania’s river border.A drone entered Roma…
Rome, May 29 (IANS) The overnight Russian drone strike on a residential building in Romania’s eastern city of Galati is a threat to European security, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated on Friday, deploring the “extremely serious act”.”Last night, a Russian drone struck a civilian building in Romania, injuring two citizens on the territory of an allied country and a member of the European Union,” read Meloni’s statement.”This is an extremely serious act, which demonstrates that this wa…
Nicosia, May 28 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday met his Romanian counterpart Oana Toiu on the sidelines of the informal Gymnich meeting of the European Union Foreign Affairs Ministers in Cyprus.“We’re now preparing the ground so that both our economies make the most of the future EU-India Free Trade Agreement, with strong potential across defence industry, renewable energy, steel, automotive, fertilisers and port infrastructure,” Romania’s Foreign Minister …
Nicosia, May 28 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met his counterparts from Estonia, France, Romania, Slovakia, Poland and Netherlands on the sidelines of the Informal Meeting of the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers in Cyprus on Thursday. “A quick catch up with DPM and FM Radoslaw Sikorski, FM of Romania Toiu Oana and FM Tom Berendsen of Netherlands in Cyprus today,” EAM Jaishankar posted on X after his meetings.He also met his Slovakian counterpart Juraj Blanar on the sid…
Bucharest (Romania), May 26 (IANS) Grandmaster (GM) Vincent Keymer from Germany captured the title at the Super Chess Classic Romania of the Grand Chess Tour 2026, first-place after defeating Jorden van Foreest in the only decisive game of the ninth and final round to avoid a playoff in Bucharest on Tuesday. The victory marks Keymer’s first tournament win in a classical event on the 2026 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) during his debut appearance as a full tour player on the circuit.For this victory, K…
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Singer and actress Iulia Vantur on Wednesday night, surprised her fans by stumbling upon Mumbai’s beloved street food, vada pav, being served at one of the events at Cannes. Taking to her social media account, Iulia shared a glimpse of the food counter that featured Vada Pav as “Vada Brioche Bun.”The description card alongside the delicacy, read, “Mumbai’s beloved vada pav, served in buttery brioche with pickled onion and fried chilli.”The menu further mentioned…
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Actress and singer Iulia Vantur got emotional as she opened up about the overwhelming support she received from Romanian fans during her recent appearance at the Cannes Film Festival. Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Actress and singer Iulia Vantur got emotional as she opened up about the overwhelming support she received from Romanian fans during her recent appearance at the Cannes Film Festival.In an exclusive conversation with IANS, Iulia shared how deeply personal the moment felt,…