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The Supreme Court sentenced fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya to four months jail and a fine of Rs 2,000 in a contempt case. Mallya has been directed to deposit $40 million with interest within four weeks. The top court has instructed…

In its first reaction to the flurry of fast-paced developments in Colombo, India on Sunday said it stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they seek to realise their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means, values…

India on Sunday said it was closely following the developments in neighbouring Sri Lanka and that it stood with the people there to realise their aspirations "through democratic means and values, established institutions and…

NEW DELHI: The independence of India’s judiciary is well recognised and uninformed comments are unhelpful and should be avoided, said the foreign ministry Thursday reacting to German foreign ministry’s remarks on the arrest of Mohammed…

NEW DELHI: It is India’s consistent policy to treat the Dalai Lama as an honoured guest in the country and as a respected religious leader who enjoys a large following here, said the government in response to China’s publicly expressed…

Under the 'neighbourhood first policy', India has responded with urgency to government of Sri Lanka's request for assistance for overcoming hardships and will enhance economic linkages between the two countries be it through…

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday advised Germany to avoid "uninformed comments" on the Mohammed Zubairarrest case and said "such comments are not helpful." Reacting strongly to Germany's remarks on the arrest of Zubair, the ministry of…

Foreign minister S Jaishankar is likely to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Bali later this week as part of efforts to end impasse along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. The meeting in Indonesia on the sidelines of the G20…

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankarwill pay a two-day visit to Indonesia beginning on Thursday to attend a meeting of foreign ministers of the G20 countries. Foreign ministers of China and Russia are also likely to attend…

MEA spokesperson Arindam BagchiNEW DELHI: The government hit out at US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) over what it described as biased and inaccurate comments on India saying these reflected a severe lack of…