Tag: Ambassador

“Is it time for my Bollywood debut?” US Envoy Eric Garcetti meets Shah Rukh Khan

Garcetti's Mumbai visit comes a day after he visited 'Sabarmati Ashram' in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, where locals welcomed him with garlands.

May 17, 2023

Moscow orders Latvian ambassador to leave Russia within 2 weeks

The Latvian ambassador to Russia, Maris Riekstins, should leave Russia within two weeks, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

January 28, 2023

India, Egypt to hold first-ever exercises between special forces, says Egypt’s Ambassador Wael Hamed

India and Egypt are set to hold the first-ever military exercises involving the special forces in Udaipur, Jaipur and Jodhpur, Egypt's Ambassador to India Wael Hamed said on Monday.

January 16, 2023

U.S. ambassador: Japan-U.S. alliance has entered era of ‘projection’ into Indo-Pacific

Emanuel emphasized the strength of the alliance, saying that the strategic visions of the two countries have never been so aligned.

September 4, 2022

CM Arvind Kejriwal meets Israel’s Ambassador to India HE Naor Gilon

On this occasion, Kejriwal said that both Delhi and Israel have the potential to work together towards ensuring peace and welfare for humanity.

May 17, 2022

US ambassador to return to Moscow this week: State Dept

Biden and Putin agreed in Geneva last week that their respective ambassadors would return to their posts soon

June 22, 2021

Korean envoy calls on Himachal Guv

Dattatraya apprised the Ambassador of the rich and diverse history of Himachal Pradesh and its rapid development in every sector, be it human resource development, tourism, agriculture or industrialization.

November 6, 2020

Undiplomatic threat

The Kathmandu Post, a member of the Asia News Network like this newspaper, republished an article carried by another network member, the Korea Herald, which suggested that China’s secrecy had made the coronavirus crisis worse.

February 21, 2020

Pavan Kapoor takes charge as India’s new ambassador to UAE

The 1990 cadre IFS officer last served as India's Ambassador to Israel for more than three years.

November 1, 2019

Vikram Misri India’s next ambassador to China

Senior diplomat Vikram Misri has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to China, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. He will replace Gautam Bambawale.

September 28, 2018

Ambassadors discuss Bhutan-India relations at Litfest

The first day of the Mountain Echoes Literary Festival on 23 August brought ambassadors of Bhutan and India – General V Namgyel and Jaideep Sarkar – to talk about Bhutan-India relation.

August 25, 2018

Knife attacker shot dead outside Iran ambassador’s Vienna residence

A knife-wielding 26-year-old Austrian was shot dead outside the Iranian ambassador’s residence here after he attacked a guard, police said. The assailant ambushed the lone guard on sentry duty late night and injured him on the arm, reports Xinhua news agency. The attacked died on the spot after the guard opened fire, the police added....

March 12, 2018

Aishwarya spreads smiles among kids born with clefts

Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Tuesday said she is happy to continue making a small contribution in bringing about a larger and effective change for children born with clefts. Aishwarya is the global goodwill ambassador of Smile Train, an international cleft charity. It celebrated the completion of 500,000 free cleft lip and palate reconstructive surgeries...

March 7, 2018

Youths need leaders who empower their voice: Dia Mirza

 Actress-activist Dia Mirza, impressed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, says young people need leaders to help them recognise the power of their voice. Dia, who met Trudeau last month in Delhi as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for India, was floored to see how “well he knows young minds”. “His keynote speech followed by his...

March 7, 2018

Madhuri Dixit to endorse mosquito repellent brand

Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit has been named ambassador for pest control brand Mortein’s Insta range of liquid vaporizers with faster protection against dengue. “Every mother desires 100 percent protection for her family from the growing number of life-threatening diseases like dengue and malaria,” Madhuri said in a statement. “I am really glad to get an...

February 8, 2018

Italy appeals for reconciliation in Myanmar

As Italy took on the six-month chairmanship of a multi-donor peace fund, its Ambassador to Myanmar urged an international diplomatic push for peace in the southeast Asian nation, the foreign ministry said on Monday. “I believe that pressing ahead with the peace process is of the essence for the future of Myanmar,” Pier Giorgio Aliberti...

January 9, 2018

India, Austria equally and differently beautiful: Austrian Ambassador to India

India and Austria are equally and differently beautiful with a lot to offer then what is stereotyped, and we intend to intensify our efforts to spread this information, says Austrian Ambassador to India Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer. Öppinger-Walchshofer feels films influence tourism of a place, and is not averse to the idea of getting a Bollywood star...

December 21, 2017