Visa denial to 2 Kashmiri sportsmen standard adjudication: USVikas Swarup said the ministry had enquired about the issue from the US Embassy here after reports emerged that the two Kashmiri youths hav...
02 Feb, 2017, 07.51 PM IST
Embassy officials to soon have cash withdrawal reliefThe directive came after a meeting between Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and the Dean of Diplomatic Corps, Hans Dannenberg Castellanos, in...
09 Dec, 2016, 12.48 AM IST
Finance Ministry looking into issue of NRIs having old notes: MEASwarup had said all queries have been referred to the DEA, which has formed an inter-ministerial committee headed by an Additional Secretar...
01 Dec, 2016, 11.05 PM IST
Government forms panel to look into cash crunch faced by diplomatic missions and foreign touristsET had reported how foreign tourists, students, patients visiting for treatment, foreign delegates besides diplomats are facing crisis foll...
18 Nov, 2016, 12.39 AM IST
Maithripala Sirisena asks for firm solution to fishermen issueThe Lankan President made the demand during a meeting with Modi where the two leaders reviewed bilateral cooperation in a whole host of are...
16 Oct, 2016, 09.40 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj meets families of Indians abducted in IraqThis the tenth meeting between Swaraj and the families since the abduction of the Indians from the war-torn country in June 2014.
06 Oct, 2016, 04.46 PM IST
India nailing Pakistan by apprising nations of its role in terror“The capture of LeT terrorist Bahadur Ali is yet another proof of Pakistan’s continued involvement in cross-border terrorism and infiltrati...
12 Aug, 2016, 06.27 AM IST
VK Singh to lead evacuation of Indians from South SudanTwo IAF C-17 Globemasters will take off for Juba in South Sudan on Thursday to evacuate around 500 Indian nationals from the violence-hit A...
13 Jul, 2016, 06.51 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi asks diplomatic envoys to unite forces to fight scourge of terrorismHe also asked the envoys to work on better linkages between states and the world, saying visit to respective home states must strengthen th...
31 May, 2016, 08.15 PM IST
India seeks Vijay Mallya's deportation from the UKThe move comes days after the ministry revoked the diplomatic passport of Mallya after he failed to turn up for a probe into Rs 9,000 cr lo...
29 Apr, 2016, 02.48 AM IST
Ministry of External Affairs consulting experts for Vijay Mallya's deportationMEA has "suspended" Mallya’s passport and is examining the response he sent through his lawyer to a show cause notice.
23 Apr, 2016, 01.48 AM IST
Government to take up with Twitter the goof-up showing Jammu in Pakistan: MEAWhile posting a new tweet, Twitter gives an option to tag his or her location, wherein the microblogging site was today found to be showing...
18 Feb, 2016, 07.08 PM IST
Government to merge ministry of overseas Indian affairs with external affairs ministryThe proposal for merger was cleared by PM Modi, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who also holds charge of the MOIA.
08 Jan, 2016, 12.22 PM IST
Govt decides to merge Overseas Indians Ministry with MEANearly 12 years after it was set up to improve engagement with the Indian diaspora, the government has decided to merge the Ministry of Ove...
07 Jan, 2016, 08.00 PM IST
China does not figure in Narendra Modi-Barack Obama talks"No", External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup told reporters when asked if China came up in Modi-Obama talks.
29 Sep, 2015, 03.48 AM IST
Government slams Pakistan for holding elections in Gilgit, Baltistan region"India’s position is well known. The entire State of J&K which includes the regions of Gilgit and Baltistan is an integral part of India," ...
03 Jun, 2015, 04.25 AM IST
Vikas Swarup takes over as Spokesperson in MEAVikas Swarup, whose debut novel was made into the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire", took charge as Spokesperson in the MEA.
18 Apr, 2015, 07.00 PM IST