Coronavirus-hit Iran seeks India's help in fighting the outbreak
Mar 15, 2020, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Iran threatened to isolate India in the Islamic world over the violence in Delhi, the country's President Hassan Rouhani wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking help to fight coronavirus epidemic which has so far infected 12,729 people and killed 611 people in Iran.
Coronavirus: 236 Indian nationals evacuated from Iran quarantined at Jaisalmer
Mar 15, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Jaisalmer/UNI: As many as 236 Indian nationals, who were evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran, reached Indian Army Quarantine facility established at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan on Sunday.
Mar 11, 2020, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said the government is focussing on bringing back Indians stranded in coronavirus-stricken Italy and Iran after screening them for the infection.
IAF plane takes off to evacuate Indian nationals from Iran amid coronavirus outbreak
Mar 09, 2020, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi/ IBNS: A C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force has taken off from Hindan airbase for Tehran today, to airlift Indian citizens, the government said in a statement today.
Coronavirus: IAF plane to leave for Iran to evacuate stranded Indians
Mar 09, 2020, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: An Indian Air Force(IAF) plane will take off on Monday to evacuate Indian nationals stranded in Iran where at least 194 people have reportedly died so far from novel coronavirus infection.
EAM S Jaishanker visits Kashmir, meets families of students stranded in Iran
Mar 09, 2020, at 02:00 pm
Srinagar/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived here on a surprise visit on Monday and interacted with the families of students whose children are stranded in Iran in view of coronavirus scare, official sources said.
Efforts underway to return Indian pilgrims from coronavirus-hit Iran: S Jaishankar
Mar 08, 2020, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said efforts are underway to return Indian pilgrims from Qom area in coronavirus-hit Iran.
Delhi violence: Iran's leader Ayatollah Khamenei warns India of 'isolation' from Islamic world
Mar 06, 2020, at 08:44 am
Tehran/IBNS: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday warned that India will be 'isolated' from the Islamic world over the recent violence in Delhi.
Indians stranded in coronavirus-hit Iran will be brought through normal civil aviation channels: MEA
Mar 05, 2020, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indians stranded in Iran will be brought through normal civil aviation channels after being tested for novel coronavirus infection in the laboratory to be set up by Indian scientists, the Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) said on Thursday in a press briefing.
Coronavirus outbreak: Indian govt reassures Indians stuck in IranÂ
Mar 01, 2020, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The government on Sunday reassured Indians including fishermen from Kerala stuck in Iran due to Coronavirus outbreak that the Indian Embassy was taking stock of the situation and in touch with the local authorities.
80 'American terrorists' killed in missile strikes: Iranian state media
Jan 08, 2020, at 01:25 pm
Washington/IBNS: At least 80 "American terrorists" were killed in the missile strikes on two United States bases in Iran by Iraq, Iranian state media said.
Avoid non-essential travels: India issues travel advisory for Iraq
Jan 08, 2020, at 10:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the two Iraqi military bases hosting U.S. military and coalition personnel were fired by Iran, the Indian government on Wednesday issued a travel advisory for Iraq and asked people to avoid non-essential travels to the country.
Developments have taken a very serious turn: S Jaishankar tells Iranian FM
Jan 05, 2020, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said he spoke to Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and expressed concern over the recent developments in the country following the US airstrike which killed country's elite Quds military force chief Qassem Soleimani.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Zarif discuss bilateral, regional affairs
Dec 22, 2019, at 07:17 pm
Tehran/UNI: India and Iran on Sunday reviewed bilateral relations and discussed regional and international issues affecting their ties.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to go to Iran on a two-day visit
Dec 21, 2019, at 12:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will be visiting Iran on Sunday and Monday, according to official sources here.
Iran says welcomes mediatory efforts to calm tensions with Saudi Arabia
Sep 30, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Tehran, Sep 30 (Xinhua) Iran welcomes any mediatory attempt to calm tensions with Saudi Arabia, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Iran frees nine of 13 Indian crew members detained with MT Riah
Jul 26, 2019, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS): Iran has freed nine of 13 Indian crew members who were detained along with ship MT Riah on July 13, Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
Eighteen Indians among 23 sailors aboard British-flagged tanker
Jul 20, 2019, at 03:28 pm
Tehran, July 20 (UNI/IBNS): Iran opened an investigation on Saturday into a British-flagged tanker it alleges collided with a fishing vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions mount in the strategic waterway. The 23 crew members of the tanker include 18 Indian nationals, as per India's Ministry of External Affairs.
Mike Pompeo describes Iran as 'state sponsor of terror'
Jun 26, 2019, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): Visiting India, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday described Iran as the 'state sponsor of terror'.
One killed, three injured in helicopter crash in NW Iran
Apr 10, 2019, at 04:42 pm
Tehran, Apr 10 (Xinhua/UNI) At least one was killed and three others were injured in a police helicopter crash in West Azarbaijan province in northwest of Iran on Wednesday, the aerospace commander of Iran's police told semi-official Fars News Agency.
India strongly condemns terrorist attack in Iran's Chabahar
Dec 06, 2018, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): India has strongly condemned Thursday's despicable terrorist attack in Chabahar in Iran.
Gaddam Dharmendra appointed as India's next envoy to Iran
Nov 05, 2018, at 05:57 pm
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IBNS): Gaddam Dharmendra, presently Additional Secretary at Headquarters has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Iran, said Ministry of External Affairs.
India becomes one of 8 countries to get waiver on US Iran sanctions
Nov 04, 2018, at 10:03 am
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS): India has become one among the eight countries to get a waiver on the sanctions re-imposed on Iran by the US government.
Iran assures New Delhi of oil supply flexibility a day after diplomat's warning
Jul 12, 2018, at 10:52 am
New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): A day after warning India on possibility of losing its special status as an importer of oil if it buckled under the US pressure, Iran on Wednesday assured that it would continue to "do its best to ensure security of oil supply to India through offering various flexibility measures which facilitates bilateral trade."
Nitin Gadkari says India trying to make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019
Jun 22, 2018, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping said in Dushanbe on Thursday, that India is trying to make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019.
Iran's Foreign Minister trolls Donald Trump, takes a swipe at US' allies in the Middle East
May 04, 2018, at 07:23 pm
Tehran, May 4 (IBNS): Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has come down hard on US' allies in the Middle East for allegedly supporting several terrorist groups in the region.
PM Modi announces ex-gratia payment of Rs 10 lakh each to the next of kin of Mosul victims
Apr 03, 2018, at 08:52 pm
New Delhi, Apr 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs. 10 lakh each to the next of the kin of those who were killed in Mosul, Iraq.
Feb 18, 2018, at 12:47 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): India and Iran signed here in New Delhi on Saturday an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTAA) and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani visits India, meets Narendra Modi
Feb 17, 2018, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is currently visiting India and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday
Anti-government demonstrations grip Iran, several arrested
Dec 30, 2017, at 06:24 pm
Tehran, Dec 30 (IBNS): Iranian forces have arrested several people after anti-government protests gripped the nation on Friday, reports said.