The Modi government violated procedures in the Rafale deal with the External Affairs Ministry not in the know before it was announced in 2015, alleges senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who wants the government to tell the truth to the people, including the price of the fighter jets.

China and Pakistan pledged here on Saturday to push forward the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between them to a new high.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's visit to Syria, scheduled for next week, has been postponed, a senior official said on Saturday.

China's top diplomat and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay a three-day official visit to Pakistan from Friday.

Former Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, Co-Chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), is embarking on a three-day official visit to India from Thursday.

Heavy rain and blocked roads did not stop Delhiites from celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna - Janmashtami - as thousands of devotees thronged temples and offered prayers.

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa will be on an official visit to Myanmar and Malaysia from Monday to boost India's military ties with its eastern neighbours.

President Ram Nath Kovind will go on an eight-day three-nation tour of Central Europe from September 2 which will cover Cyprus, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, a senior official said on Friday.

The United Nation's Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka in September at the invitation of the Sri Lankan government, the media reported on Friday. Bohoslavsky said his visit is aimed at collecting first-hand information and examining questions related to debt and other financial obligations from a human rights standpoint, Xinhua news agency reported.

Choreographer Bobby Newberry, known for choreographing international music artistes such as Pussycat Dolls, Missy Elliott, Pink, Nicki Minaj and Eminem, is on his maiden visit to India for a two-day masterclass.