New Delhi, Sep 12 — Diplomacy usually speaks in carefully measured sentences. On Saturday night, it briefly broke into song. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, in the capital for the 18th BRICS Summit, chose a Kishore Kumar classic to lighten the evening. Seated at dinner, with a pianist…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — Several leaders and representatives of nations arrived at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi for the gala dinner for BRICS leaders being hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday evening. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that China and India are partners, not rivals, and opportunities, not threats, for each other's development during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, the Chinese…
Ahmedabad, Sep 12 — Newly appointed Gujarat Congress in-charge and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday demanded the creation of a welfare board for diamond workers in Surat, claiming an economic crisis in the industry and a fall in diamond exports from USD 24 billion to USD 12…
Kolkata, Sep 12 — Santu Gangopadhyay, a Kolkata-based businessman and an accused in the multi-crore cash-for-school-job case in West Bengal, on Saturday wrote a letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with a plea to become an approver in the matter. Sources aware of the development…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 — The 18th BRICS Summit, being held under India's presidency in New Delhi, is significant not only for India but for the global economy and geopolitical system, foreign affairs expert Professor Manas Behera said. He described the grouping as an emerging platform for a multipolar…
Greater Noida, Sep 12 — A Bisrakh police team in Greater Noida on Saturday busted a gang allegedly involved in cheating people of lakhs of rupees by showing them fake gold ornaments and arrested three persons, including a woman. The police have recovered Rs 1.20 lakh in cash and a gold-chain…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — The 2026 BRICS New Delhi Summit has brought a long-dormant geopolitical axis back into the spotlight, with the potential of a Russia-India-China (RIC) platform resurfacing as a dominant force in global affairs. While severe bilateral border disputes and trade imbalances…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — To boost scientific investigation of crimes, the Delhi government's Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC), chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, has approved the construction of a Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) in south Delhi's Sheikh Sarai at a cost of Rs 151.81…
Agartala, Sep 12 — Ahead of the September 28 elections to the Village Committees in the tribal areas of Tripura, the ruling BJP won around two per cent of the total 4,597 seats, while its ally Tipra Motha Party (TMP) secured around 34 per cent of the seats unopposed, officials said on Saturday.…
Patna, Sep 12 — A joint team of the Patna Police and the SSP Cell's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) busted a sex racket operating from a guest house in the Ghurdaur area under the Rajiv Nagar police station limits, officials said on Saturday.They said four women and a man were detained during a…
Bussy-Saint-Georges (Paris), Sep 12 — Yann Dubosc, Mayor of Bussy-Saint-Georges near Paris, has warmly praised the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) for its positive and transparent engagement with the city over the past ten years. His remarks are in contrast to the…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — A specially curated vegan gala dinner formed a centrepiece of the BRICS Leaders' Summit hosted by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, at Bharat Mandapam. The thoughtfully designed plant-based menu celebrated India's rich culinary diversity while aligning with…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the New Delhi Declaration, adopted unanimously at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, reflects the confidence of a BRICS that is wider in reach and stronger in purpose. “The New Delhi Declaration, adopted unanimously at the 2026…
Bengaluru, Sept 12 — The Isha Foundation said on Saturday that 77 participants of the Kailash Manasarovar sojourn and three volunteers remain still unaccounted for, two weeks after flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border. In an update, the foundation said the number of unaccounted persons…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — Backing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on significance of BRICS economies, experts on Saturday said the bloc has become a major driver of global growth and holds substantial potential to deepen trade, investment and multilateral cooperation.Speaking to IANS, former…
Patna, Sep 12 — Around a dozen students fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal at Upgraded Middle School, Vasudeva, in Bihar’s Saharsa district on Saturday. The affected children were taken to the Bariyahi Primary Health Centre, where they are undergoing treatment.The incident triggered…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that he conveyed best wishes for China's BRICS Presidency next year, during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit."Met President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Delhi BRICS Summit.…
Kolkata, Sep 12 — The Left Front, led by CPI(M), on Saturday announced the names of the party candidates for the October 6 bypolls in Nandigram Assembly seat and Rejinagar Assembly Constituency of West Bengal. The West Bengal Left Front Committee issued a press statement announcing the names of…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — The 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit underway in New Delhi has found considerable interest in Bangladesh with its media discussing its relevance and influence as a platform for the Global South, with a somewhat mixed reaction on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s decision to skip it.…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Saturday departed for Cape Town, South Africa, to attend the 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC), being held from September 13 to 18. Hosted by the Parliament of South Africa and the CPA South Africa Branch, the Conference…