New Delhi, Sep 12 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held a meeting on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Saturday and reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation across various sectors. During the meeting, the two leaders expressed their…
Chennai, Sep 12 — The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced that the final rites of renowned Tamil scholar and professor Solomon Pappaiah would be conducted with state honours. Pappaiah died at a private hospital in Madurai on Friday following age-related ailments. He was 90. The decision was…
Srinagar, Sep 12 — Sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday carried out raids at multiple locations in the Valley in connection with a terror related FIR lodged with the agency.The teams of NIA sleuths were assisted by Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police and the CRPF during…
Kolkata, Sep 12 — The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday forecast light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds across the districts of south Bengal till Sunday, while issuing a yellow alert for heavy rainfall in parts of north Bengal.According to weather…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — The reforms in the bamboo sector have opened doors to greater innovation, entrepreneurship, and value addition for millions across the country, especially in the Northeast, where bamboo is driving employment, business, and innovation, a government factsheet said on…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — The Congress party on Saturday said the BJP government must take deliberate steps to rebuild confidence among partners in the Global South and demonstrate that India continues to be a credible and constructive partner, including during times of crisis. Congress Foreign Affairs…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 12 — For nearly a decade, power cuts had largely vanished from Kerala's political discourse, depriving the opposition of a potent issue to target the government. But a week of prolonged night-time outages has abruptly altered the landscape, placing the Congress-led…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali held a meeting on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Saturday and discussed ways to strengthen the strategic partnership across various sectors. During the meeting, the two leaders…
Mumbai, Sep 12 — The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday launched a sharp attack on what it termed the growing global culture of election-time handouts, drawing parallels between US President Donald Trump's proposed "Trump Dividend" scheme and welfare initiatives rolled out by political parties in India.In…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in New Delhi on Saturday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, marking his first visit to the country in nearly seven years. Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong, while announcing Xi's departure on X, said, "Xi's entourage includes Cai Qi, a…
Lucknow, Sep 12 — A day after Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav launched a veiled attack on Uttar Pradesh Minister and Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad, an ally of the ruling BJP-led government, SP spokesperson Ashutosh Verma remarked that the latter is "scared of losing the support" of…
Chennai, Sep 12 — The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has made segregation of municipal waste at source mandatory across the city, as part of its efforts to strengthen waste management and reduce the volume of garbage reaching landfills.The directive applies to all waste generators, including…
Bengaluru, Sep 12 — Karnataka's Agriculture Department has seized 680 bags of subsidised fertiliser worth around Rs 18 lakh near Siruguppa in Ballari district, with preliminary investigations indicating that the stock was being diverted to Kerala, officials said on Saturday.The department's…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s decision to step down from two Congress posts following Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on his aide, has drawn a sharp reaction from Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat, who questioned the timing and alleged that the central agency was…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — The Indian Army on Saturday fact-checked and rejected reports claiming increased terrorist activity near the Line of Control (LoC), along with allegations that the military had asked residents to vacate their houses near major garrisons in north Kashmir's Kupwara and Baramulla…
Patna, Sep 12 — Baidyanath Mahto, husband of Zila Parishad member Khushdil Devi from Constituency No. 13, was shot dead by unidentified assailants during his morning walk in Kethariya village under the Dumra police station area in Sitamarhi district on Saturday. The people of the area expressed…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, held a bilateral meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit. During this meeting, both leaders discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in defence, trade, digital…
Bengaluru, Sep 12 — Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Saturday criticised the state government over the power shortage in the state, accusing Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Energy Minister K.J. George of failing to anticipate the rise in…
Newtown, Sep 12 — West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, visited the Kalighat Temple on the occasion of Kaushiki Amavasya and partook of the traditional bhog offered at the temple, which included sweets, basanti pulao and fish. Reacting to this, West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh on Saturday…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit. He was warmly received at the airport by Union Minister of State (MoS) Murlidhar Mohol.Extending a warm welcome to the Vietnamese Prime Minister, the Ministry of External…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — Ahead of the crucial Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting at the 'BRICS Summit 2026' here on Saturday, China Southern Airlines has announced to resume regular flights between Guangzhou and New Delhi from September 21.The airline said it will…