New Delhi, Sep 11 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a Russian translation of the Thirukkural to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the start of their meeting at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Friday. The Thirukkuṟaḷ, a classic Tamil language text written by great Indian Tamil poet and…
Seoul, Sep 11 — Foreign Minister Cho Hyun told his Iranian counterpart Friday that Seoul has made no decision on a possible deployment of military assets to the Strait of Hormuz, officials said, amid speculation over Seoul's possible military role in securing the strategic waterway.Cho made the…
New Delhi, Sep 11 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday met in New Delhi ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, holding discussions on bilateral cooperation in key sectors and also on the ongoing conflicts in West Asia and the Black Sea region. Both leaders shared…
New Delhi, Sep 11 — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit. He was warmly received at the airport by Union Minister of State (MoS) Shantanu Thakur. Extending a warm welcome to the Iranian President, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)…
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 11 — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday departed for New Delhi to attend the 18th BRICS Summit set to be held over the weekend. In a statement shared on X, Ibrahim said that he will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir…
Canberra, Sep 11 — India wants BRICS to advocate the interests of the Global South without turning the grouping anti-West, a report has highlighted. “China’s President Xi Jinping is now confirmed to arrive in New Delhi this weekend for the first time in seven years, reportedly accompanied by a…
New Delhi, Sep 11 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with his Uruguay counterpart Mario Lubetkin in New Delhi on Friday, with discussions held on advancing bilateral ties, including in trade, connectivity and culture. EAM Jaishankar expressed appreciation for Uruguay's…
New Delhi, Sep 11 — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit set to be held over the weekend. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that Guterres' visit to New Delhi reaffirms the shared commitment of BRICS partners…
New Delhi, Sep 11 — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday welcomed global leaders arriving in Delhi for the high-profile BRICS Summit, being held in the national capital from September 12-13.The Home Minister said the BRICS Summit, which has the attention of global media because of shifting GDP…
New Delhi, Sep 11 — US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Friday paid tribute to the victims of 9/11 terror attacks and expressed the US' resolve against terrorism. Gor shared the statement as the world marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed 2,977 people in New York,…
Quetta, Sep 11 — A constable was killed, and another was seriously injured after unidentified assailants targeted a checkpost in Kank area of Mastung district of Pakistan's Balochistan province, local media reported on Friday. According to police, the unidentified assailants targetted the…
New Delhi, Sep 11 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira in New Delhi on Friday and discussed bilateral ties as well as multilateral cooperation between the two nations, including in the United Nations (UN), G20 and International…
New Delhi, Sep 11 — Terrorist groups such as the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda are increasingly moving away from terror strikes. Looking at the emerging pattern, both these groups have completely moved towards the propaganda and radicalisation model. The worrying part is that Artificial Intelligence…
Canberra, Sep 11 — Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Krishna Swaminathan on Friday met Australian Navy Chief Vice Admiral Matthew Buckley at the Russell Office, administrative headquarters of the Australian Defence Force in Canberra. According to the Indian Navy, during the meeting the two…
Tripoli, Sep 11 — Libya's House of Representatives (HoR) and High Council of State have stressed that the country's political process should take place within the framework of the Constitutional Declaration and the Political Agreement governing the work of the two councils, with respect for their…
Seoul, Sep 11 — South Korea sent its second contingent of an overseas relief team to Nepal on Friday to support reconstruction and recovery efforts following last month's devastating floods, the foreign ministry said. The eight-member contingent of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) arrived in…
Seoul, Sep 11 — South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his Iranian counterpart, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, held phone talks on Friday and discussed the situation in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The phone conversation comes as South Korea is weighing…
New Delhi, Sep 11 — Uganda’s Vice President Jessica Alupo arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit. She was warmly received at the airport by Union Minister of State (MoS) Jayant Singh.Extending a warm welcome to the Ugandan Vice President, the Ministry of External Affairs (…
New Delhi, Sep 11 — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit. He was warmly received at the airport by Union Minister of State (MoS) Jayant Singh.Extending a warm welcome to the South African President, the Ministry of External Affairs…
New Delhi, Sep 11 — Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit.According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Lubetkin is representing the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CLEAC) at the summit.Taking to X, the MEA…
Washington, Sep 11 — The International Monetary Fund has welcomed talks between the leaders of the United States and China, saying engagement between the world’s two largest economies would benefit global economic stability.The Fund separately said it was studying new US sanctions targeting Iran’s…