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PM Modi posted a series of photos from the Brics Summit NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday posted a series of photos from the Brics Summit in Delhi, including one showing him with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin as they held hands.Other leaders attending the summit include Iranian president...

Divyanshi Choudhary (Image credit: Instagram) Indian wushu player Divyanshi Choudhary was looking forward to making her Asian Games debut in Nagoya. However, just days before the event, the 18-year-old was dropped from the Indian squad.Divyanshi had been sharing her excitement on social media as the Games approached. She posted pictures of her kit and also...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the gathering during the 18th BRICS Summit, at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for a reset of global governance, saying the Global South is at the “front row” of global crises but remains at the “back row” of decision-making, and...

PM Modi proposes seafarers’ safety network on the opening day of Brics summit The safety of Indian seafarers has emerged as a recurring focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Brics engagements. On Saturday, he proposed a seafarers emergency support network among BRICS members to provide distress alerts, medical aid, family communication and evacuation support.The proposal...

PM Modi speaks during the 18th Brics Summit, at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday proposed a new implementation and continuity mechanism for Brics, anchored by a “Troika” system and a secure digital repository to track decisions, nodal points and timelines as the grouping’s annual presidencies rotate.Addressing...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday officially declared the Brics Summit 2026 open, welcoming world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, to India for the two-day summit.Addressing the leaders at the opening session, PM Modi said India’s Brics chairship had followed a “people-centric and...

Iranian foreign minister joins Brics summit in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Iran has stepped up its bid to join the New Development Bank (NDB), with foreign minister Abbas Araghchi saying Tehran has secured support from some countries and is now working to complete the requirements for membership.Araghchi, who is in New Delhi for the 18th...

The successful negotiations also highlighted the challenge of managing a forum that now brings together countries with substantially different geopolitical positions. In a major diplomatic breakthrough, India secured consensus on the Brics Joint Statement after intense negotiations. The consensus came after discussions continued until around 4am on Saturday.The breakthrough assumes particular significance as Iran, Saudi...

Harvard University has a ‘September message’ for all international students planning to leave America as well as those staying in the country Harvard University has issued a pointed advisory to its international student community, urging both those currently abroad and those already in the United States to pay close attention to a looming deadline: September...

PM Modi in a family photo with other leaders at Brics Business Forum 2026. (ANI) NEW DELHI: The Brics bloc on Saturday agreed on a joint declaration that it is “unlikely to name any country but will condemn unilateral war by any country,” Reuters reported, citing four sources.The agreement comes as leaders of the 11-member...