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Brics adopts New Delhi Declaration, condemning terrorism and unilateral tariffs while backing multilateralism. PM Modi shares photos with Xi, Putin as Brics leaders seek consensus amid global tensions. Pezeshkian meets UAE Crown Prince amid ongoing US-Iran tensions and wider West Asia conflict. Tejashwi Yadav seeks special package for Bihar flood victims as over 40 lakh … Read more

PM Modi holds bilateral meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on sidelines of BRICS summit NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on Saturday, shortly after the declaration of the Brics Summit 2026 was adopted, with the two leaders set to discuss bilateral cooperation.The … Read more

NEW DELHI: A Mumbai-based Air India pilot died during a Delhi layover on Friday. The pilot, in his 40s, had recently moved from Air India Express to AI. He was found unconscious at his room in The Gran, Vasant Kunj, and rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead.“Air India is deeply saddened at … Read more

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met and held talks with UAE Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan New Delhi: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met UAE crown prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday on the sidelines of the Brics Summit in New Delhi.The two leaders held talks during the meeting, but … Read more

PM Modi launches stamps marking 20 years of grouping NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched two postage stamps commemorating 20 years of BRICS at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.In a significant diplomatic breakthrough for India, the Brics grouping on Saturday adopted a joint declaration by consensus, overcoming differences between Iran … Read more

NIA searches J&K locations to trace LeT handlers’ local support network (file photo) NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted searches at 10 locations across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a cross-border terror conspiracy involving Pakistan-based handlers of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and their alleged network of local Over Ground Workers … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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, Modi said India’s Brics chairship had followed a “people-centric and humanity-first … Read more