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…
When the Mumbai Cricket Association decided to name lounges at the Wankhede Stadium after Sachin Tendulkar, Ajinkya Rahane and late Madhav Mantri, the first two names needed little explanation. The third may leave younger cricket fans wondering: who was Madhav Mantri?The answer is a story of influence far greater than his four-Test career suggests.Mantri was…
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…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam (AP photo) Babar Azam reached a significant milestone during Pakistan‘s fightback against England at Edgbaston on Friday, becoming only the fourth batter to score 2,000 runs as captain in the World Test Championship.The Pakistan batter reached the landmark in the third innings of the third Test against England, joining an exclusive list…
Pakistan seeks Brics entry for economic relief, but India’s veto keeps the door shut. Pakistan’s attempt to join Brics remains unresolved as leaders of the grouping gather in New Delhi for the 18th summit. Islamabad formally applied for membership in 2023, but India’s opposition has kept it outside the bloc.Brics originally comprised Brazil, Russia, India,…
Discussions included defense, mining, and semiconductor cooperation. NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi met his Malaysian and Ethiopian counterparts, Anwar Ibrahim and Abiy Ahmad Ali, on the sidelines of the BRICS summit on Saturday. Government sources said that meetings resulted in taking India’s relations with both countries on a new trajectory, as Malaysia and Ethiopia expressed…
Magnus Carlsen gives POTM trophy to Vidit Gujrathi (GCL Photo) BENGALURU: Ganges Grandmasters and defending champions APL Pipers strengthened their chances of reaching the Global Chess League final after convincing victories in the penultimate round of Season 4 in Bengaluru on Friday. Both teams now need just a win in their final round-robin match on…
The bath was incorporated directly into the emperor’s palace, with its heating system, bathing areas and sophisticated architecture working together within a relatively compact space. Nearly 1,700 years ago, an emperor could retreat from the demands of the Roman court without leaving his palace. Beneath a monumental tower in what is now eastern Serbia, he…
Sources said the talks with Ethiopia and Malaysia marked a new trajectory in India’s relations with the two countries NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held separate bilateral meetings with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in New Delhi on Saturday, with India seeking to deepen cooperation with both…