Rahul Gandhi’s Brics dinner remark draws BJP backlash NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a swipe at the all-vegetarian menu served at the Brics Summit gala dinner, saying that “80% of Indians are non-vegetarian”, while Union minister Kiren Rijiju accused the Congress of politicising…
(Representative image: IANS) Panic gripped Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar area after a four-storey building suddenly tilted, raising concerns among residents living nearby. NEW DELHI: A four-storey building was vacated in Delhi’s Shahdara after a sudden tilt on Sunday, triggering panic among the nearby residents.Located in Shahdara’s Gandhi Nagar area, the building was immediately evacuated as a…
The “announcement” came after Dipke was allegedly heckled by a group of people during his visit to Balaghat NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday mocked the Mohan Yadav-led Madhya Pradesh government and announced his resignation as the state’s chief minister.The sarcastic announcement came after Dipke was allegedly heckled by a…
File photo: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Brics summit. Stronger India-China ties are strategically important for the two countries and the wider Global South, a Chinese journalist said on Sunday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed their commitment to stabilising…
India is hosting the BRICS Summit on September 12-13, with leaders of the 11 member countries and 10 partner countries, attending the event Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped a gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Brics leaders and other dignitaries on Saturday, after attending the first day of the summit and holding…
NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered recall of two food products after testing found them non-compliant with standards.Recall orders pertain to “Shalimar’s Chef – Coriander Powder” manufactured by M/s Nilgiri Oil & Allied Industries and “Carrageenan” manufactured by M/s Aquagri Processing Pvt Ltd. A sample of coriander powder…
NEW DELHI: Over 60 nutrition and public health scholars from 17 countries, including researchers from Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Oxford, have backed India’s mandatory warning labels on packaged foods and beverages high in nutrients of health concern, while urging FSSAI to strengthen system.In a written comment to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the…
The two sides look to reinforce the thaw in relationship with another meeting between the leaders. NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra Modi the current momentum in bilateral ties anchored in resumption of institutional exchanges, expanding cooperation agenda and increasing trade is hard-won and deserves to be cherished.The two sides look…
New Delhi: Amid disruptions to global energy supplies, Brics leaders have called for uninterrupted flows of energy from diverse sources and stronger protection of critical energy infrastructure, including cross-border infrastructure, while stressing the continuing role of fossil fuels in the global energy mix.They also called for greater cooperation on smart grids, energy storage and critical…
PM Modi with Anwar Ibrahim.Malaysia agreed to the openingof a new Indian consulate New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi met his Malaysian and Ethiopian counterparts, Anwar Ibrahim and Abiy Ahm-ed Ali, on the sidelines of the Brics summit Saturday. Officials said the meetings took relations with both countries on a new trajectory, as Malaysia and Ethiopia…