Author: Agencies
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday joined BRICS leaders, Chairs of the BRICS Business Council and the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance for a family photograph in the national capital during the BRICS Business Forum 2026. The group photograph featured Modi alongside Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, among other dignitaries. The BRICS Business Forum, the flagship private-sector platform of the grouping, is convened annually in the host country ahead of the Leaders’ Summit. It…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday shared a car ride to the INNOPROM exhibition at Bharat Mandapam following their bilateral meeting in New Delhi, underlining the growing focus on industrial and economic cooperation between India and Russia. Putin is scheduled to address the BRICS Business Forum later in the day after arriving in the national capital ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, being hosted by India on September 12 and 13. During their bilateral meeting, Modi gifted Putin a Russian translation of the Thirukkural, the classical Tamil work composed by the revered poet-saint…
JAMMU / SRINAGAR: National Health Mission (NHM) employees across Jammu and Kashmir on Friday observed the third and final day of their 72-hour strike-cum-protest, but with no concrete response or assurance from the government on their long-pending demands, the UT Level Coordination Committee has decided to extend the agitation by another 72 hours across both divisions. The decision was taken after the committee assessed the response from the government and concerned authorities, with NHM employees reiterating that their demands relating to job security, social security and other service-related issues have remained unresolved despite years of service to the healthcare system…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed confidence that people-to-people ties between India and Russia will grow further with the translation of the Thirukkural into Russian, as he gifted the Russian version of the classical Tamil scripture to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their bilateral talks in New Delhi. PM Modi, while gifting the scripture to Putin, said that it includes the “entire gamut of human life”. “Two thousand years ago, Thiruvalluvar wrote the Thirukkural. It includes the entire gamut of human life. It has been translated into the Russian language. I am confident that the people-to-people contact…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted Russian President Vladimir Putin a Russian translation of the Thirukkural during their bilateral talks here on Friday, as the Russian leader arrived in the national capital ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit. The Thirukkural, also known as Tirukkural, is a classical Tamil work attributed to the revered poet-saint Thiruvalluvar. Comprising 1,330 two-line couplets, the text offers guidance on ethical and righteous living without being tied to any particular god, caste or creed. Its teachings centre on three universal themes: aram (virtue), porul (wealth and statecraft), and inbam (love). Held in high regard by…
CHANDIGARH: The BJP will take out four statewide ‘Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatras’ in Punjab to mobilise people across all 117 Assembly constituencies and turn the fight against drugs into a mass public movement, party state unit chief Kewal Singh Dhillon announced on Friday. Dhillon said that BJP chief Nitin Nabin will flag off the first yatra on September 18 from Ekta Sthal, Madhopur, Sujanpur in Pathankot. Dhillon further informed that the yatras, under the tagline “Bhajpa Da Naara, Nasha Mukauna Saara”, will focus on three major challenges confronting Punjab today: “The growing drugs menace, deteriorating law and order, and corruption…
NEW DELHI: India’s next phase of mobility infrastructure will increasingly be driven by intelligent highways, interoperable digital systems and technology-led financing, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said at the Global Fintech Fest 2026, stressing that the convergence of physical infrastructure, digital payments and data can create more efficient and transparent transportation networks. The minister was speaking at the launch of OneTag. He launched the ‘One Tag’ facility for FASTag portability in Mumbai. It allows vehicle owners to link their existing FASTag to a new bank account through the Rajmarg Yatra app. The launch of the app,…
NEW DELHI, September 11 : India’s coastline must be viewed as an interconnected space of ecology, security, economy, technology and human development, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, said today while virtually addressing the National Conference on Coastal Ecology, Security and Sustainability (CCESS) 2026. India’s 11,000–12,000 km long coastline offers significant potential for marine resources and the “Blue Economy”, he added. The Minister said that the country’s long coastline and extensive marine ecosystem offer significant opportunities, while also requiring…
NEW DELHI: India is no longer a country that waits for others to experiment and then follows their success; it is now confident of shaping its own global role in emerging technologies, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and MoS in the Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said today. Critical minerals are key to India’s Energy sovereignty, Industrial competitiveness and national security, he asserted. The Minister said critical minerals and metals will be a driving component of the next phase of technological development, with…
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks on Friday, a day ahead of the formal opening of the 18th BRICS Summit. According to sources, among the likely points for discussion are the achievement of an ambitious bilateral trade target. The two countries have aimed to target a bilateral trade of USD 100 billion by 2030. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal had called for an accelerated India-Russia economic and industrial partnership, urging businesses from both countries to work towards achieving the USD 100 billion target in bilateral trade by 2030. Addressing the INNOPROM…