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Ministerial delegations from BRICS member countries arrived in Pune on Thursday to participate in the 12th BRICS Communications Ministers’ Meeting, scheduled to be held on August 21. The Digital BRICS Forum and Expo was also organised in the city, bringing together representatives from governments, industry, academia, startups and research institutions across BRICS countries. The Digital BRICS Forum, institutionalised during the 7th BRICS Communications Ministers’ Meeting hosted by India in...
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan became a ‘Jan Andolan’ and received tremendous support from the people. Citizens also turned o...
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Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who is on an official visit to India, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. During the meeting, PM Modi recalled his detailed discussions with...
August 20, 2026
India's key strength in artificial intelligence lies in the applications layer, while its renewable energy capacity provides a significant advantage in supporting data centres, Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology and Information & B...
August 20, 2026
Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton on Thursday called on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and discussed development, connectivity, infrastructure and livelihood issues in the Northeast. Patton, who also holds the Home and Border Affairs portf...
August 20, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, and said the Asian nation held 57 "very powerful" nuclear weapons. The remarks cam...
August 19, 2026
India and Malaysia have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen bilateral cooperation in public administration and governance reforms, with a focus on capacity building, digital governance and exchange of best practices. The commitment was made at the 2nd I...
August 19, 2026
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Wednesday described Jammu and Kashmir as an “important part of India” and indicated that Washington may reconsider its travel advisory for the Union Territory, citing significant steps taken by the Centre and the J&...
August 19, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner left Jerusalem on Monday without a breakthrough after two days of talks with Israeli and Hamas leaders over a stalled U.S. plan to end ...
August 19, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran and none were scheduled, and he insisted that the Strait of Hormuz was open, contradicting an earlier Iranian assertion that the critical waterway remained shut to shipping. The ...
August 18, 2026
Iran will shift to a "fully offensive" military posture because efforts to negotiate a permanent end to its war with the U.S. have stalled, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, as Washington ruled out extending a temporary ceasefire agreement. Pr...
August 19, 2026
The Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Tuesday organised an awareness session on the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (EU CBAM) to help Indian exporters ...
August 11, 2026
India on Monday strongly condemned the defacement of the premises of its Embassy in Ljubljana and has urged Slovenian authorities to identify and take action against those responsible. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “We condemn the defacement ...
August 7, 2026
Europe's second-longest river has long been a symbol of trade, connectivity and prosperity. Today, the Danube is becoming a symbol of something else: how extreme weather can ripple through transport, energy, tourism and local livelihoods. A look at what’s h...
August 20, 2026
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seriously concerned by the U.S. decision to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, a...
August 20, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, and said the Asian nation held 57 "very powerful" nuclear weapons. The remarks came after Trump ordered Pentagon officials to cut short joint ...
August 19, 2026
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Wednesday described Jammu and Kashmir as an “important part of India” and indicated that Washington may reconsider its travel advisory for the Union Territory, citing significant steps taken by the Centre and the J&...
August 13, 2026
India and Liberia on Thursday held discussions on strengthening bilateral cooperation across a range of sectors, including technology, agriculture, health, mining, energy, trade and investment, educat...
August 13, 2026
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan, on Thursday held talks with Kenyan National Assembly Speaker Moses M. Wetang’ula, who is leading a parliamentary delegation on a bilateral visit to India. During the meeting, V-P Radhakrishnan hig...
August 13, 2026
India and Kenya share historical and multifaceted relations dating back thousands of years, with regular high-level engagements further strengthening bilateral ties, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Thursday. LS Speaker Birla made the remarks during a meeti...
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