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September 9, 2026 12:16 PM

BRICS Summit 2026: How the grouping is reshaping the global economic order

Twenty years after the BRIC grouping emerged, BRICS has grown into a major platform representing the shifting balance of the global economy, with increasing economic weight and a broader institutional role. What began as an acronym coined by Goldman...

September 9, 2026 12:11 PM

Russia hopeful of BRICS declaration, says 90 per cent of its trade with bloc settled in national currencies

Russia on Tuesday said it was hopeful that BRICS member states would reach a consensus declaration at the grouping's upcoming New Delhi summit, overcoming differences between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the West Asia crisis. Kremlin...

September 9, 2026 12:08 PM

DGCA restricts flying activities at UP training schools during BRICS Summit

Flying Training Organisations (FTOs) operating from Uttar Pradesh will not be permitted to undertake flying activities for three days during the BRICS Summit in Delhi as part of enhanced security measures, according to the Directorate General of Civi...

September 9, 2026 12:01 PM

International Space Summit to Begin in Paris, Nearly 120 Delegations to Attend

France is pressing ahead with a space summit shunned by the U.S. tech giants and hampered by a lower-than-expected turnout from European leaders as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a stronger role for Europe in the competitive maelstrom of space. Org...

September 9, 2026 11:21 AM

National Nutrition Month to be launched in Varanasi

The ninth edition of Rashtriya Poshan Maah (National Nutrition Month) will be launched on Wednesday at the Rudraksh International Cooperation and Convention Centre in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, with a focus on strengthening nutrition, health and caregi...

September 9, 2026 11:21 AM

Medical colleges more than double since 2014; MBBS seats rise 177.45 per cent: Nadda

The number of medical colleges in the country has more than doubled from 387 to 858 since 2014, while MBBS seats have increased from 51,348 to 1,42,464 and postgraduate seats from 31,185 to 86,287, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said while addressi...

September 9, 2026 11:14 AM

DR Congo Ebola outbreak: community deaths rise to 75%, WHO says

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is becoming "increasingly heterogeneous", with transmission trends diverging across affected provinces and health zones, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. In its latest ext...

September 9, 2026 11:10 AM

Trump Pays Tribute to 9/11 Victims, Honours Heroes at White House Ceremony

US President Donald Trump paid tribute to the victims and heroes of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at a ceremony near the White House on Tuesday (local time), renewing America's vow to "never forget" as the country prepares to mark the 25th...

September 9, 2026 10:41 AM

Republicans are making Muslims a campaign issue in the 2026 US midterms

Republican Vice President JD Vance called Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim and a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, "very, very evil" at a rally last week, accusing him of defending terrorism because of remarks he made after a March attack on ...

September 9, 2026 10:50 AM

Russia hits Kyiv after pause for US envoys’ visit, killing five

Russia pummelled Kyiv with drones and missiles on Tuesday, resuming its air attacks on the Ukrainian capital after a brief halt for the visit of U.S. peace negotiators, and killing five people, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The overnight attack cause...