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July 9, 2025 3:22 AM

PM Modi receives Brazil’s highest civilian honour for boosting bilateral ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Tuesday conferred Brazil’s highest civilian honour, 'The Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross', by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasilia. Expressing his gratitude, the Prime Minist...

July 9, 2025 3:19 AM

India launches first phase of BIMSTEC cancer care capacity-building programme in Mumbai

India on Monday launched the first phase of the BIMSTEC cancer care capacity-building program, an initiative aimed at strengthening regional cooperation in the fight against cancer among BIMSTEC nations. The programme, jointly organised by the Minis...

July 8, 2025 9:02 PM

PM Modi accorded ceremonial welcome at Brazil’s Presidential Palace, holds talks with Lula

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given a ceremonial welcome by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Alvorada Palace in Brasília on Tuesday. “Good morning. We are now back in Brasilia. Today, I will welcome Prime Minister Narendra...

July 8, 2025 4:55 PM

Spain: More than 18,000 people in lockdown as wildfire rages in Catalonia

Spanish authorities ordered more than 18,000 residents of the northeastern Tarragona province to remain indoors on Tuesday and several dozen were evacuated as a wildfire raged out of control, consuming almost 3,000 hectares (7,413 acres) of vegetatio...

July 8, 2025 5:06 PM

Gaza ceasefire can be reached but may take more time, Israeli officials say

Gaps in Gaza ceasefire talks under way in Qatar between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas can be bridged but it may take more than a few days to reach a deal, Israeli officials said on Tuesday. The new push by U.S., Qatari and Egyptian med...

July 8, 2025 4:53 PM

Junior doctors in England back strike action over pay demand

Junior doctors in England have voted in favour of taking strike action, their trade union said on Tuesday, threatening Britain's hospitals with a wave of disruption just as the government has started to improve services. Junior doctors, who are also...

July 8, 2025 4:32 PM

South Africa says Trump’s 30% tariff based on inaccurate view of their trade relations

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of a 30% tariff, saying that it was based on an inaccurate understanding of the two countries' trade and that negotiations with the U.S. woul...

July 8, 2025 4:12 PM

Heatwaves, droughts and wildfires costing Europe billions each year

Extreme heat and worsening drought situations are gripping large parts of Europe, sparking wildfires, triggering red alerts and intensifying global calls for effective climate actions. Driven by climate change, scientists warn, these conditions signa...

July 8, 2025 3:27 PM

With 8% of world’s reserves, India poised to play key role in rare earth elements supply chain

India holds 8 per cent of the world's rare earth element reserves, which gives it the potential of playing a key role in the gradually evolving global supply landscape as China's current dominance is projected to decline, according to a CareEdge repo...

July 8, 2025 1:43 PM

BRICS must amplify voice of Global South: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while attending the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, underscored the importance of the BRICS grouping in representing the interest...

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