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Chinese president Xi Jinping NEW DELHI: Chinese president Xi Jinping on Sunday called on Global South countries to jointly defend the rule of law in international affairs and strengthen cooperation across areas including artificial intelligence, trade, digital industries, manufacturing and science and technology.His remarks came at the second session of the 18th Brics Summit, where … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

Brics New Delhi Declaration backs AI-driven growth and worker re-skilling but leaves unanswered what happens to jobs lost to automation. NEW DELHI: Brics has set out an ambitious plan to prepare people for an AI-driven economy, but its New Delhi Declaration leaves a key question largely unanswered — what happens to workers whose jobs are … Read more

Osama bin Laden (File photo) Three years before the 9/11 attacks shocked the United States, then-President Bill Clinton was warned by the CIA that Osama bin Laden intended to carry out attacks in India, Pakistan, Uganda and possibly Nigeria.A newly declassified CIA warning dated August 28, 1998, said Bin Laden had survived US missile strikes … Read more

The proposed testing range in Junput will be the third major hub for DRDO after the Chandipur sites and the proposed testing centre in Andhra NEW DELHI: In a boost for the country’s defence testing capabilities, India will get another weapon and missile testing range in Bengal’s Junput coastal village in Purba Medinipur district.In April … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

Malaysian Prime Minist​er Anwar Ibrahim​ Kochi: Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim has said he does not agree with every view of All-India Sunni Jemiyyathul Ulema general secretary Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar, whom he is scheduled to visit in Kozhikode Sunday.Kanthapuram’s recent statement that women should remain confined to their homes had resulted in a backlash. … Read more

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 … Read more