New Delhi: The Global South must become a “rule shaper” and the existing “pyramid of privilege” structure in global governance must give way to a “platform of partnership”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday while opening the two-day annual BRICS summit as trade friction and geopolitical instability trigger growing economic headwinds. The prime minister…
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday sought more documents from the Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction in the dispute over rival claims to the Trinamool Congress, as the Mamata Banerjee-led faction also appeared before the poll panel. Banerjee, the Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal, said the delegation made oral submissions before the full EC…
New Delhi: ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)-led researchers have produced a healthy female calf of the Badri cattle breed using in vitro fertilization technology, in an effort to preserve and multiply a native breed found in Uttarakhand, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday. The calf was born on September 11 at an academic dairy farm…
New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping began a two-day visit to New Delhi to attend the BRICS Summit on Saturday, marking his first trip to India in seven years and signalling a key opportunity to normalise bilateral ties through expansion of trade and investment ties. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host President Xi for bilateral…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Saturday passed a bill aimed at improving ease of doing business and decriminalising minor offences, in line with the Centre’s Jan Vishwas legislation. State Legislative Affairs and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu said the Telangana Praja Viswasam (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 has been drafted in accordance with the…
Tata Projects enters bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2026 at a moment when the construction equipment conversation is moving well beyond the machine itself. For a company executing increasingly complex infrastructure and industrial projects, the question is no longer simply how much equipment is available, but how intelligently that equipment can be deployed, monitored and redeployed. That…
New Delhi: For a bloc that has spent years fuelling speculation about challenging the dollar’s dominance, the formal position enunciated in a joint statement after a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of BRICS nations remains more cautious than the rhetoric of some of its members. There is no mention of a common…
Vijayawada: Union Health Minister JP Nadda and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday inaugurated a critical care block and Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHLs) at the old government hospital here. Later, Nadda and Naidu visited the newly inaugurated facilities, where officials briefed them on the features. “Union Minister Nadda and CM Chandrababu…
Chennai: The main opposition DMK on Saturday staged protest across the state condemning Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay for his alleged “scurrilous remarks” targeting late party patriarch M Karunanidhi and party president M K Stalin. Senior leader PK Sekar Babu, leading the protest here, praised Stalin for his “sacrifices, personality, and for being humane,” and…
New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in the national capital on Saturday for a two-day trip to attend the BRICS Summit, marking his first visit to India in seven years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host him for bilateral talks on Saturday evening with a focus on boosting trade and investment ties. President Xi’s…
