NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed confidence that the upcoming BRICS Summit would see positive and meaningful discussions on various issues with the welfare of the world in mind.In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Over the next few days, leaders from around the world will gather for the BRICS Summit.”“I…
NEW DELHI: Around Rs 2.5 lakh crore has been spent in the disaster management sector over the last 11 years, increasing allocations for national and state disaster response funds manifold, home minister Amit Shah said while chairing the third meeting of the governing body of National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) Thursday.Shah said the process…
NEW DELHI: UP govt informed Supreme Court Thursday that it has suspended the executive magistrate who issued a peace bond notice to a second-year law student in Noida for participating in the NEET-UG paper leak student protest and clarified that the district magistrate had no role in the offending action.This information was given by solicitor…
NEW DELHI: Aug 2026 was the joint-warmest month ever recorded globally across all calendar months, on a par with July 2023, said Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European Union’s space programme on Thursday.It noted that this Aug was 1.65° Celsius above the estimated pre-industrial (1850-1900) baseline, marking the first month above 1.5° Celsius…
Putin lands in Delhi ahead of Brics Summit NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India on early Friday ahead of the Brics Summit 2026.Russian president’s official air vehicle landed at Delhi airport.During his visit, Putin is scheduled to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and participate in a series of bilateral meetings.This…
New Delhi: Having secured nearly 2,000 convictions in food safety cases across the country, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is now stepping up enforcement, including holding e-commerce platforms responsible for products sold through them and proposing stricter action against high-fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) foods near schools, its CEO Rajit Punhani said…
NEW DELHI: A senior Indian space scientist on Thursday said that the orbiter of the Chandrayaan-2 mission, which was said to be a failed mission after its lander crashlanded on the south pole region of Moon, is still alive and is helping in planning and executing subsequent Indian lunar missions.During the AEDEX conference at Yashobhoomi…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi late Thursday spoke with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the phone on Thursday and discussed ways to further strengthen the India-Germany strategic partnership.The conversation comes as India and Germany mark 75 years of diplomatic relations this year.The two leaders reviewed the progress made in bilateral ties and noted the…
PM Modi hailed Isro and its scientists NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi, at the International Space Summit in Paris, on Thursday hailed Isro and its scientists, called for global cooperation in the sector and said his country “supports a safe, secure and sustainable space domain anchored in international law”.Addressing the summit virtually from Delhi, Modi…
DGCA has directed all flying training organisations (FTO) across seven north Indian states near Delhi NEW DELHI: As part of enhanced security for the BRICS summit in Delhi, the DGCA has directed all flying training organisations (FTO) across seven north Indian states near Delhi — Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, UP, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Himachal —…
