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Modi, Xi shake hands, talk on sidelines of SCO Summit ahead of BRICS meet

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- New Delhi, September 1: In a fresh sign of thaw in India-China ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday exchanged a firm handshake and held ... Read More


Modi pitches greater SCO economic connectivity with sovereignty caveat

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has backed greater economic connectivity among members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), but stressed that efforts to link markets and ... Read More


India's 7.8% growth beats estimates, but experts point to red flags

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- India's economy grew a strong 7.8 per cent in the June quarter of FY27 despite the West Asia crisis, which many economists and analysts say was a'positive surprise." But they als... Read More


India's GDP growth accelerates to 7.8% in Q1 FY27

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- India's gross domestic product growth accelerated to 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of FY27, at Rs 81.36 lakh crore, compared to a revised 6.9 per cent in the comparable perio... Read More


Iran-UAE rift clouds BRICS summit as India races for consensus

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- The continuing West Asia conflict and sharply divergent positions of Iran and the UAE are casting a shadow over the successful conclusion of the BRICS Summit to be hosted by New ... Read More


New Delhi not inclined to make proposed US H-1B fee increase a bilateral issue: Sources

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- India is unlikely to turn the proposed steep increase in US H-1B visa fees into a bilateral issue, as the government views it primarily as a commercial matter for US employers se... Read More


BRICS Summit likely to push cross-border payment links, not de-dollarisation: Sources

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- The BRICS Summit in New Delhi next month is likely to push for mechanisms to facilitate cross-border payments between members, including links between digital payment systems and... Read More


Modi offers assistance to Nepal PM as over 100 Indian tourists go missing in massive flash floods

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- New Delhi, August 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to his Nepali counterpart Balendra Shah conveying his condolences over the loss of lives in the devastating ... Read More


India rejects 'malicious' UN racial discrimination findings

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- India has rejected the "politically motivated, highly malicious" references in a UN committee's findings on racial discrimination in the country, saying the observations containe... Read More


Jaishankar calls for urgent steps to address $50-billion India-Russia trade deficit

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- With India's trade deficit with Russia widening to over $50 billion in 2025-26 from just $6.6 billion five years earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called for urgent... Read More