India, Sept. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Delhi ahead of the 18th BRICS summit as the national capital gears up to host the big global event. Meanwhile CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has dared the government over activist Jarange Patil's protest. Read about these and other developments that are making headlines today.

PM Modi met Putin at Delhi's Bharat Mandapam on Friday ahead of the BRICS summit. The two leaders held wide-ranging talks, focusing on enhancing annual bilateral trade to USD 100 billion by 2030 and ramping up existing cooperation in areas such as defence, energy, critical minerals, and fertiliser supplies.

The meeting took place hours after Putin landed in New Delhi on a three-day...