Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive Moscow on July 8 to a particularly warm and special welcome at a private dinner hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin at his Dacha or estate in the Moscow suburb of Novo-Ogaryovo. The meeting … Read more
Parukutty, a centenarian voter, sharing a lighter moment with poll officials after exercising the vote at home option at Beypore in Kozhikode. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Senior citizens flanked by their kin at polling stations always draw attention during elections. For the majority of octogenarians and nonagenarians, it is one of the rarest occasions … Read more
India will strongly oppose a China-led proposal for an investment facilitation pact besides pressing for finding a permanent solution to public stock holding of grains for food security and protection of the interests of fishermen at the upcoming WTO ministerial meeting. The Indian delegation is led by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. The four-day … Read more
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan greeting the public at the Navakerala Sadas held in Kozhikode on Saturday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has come down on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre for financially strangling the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala just because it is not subscribing … Read more
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. File | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to host his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina at his residence ahead of the G-20 summit where Bangladesh is among the nine “guest countries”. Ms. Hasina is scheduled to arrive here on Friday for a three-day visit during which she … Read more
CPI-M Polit Bureau Member BV Raghavulu | Photo Credit: V RAJU The main agenda before the CPI(M) is to prevent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from coming to power again in the 2024 general elections, says its Polit Bureau member B.V. Raghavulu. “The nation’s future will be in danger if Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes … Read more
BSP supremo Mayawati. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday urged people from Dalit, Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Muslim communities to be wary of the Samajwadi Party’s agenda in reaching out to them. In response to SP president Akhilesh Yadav unveiling a statue of BSP founder Kanshi Ram … Read more
“India’s G20 Presidency will work to promote the universal sense of one-ness. Hence our theme — One Earth, One Family, One Future” Photo: g20.in The previous 17 Presidencies of the G20 delivered significant results — for ensuring macro-economic stability, rationalising international taxation, relieving debt-burden on countries, among many other outcomes. We will benefit from these … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for collective responsibility of G20 countries to prevent global economic risks from aggravating Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for collective responsibility of G20 countries to prevent global economic risks from aggravating India on Thursday briefed the finance ministers and central bank governors of G20 countries about its agenda … Read more
NEW DELHI: For the first time since 2012, India and China on Tuesday held consultations on UN Security Council (UNSC) agenda, with New Delhi seeking to build consensus on its UNSC priorities as well as on designating terrorists by the powerful body of the UN. In the first bilateral meet which did not focus on … Read more