Death toll from Texas floods rises to 80

IANS | July 7, 2025 9:48 AM

Houston, July 7 (IANS) Up to 80 people have died while more than 40 people remain missing, three days after hours of heavy rain led to major flash flooding in the south-central US state of Texas, authorities said.

PM Modi welcomes Indonesia as full BRICS member

IANS | July 7, 2025 9:39 AM

Brasilia, July 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally welcomed Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto into the BRICS grouping as a full member during the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PM Modi calls out those funding, providing safe havens to terrorists: MEA

IANS | July 7, 2025 9:11 AM

Brasilia, July 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made a strong pitch for global unity in combating terrorism, stating that those who fund, promote, and offer safe havens to terrorists must face the harshest possible consequences, Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Dammu Ravi, said on Monday.

BRICS leaders condemn Pahalgam massacre; seek terrorists, their backers brought to justice (Ld)

IANS | July 7, 2025 12:18 AM

Rio de Janeiro, July 7 (IANS) In what is being viewed as a major diplomatic success for India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leaders of the BRICS countries on Sunday strongly condemned the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack while reaffirming their commitment to combatting cross-border movement of terrorists, terror financing and terrorist safe havens and also taking concerted actions against all UN-designated terrorists and terrorist entities.