PM Modi receives call from Brazilian President Lula; AI Summit, UN reform discussed

IANS | January 23, 2026 6:32 AM

Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said during a telephone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday that he intends to attend the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi next month. The two leaders aligned on Global South priorities and pressed for United Nations Security Council reform ahead of their bilateral summit scheduled for February in India.

PM Modi expresses anguish over Doda road accident

IANS | January 22, 2026 11:19 PM

Jammu, Jan 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed deep anguish over the tragic road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, in which 10 Indian Army soldiers lost their lives, and 11 others sustained injuries.

From Davos to Delhi, next decade belongs to India: Pralhad Joshi

IANS | January 22, 2026 10:11 PM

Davos, Jan 22 (IANS) India’s energy transition has been deliberately designed as a tool for industrial growth, job creation and global competitiveness, particularly for emerging economies, said Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, here on Thursday.

India pitches inclusive AI model rooted in sutras, chakras

IANS | January 22, 2026 9:58 PM

Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) India's Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, said on Thursday that India is advancing an artificial intelligence (AI) vision anchored in an indigenous framework of "three sutras and seven interconnected chakras", with a focus on inclusivity, affordability, and population-scale impact.

'Clash beyond the graves': Sons trade blows over fathers' Kerala political legacies

IANS | January 22, 2026 9:29 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) A bitter political war of words has erupted between Kerala Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar and Congress MLA Chandy Oommen, with the exchange drawing in the legacies of their fathers and the state's towering political figures — the late R. Balakrishna Pillai and former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.

India to become 3rd largest economy soon: MP CM in Davos

IANS | January 22, 2026 9:18 PM

Bhopal, Jan 22 (IANS) Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav stated that India is progressing rapidly across all sectors and is poised to move from the fourth position to become the world’s third-largest economy within the next one to one-and-a-half years.