Bishkek, Sep 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands and interacted while walking together as they arrived to participate in the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek on Tuesday.
Asheville, Sep 1 (IANS) India has shown that it can adjust to changes in the global economy without allowing its growth to be derailed, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has said while acknowledging the country’s dependence on imported energy and fertilisers.
Dhaka, Sep 1 (IANS) Amid mounting concerns over serious human rights violations across Bangladesh, killings, political violence and attacks on minority communities surged in August, 2026, alongside a rise in violence against women and children, local media reported, citing a human rights organisation.
Bishkek, Sep 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi posed for a group photograph with other leaders at the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, where he is participating in key deliberations of the regional grouping.
Asheville, Sep 1 (IANS) India strongly supports the US G20 presidency’s focus on economic growth, global imbalances and financial literacy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said after holding a “positive, constructive” bilateral meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, accused China of resorting to censorship and tighter controls on information amid deadly flash floods that have left people in Nepal and across the border in Tibet reeling from devastation.
Asheville, Sep 1 (IANS) India’s 7.8 per cent economic growth in the first quarter reflects the hard work of its people and the growing strength of its manufacturing and services sectors, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) A US congressional intelligence panel has warned that the next major attack against the United States could involve artificial intelligence, cyber operations, biological threats or strikes on critical infrastructure rather than hijacked aircraft.
Amsterdam, Sep 1 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) staged a protest in the Netherlands’ Utrecht city, drawing international attention to the ongoing abuses by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, including the enforced disappearance of thousands of people, extrajudicial killings and other serious human rights violations.
Asheville, Sep 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hit out at Rahul Gandhi for describing India as a “dead economy”, saying the Congress leader was undermining the work of Indian citizens at a time when the country had recorded 7.8 per cent growth.
