Commerce Ministry's proposal to allow visa-free travel for business visitors and tourists from BRICS nations has faced the security hurdle with the Home Ministry raising concerns over offering the facility to Chinese citizens. Home Ministry
New Delhi: Indian educational institutions have seen a marginal improvement in this year's edition of the QS World University Rankings for BRICS nations with 44 Indian institutes featuring among top 250 universities of the group
New Delhi: Space really knows no national boundaries, yet some of the most bitter earthly battles are fought on space issues. Amid this so-called star wars, some new green shoots of international collaboration can
New York: India has dragged the US to the top global trade arbiter over a dispute over an increase in the fees of temporary working visas, the World Trade Organisation said on Friday.India has filed
Antalya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the BRICS as 'Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions', which will be the theme of the 5-nation group when India assumes its presidency next year."The theme of India's
Antalya: India will guide the BRICS nations' USD 50 billion New Development Bank - a rival to the World Bank - to finance "inclusive and responsive" needs of particularly emerging economies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Antalya: Condemning strongly the terrorist attack in Paris, India today made a case for united global effort to combat the menace of terrorism.“We stand united in strongly condemning the dreadful acts of terrorism in Paris...
Islamabad: Pakistan has invited External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for a crucial regional conference here on Afghanistan, a move that could provide an opportunity for the two neighbours to mend their frosty ties.The ‘Heart of
New York: The foreign ministers of BRICS countries endorsed United Nations Security Council reforms saying it was necessary to make it "more representative and efficient" putting China and Russia publicly on the side for reorganisation.China
More than 67% of rural households in India still depend on firewood or wood chips for cooking. This is a decline of only 12% over two decades, according to the latest data released by the
Dubai: A business forum of BRICS nations will be held here for the first time next month to provide opportunities for greater economic collaboration between the countries of the five-member grouping.The forum - initiated and
• India has reduced malnutrition, but it is 27% worse than Brazil, 26% worse than China and 21% worse than South Africa.• Rural areas have seen more declines in percentages of malnourished children than urban
Rajya Sabha fails to transact any business on first day of Monsoon sessionNew Delhi: Rajya Sabha failed to transact any significant business today on the first day of the Monsoon session as opposition pressed for
Shanghai: The New Development Bank (NDB) of BRICS commenced business here on Tuesday. The BRICS countries comprise the world's major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei, Shanghai Mayor
New Delhi: Educational institutes are sometimes complacent and if they come out of this mindset then they can achieve wonders, President Pranab Mukherjee said here today."Our institutions are sometimes complacent and presume that the world
Beijing: The rise of BRICS nations is inevitable, said a Chinese daily that expects "its bigger role in world peace and security".An editorial in People's Daily said that the mission of BRICS nations is to
Beijing: China today said it wants to step up maritime cooperation and dialogue with India and other South Asian countries to allay their concerns over increased Chinese naval activity in the Indian Ocean including docking
Ufa (Russia): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched for closer cooperation and coordination among BRICS nations.At the Plenary session, the Prime Minister proposed a 10-point initiative that includes India hosting the first trade fair for
Ufa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on Thursday evening at a dinner hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ufa.The informal meeting between two leaders took place on the eve
Ufa (Russia): Aspects like distrust between countries, long-standing disputes, trade barriers and terrorism can pose obstacles in the development of Eurasian region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Thursday.Addressing a dinner meeting of leaders
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