Top 10 world news: PM Modi speaks to Shubhanshu Shukla; Netanyahu denies reports on shooting Palestinians seeking aid, and more Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a video interaction with Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, marking a historic moment as the Indian Air Force officer became the first Indian astronaut to board the International Space…
Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to skip the BRICS Summit in Brazil next month, which, if confirmed, will be his first-ever absence from the meeting of the grouping of emerging economies since taking office 12 years ago, according to a media report. Xi will not attend the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the Hong…
President Donald Trump may say “tariffs” are his favourite word, but the rest of the world doesn’t have to agree. With or without America, trade deals continue to be signed: On Tuesday, India finalized a pact with the UK after three years of negotiations.This agreement clearly reflects the importance of political momentum and compromise. Indian…
In recent weeks, Elon Musk has finally seemed to make some inroads in India, a potentially huge market whose government has frustrated him with its trade barriers. Tesla appears to be preparing another attempt to sell cars in the country, and Starlink, his satellite internet provider, signed partnerships with two Indian companies. At the same…
In September 2019, Bill Gates presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India with an award on behalf of his philanthropic organization, the Gates Foundation, for the Indian leader’s work on improving sanitation. An uproar followed. Three Nobel Peace Prize laureates wrote to Mr. Gates, arguing that Mr. Modi, who was given the award on the…
PM Modi met with Xi in Russia’s Kazan last year on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, the first in more than five years. Both leaders backed the India-China agreement on patrolling and disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh read more Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the need…
Zakia Jafri, who turned her personal loss into an uphill campaign for justice after her husband, Ehsan Jafri, was brutally murdered during sectarian riots in the state of Gujarat in 2002, died on Feb. 2 at her daughter’s home in Ahmedabad, India. She was 86. Her death was confirmed by her son Tanveer Jafri. More…
Elon Musk’s growing power in government appears to be making some of his businesses more of a magnet for investors. Case in point: Banks have managed to sell off most of the $12.5 billion worth of debt owed by X, his social network, to eager buyers. Investors are essentially betting that the company’s future is…
Hours after President Trump paved the way for upending the United States’ trade relationship with India with broad “reciprocal” tariffs, he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a united front during a news conference on Thursday at the White House. Mr. Modi became the latest head of state to seek to placate an increasingly power-flexing…
Last Updated:February 13, 2025, 12:59 IST Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025: Shonali Sabherwal, Rujuta Diwekar and Revant Himatsingka will share tips on wellness and healthy living in the 4th episode. Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 Episode 4 will be live-streamed tomorrow, February 14, 2025. In the fourth episode of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025, Shonali Sabherwal and Rujuta…