18th BRICS Academic Forum started in Lucknow yesterday, and the deliberations will continue till Tuesday, as part of India’s BRICS Presidency. The Observer Research Foundation (ORF), in partnership with...
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BRICS Sherpa Sudhakar Dalela says India’s BRICS Chairship guided by ‘Humanity First’.
BRICS Sherpa and Secretary, Economic Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Sudhakar Dalela, said that India’s BRICS Chairship is guided by a people-centric approach based on the...
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Iran discovers new gas field in Fars Province with estimated 7,500 billion cubic feet of gas.
Iran has discovered a new gas field in southern Fars Province containing an estimated 7,500 billion cubic feet of gas, Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said. Paknejad said that...
Kazakhstan is voting today in a parliamentary election that is expected to further strengthen President Kassymm Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power in Central Asia’s largest country. The election was...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada will match the United States’ new tariffs dollar-for-dollar to protect Canadian workers, farmers, families and businesses, after trade negotiations between the...
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US President pushes for voter ID and citizenship proof ahead of US congressional elections.
US President Donald Trump has renewed his demand for mandatory photo identification and proof of citizenship for voters, placing election rules at the centre of his campaign to retain...
Two men were stabbed inside a gurdwara in Canada’s Alberta province after a man allegedly disrupted morning prayers ahead of a wedding ceremony. The attack occurred at the Nanaksar...
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India and UK agree to expand defence cooperation through joint exercises and training.
India and the UK have agreed to expand bilateral exchanges between the armed forces of the two countries through joint exercises, training and capacity building, as both sides held...
China said on Friday that US “sanctions and pressure” would not resolve the Middle East conflict, after Washington urged governments including Beijing to join efforts to isolate the Iranian...
The Trump administration has imposed new sanctions on nine Cuban state-owned firms in the construction, mining and metals sectors, while tightening restrictions on US citizens doing business with Cuban...