Global South should jointly advance better governance structure, says Putin

On a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned that "the weaponisation of technology and critical minerals" could hinder progress and underlined the need for "inclusivity", Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday announced that Beijing would lead the creation of an open-source Al ecosystem for BRICS member nations.

Uniform Civil Code in all 21 NDA states before 2029: Shah

The Uniform Civil Code will be implemented across all NDA-ruled states before the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday.

Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Shah said, "Some states have introduced UCC. It is our resolve to enforce UCC in all 21 BJP-led NDA-ruled states before 2029 Lok Sabha polls." 

Trade, defence in focus as PM meets leaders of Egypt, Indonesia, S Africa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held bilateral discussions with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and a host of other visiting leaders on the sidelines of the BRICS Leaders' Summit, with a focus on boosting trade and investment ties. 

UN chief backs demand for expanding Security Council

Speaking at the BRICS Summit on Sunday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres backed the demand from the Global South to expand the UN Security Council, which, he said, will help "bring balance and equity to global systems and institutions". He also underlined that India has been at the forefront of this demand. 

Defence to space, trade to tech: India, Philippines to deepen ties

A year after New Delhi and Manila elevated their ties to a strategic partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr held wide-ranging discussions on Sunday, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, on further advancing the ties. 

India, Germany & a green partnership for the future

In January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed their commitment to the Partnership for Sustainable Green Development. 

India gets 1.64 mt EU steel quota, imports of EU cars may rise 6-fold

Amid tensions over steel exports to the European Union (EU) due to regulations such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), India has secured 1.64 million tonnes (mt) of steel export quota, across 16 categories, including specialised items like metallic coated sheets and stainless hot-rolled quarto plates, to the EU under the free trade agreement (FTA), as per draft India-EU deal released by Brussels.