• India publishes election donation data after court order

    The BJP had received slightly less than 48 percent of all election bonds cashed by parties up to March 2023, amounting to around $730 million. Congress, India's main opposition party, had by contrast received around $171 million in the same timeframe, or 11 percent of the total.
  • Indian PM Modi seeks enhancing of ties in Qatar visit

    Doha, Qatar - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday committed to strengthening ties with Qatar during his first visit to the gas-rich Gulf emirate since 2016. During a meeting with Qatar's ruler, Modi gave a "commitment to further expanding and deepening bilateral cooperation with Qatar", a statement from India's foreign...
  • India PM inaugurates grand temple in Abu Dhabi

    According to the UAE authorities, the grand temple carved from pink stone spreads over an area of 55,000 square metres and is the largest traditional stone-built Hindu temple in the Middle East. Nearly 3.5 million Indian nationals, the largest expatriate community in the Gulf country, live in the UAE.
  • Indian authorities tear down 600 year-old mosque in Delhi

    New Delhi, India - Bulldozers have knocked down a centuries-old mosque in India's capital, a member of the building's managing committee said Thursday, during a demolition drive to remove "illegal" structures from a forest reserve. The demolition comes at a sensitive time in India with nationalist activists emboldened in their long...
  • ‘New era for India’: Modi inaugurates temple built over razed mosque

    "Breaking the shackles of slavery, the country should rise, taking lessons from the past," Modi said, speaking outside the temple to the Hindu deity Ram, built on grounds where a mosque stood for centuries before it was torn down in 1992 by Hindu zealots incited by members of his party.
  • Indian MPs shift to new parliament, bid adieu to British-era building

    "Today India has awakened with a new consciousness," Modi said in the central hall of the old parliament building before leading fellow legislators by foot across to the new complex. Modi's Hindu-nationalist government called a special session of parliament to match the relocation, which coincides with the beginning of a...
  • Saudi Arabia, India boost alliance with multiple MoUs

    India and Saudi Arabia held their first Strategic Partnership Council meeting, emphasizing the strengthening of defense and security partnerships between the two nations.
  • G20 treads lightly on Ukraine war, climate issues

    The African Union joined the G20, boosting Africa's voice, while a new initiative aims to connect Europe, the Middle East, and India through infrastructure.
  • G20 adopts Leader’s Summit declaration, says Indian PM Modi

    NEW DELHI, INDIA- Indian prime minister and G20 host Narendra Modi said on Saturday the body had reached consensus on its leaders' declaration and announced its adoption. "Because of our team's hard work, and with your support, there is a consensus on the New Delhi G20 Leaders' Summit declaration," he...
  • African Union formally joins G20 at Delhi summit

    New Delhi, India - The African Union joined the Group of 20 leading economies at its summit on Saturday, enhancing the continent's voice on the global stage. Host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked that this inclusion transformed the often-divided bloc into the "people's G20." "With everyone's approval, I request...
  • African Union set to become G20 member with US, EU backing

    "I look forward to welcoming the AU as a permanent member of the G20", European Council president Charles Michel told reporters in New Delhi, where the two-day G20 summit begins on Saturday. In December, US President Joe Biden said he wanted the AU "to join the G20 as a permanent...
  • India keen to finalize Chabahar port development pact with Iran

    Tehran, Iran - Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has expressed his eagerness to expedite the completion of the port at Chabahar, a strategic port city in Iran's southeastern region. Talking to Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi on the phone, Modi hailed the bilateral cooperation between the two nations and emphasized the...
  • Modi’s visit: India, UAE sign pact to trade in local currencies

    Abu Dhabi, UAE - The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), which aim to support the rapid growth of trade between the two countries. The CBUAE and RBI will work together to develop a framework...
  • UAE, India pledge for success of Dubai’s COP28 event

    The UAE and India vowed to make this year's COP28 conference in Dubai a success, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to the Gulf state. The oil-rich UAE will host the COP28 UN climate talks in November and December, as nations are still far on means to...
  • Mohammad bin Salman to visit India on way to Indonesia for G-20 summit

    The visit is expected to last a few hours on Nov 14, and the Saudi Crown Prince and the Indian PM Narendra Modi are expected to depart for Bali to attend the G-20 summit, The Hindu reported and added that India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar had conveyed Modi’s invitation to...
  • Indian PM meets UAE business delegation on visit to Kashmir

    Modi said a total of $4.97 billion private investment is on its way to Jammu and Kashmir.
  • India turns to dung as new energy source

    Cultivating alternative energy sources is an urgent priority in India, which burns coal to meet nearly three-quarters of the energy needs of its 1.4 billion citizens.
  • Elon Musk asks: ‘Is Twitter dying?’

    He also called out users who are highly followed but rarely post.
  • Biden to hold virtual summit with Japan, Australia, India leaders Thursday: Delhi

    The statement from India's foreign ministry came a day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin.