- Monday, March 10, 2025
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (15) reached Samarkand, the city of the central Asian republic of Uzbekistan, to attend the 22nd summit of the heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Among other top leaders taking part in the event are Russian president Vladimir Putin and…
Chinese president Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on the sidelines of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) summit - their first in-person meeting after Russia launched the war against Ukraine in February - and declared support for their "respective core interests." "In the face…
Here are news in brief related to Indian politics for Thursday, September 15, 2022: Indian home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said several efforts have been made to make the northeastern part of India developed, the most important of which is to establish peace in the region, Press Trust of…
Here are news related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, September 15, 2022: India’s Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), which is chaired by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Thursday deliberated on various issues including early warning indicators for the economy and those related to the power sector's financing, Moneycontrol…
France is aware of and respects India's energy and other relations with Russia, its foreign minister told the India Today news channel on Thursday (15) during a visit to the country. India has not condemned Russia's February invasion of Ukraine, instead calling for negotiations and peace. Russia is India's biggest…
Roger Federer on Thursday (15) announced his retirement from tennis after a career which saw him win 20 Grand Slams, 103 career titles and be crowned one of the greatest players of all time. AFP Sport looks at the plaudits he received during his career: "I threw the kitchen sink…
Prince William has told well-wishers that walking behind his grandmother's coffin had been challenging and had brought back memories, alluding to the day 25 years earlier when, as a boy, he followed his mother's casket on the way to her funeral. William, the heir to the throne, walked behind his…
Sri Lanka will not take part in any "big power rivalry" in the Indian Ocean and it is unfortunate that his country has been made the "punching bag" for Hambantota, president Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, weeks after India and China clashed over the docking of a high-tech Chinese ship at…
Roger Federer, one of the greats of modern-day tennis, announced on Thursday (15) his retirement from the professional sport. The 20-time Grand Slam champion is set to hang up his boots after the Laver Cup in London later this month. The 41-year-old from Switzerland is one of the Big Three…
Star India batter Virat Kohli recently hit back form after a long hiatus and ended as the second highest scorer in the Asia Cup which concluded last weekend. The 33-year-old even slammed a hundred, his first in the T20 format, besides two fifties in the competition. He is now ready…
