17+ hour, 52+ min ago   (563+ words) A part of the hilsa consignment meant for export to Bangladesh from India at the Petrapole land port in North 24-Parganas on Sunday afternoon For once, the hilsa trade has reversed course. India, traditionally the biggest overseas destination for Bangladesh’s…...

18+ hour, 12+ min ago   (384+ words) A crowded New Market on Sunday. Pictures by Sanat Kr Sinha Puja shoppers thronged malls and markets on Sunday, braving rain. From Hatibagan to Gariahat, families and groups of friends stepped out looking for new festive apparel. Bright lights from…...

19+ hour, 32+ min ago   (736+ words) Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi at the BRICS Summit on Saturday. AP/PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke against the weaponisation of critical minerals in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping in what seemed an allusion to…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (811+ words) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday announced that China will lead the creation of an open-source AI ecosystem for BRICS member nations as part of a five-point initiative to boost cooperation in technology, manufacturing and trade, even as he called…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (523+ words) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian File picture BRICS must expand trade in national currencies and work towards an inclusive global economic framework as excessive dependence on existing financial and trade systems has made emerging economies vulnerable to political shocks, Iranian President…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (751+ words) Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products in August, including gasoline refined from Russian crude at a refinery in India that is partly owned by Russia's Rosneft, as Ukrainian drone strikes disrupted Moscow's domestic refining capacity, according to a…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (292+ words) Beijing is banning the possession of drones within city limits in new rules announced Sunday that further tighten its regulations on drones, which already include a May ban on sales of the devices. The ban on possession will come into…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (689+ words) As rising geopolitical tensions adversely impact ordinary people globally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that BRICS must rise through cooperation and inclusive growth to meet these challenges and blossom for the sake of humanity. In an address at…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (539+ words) OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to a reporter in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 29, 2026. Reuters picture OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Chief Executive Sam Altman said in remarks published on Saturday,…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (180+ words) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim over breakfast here and discussed India-Malaysia ties. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was also present at the meeting. Leader of the Opposition…...