40 dead, many feared buried in mud after Brazil dam collapse
Brumadinho (Brazil) | The death toll from the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste in southeastern Brazil rose to 40 on Saturday as searchers...
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India to host G-20 summit in 2022
Buenos Aires | Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that India will host the annual G-20 summit in 2022, coinciding with the country’s 75th anniversary of...
‘Tropical Trump’ Jair Bolsonaro elected Brazil president
Sao Paulo | Jair Bolsonaro, a brash far-right congressman who has waxed nostalgic for Brazil’s old military dictatorship, won the presidency of Latin America’s largest...
UN chief appreciates India’s support to his UN reform proposal
United Nations | UN chief Antonio Guterres has appreciated India’s support to his proposal to reform the UN Security Council and expressed hope that the progress...
Solution to Korean Peninsula must address India’s concerns: Sushma Swaraj to BRICS
United Nations | Any solution to the Korean Peninsula issue must address India’s concerns about the nuclear proliferation linkages in its neighbourhood, External Affairs Minister Sushma...
Bihar: Malala Fund suspends grant to Sakhi, Nari Gunjan named in TISS audit report
New Delhi | The Malala Fund today said it is suspending its grants to Sakhi and Nari Gunjan, two organisations named in the Tata Institute of...
Brazil closes border to Venezuelans after mass crossings: official
Sao Paulo | Brazil closed its northern border today to Venezuelans to slow mass migration, local highway police said. The measure follows a federal judge’s decision...
UN at risk of running out of cash
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The United Nations is at risk of running out of cash, the UN chief has warned, urging member states to pay their mandatory contributions on...
PM Modi meets Russian President Putin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held bilateral talks with President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, and said the friendship...
Indian-driven gold mining project in Russia praised at BRICS Summit
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An Indian-driven gold mining project in Siberia has been hailed at the BRICS Summit here as the first practical implementation of the objectives of the...