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Malaysian PM hits a Kishore Kumar note at BRICS

India, Sept. 14 -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, 79, brought a Bollywood moment to the 18th BRICS Summit in Delhi on Saturday. At Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gala dinner at Bharat Mandapa... Read More


How Japanese shamisen met Bhojpuri folk

India, Sept. 14 -- B hojpuri folk and Dhobiya dance from eastern Uttar Pradesh came together with Japanese Shamisen, a traditional three-stringed musical instrument played with a large plectrum called... Read More


Malaysian PM Anwar croons Kishore Kumar song, wins hearts

India, Sept. 14 -- The mass appeal of Hindi film songs knows no boundaries or leaders, and was seen at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi this weekend. Despite a packed schedule, Malaysian Prime Minister A... Read More


NEP 2020: From promise to classroom reality

India, Sept. 14 -- Practically every learned deliberation on education today makes reference to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, its well-articulated mission, vision, objectives, and goals. I... Read More


BRICS comes of age in New Delhi

India, Sept. 14 -- When eleven leaders gathered at Bharat Mandapam on September 12-13 and unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration, the achievement lay less in what was said than in the fact that... Read More


Xi proposes open-source AI, manufacturing push

India, Sept. 14 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for stronger cooperation among BRICS countries and the wider Global South, saying the principle that "might makes right" should have no... Read More


Shah unveils PM Modi's birthday drive

India, Sept. 14 -- Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah on Sunday said Narendra Modi-led Union Government had opened a new chapter of "politics of performance" by taking India away from corruptio... Read More


Rahul, Rijiju clash over BRICS menu

India, Sept. 14 -- Serving an all-vegetarian spread at a gala dinner hosted for BRICS leaders and delegates has erupted into a political slugfest between the Congress and the BJP. While Rahul Gandhi s... Read More


Iran calls for trade in national currencies for resilience

India, Sept. 14 -- Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian exhorted BRICS must expand trade in national currencies and work towards an inclusive global economic framework, as excessive dependence on existing... Read More


BRICS uses a unity-in-diversity template

India, Sept. 14 -- 'Concordia res parvae crescunt, discordia maximae dilabuntur,' said Sallust, the renowned Latin historian and one of the political partisans of Julius Caesar. What was achieved in N... Read More