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22 Aug

BRICS summit: Navigating uncertainties through Indian and global south partnership

New Delhi, Aug 22, The BRICS group will conduct its 15th summit from August 22 to 24 at the Sandton Convention Centre (SCC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, during which it is likely to discuss a proposal for a new currency backed by gold, aimed at decreasing dependence on the US dollar, though its motivations are debated. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for South Africa to participate in the summit. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazil's President Luiz InacioLula da Silva are expected to be present in the summit, which will be the…

19 Aug

Russia bans 54 British journalists, politicians from entering country

Moscow, Aug 19, The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that it has banned 54 British nationals, including journalists and politicians, from entering the country due to their alleged involvement in “propaganda support of the activities of the (Ukrainian) Zelensky regime” and of being “Russophobic”. “We would like to emphasise again that any efforts by London to further spin the anti-Russian sanctions flywheel will inevitably receive a decisive response from our side,” CNN quoted the Ministry as saying in a statement late Friday. “Work on expanding the Russian ‘stop list’ in response to the actions of the British authorities will continue,” it…

16 Aug

Russia to strengthen defence ties with countries in Asia-Pacific region

Moscow, Aug 16, Moscow will continue to boost military cooperation with countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said. Pointing to the "increase in Western states' military presence in Asia, Africa and Latin America with the US continuing to improve its military bases", Shoigu said at the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security that "we will continue to strengthen military cooperation with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region ... with which we have historically established particularly privileged relations". The Russian defence minister noted that the emergence of a multipolar world order, mechanisms for boosting cooperation between…

11 Aug

After 47 years, Russia journeys to Moon with Luna-25

Moscow, Aug 11(IANS) After 47 years, Russia is set to return to the Moon with its Luna 25 lander mission. Luna-25 took off atop a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Vostochny launch facility in Russia at 2:10 a.m. Moscow time (4:40 am IST) on Friday, TASS news agency reported. Russia's last lunar mission, Luna-24 was launched in 1976, during the former Soviet Union period. It successfully delivered about 170 grams of moon samples to Earth. Luna-25 is expected to reach the Moon’s orbit on August 16 before landing on August 21. The spacecraft will spend between three and seven days about 100…

09 Aug

Ukraine’s counteroffensive happening slower than some had hoped: Zelensky

Kiev, Aug 9, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged that his country's counteroffensive against Russia is "happening probably slower" than some had hoped. Zelensky's remarks featured in a video released by his office on Tuesday which he made during a meeting with Latin American media outlets over the weekend, CNN reported. "But all of this is secondary. In some places, there are mines, in some places there are technical difficulties, in some places we have been waiting for long. Or there are other complications. We can be discussing it for a long time," Zelensky said. "The direction of the counteroffensive,…

08 Aug

South Africa ready to host BRICS summit: Minister

Johannesburg, Aug 8, South Africa is ready to host the much-anticipated 15th BRICS summit, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor has said. "President Ramaphosa has confirmed South Africa's readiness to host the 15th BRICS summit in person, in Sandton, Johannesburg. The president has therefore invited 67 leaders from Africa and the Global South to attend the BRICS-Africa outreach and BRICS Plus dialogues," Pandor said on Monday while briefing the media about the country's preparations for the summit, which will be held on August 22-24, Xinhua news agency reported. The leaders invited to attend the summit cover all the…

31 Jul

War is gradually returning to Russia: Zelensky

Kiev, July 31, Hours after Kremlin accused Kiev of targeting Moscow with drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the "war is gradually returning to Russia". In a video address on Sunday from the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk, Zelensky said: "Today is the 522nd day of the so-called 'Special Military Operation', which the Russian leadership thought would last a couple of weeks. "Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia -- to its symbolic centres and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process." Russia calls its ongoing invasion 'Special Military Operation'. The Russian…

25 Jul

Russian drones destroy grain warehouses at Ukraine ports: Reports

Kiev, July 25, Russian drones reportedly have attacked Ukraine’s Danube ports of Reni and Izmail, destroying grain warehouses and other facilities. The attacks, using Iranian-supplied drones, follow Russia’s withdrawal this month from the Black Sea deal that allowed Ukraine to export its grain and threats by both Moscow and Kiev to target civilian carriers visiting ports, The Guardian reported. "Russia hit another Ukrainian grain storage overnight. It tries to extract concessions by holding 400 million people hostage. I urge all nations, particularly those in Africa and Asia who are most affected by rising food prices, to mount a united global…

23 Jul

Space Activity Bill, revised FDI policy top wishlist of private players

Chennai, July 23, Experts say that a revised policy on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the space sector, coming out with the Space Activity Bill, encouraging upstream industries are some of the big moves that await the Indian space sector. Two years after opening up the space sector for private players, the Indian government recently came out with the sectoral policy. According to industry experts, apart from the policy, the Space Activity Bill and a revised FDI policy should be announced. “The next move should be to create a strong upstream industry in India. This is essential for the start-ups…

18 Jul

Crimean bridge partially open to traffic: Russia

Moscow, July 15, The Russian government said that the Kerch bridge, that connects the country to the occupied Crimean Peninsula, partially opened to traffic movement on Tuesday a day after it was attacked. Acccording to Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, vehicles were using a single lane of the bridge, the BBC reported. Also posting a video appearing to show cars crossing the bridge at night, Khusnullin said that motor traffic along both lanes of the bridge is expected to be resumed by November 1. "Preliminarily, we plan to resume two-way traffic along one side of the bridge by September 15,…