Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Development core issue for Global South: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that development is a core issue for the Global South, noting that the countries of the region were severely impacted by the disruptions created due to the Covid pandemic while geopolitical tensions were responsible for food, fuel, and fertiliser crises. Jun 12, 2023
An airplane flies over New York, the United States, on June 7, 2023

New Yorkers suffer from smoke, haze due to Canadian wildfires

Smoke from raging wildfires in Canada has triggered air quality alerts in a number of US states, with the sky over New York City rapidly darkening and New York State Governor Kathy Hochul calling the development "an emergency crisis". Jun 8, 2023
Balasore train accident

World leaders mourn loss of lives in Odisha's Balasore train accident

After the most horrific train accident in over two decades left 261 people dead and over 900 injured in Odisha's Balasore on Friday, world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, mourned the loss of lives on Saturday. Jun 3, 2023