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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the World Leaders Summit Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment session at the COP26 Climate Conference. (AFP)

PM Modi offers to world ISRO's 'solar calculator' app, other climate...

Modi also participated during the day in an event hosted by US President Joe Biden on 'Build Back a Better World'

3 Nov 2021 7:03 AM IST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov. 1, 2021. (AP /Alastair Grant, Pool)

PM lists India's five key climate targets; pledges 'Net Zero'...

A country reaches its net zero target when the amount of greenhouse gases it adds is no more than the amount taken away...

2 Nov 2021 7:12 AM IST

PM Modi and the Pope discussed a wide range of issues aimed at making our planet better such as fighting climate change and removing poverty. (Photo: Twitter)

PM Modi meets Pope Francis, invites Pontiff to visit India

The meeting between PM Modi and Pope Francis went on for an entire hour although it was scheduled for only 20 minutes

30 Oct 2021 4:41 PM IST

Pope Francis delivers a speech during a ceremony for peace with representatives from various religions in Campidoglio Square in Rome on October 20, 2020. (AFP)

PM Modi to call on Pope Francis for first time

Sources noted that this would be the first-ever meeting with Pope Francis for Mr Modi since he became Prime Minister in...

29 Oct 2021 6:37 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 18th India-ASEAN Summit, through video conferencing, in New Delhi, Thursday, October 28. (PTI)

Modi, Asean leaders call for peaceful, stable South China Sea

A Joint Statement on cooperation for peace, stability and prosperity in the region was also adopted at the Summit

29 Oct 2021 3:02 AM IST

Earlier, India and China held 11 rounds of talks at the Corps Commander level to reach the arrangement to disengage from the Pangong lake area. (PTI Photo)

India criticises China for new land border law

India noted that, the 'unilateral' move by Beijing 'will have no bearing on the arrangements that both sides have...

27 Oct 2021 11:23 PM IST

The leaders met at a virtual conference late Monday night. (Photo: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar)

New Mideast 'Quad' takes shape as Israel, UAE join India and America

The new arrangement has been formed at a time when China has been expanding its infrastructure projects

20 Oct 2021 8:12 AM IST

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu with the staff of Rajbhavan in Arunachal Pradesh. (Wikimedia Commons)

V-P Venkaiah Naidu's Arunachal visit: India rejects China's objections

China has always objected to the visit of Indian leaders to Arunachal which New Delhi regards as an integral and...

14 Oct 2021 7:11 AM IST

PM Modi emphasised the centuries-old people-to-people ties between India and Afghanistan and mentioned that over the last two decades, India has contributed to promoting socio-economic development and capacity building of youth and women in Afghanistan. (PTI)

Afghanistan should not become source of terror: PM Modi at G-20

The G-20 grouping comprises 20 of the world's major economies, including India

13 Oct 2021 6:40 AM IST

The announcement follows a diplomatic row after the UK had included Covishield in its approved vaccine formulations but refused to recognise Indians vaccinated with it as eligible for travel without quarantine measures. (Photo: AFP)

India, UK decide to facilitate travel between two countries

Britain had on Thursday decided to recognise India's vaccination certification system after prolonged consultations...

8 Oct 2021 4:43 PM IST

President Joe Biden meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP)

Modi meets Biden: 'Seeds sown for even stronger India-US ties'

I've long believed that the US-India relationship can help us solve global challenges, President Biden said

25 Sept 2021 6:58 AM IST

In PMs meeting with the president and CEO of Adobe, Mr Shantanu Narayen, the focus was on on Indias flagship programme Digital India, and the use of emerging technologies in sectors like health, education and R&D. (Twitter)

Modi meets global CEOs to sell India invest pitch

PM first met Cristiano Amon, CEO of American technology company Qualcomm

24 Sept 2021 3:56 AM IST