Prime Minister Modi who was taking a morning stroll along the shores of Mamallapuram plogged for over 30 minutes collecting strewn plastic and garbage. He later tweeted, “Plogging at a beach in Mamallapuram this morning. It lasted for over 30 minutes. Also handed over my ‘collection’ to Jeyaraj, who is a part of the hotel … Read more

Recalling the first informal summit between India and China last year in Wuhan, Prime Minister Narednra Modi said that last year’s summit led to fresh stability in our relations and gave a fresh momentum, while today’s talks in ‘Chennai ‘ are a start to a new era in India-China relations. For most part of the … Read more

Both the leaders were in a one on one conversation for around an hour in the relaxed setting of the informal summit. Prime Minister Modi and President Xi exchanged views facing the seafront in the luxury hotel Taj Fisherman’s Cove. Wide range of issues including current geopolitical issues is believed to have been discussed. Both … Read more

Mary Kom, seeded third, lost 1-4 to second seed Cakiroglu, who is the reigning European Championships and European Games gold-medallist. Both the boxers seemed hesitant to make the first move in the opening round but Mary Kom had the edge in counter-attacks as Cakiroglu struggled to make her height advantage count. The second round followed … Read more

Erdogan’s pledge to keep up the offensive, which the UN says has displaced more than 100,000 people since it began on Wednesday, came as the US Treasury warned President Donald Trump was planning to activate “very powerful” sanctions on Ankara. Trump, whose order to pull back US troops from the border this week effectively triggered … Read more