Politics

PM Modi wants proposed BRICS Bank to be ready by 2016

Brisbane, Nov 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted India_s strong interest in seeing the proposed BRICS Bank functioning by 2016, and added that New Delhi would soon nominate its candidate for the position of bank president. In his meeting with BRICS leaders, Prime Minister Modi also made a strong pitch for repatriation of unaccounted money stashed abroad as key priority for India and linked the unaccounted money with security challenges. Besides meeting with BRICS leaders, Prime Minister Modi attended the opening ceremony of the G-20 Summit in Brisbane.

Nov 15, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for G-20 Summit

Brisbane, Nov 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the venue of the G-20 Summit meeting where he will be seen joining ranks with leaders from 20 nations around the world on Saturday. Earlier today, US President Barrack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladamir Putin arrived in Brisbane for the summit. Yesterday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hosted a dinner for his Indian counterpart on the margins of the G-20 Summit, and had told the leader that he was happy to meet him once again. After attending the G-20 Summit in Brisbane, Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to travel to Sydney, where he will attend a community reception and address the Indian Diaspora. The Prime Minister will then travel to Canberra and address the special joint sitting of the Australian Parliament on November 18. He is also to address a community event in Melbourne before travelling to Fiji.

Nov 15, 2014

Migratory Siberian birds grace holy waters in Varanasi

Varanasi, Nov 15 (ANI): Tourists from across the world are flocking to the holy town of Varanasi to see migratory Siberian birds swim in the river Ganges. During winters Siberian birds, like their name suggests, fly thousands of miles away from the cold Arctic regions of Siberia as they begin to freeze over, preferring to move to warmer climates. These birds travel through Afghanistan and Central Asia before arriving at India, where they breed. A tourist, Anirudh, said the birds migrate back to their country after the harvest festival in February.

Nov 15, 2014