Johannesburg: South Africa's ruling ANC threatened to take legal action against a Johannesburg gallery for displaying art which lampoons President Jacob Zuma and accuses the party of corruption. The African National Congress wants the Goodman Gallery to remove a painting of Zuma called 'The Spear', which depicts the president with his genitals exposed, and another work that has a 'For Sale' sign superimposed over the party logo. The picture of...
11:40 PM, May 18, 2012
Victoria: President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday left for South Africa on the second leg of her nine-day tour after concluding her "landmark" visit to Seychelles which hailed India's support in tackling piracy and thanked New Delhi for extending a USD 75 million financial package for it. Seychelles President James Michel, who hosted a Cocktail Dinatoire in Patil's honour on Monday evening, said that whether it be in terms of defending...
02:29 PM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: As the UPA continues to consult its allies on who should be India's next President, Pratibha Patil on Sunday embarked on her last overseas tour as the Head of State. Patil left for the Seychelles and South Africa. This will be her 22nd overseas visit. She has dismissed criticism over the large number of her foreign visits, insisting that they were not on her own volition but at...
07:39 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has cut short his honeymoon and returned from South Africa after he was named as an accused in the Rs 7 billion scam of illegal sale of ephedrine, a controlled substance used in medicines, a media report said on Sunday. Ali Musa Gilani arrived home on Saturday night from South Africa, Geo New reported. He had gone to South Africa for his...
12:57 PM, Apr 22, 2012
The trade ministers of BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) met in Delhi to discuss ways to strengthen economic ties. But can they take on the Western economic powers? ...
11:34 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Srinagar: The tainted Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association chief Aslam Goni has been promoted and named the manager of Team India for the South Africa tour. Aslam Goni was named in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association scam, in which officials allegedly embezzled crores of BCCI funds. Team India's tour of South Africa is a one-match tour and the T20 match will be played on Friday. The BCCI is yet...
09:10 AM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: The five-nation BRICS group of emerging economies, representing almost 43 per cent of the world's population, on Thursday welcomed the candidatures of developing countries for the World Bank presidency, demanding that the selection should be through an "open and merit-based process". "We welcome the candidatures from developing world for the position of the president of the World Bank. We reiterate that the heads of IMF and World Bank...
02:49 AM, Mar 30, 2012
The five countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, together account for a quarter of the world's GDP and almost half of the world's population. ...
06:59 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: On the first day of the BRICS Summit, China regretted that Tibetans have created trouble for India and also confirmed that the border dispute will be discussed by the Chinese President Hu Jintao with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. China was also appreciative of the effective concrete measures taken by the Indian government to avoid disturbances. Meanwhile, China also preached spirituality to the Dalai Lama. "Dalai Lama is...
05:04 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: In an initiative to promote trade in local currencies, the BRICS nations on Thursday signed two agreements to provide line of credit to business community and decided to examine the possibility of setting up a development bank on lines of multilateral lending agencies. The agreements were signed by officials of five countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- at the fourth BRICS summit in New...
02:07 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that policy coordination is a must to revive economic growth. Addressing the fourth BRICS Summit in New Delhi, the Prime Minister also said that the grouping has agreed to examine in "greater detail" a proposal to set up a South-South Development bank, funded and managed by BRICS and other developing countries. He also urged member countries to speak in one voice...
01:03 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: India is all set to play host to world leaders that include Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, South African President Jacob Zuma and Chinese Premier Hu Jintao, at the fourth BRICS summit on Thursday. Trade and political issues are expected to be the primary talking points at the summit. It was an idea initiated by Russia in 2006, BRICS now accounts to $ 230 billion...
06:21 AM, Mar 29, 2012
The trade ministers of BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are meeting in Delhi on Wednesday to discuss ways to strengthen economic ties. But can they take on the Western economic powers? Join CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar for a discussion on Friday at 10 pm. ...
06:28 PM, Mar 28, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is back in India for the fourth BRICS summit that begins on Wednesday. New Delhi is all set to play host to world leaders that include Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, South African President Jacob Zuma and Chinese Premier Hu Jintao. President Pratibha Patil is scheduled to host a dinner for all heads of state later on Wednesday evening. Bilateral talks...
06:18 AM, Mar 28, 2012
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