Mumbai student Shresth Suraiya won a gold medal at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2026 in Bucaramanga, Colombia, as India secured a joint first rank among 87 participating countries. The Indian team finished alongside Russia, South Korea, China, Kazakhstan and Taiwan with an outstanding overall performance.

Diplomats from Kazakhstan, Nigeria and Indonesia arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday to attend the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting scheduled for May 14-15. The Ministry of External Affairs welcomed First Deputy FM Yerzahan Ashikbayev, Permanent Secretary Dunoma Umar Ahmed, and Indonesian FM Sugiono