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Top headlines: FY24 direct tax target, PM visits Bali, COP27 meet, and more

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PM Modi to embark for Bali today for G20 summit slated for Nov 15,16

This G20 Summit is particularly special because India will hold the presidency of the G20 Summit from 1st Dec for a one-year period, and the presidency handover will take place at the Summit in Bali

PM Modi to have 20 engagements during 45-hr stay at Bali: Reports

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have around 20 engagements during his nearly 45 hours of stay in Bali, Indonesia where he will attend the G20 summit, official sources said. PM Modi, who will leave for the Indonesian city on Monday, will hold bilateral meetings with around 10 world leaders and will also attend a community event to connect with Indian diaspora in Indonesia, the sources said. The prime minister will have a "hectic and productive" visit to Bali, an official source said. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra had earlier said that Modi will participate in three key sessions -- food and energy security, digital transformation and health -- at the G20 summit. At a media briefing, Kwatra said Modi and other leaders will discuss issues relating to global economy, energy, environment, digital transformation, etc. The summit is set to be attended by US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chine

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'US looking forward to support India's G20 presidency': Janet Yellen

The 2022 G20 Summit will take place under the presidency of Indonesia in Bali between November 15 and 16

Soluble and relevant: The focus of India's G20 agenda

The government may be tempted to showcase its own achievements. But it must resist this temptation

G20 meet: Ways to strengthen WTO dispute settlement mechanism discussed

The meeting with the USTR is crucial since the conclusion of the 12th WTO ministerial in June, the outcome document had promised to revive the dispute settlement body in the next two years

Putin, Xi Jinping to attend G20 Summit in Bali, says Indonesian President

Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, will visit the upcoming G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said

Jaishankar discusses global, regional issues with Blinken in Bali

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here and discussed various global and regional issues.This year, the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting is being organised by Indonesia.Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar said that the present relationship between India and US allows the leaders of both countries to approach a range of challenges with greater understanding and openness."Continued the conversation with @SecBlinken on global and regional issues, this time at Bali #G20FMM. Our relationship today allows us to approach a range of challenges with greater understanding and openness," the External Affairs Minister tweeted.Last month, Jaishankar and Blinken met on the sidelines of the Quad summit in Tokyo. Both leaders had discussed the Ukraine conflict and other regional and global issues.Jaishankar also met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and discussed bilateral matters along with exchanging views on contemporary regional and ...

Russia's war in Ukraine to overshadow G20 leaders discussion in Bali

The United States and its allies have sought to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin in as many ways as possible

G-20 presidency has ruled out Putin's participation in Bali meeting: Draghi

The Nov 15-16 summit risked awkward diplomatic encounters if Putin were to have come, as announced by the Kremlin.

Short haul and domestic tours to drive growth, says Thomas Cook India

Thomas Cook's focus on destinations like Bangkok or Bali also coincides with the region's efforts to attract more Indian visitors

Bali resumes international flights for tourists for the first time in 2 yrs

Bali has resumed international direct flights carrying foreign tourists for the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, but mandatory quarantine is still required

Tourist hotspot Bali to stay closed to foreigners amid Covid-19 pandemic

Bali has been open to local travelers since the end of July, and as many as 2,500 people have been arriving through its airport every day without causing a spike in infections

From Bali to Australia, Asia-Pacific tourism makes a patchy restart

With international travel heavily restricted, progress in reviving tourism has been at best anemic and usually perilous

Bali's picturesque town Ubud, where the cosmic and the commercial meet

Neeta Lal steps into Ubud, a town where the cosmic and the commercial meet