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'New realities': PM Modi renews call for UN reforms at G20 summit

It is nature's law that those who don't change with time lose their relevance, PM Modi said as he pushed for fresh reforms in global bodies

IMF's Gita Gopinath praises India's G20 Summit message, PM Modi responds

IMF's deputy managing director Gita Gopinath shared a photo with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and complimented him on successfully hosting the G20 Summit

UK PM Rishi Sunak, wife Akshata offer prayers at Akshardham Temple

Jyotindra Dave, Akshardham Temple official, said that the couple spent around 40 minutes at the temple premises

Cabbie in Biden's motorcade drops off passenger at UAE President's hotel

The cab driver, during duty hours, picked up a regular customer and went to drop him off at Taj Mansingh, where the UAE President is staying

UK PM Sunak seen wearing Boat headphones in Delhi; CEO Aman Gupta reacts

During his visit to meet the Indian students at the British Council in Delhi, UK PM Rishi Sunak was seen wearing Boat headphones

Qutub Minar, meal in Mehrauli: G20 leaders take in the Delhi experience

The President of the European Union Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen visited Humayun's Tomb and Fumio Kishida visited the Oberoi Hotel on Dr Zakir Hussain Marg in the evening

G20 Summit: President Biden attends private holy communion service in Delhi

Father Nicholas Dias, secretary for the liturgy commission for the Delhi Archdiocese, conducts a special Holy Communion service for President Biden before the G20 Summit

No way Putin will be arrested if he attends Rio G20 meet: Brazil Prez

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly skipped international gatherings, including the G20 Summit in New Delhi, where foreign minister Sergey Lavrov represented Russia

Tharoor lauds India's sherpa after '200 hrs of non-stop negotiations' claim

Congress lMP Shashi Tharoor lauded India's G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant for hardball negotiations and said that it is a proud moment for India at G20

Voice of Africa to grow stronger with AU inclusion in G20: SA top official

The voice of Africa and the Global South will "grow stronger" after the African Union's inclusion in the G20, a top South African official said on Saturday. Vincent Magwenya, a spokesperson for South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa said, the African Union joining the bloc signals a "very positive step" towards the reforms that have been sought in the United Nations Security Council and various global multilateral institutions. The voice of the continent and the Global South will "grow stronger" globally, he told reporters on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. "We are very thankful and delighted about the leadership Prime Minister Narendra Modi has demonstrated," Magwenya said when asked about India's role in the inclusion of the 55-nation grouping in the G20. Modi has sought to "define this summit around the inclusion of the Global South, smaller developing countries," he said. The inclusion of the African Union also signals a "very positive step towards the kind of reforms we have

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India agrees to cut tariffs on US frozen turkey, fresh blueberries: USTR

With India and the US announcing the resolution of their last trade dispute on poultry products at the WTO, New Delhi has agreed to reduce tariffs on certain American products like frozen turkey, frozen duck, fresh blueberries and cranberries, the USTR has said. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai in a statement said the US and India have agreed to resolve their last outstanding dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Indian measures concerning the importation of poultry and poultry products. "As part of the agreement, India also agreed to reduce tariffs on certain US products, including frozen turkey, frozen duck, fresh blueberries and cranberries, frozen blueberries and cranberries, dried blueberries and cranberries, and processed blueberries and cranberries," the statement dated September 8 said. These tariff cuts, it said, will expand economic opportunities for US agricultural producers in a critical market and help bring more US products to ...

Will give new direction to connectivity: PM Modi on new corridor deal

Plans for an ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor were unveiled on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that India does not limit connectivity to regional borders and believes that it can play a key role in strengthening mutual trust. At the launch event of the 'Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment' and 'India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor' during the G20 Summit, Modi said today "we all have reached an important and historic partnership". He said in the times to come, it will become an effective medium for economic integration of India, the Middle East and Europe. "It will give a new direction to connectivity and sustainable development of the entire world," the prime minister said. "It will drive sustainable development for the entire world," Modi said. At the launch, he also said strong connectivity and infrastructure are fundamental basis for humanity and India has always laid strong emphasis on this. "We are laying a stro

G20 commits to WTO reforms, aims for dispute settlement system by 2024

The G20 leaders on Saturday expressed their commitment to conduct discussions for having a fully and well-functioning dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by 2024. Besides formulating norms for global exports and imports, the Geneva-based 164-member multi-lateral body adjudicates trade disputes among the member countries. The dispute settlement mechanism of the WTO has been derailed due to a non-functional appellate body since December 2019. "We reiterate the need to pursue WTO reform to improve all its functions through an inclusive member-driven process, and remain committed to conducting discussions with a view to having a fully and well-functioning dispute settlement system accessible to all members by 2024, the G20 declaration said. It said that the leaders expressed commitment to work constructively to ensure positive outcomes at the WTO's Thirteenth Ministerial Conference (MC13). MC, which is the highest decision-making body of the WTO, is schedul

From Paatram to Madhurima, what's on the menu for G20 grand dinner

The gala dinner was hosted at the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam, the main venue for the 18th G20 Leaders' Summit at Delhi's Pragati Maidan

Global Biofuel Alliance, UK-Middle-East economic corridor launched at G20

GBA becomes the third multilateral initiative launched by the Central government

Biden to Kishida, what G20 leaders had to say about economic corridors

From strengthening connectivity to enabling global cooperation, leaders a the 2023 G20 Summit speak about the progress, achievement and potential of partnership of global infrastructure and investment

G20 countries to focus on skill gaps, work and social protection policies

To prepare for the future of work, the leaders of the world's top economies welcomed efforts to map global skill gaps and the development of a G20 policy to address skill gaps globally

G20 LIVE: PM Modi, Prez Murmu join G20 leaders, delegates at grand dinner

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Defining milestone: Sunil Mittal on African Union joining G20 as member

As the African Union joined the G20 on Saturday, Sunil Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises said the day will be remembered as a "defining milestone" towards charting more inclusive compositions across international organisations and their bodies. Mittal congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi "for successfully leading the inclusion of the African Union as a permanent member of the G20". "My hearty congratulations to PM Narendra Modi for successfully leading the inclusion of the African Union as a permanent member of the G20. As this announcement finds its way from New Delhi to the world, I am certain that this day will be remembered as a defining milestone towards charting more inclusive compositions across international organisations and their bodies," Mittal said in a statement. Mittal added he has personally witnessed the government's "uncompromising focus" on this inclusion through his engagement as Chair of the B20 Action Council on African Economic ...