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India-Middle East-Europe Corridor announced; PM stresses on respect for territorial integrity in connectivity projects

newsnow9September 9, 2023September 9, 2023010 mins

New Delhi: India along with the US and several major economies on Saturday announced an ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor with Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasising on respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations while promoting connectivity initiatives. The new economic corridor, which many see as an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative,…

Double murder case: SC awards life term to former MP Prabhunath Singh, says state assisted accused

newsnow9September 9, 202309 mins

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has awarded life imprisonment to former Lok Sabha MP from Bihar Prabhunath Singh for the killing of two persons on polling day during assembly elections in Saran district in 1995, observing that the state had not prosecuted the case fairly and rather assisted the accused throughout. On August 18, the apex…

Biden rallies G20 nations to boost World Bank support for low- and middle-income countries

newsnow9September 9, 202306 mins

Washington/New Delhi: US President Joe Biden has rallied G20 nations to agree to collectively mobilise more headroom and concessional finance to boost the World Bank’s capacity to support low- and middle-income countries, the White House said on Saturday. Biden is currently in New Delhi to attend the annual G20 summit being hosted by India from…

China asks G20 countries to resolutely advance economic globalisation; calls for unity & cooperation

newsnow9September 9, 202305 mins

Beijing/New Delhi: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday underlined the need for unity amongst the G20 members and called for cooperation, inclusion and resolute support for economic globalisation. Li, the number two ranked leader of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), is currently in New Delhi, deputing for President Xi Jinping, to attend the annual…

Modi, Sunak agree to ‘work at pace’ towards FTA at G20 bilateral meet

newsnow9September 9, 202304 mins

London/New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak on Saturday agreed to continue to work at pace towards a “landmark” free trade agreement (FTA) during their bilateral meeting on the margins of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi. A readout from 10 Downing Street of the meeting said that cooperation…

G20 adopts New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration in significant victory for India

newsnow9September 9, 202304 mins

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the adoption of the New Delhi Leaders Declaration, a significant victory for India’s G20 presidency that came amid increasing tensions and divergent views over the Ukraine conflict. The announcement about the consensus on the declaration and its subsequent adoption came hours after India circulated a new text…

G20 contributed to making India world-ready and world India-ready: Jaishankar

newsnow9September 9, 202304 mins

New Delhi: The G20 has contributed to making “India world-ready and the world India-ready”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday as he underlined that India’s presidency of the grouping prioritised addressing urgent concerns of the Global South. Addressing a press briefing on the G20 Summit outcomes, he also said that while noting that G20…

West Indies vs India 2023: ICC rates Windsor Park pitch for 1st Test ‘average’

newsnow9September 9, 202302 mins

Dubai, Sep 9 (PTI) The International Cricket Council has come up with an “average” rating for the pitch at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica, which hosted the opening Test between West Indies and India in July. Jeff Crowe, the match referee for the Test, had initially given a “below average” rating for the track which…

Not facing Pakistani bowlers enough makes difference at big events: Gill

newsnow9September 9, 202306 mins

Colombo: Shubman Gill, who found Pakistan’s pace trio too hot to handle during his painstaking 10 off 32 balls in the group league game, admitted that not facing the Shaheen Shah Afridis and Haris Raufs often, does make a “difference” during multi-nation events. The Indian top-order batters have had issues with Afridi’s nip-backers and the awkward…

Vivek Agnihotri shares first poster of next film ‘The Vaccine War’

newsnow9September 9, 202302 mins

Mumbai: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri on Saturday released the first poster of his next feature directorial venture “The Vaccine War”. The film stars Anupam Kher, Nana Patekar, Sapthami Gowda, and Pallavi Joshi in the lead roles. Agnihotri, known for directing films such as “The Kashmir Files” and “Hate Story”, shared the poster on X, formerly known as…