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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Mumbai: Bollywood star Akshay Kumar will be returning to the “Welcome” movie franchise with a third part, to be directed by Ahmed Khan. Akshay announced the project on X, formerly known as Twitter, on the occasion of his 56th birthday. “Khud ko aur aap sab ko ek birthday gift diya hai aaj (Have given myself and…
New Delhi: The Union home ministry on Saturday said no restrictions have been imposed on travel of governors and chief ministers to Delhi or its nearby areas in their state aircraft during the ongoing G20 Summit but those travelling in private chartered flights require prior approval. The home ministry’s statement came after Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh…
New Delhi: The G20 has adopted the New Delhi Leaders Summit Declaration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday and said consensus had been reached among member states. “Have just got the good news that due to the hard work of our teams and your cooperation, a consensus has been reached on New Delhi G20 Leaders…
