New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday vowed to strengthen Indo-French defence ties through partnerships in design, development and manufacture of advanced defence platforms including for third countries in the Indo-Pacific. In their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, Modi and Macron also called for early finalisation of…
New Delhi: The text of G20 leaders declaration on Ukraine conflict is a “convergent consensus” rather than a “divisive consensus” and it could show a path to resolution of the crisis, official sources said on Sunday, a day after India pulled of a breakthrough on the contentious issue. It was a combination of Prime Minister Narendra…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a series of bilateral meetings with world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and discussed issues of mutual interests. On the sidelines of the G20 Summit here, he also met South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol,…
Chiang Mai (Thailand): A 77th-minute strike by Kaseem Al Zein put paid to India’s hopes of retaining the third place in the King’s Cup football tournament as Lebanon emerged 1-0 winners here on Sunday. Lebanon, who couldn’t get the better of India in their last two meetings in Bhubaneswar and Bangalore, proved to be third time…
Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the success of India’s G20 presidency, saying it has brought in “a sense of honour and pride into the hearts of every Indian”. The G20 Summit came to an end on Sunday. The grouping of emerging and developed economies adopted the New Delhi…
New Delhi: Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday visited the Akshardham temple here with his wife Akshata Murty and said it is not only a place of worship but also a landmark that portrays India’s values. The couple spent 45 minutes at the temple, offering prayers and learning about its architecture and history, according to…
Jaipur: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra flayed the BJP-led government at the Centre on Sunday, saying its policies are meant to benefit the rich and not the poor. Addressing a Congress rally at Niwai in Tonk district in poll-bound Rajasthan, Priyanka Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes on foreign trips and strikes deals…
New Delhi: Marking the ceremonial transfer of the G20 presidency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday handed over the gavel to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who hailed India for giving voice to topics of interests of emerging economies. At the concluding session, Modi handed over the gavel and offered best wishes to Brazil…
New Delhi: G20 leaders, including US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and UN Secretary General António Guterres, paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial Rajghat here on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the leaders at the rain-drenched Rajghat. Modi welcomed the dignitaries with an ‘angvastram’ or stole with an image…
New Delhi: It took over 200 hours of non-stop negotiations by a team of Indian diplomats to deliver a consensus on the G20 declaration that was adopted at the Leaders’ Summit here, India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Sunday. The team of diplomats, including joint secretaries Eenam Gambhir and K Nagraj Naidu, held 300…
