- Thursday, February 27, 2025
INDIA has been making efforts to take advantage of its role as the host of the ongoing G20 summit to promote its own agenda and hurt China's interests, a Chinese think tank affiliated with the country's top spy agency on Saturday (9) said. A number of world leaders gathered in…
WHILE leaders of G20 nations were busy negotiating over pressing issues at the 18th summit which kicked off in New Delhi, India, on Saturday (1), their spouses kept themselves busy with lighter work, including enjoying street food and millet delicacies and going for a cultural tour. The high-profile guests were…
LEADERS of G20 grouping on Saturday (9) adopted the New Delhi Leaders Declaration through consensus, prime minister Narendra Modi said. The prime minister's announcement came in the second session of the summit when he said, "We just received good news. Due to hard work of our teams and due to…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (9) held a bilateral meeting with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 summit which kicked off in New Delhi the same day. The meeting was held at the Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan in the national capital, the…
ECONOMIC factors looked to be favouring India as the country took centre stage this weekend by organising the summit of the G20 grouping in New Delhi where powerful leaders from across the globe assembled to discuss key challenges that the planet is facing today. In a report, Bloomberg said a…
INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his opening address to the G20 summit Saturday (9) with his country nameplate labelled "Bharat" -- an ancient Sanskrit word -- in the biggest signal yet of a potential official change. The gesture came days after invitations to the summit dinner were sent out…
MOROCCO'S deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck late Friday in a mountainous area 72 kilometres (45 miles) southwest of tourist hotspot Marrakesh,…
THE African Union (AU) on Saturday (9) joined the G20 after all member countries accepted prime minister Narendra Modi's proposal to bring the key bloc of the Global South to the high table of the world's top economies, a major diplomatic achievement of India's presidency. In his inaugural remarks at…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (9) welcomed world leaders at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi where the 18th G20 summit was being held. He welcomed the world leaders against the backdrop of the replica of the Konark Wheel from the eastern state of Odish. It is a 13th-century…
WHEN top world leaders gather for a power summit, it's not only their countries and policies that make the headlines but also their better halves. The Delhi summit of the G20 grouping kicking off in the Indian capital on Saturday (9) was no exception. While quite a few leaders arrived…
