• Thursday, February 27, 2025

Russia targets West ahead of G20, says ‘G7’ trying to…

RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin might not be present at the G20 summit starting in New Delhi, India, on Saturday (9), but it seems Moscow is keeping a full track of the proceedings even before the event officially kicks off. The Russian foreign ministry has taken a dig at the western…

Mallikarjun Kharge, chief of India’s largest opposition party, not invited…

WHILE India was set to become the first nation from south Asia to host the prestigious G20 summit on September 9 and 10, not everything looked in order in the country's highly divided domestic politics. Mallikarjun Kharge, chief of the opposition Indian National Congress and the leader of the opposition…

India hosts G20 summit 2023: Here’s who will attend &…

A NUMBER of top world leaders have started reaching India's New Delhi, including heads of state and key international institutions for the G20 leaders' summit scheduled for September 9 and 10. While the powerful and influential leaders of the world's top 19 economies and the European Union will hold talks…

India’s Tibetan refugees seek talks on Tibet at G20 summit,…

WHILE the world was gearing up for the G20 leaders' summit and eagerly awaiting the outcome of the deliberations made by top leaders, over a hundred Tibetan refugees protested on Friday (8) at the Indian capital, demanding discussion over the "occupation" of their country by China during the high-level meeting…

Indian-origin British premier Rishi Sunak reaches New Delhi for G20…

PRIME minister Rishi Sunak on Friday (8) reached Delhi to attend the G20 summit kicking off on Saturday (8) where he will take part in meetings with world leaders, including his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi. He was accompanied by his Indian wife Akshata Murty. It was the first visit to…

‘India’s son-in-law’ Sunak heads for G20 in Delhi, calls occasion…

PRIME minister Rishi Sunak on Friday (8) said that his visit to New Delhi for the G20 leaders' summit is "obviously special" as he joked about being referred to as the "son-in-law of India" as the first British premier of Indian heritage and married to an Indian -- Akshata Murty.…

Ahead of G20, IMF chief tries dance steps with folk…

AS dignitaries from across the world started reaching New Delhi for the G20 leaders' summit scheduled for September 9 and 10, some of them were found to be enjoying the culture of the host nation. Kristalina Georgieva, managing director and chairman of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was one such…

India cynosure of all eyes as top world leaders reach…

A NUMBER of top leaders from across the world were set to reach India on Friday (8) for the two-say G20 leaders' summit in New Delhi starting Saturday (9). Among them were US president Joe Biden and British prime minister Rishi Sunak. French president Emmanuel Macron, Canadian prime minister Justin…

‘Sanatan Dharma’ row will not affect opposition in polls, says…

DAYS after a first information report (FIR) was registered against him along with his Tamil Nadu counterpart Udhayanidhi Stalin over the controversial remarks made on 'Sanatan Dharma' (eternal religion), Priyank Kharge, the information technology minister of the southern Indian state of Karnataka on Thursday (7) clarified his statement saying he…

Animal activists accuse Delhi civic authorities of dumping stray dogs…

ACTIVISTS and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working for animals' welfare have accused local municipal authorities in New Delhi of picking up stray dogs using nooses around their necks and dumping them at shelter homes under inhumane conditions ahead of the G20 summit starting Saturday (9) when several top world leaders will…