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‘World Bank’s vision being redefined’

Reform will focus beyond poverty eradication to include work on climate, disease and fragility

Maldives president seeks allies in run-off election

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said he was seeking allies on Sunday in his bid for re-election in a run-off vote, a day after finishing second in initial polls.

Air raids kill at least 46 in one of Sudan war's worst attacks

WAD MADANI, SUDAN: Airstrikes killed at least 46 people and injured dozens on Sunday at a Khartoum market, local activists said, one of the deadliest single attacks in Sudan's nearly five months of war.

MCD plans new park for people with disabilities

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has invited bids to construct the Capital's first park dedicated to the differently abled, MCD officials aware of the project said on Thursday.

India forging unity at G20 may give BJP fresh campaign pitch

The adoption of G20's Delhi Declaration has given the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a platform to advance its political outreach and electoral campaign ahead of next year's general election, highlighting the role of its governance model and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership in the successful summit.

'Great trade partner': Erdogan hails India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday discussed the potential for bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, defence and security at a bilateral meeting on the margins of the G20 Summit.

Defence, mobility of skilled workers in focus as PM meets German Chancellor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed ways to deepen cooperation in defence, critical minerals and mobility of skilled workers during a bilateral meeting on the margins of the G20 Summit on Sunday.

G20 supports Ukraine's territorial integrity: US

Facing questions about why Washington agreed to drop a specific reference to Russia's aggression against Ukraine in the New Delhi G20 Leaders' Declaration, US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken has said that G20 leaders have stood for Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty; the language in the text is \"very strong\"; and that every member in the room, barring Russia, wanted a \"just and durable peace\" to end Russian aggression.

Meloni tells China premier of Italy's plans to exit BRI

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni privately signaled to Chinese Premier Li Qiang that Italy is planning to exit from an investment pact that has become a test of her nation's relations with the US.

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is shaking G20 foundation, says Kishida

Russia's aggression against Ukraine is \"shaking the very foundation of cooperation at the G20\" and the leaders' declaration at the summit in New Delhi is a significant achievement as all members concurred on principles such as territorial integrity, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday, addressing criticism that the joint communique wasn't strong enough on the issue, and explaining that it was actually much more specific.

On G20 margins, push for UN reform

Reaffirming their traditional position on the global governance architecture, India and Brazil, the current and future presidencies of the G20, have made a renewed pitch for the comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to include both permanent and non-permanent members, and expressed support for each other's candidature as permanent members.

All NCP MLAs urged Pawar to join the govt led by Shinde, says Ajit

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday claimed that \"almost all MLAs\" of the Nationalist Congress Party had written to party chief Sharad Pawar demanding that the party join the \"Mahayuti\" (National Democratic Alliance) government when the Uddhav Thackeray-led dispensation had collapsed in June last year.

What’s the way forward for India-US defence ties?

In the wake of Narendra Modi's landmark state visit to Washington this past summer, the top US official managing defence ties between the two countries sounded a bullish note on the future of the US-India strategic partnership.

Talks held with BJP but no consensus on seats'

Janata Dal (Secular) chief and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda on Sunday said his party has held discussions with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form an alliance in Karnataka for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, while clarifying that seat-sharing consensus has not yet been achieved.

Return community dogs to their spots: Activists to MCD

Activists and animal rights organisations on Sunday demanded that the community dogs that were removed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) from areas around the venues of the G20 Summit be returned to their original locations and be released in an orderly manner.

AAP says ITPO'submerged'; govt says claims exaggerated

Overnight rains in Delhi led to water accumulating outside Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan-the G20 Summit venue officials said on Sunday, but added the entrance to the hall was swiftly cleared of water, and denied reports that the area got waterlogged.

Toll in Morocco crosses 2,100 as race to find survivors enters tricky phase

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck 72km southwest of Marrakesh, wiping out entire villages in the hills of the Atlas mountain range

Naidu sent to judicial custody for 14 days

A day after he was arrested in a case involving alleged corruption in Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation, Telugu Desam Party chief and former state chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu was sent to 14 days in judicial custody.

Quota stir escalates as Marathas, OBCs dig in

Protests over reservation for Marathas intensified in Maharashtra on Sunday as groups backing and opposing quotas for the dominant community dug in their heels, indicating that the deadlock over the fractious issue was nowhere close to resolution.

Modi flags anti-India activities, raises concerns with Trudeau

India on Sunday conveyed to Canada its strong concerns about pro-Khalistan elements promoting secessionism from Canadian soil and inciting violence against Indian diplomats, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying mutual respect and trust are essential for progress in bilateralties.

Delhi to Rio, a journey begins

India and Brazil on Sunday affirmed their common vision for global prosperity as Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the G20 presidential gavel to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, marking the beginning of the journey from New Delhi to Rio De Janeiro, which will host the influential grouping in November next year.

Meet confirms Russia's isolation again: Macron

The leaders' declaration at the G20 Summit does not amount to a diplomatic boost for Moscow since the communique reflects the isolation of Russia and a majority of the grouping's members have denounced the war in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday, suggesting a day after the historic document was sealed that divisions persisted and the interpretation of the text depended on the prism through which it was being viewed.

G20 CHARTS NEW GLOBAL PATH

As a successful Indian presidency nears the end of its term, Modi flags key focus areas for the future, and renews his call for a reformed global order to better reflect a changed world

India, US, Brazil in global biofuel push

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the launch of a global biofuel alliance with the US and Brazil as other founding members; the pact that is meant to boost the use of cleaner fuels.

A pledge to build sustainable, inclusive cities of the future

The New Delhi Leaders Summit Declaration adopted by the G20 on Saturday committed to focus on inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities of tomorrow through better mobilisation of finances and efficient use of existing resources, with an appeal to Development Financial Institutions and the Multilateral Development Banks to explore the potential in their planning and financing of urban infrastructure wherever required.

'India world-ready, world India-ready'

presidency world-ready The country's G20 has made \"India and the world Indiaready\" even as New Delhi ensured that the concerns of the Global South constituted the core agenda of deliberations within the grouping, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.

Skilful diplomacy to clear messaging: How India forged consensus on the declaration

Adroit diplomacy, the leverage provided by longstanding goodwill, IOUS and personal relationships, and straightforward messaging of what the or-else option would involve -these were some of the levers India pulled to achieve a consensus on the historic Delhi Declaration of the G20, which was announced just a few hours after the leaders' summit started on the morning of Saturday September 9, on Day 1 of the two-day meet.

Talks still at initial stage, says HDK, day after BSY announced BJP-JD(S) alliance

Discussions to forge an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party are still at an initial stage, Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy said on Saturday, a day after veteran BJP leader and former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa confirmed that the two parties would contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections together.

Maratha quota stir simmers as talks with Shinde govt fail again

MUMBAI: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Saturday refused to call off his indefinite hunger strike, after a marathon meeting between the Maharashtra government and a delegation from the community failed to make a breakthrough.

EV policy draft ready, to be placed in Cabinet

NEW DELHI: The draft of the fresh Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) policy, 2020, is ready, and will be presented before the cabinet after discussions with the state transport minister Kailash Gahlot, transport department officials involved in the drafting process said on Saturday.