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Traders, residents behind G20 festivity at Walled City

Several parts of Delhi have been decked up for the ongoing G20 Summit, with lights, fountains, floral arrangements, and banners welcoming delegates. However, the decorations at the Walled City are slightly different - they have all been undertaken by residents and traders in the area.

Sacked Raj min joins Shinde-led Shiv Sena

Former Rajasthan minister and Congress legislator Rajendra Singh Gudha, who was sacked from the cabinet after he attacked his party government in the assembly, on Saturday joined the Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.

Oppn targets Jagan govt as political row erupts before 2024

HYDERABAD: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu's arrest early on Saturday morning triggered a political uproar in the state, with all opposition parties condemning the move, even as analysts maintained it will send the cadre of both TDP and ruling YSR Congress Party into hyperdrive months before the simultaneous elections to state assembly and Lok Sabha.

MCD defends self as outrage grows over treatment of dogs

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), which has been criticised by activists and several residents for the removal and relocation of community dogs from parts of the city in the run-up to the G20 Summit, on Saturday defended itself saying that no harm was caused to any of the animals that were picked up.

Delhi gets year's cleanest air

Delhi breathed its best air this year on Saturdaythanks to a combination of overnight rain across the city and lower vehicular emissions owing to restriction on movement due to the G20 Summit.

Ex-Andhra CM Naidu held for 'role in ₹550 crore scam'

Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu was arrested by the state CID in connection with allegations of corruption involving Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation APSSDC), in dramatic scenes early on Saturday morning, sparking angry protests from party cadres across the state and widespread condemnation from political parties opposed to the ruling YSRCP.

Stamp on new trade corridor to counter China's BRI push

A galaxy of global leaders unveiled on Saturday an ambitious trade and infrastructure project linking India, the Middle East and Europe in a first-of-its-kind initiative that proposed building a modernday spice route involving ports, electricity, data networks and energy pipelines.

Global South boost as African Union joins G20 Indian G20 presidency's efforts Rozaul H Laskar

The African Union became a permanent member of the G20 on Saturday at a summit of leaders of the world's largest economies in New Delhi, marking the first expansion of the bloc since it was created in 1999 to cope with a series of financial crises.

Time to end trust deficit, herald era of cooperation: PM

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on the world to overcome a global trust deficit, created by the pandemic and deepened by conflict, and transform it into global trust and confidence as he opened the G20 leaders summit in New Delhi, welcomed African Union into the fold of one of the world's most influential multilateral bodies, and unveiled a flurry of far-reaching initiatives.

HISTORY@G20: WE DO DECLARE

Modi pulls off a massive victory for India’s presidency as members come together to adopt the Delhi Declaration in the true spirit of one earth, one family, one future

Up to members to expand UN Security Council, says Guterres

NEW DELHI: India is an \"important partner\" in the global multilateral system though it is for the member states of the United Nations (UN) to decide which countries should be included in a reformed Security Council, UN Antonio Secretary-General Guterres said on Friday.

How expert group chalked out blueprint to boost MDBs

NEW DELHI: When NK Singh was appointed the co-convener of the G20 independent expert group to reform and strengthen multilateral development banks (MDBs), along with his old friend, the former American treasury secretary Lawrence Summers, they were handed what appeared to be an impossible job.

Stage set for 2 days of tough parleys

Differences over the Ukraine war, phasing out or phasing down of fossil fuels and debt restructuring are among the key challenges facing the leaders’ declaration at the Summit

Woman hires 2 hitmen to kill daughter-in-law; held

GREATER NOIDA: Unhappy with her son's marriage, a 42-year-old woman allegedly hired two contract killers to murder her daughter-in-law, who was shot dead by the hitmen on Tuesday, police said on Friday.

4 agencies add floral finishing touches to city’s beautification

NEW DELHI: Delhi's civic agencies have made floral arrangements at public spaces, trees and rotaries, providing the finishing touches to the beautification drives carried out across the city in the run up to the G20 Summit.

Curbs kick in, New Delhi deserted

On Friday, Lutyens' Delhi had more security personnel than civilians, guarding desolate, barricaded arterial roads and shut shops, as the central region was blanketed with stringent curbs in bolstered security measures a day before the main gathering of G20 leaders.

Amid soaring global heat, hopes that G20 will recognise crisis

NEW DELHI: As the G20 leaders' summit commences on September 9, there are high expectations that a communique will be released on September 10 and emphasise the intent of the G20 in tackling the climate crisis, acknowledging dire warnings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) that there is no time to stop runaway climate change.

World failing to keep Paris vows: Key climate review

The synthesis report of the first Global Stocktake released by UNFCC on the eve of the G20 leaders' summit presented some inconvenient, but not unknown truths global efforts on climate crisis are falling short of meeting the Paris Agreement goals of keeping global warming under 2°C (over pre-industrial levels) and pursuing efforts to keep it under 1.5°C.

Cong ex-ally J D(S)i in pact with BJP for 2024 in Karnataka: BSY

BENGALURU: The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) have decided to fight the 2024 general elections together in Karnataka, former chief minister BS Yediyurappa said on Friday, but there was no firm confirmation of an electoral pact from the regional party.

WORLD LANDS, G20 TAKES OFF

The two-day summit starting today will cap India’s attempt to foster equitable growth at a time of growing friction in the world and a division over framing text on the Ukraine war

Modi, Biden consolidate India and US friendship to further 'global good'

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, in their second bilateral meeting in three months, have hailed the \"close and enduring\" partnership between the two countries; lauded the progress made in implementing the \"groundbreaking achievements\" during Modi's state visit to Washington in June; and told their governments to continue to transform the bilateral strategic partnership \"across all dimensions of our multifaceted global agenda, based on trust and mutual understanding\".

Isro Eyes Gaganyaan Mission By October

The year 2023 has been a busy one for the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) thus far and the remaining four months of the year are going to be no different

Future Alliance' Part Of India's Big G20 Push

The G20 summit under the Indian presidency is likely to see the emergence of an India-led multilateral and multi-stakeholder institution dedicated to taking the Indian experience of digital public infrastructure (DPI) global — the One Future Alliance (OFA)

KUDMAYI KE DIN: MAKE IT A STYLEFORWARD SHAADI SEASON

We shot with actors Alankrita Sahai and Siddhant Karnick in the heart of the walled city of Old Delhi, to create some pre-wedding looks steeped in tradition. Take some sartorial inspiration from them to turn heads at the next shaadi

'AFTER TIFF, PEOPLE WILL START TAKING ME SERIOUSLY'

All set for his Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) debut, Raghav Juyal hopes this will be a turning point in his acting career

Asha Bhosle turns 90: I am a mother first, then a singer

She started singing as a 10-year-old. Eight decades later, music continues to be Asha Bhosle's life. \"Umar toh badhta hai lekin dil nahin badhta, dil wahi hai abhi

India lose to Iraq in shootout in Kings Cup game

A Sunil Chhetri-less India conceded a late goal off a debatable penalty to miss out on their first ever win over higher-ranked Iraq who won via penalty shootout in the Kings Cup on Thursday

Results not catchy but game improved since '22 Olympiad'

Badminton players, you could find D Gukesh the stands at the Asian Games. That is after the Indian Grandmaster fulfills engagements in the sport which returns to the multi-disciplinary competition after 2010

Holding fort during the dull phase

No part of ODI cricket has been tinkered with as much as the middle overs

World Bank, IMF to step up cooperation

In the run-up to the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi this weekend, where the reform and strengthening of multilateral development banks (MDBS) is among the top agenda items, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank have warned that the world faces major challenges and shocks and pledged to work together to deliver on climate, debt and digitisation in a structured way, based on their respective strengths