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Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies began arriving in New Delhi on Friday for their annual gathering as negotiators struggled to bridge differences over the war in Ukraine, seeking to build consensus for a successful summit host India wants. Slums, monkeys and stray dogs have been removed from the streets of the Indian capital and businesses, offices and schools were closed in the central business and government district as part of security measures to ensure the two-day summit runs smoothly. But the gathering risks being derailed by deeper…

India is hosting the annual G20 Summit on September 9 and 10, for which leaders from across the world have started arriving in the national capital.  Amid the G20 Summit in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold more than 15 bilateral meetings with world leaders  Argentina’s President arrives in India  Joe Biden departs for New Delhi  UK PM Rishi Sunak said India’s diversity and its extraordinary successes make it the “right country” at the “right time” to hold the G20 presidency. Amid the G20 Summit in…

The world risks a “great fracture” of its economic and financial systems, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said at the ASEAN summit.  Guterres called on world leaders to find peaceful and inclusive solutions to the challenges facing the world.  “There is a real risk of fragmentation – of a great fracture in world economic and financial systems; with diverging strategies on technology and artificial intelligence and conflicting security frameworks,” he said.  He also voiced support for re-channeling an additional $100 billion of the International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights through multilateral…

A political storm was kicked off in the country over the India-Bharat naming in the invitations for a G20 dinner on behalf of the President, describing her position as ‘President of Bharat’ instead of the customary ‘President of India’.  A top United Nations official on Wednesday said that the world body considers requests from countries to change their names as and when it receives them.  A top UN official said that the world body considers requests from countries to change their names as and when it receives them  Deputy Spokesperson…

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has saluted the teachers on Teachers Day for their unwavering dedication and great impact in building our future and inspiring dreams. Shri Modi also paid tributes to Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary. The Prime Minister also shared highlights from the interaction with teachers yesterday. In a X post, the Prime Minister said; “Teachers play a key role in building our future and inspiring dreams. On #TeachersDay, we salute them for their unwavering dedication and great impact. Tributes to Dr. S. Radhakrishnan on…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has declined to attend the G20 summit in India this weekend. Instead, he will be represented by Premier Li Qiang. Premier Li Qiang will lead China’s delegation at a G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, China’s foreign ministry said on Monday, indicating President Xi Jinping would not attend and scuppering chances of a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden there. The Sept. 9-10 summit had been seen as a venue for a possible meeting between Xi and Biden, who has confirmed his attendance in New…

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits via video conferencing. The Rozgar Mela was held at 45 locations across the country.  Through this Rozgar Mela event, Ministry of Home Affairs is recruiting personnel in various central armed police forces (CAPFs) such as Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Shashtra Seema Bal (SSB), Assam Rifles, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Narcotics control Bureau (NCB) as well as Delhi Police.  The new recruits, selected…

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi visited the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru after his arrival from Greece and addressed Team ISRO on the success of Chandrayaan-3. The Prime Minister met and interacted with ISRO scientists involved in the Chandrayaan-3 mission where he was also briefed about the findings and progress in the Chandrayaan-3 Mission. Addressing the scientists, the Prime Minister expressed great delight in being present at the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru and said that such an occasion is extremely…

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi landed at Bengaluru after his four day visit to South Africa and Greece, today. The Prime Minister participated in the BRICS Summit in South Africa and later visited Greece. The Prime Minister had various bilateral meetings and meetings with local thought leaders. He also met with the vibrant Indian communities in both the countries. The Prime Minister who had witnessed the landing of Chandrayaan-3 Moon Lander via VC landed in Bengaluru to interact with the ISRO team later. PM Modi who was given a…

BRICS invites six new countries to join the bloc, including Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and UAE.  “We have consensus on the first phase of this expansion process and other phases will follow.” South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, the current chair of the BRICS said.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Ramaphosa for the successful summit and said India has always fully supported the expansion of BRICS membership.  Prime Minister Modi expressed confidence that BRICS, along with the new members, will be able to infuse new momentum and new energy…