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- India
New H-1B visa rules to choke US innovation, turbocharge India’s growth: Kant
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa will choke innovation in America, while benefitting Indian IT and tech firms, former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant…
- India
Pressing UNSC reforms, India highlights consensus in G20
United Nations: Pressing the case for Security Council reforms, India has highlighted the consensus arrived at the more representative G20 Summit on issues that could not make it through the UN’s highest…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia jumps 25 places in statistical performance index in 2023
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has jumped 25 places during 2023 on the World Bank’s recent Statistical Performance Index (SPI) report. The Kingdom, represented by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT),…
- India
Rs 1,310 cr allocated for India’s G20 presidency, summit: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it had allocated Rs 1,310 crore to the Ministry of External Affairs for India’s G20 presidency and summit. In a written response to a question…
- Middle East
Gaza Strip’s loss of life equally shocking as that of Ukraine: Putin
Moscow: Acknowledging that what is happening in Ukraine is undoubtedly a “tragedy”, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said conflicts elsewhere, including in the Gaza Strip, are also “shocking” and urged the…
- India
Canadian Speaker skips G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit
New Delhi: Amid a diplomatic row, Speaker of the Canadian Senate Raymonde Gagne has decided to skip the Presiding Officers’ Summit of Parliaments of G20 nations that began here Thursday. Gagne had…
- India
Sitharaman meets IMF chief, thanks her for India’s G20 presidency support
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday met IMF Manging Director Kristalina Georgieva, on the sidelines of the annual meetings of IMF-World Bank in Marrakech, Morocco, during which she conveyed India’s…
- India
We’re all grateful to PM Modi for his presidency, for India’s presidency of G20: US
New York: The US is grateful to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the G20 presidency and President Joe Biden returned from the leaders’ summit in Delhi feeling “very positive and…
- India
PM Modi urges lawmakers to give maximum time to Parliament’s special session
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged all lawmakers to give maximum time to the special session of Parliament. Addressing the media outside the Parliament building before the commencement of…
- Middle East
Did UAE recognise PoK, Aksai Chin part of India?
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Deputy Prime Minister, Saif bin Zayed Al, recently shared a video of the G20 Summit that included a map of the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor. Notably, the map…
- India
Kapil Sibal mocks PM Modi over ‘praise for Akbar’ in G20 booklet
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal took a swipe at the government on Wednesday over a G20 booklet praising Mughal emperor Akbar, alleging that it has one face for the world…
- India
P20 Summit to be held in new Parliament building
New Delhi: India will hold the P20 (Parliament 20) conference between October 12 and 14 in the new Parliament building, sources informed. The conference will take place a month after the G20…
- India
Govt did not send invite to opposition for any G20 event, says Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday criticised the Modi government for not send an invitation to the opposition for any of the G20 events, including the dinner hosted by President…
- Business
Buoyant sentiments may lift Nifty towards 20K mark over next few days
New Delhi: Nifty has been gaining strength and is inching closer towards its life high of 19,992, says Siddhartha Khemka, Head – Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. With monsoon gradually improving…
- World
PM Modi conveys India’s strong concerns on anti-India activities in Canada
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday conveyed India’s strong concerns about continuing anti-India activities of extremist elements in Canada, to his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau. During his meeting with the…
