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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is facing growing skepticism from some leading rich and developing nations as the residual impact of sanctions against Russia is deepening divisions among the Group of 20 countries

duties on about half a dozen US products, including chickpeas, lentils and apples, which were imposed in 2019 in response to America's decision to increase tariffs on certain steel and aluminium products. India had imposed these duties on 28 US products in 2019 in retaliation to the US' move. The finance ministry through a notification dated September 5 informed about removal of duties on the products, including chickpeas, lentils (masur), apples, walnut in shell and almonds fresh or dried, as well as almond shelled. The move comes ahead of US President Joe Biden's visit to India to attend the G20 Summit on September 9-10, which would be preceded by a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. During the prime minister's state visit to the US in June, both countries decided to terminate six WTO (World Trade Organization) disputes and also remove the retaliatory tariffs on certain US products. As part of the agreement, India will be removing additional duty on chickpeas (10 per cent), lentils (20 per cent), almonds fresh or dried (Rs 7 per kg), almonds shelled (Rs 20 per kg), walnuts (20 per cent), and apples fresh (20 per cent). In July, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha had said the government has decided to remove retaliatory customs duties on import of almonds (fresh or dried, in shell), walnuts, chickpeas, lentils, apples, medical diagnostic reagents, and boric acid. The removal of retaliatory tariffs or cuts in import duty with the US did not result in a loss to India, she had said. The US is the largest trading partner of India.

Narendra Modi, amid the unfolding controversy, advised his ministerial team to steer clear of the escalating debate around the name 'Bharat'. During a meeting with the Union Council of Ministers, PM Modi stated that 'Bharat' is an ancient name for the country.

Global South," and that at the upcoming Group of 20 meetings being held in New Delhi, that voice will be heard. At the August summit of the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — current chair South Africa declared its goal was to «advance the agenda of the Global South.» And ahead of this May's summit of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies in Hiroshima, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed that the guest nations he had invited reflected the importance of the Global South. The United Nations, the World Bank, U.S. President Joe Biden — everyone seems to be talking about the Global South these days.

Check all the latest updates on the G20 Summit 2023 at Mint's LIVE blog:Delhi Police has clarified that the entire city is opened during the G20 Summit only a few parts would remain closed. The police said, "It is once again reiterated that restrictons are only imposed in a smal portion of the NDMC area".A Delhi Police officer has sketched caricatures of 30 delegates who will be coming to India as part of the G20 Summit on September 9-10.This includes a total of 30 caricatures of 19 Heads of State, two European Union leaders, and nine other invitees who are expected to attend the gala event here in the national capital.Delhi Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Rajendra Kalkal has made the caricatures and placed them at his office in the police headquarters building for display.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has installed an additional automatic weather station near Pragati Maidan -- the G20 Summit venue -- to provide specialised and real-time weather forecasts in view of the high-level event.IMD's round-the-clock weather monitoring for the summit will begin on Thursday morning.The Delhi Police authorities have geared up to ensure round-the-clock security arrangements in the national capital during the G20 summit scheduled to be held on September 9 and 10.US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to hold a discussion on the agenda of G20, particularly the economic cooperation and multilateral investment opportunities, that stand before it and can be on the American leader's strong desire to see multilateral development bank reform and reshaping, a White House official said.

customs duty on US-origin masur a day before the arrival of US President Joe Biden for the G20 summit. The government has also made it mandatory for local stocks of masur to be reported weekly to quell attempts at cartelisation and manipulation aimed at restricting supplies. India had announced it would remove retaliatory duties on certain US products, including masur, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in June. Customs duty of 22% on masur of US origin was made zero effective September 6.

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celebrity chefs and five-star hotels have decked up the dining table to present the diverse culinary landscape of India. Lamb and little millet soup, palm heart, pearl millet and mix mesclun, murgh badam and amaranth korma, millet nargisi kofta, wild rice and pearl millet mousse will be some of the unique creations being served at Delhi's Taj Mahal Hotel that will host key dignitaries. «We have crafted special millet-based dishes for our in-room dining services and all-day dining restaurants. We have even flown in a chef who is based in the country of origin of the delegation that's staying with us to add an element of authenticity to the preparations in case they require customisation,» said chef Arun Sundararaj, director of culinary operations at the Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi. At ITC Maurya, which will host US president Joe Biden, all efforts are underway to take care of his likes and dislikes, people familiar with the matter said.

WTO, became defunct, thus affecting developing countries adversely. One hopes that PM Narendra Modi can impress upon US President Joe Biden at the G20 summit to restore it and help the global south and multilateralism. Under India's G20 presidency, it was hoped that G20 economies would demonstrate their collective commitment to AB's restoration.

(Reuters) — Japan-based Astellas Pharma on Wednesday withdrew a lawsuit filed against the U.S. government, days after its prostate cancer drug was spared from the first list of drugs that will be subject to Medicare price negotiations.

(Reuters) — A Washington-based ethics watchdog filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to try to block Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in Colorado next year if he wins the Republican presidential nomination, arguing that his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, disqualify him from office.

Federal Reserve governor Philip Jefferson has won confirmation from a majority of members of the United States Senate, placing him in position to become the Fed's next vice chair.

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(Reuters) — The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday will announce the cancellation of oil and gas leases in a federal wildlife refuge that were bought by an Alaska state agency in 2021, according to sources briefed on the matter.

Delhi Police assistant commissioner of police Rajender Kalkal has sketched caricatures of 30 world leaders who are scheduled to attend the G20 Summit in the national capital later this week. Kalkal has made caricatures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UK PM Rishi Sunak, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, US President Joe Biden, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, etc. Kalkal has placed the caricatures at his office on the 14th floor of the Delhi Police headquarters. «I have a hobby of making cartoons and caricatures since my childhood.

Vladimir Putin. In March 2023, the International Criminal Court had issued an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin accusing him of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. Russia has repeatedly denied its forces have engaged in war crimes, or forcibly taken Ukrainian children.

G20 Summit as he leaves for Jakarta on Wednesday evening to take part in the ASEAN-India Summit and East Asia Summit. The Prime Minister chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers as well as a cabinet meeting earlier on Wednesday. He will hold back-to-back meetings till 7:30 pm, government sources said. They said the Prime Minister will emplane for Indonesia at 8 pm, spend around 7 hours on the flight and reach Jakarta at 3 am IST on September 7. He will leave for the venue of the ASEAN-India Summit at 7 am.

India's diversity and its extraordinary successes means it is the «right country» at the «right time» to hold the G20 presidency, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, as he hailed Narendra Modi's leadership over the last year, noting that India's presidency of the bloc came when the world is facing innumerable challenges. In an exclusive interview to PTI just days ahead of the G20 summit in Delhi on September 9-10, Sunak, the first Indian-origin prime minister of Britain, said the relationship between the UK and India will define the future of the two countries, even more than it is defining the present. «This country's scale, diversity and its extraordinary successes means India is the right country at the right time to hold the G20 Presidency.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Ten Republican candidates are seeking their party's nomination to take on Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden in the November 2024 election.

Donald Trump's economic agenda for if and when he returns to power to govern the United States after the 2024 US presidential Polls, includes levying harsher trade and tax policies on countries like India and Brazil, if the latter was found imposing higher tariffs on American Goods. The ex-president, Donald Trump, intends to center his economic plans on extending and deepening the Republican tax cuts from 2017, rolling back regulations put forth by President Joe Biden and enacting additional tariffs, according to three people familiar with the discussion.