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G20 Summit remained full of heavy engagements for the world leaders here in New Delhi including the announcement of a historic connectivity deal between India, the Middle East, and Europe. The US, India, Brazil, and South Africa reaffirmed their shared commitment to the G20, which is to deliver solutions for the shared world. Morocco's government said that 2,000 died and 329 were injured after a powerful quake, more than doubling the earlier toll.

Paying tribute to the victims of Morocco earthquake, Eiffel Tower's lights were turned off on Saturday in Paris, France. The light of the world famous tower were turned off at 11 pm. Notably, Morocco has witnessed one of its deadliest earthquakes in decades.

India secured a consensus on the G20 declaration, defying concerns over sharp divisions among member nations regarding the Ukraine conflict. This achievement was the result of a series of rigorous negotiations involving India, China, Russia, and other Western nations, with the backing of Brazil, South Africa, and Indonesia, a PTI report stated quoting sources. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the first day of the summit, surprised many by announcing the adoption of the G20 leaders' declaration with unanimous agreement.

African Union (AU) Saturday formally took its seat as a new member of the G20 at the invitation of summit host Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his inaugural address at the summit, Modi also expressed solidarity with Morocco as it grapples with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake and extended all the support that Rabat needs. In 2015, India had played a key role in Morocco's reinduction into the AU. The current chair of the 55-member AU is the Comoros President, who was greeted by Modi following the announcement.

G20 adopted the New Delhi Declaration unanimously on Saturday, calling for coordinated steps to support the world economy that faces an uncertain outlook, along with expeditious and effective redressal of the debt vulnerabilities of low and middle-income countries. The declaration marked a significant diplomatic success for India's presidency in the face of divisions that had cropped up, especially over the Ukraine war. In the 83-paragraph declaration, the India-led G20 proposed scaling up inclusive action against climate change with a green development pact and sustainable development goals, admitted the African Union in the group, put crypto-asset regulation on the global agenda, and committed to reforming multilateral development banks (MDBs). There were widespread fears the summit may end without a declaration due to divergence over the Ukraine-Russia conflict that shadowed all ministerial meetings before the Leaders' Summit. «History has been created with the adoption of the New Delhi Leaders' Declaration,» said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media site X.

Joe Biden on Sunday highlighted the focus of the two-day G20 Leaders' Summit in India, saying that the focus was ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’. Biden will arrive in Vietnam on Sunday to expand ties between the two nations. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), President Biden wrote, “One Earth.

In the hustle-bustle of Chandni Chowk, there is a shop serving Indian snacks and sweets packed with love and flavours from its roots back in Bikaner. The Aggarwals of Bikaner in 1905, started an entrepreneurial dream with a modest shop tucked away in Rajasthan with the name Bikaner Namkeen Bhandar. In 1950, the Aggarwal sibkings moved to Delhi with dreams in their eyes to expand their empire, at present this small local business has become a favourite of every Indian and has expanded its sweet and savoury establishment throughout the country. As the country evolved, so did this business and in 1988, Shyam Sundar Aggarwal launched Bikano, an offshoot of Bikanervala, to sell products in air-tight packaging for Indians to keep in their home and enjoy them whenever they want to.

While committing to support developing countries in dealing with food security challenges, the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration on Saturday expressed commitment to facilitate open, fair, predictable and rule-based global agriculture, food and fertiliser trade.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held meetings with his counterparts from the UK and Japan on the sidelines of the ongoing G-20 summit here, with trade and investment being the key focus of talks. However, the much-awaited trade and investment pact with the UK looked to face further delays, going by the statements of Modi and British prime minister Rishi Sunak after their bilateral meeting.

By Abhinav Mital

Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country’s deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and laid waste to villages. Neighbours were still searching for survivors buried on the slopes, where houses of mud brick, stone and rough wood were cracked open and mosque minarets toppled by the quake that struck late on Friday. The historic old city of Marrakech also suffered extensive damage.

electric vehicle created by the Mahindra Group, the three-wheeler BIJLEE. Mahindra noted that BIJLEE was created by a stalwart of the company, Mr Nagarkar before his retirement but the three-wheeler could not find its way in the Indian market and the vehicle was bid adieu to a few after going into production. Sharing the story behind BIJLEE on X, Mahindra wrote, “Today is #WorldEVDay And it has propelled me back into the past.

AFP reported. After departing from the G20 summit in New Delhi, Biden is scheduled to hold a meeting with Nguyen Phu Trong, the leader of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party. During this visit, it is anticipated that they will formalize a "comprehensive strategic partnership," marking the highest level of diplomatic relations between Hanoi and Washington.

G20 Leaders' Summit hosted in the national capital, according to a report published by the news agency ANI. The Heads of State of countries including UAE, Bangladesh, Egypt, China, Australia, UK, Argentina, Indonesia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Turkey, Japan, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Republic of Korea, Canada and Singapore will depart from Delhi on Monday. The Central government has assigned responsibilities to Union Ministers of State to see off the foreign delegates after the summit.

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earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force. More than 2,000 people were killed, and the toll was expected to rise as rescuers struggled Saturday to reach hard-hit remote areas. The magnitude 6.8 quake, the biggest to hit the North African country in 120 years, sent people fleeing their homes in terror and disbelief late Friday.

Aditya L1 Mission: Aditya-L1, India's first solar mission, has successfully performed the third earth-bound manoeuvre, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Sunday. The new orbit attained by the satellite is 296km x 71767 km. A total of five such orbit manoeuvring will be performed during the satellite's revolution around the Earth of which three have been successfully performed.

Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Saturday held wide-ranging discussions on investment climate in India, status of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train and India-Japan-Bangladesh trilateral as part of their bilateral Indo-Pacific partnership. Modi and Kishida met here after the Session 1 of the Day 1 of G20 Summit in what was their third meeting so far this year. «Held productive talks with PM @kishida230. We took stock of India-Japan bilateral ties and the ground covered during India's G20 Presidency and the Japan's G7 Presidency.

G20 meeting, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met and interacted with students at the British Council in the Indian capital of New Delhi. In an X post, he wrote, “Before meeting the world leaders of today I’ve been meeting with the world leaders of tomorrow. It’s been fantastic to visit students and staff here at @inBritish — a reflection of the living bridge that exists between the UK and India.” In the photo accompanied with the post, Sunka was quickly spotted wearing headphones of an Indian brand, boAt. Sharing an Instagram post of Rishi Sunak, Aman Gupta, the CEO and co-founder of boAt, claimed that the UK prime minister used a pair of boAt headphones. He also shared a picture of Rishi Sunak interacting with Indian students. In one of the pictures shared on Instagram, the British PM is seen wearing boAt headphones. Aman Gupta noticed it and reshared the image. He wrote on Instagram, «Bharat mein aapka boAt boAt Swaagat.» This post has gone viral and more than 90,000 people liked it within a few hours. This is the first India visit of Rishi Sunak as the UK prime minister. Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ashwini Choubey received him at the airport. Rishi Sunak said that the G20 has been a huge success for India and it is the «right country at the right time to be hosting this».

G20 presidency has been the most ambitious with 112 outcomes and presidency documents, says country's G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant. In an interview with Deepshikha Sikarwar he said language on Ukraine war is stronger than in the Bali Declaration. Edited excerpts:Has India delivered on its ambitious agenda and raised the bar for others? With over 112 outcomes and presidency documents, our G20 presidency has been one of the most ambitious in history.

Alliance and the Bharat 6G Alliance announced on September 9 they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration opportunities on 6G wireless technologies. The work will encompass aligning research and development priorities that support a common 6G vision and creating secure and trusted telecommunications as well as resilient supply chains, according to the statement. Launched by the ATIS, the Next G Alliance is an initiative to advance North American wireless technology leadership over the next decade through private sector-led efforts with the initial focus on 6G.