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India's name change rumors. He called it the first step toward changing the Constitution of the country. This came amid the speculation that the Cente is planning to bring a proposal to rename the country from India to ‘Bharat’.

reality where many of the wealthier nations capable of stepping in to help developing countries have seen cutbacks in development assistance," acknowledged Achim Steiner, the UNDP’s Administrator, in an exclusive interview with Mint in July. The annual financing gap for SDGs for developing countries is estimated to stand at USD 4.2 trillion.

Narendra Modi, in a recent interview with Moneycontrol, shed light on India's unique approach to its G20 Presidency, terming it the 'People's Presidency'. The PM emphasised the importance of democratising the G20 events by hosting them across the nation, rather than limiting them to a few cities. The motto of the G20 Summit, according to him, is “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – One Earth One Family One Future".

India getting re-Christened as ‘Bharat’! Bollywood’s ‘Queen’ Kangana Ranaut too joined the discourse. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), she retweeted an old clip of spiritual influencer Sadhguru advocating why the country’s name should be changed to Bharat and wrote that he had predicted such a development decades ago. “My guru said it decades ago, I am nothing but mere dust of his feet, he is on Kailash yatra, he doesn’t know yet but this remarkable change of the name of this nation will bring him tears of joy, he will be returning not to India but to his beloved Bharat,” reads her post. She argued that the name India was born from the name Indus which was created as foreigners could not pronounce the name ‘Sindhu’ properly. “What is there to love in this name? First of all, they couldn’t pronounce ‘Sindhu’ toh usko bigad ke ‘ Indus’ kar diya.

G20 presidency has helped India earn respect of other countries by focussing on inclusivity, digital infrastructure and efforts to bring in the African Union within the fold of the grouping, said Deloitte South Asia CEO Romal Shetty. In an interview with PTI, Shetty said the decision of the Indian government to hold G20 meetings in several cities has also helped in trade, tourism, besides promoting infrastructure development. With regard to the proposal to bring the African Union in the G20 fold, he said Africa is a continent of 1 billion people and its inclusion in G20 will enhance trade opportunities with Asia and rest of the world.Also Read: G20 Summit 2023 LIVE Updates: Xi skipping G20 summit seen as new setback to India-China ties «India has focussed a lot on inclusivity. Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) says that nobody should be left behind. Every voice should be heard. One of the things India has done is to bring in Africa or try to bring in Africa in G20. »Also look at it from trade perspective. My view is if you look at Africa, a billion people continent. If you look at South Asia, a two billion people continent. You are actually bringing people together. You can have trade with 3 billion people. Today the trade levels are fairly low," Shetty said.

Bajaj Auto said in an interview. His point stemmed from the fact, that when a customer goes to the Bajaj Auto showroom, it is the salesman and only the salesman who is the face of the company. It is his job to convince and not confuse the customer.

Narendra Modi is set to embark on a significant diplomatic visit to Indonesia this Wednesday evening. The visit, a tight 24-hour trip, culminates in his return to New Delhi on September 7 evening. The excursion to Jakarta is at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo and it comes as a precursor to India's hosting of the G20 Summit on September 9-10.

Woodside Energy will kick off seismic testing on Thursday for its delayed offshore Scarborough gas project, despite two ongoing legal actions filed in court challenging a regulator’s decision to approve the work.

The host of the first Africa Climate Summit says climate change is “relentlessly eating away” at Africa’s economic progress and it’s time to have a global conversation about a carbon tax on polluters

Constitution recognises both ‘Bharat’ and ‘India’ as two official names of the country. It states: “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States." Sharing a news article on the 2015 incident, Shashi Tharoor said, “No comment.

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₹1,725 crore. Meanwhile, DIIs registered a net inflow of ₹1,077.86 crore.US stocks dipped on Tuesday after a long weekend, weighed down by rising treasury yields and higher oil prices.

G20 summit in New Delhi on September 9-10. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will represent China, according to a brief announcement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry. While the ministry's spokesperson Mao Ning chose not to elaborate on Xi's absence, he did stress China's commitment to the G20's goals of global economic cooperation.

‘Prime Minister of Bharat’: Sambit Patra shares invitation of PM Modi's Indonesia visit amid India's name change rumour Notably, the issues that will be raised by the INDIA bloc in the Parliament session were also finalized in the meeting and CCP chairperson Sonia Gandhi will convey them to the government in a letter. The five-day session of Parliament was announced by Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi last week.

G20 Summit, reported ANI. As per the notification, various vehicle types, including goods vehicles, commercial vehicles, interstate buses, and local city buses, will not be allowed to operate on Mathura Road (beyond Ashram Chowk), Bhairon Road, Purana Quila Road, and inside Pragati Maidan Tunnel from midnight on September 7 until 11:59 PM on September 10. However, goods vehicles transporting essential commodities such as milk, vegetables, fruits, medical supplies, and others with valid 'No Entry Permissions' will be permitted to enter Delhi.

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ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) — The new expanded UBS is not too big for Switzerland following the bank's emergency takeover of fallen rival Credit Suisse, Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti said on Tuesday.

Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming Lok Sabha election, got into a huddle and attacked the government, a government booklet on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Indonesia for the 20th ASEAN-India Summit referred to him as ‘Prime Minister of Bharat’. Between the allegations and attacks, Union Minister Anurag Thakur told The Indian Express that these were just rumours but this “clearly shows their mindset" towards the name ‘Bharat’ and how they are against ‘Bharat’. “I think these are just rumours which are taking place.

special session of Parliament beginning September 18. Opposition leaders, including Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, who first highlighted the development, accused the government of assaulting the idea of the country being a "Union of States", as mentioned in the Constitution which describes the country as "India, that is Bharat".

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Danelo Cavalcante, who fled a prison in the state. The search was intensified on the sixth day of his escape after he was captured on a trail camera at a popular botanic garden. Cavalcante escaped from the Chester County Prison on Thursday when he was waiting to be shifted to a state facility. He was sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing his girlfriend in front of her children. He was also wanted in a murder case in his native country Brazil.