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G20 Summit 2023 LIVE Updates: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina held a bilateral talk in New Delhi on Friday, the two countries also signed three memorandum of understanding (MoUs), including one on cooperation in Digital Payment mechanisms.Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden arrived in the national capital Delhi on Friday to participate in the G20 Summit to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. US President Biden, along with Janet Yellen, went for a closed-door meeting with PM Modi on Friday, after the former arrived in India.The Quad, comprising India, US, Japan and Australia, has been focusing on practical cooperation to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's increasing military muscle-flexing in the region.The 18th G20 Summit is being held at the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre in New Delhi on September 9 and 10.A Leaders Declaration will be adopted at the conclusion of the New Delhi Summit.Check all the latest updates on the G20 Summit 2023 at Mint's LIVE blog:German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in New Delhi today to attend the two-day-long G20 Summit which is being held under India's Presidency.He was received by Union Minister of State for MSME, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma at the airport.A group of dancers also presented a traditional dance to welcome the German chancellor.In May this year Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and reviewed the progress in bilateral relations and exchanged views on regional developments and global challenges.The two leaders met on the sidelines of the 49th summit of the Group of Seven (G7) in the Japanese city of Hiroshima in May recently.

Nirmala Sitharaman hosted a dinner for Finance Ministers of the G20 countries and the heads of international organisations on Friday ahead of the leaders' summit in Delhi. Internal Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva and World Trade Organisation (WTO) Chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala were in attendance at the dinner. «Smt @nsitharaman hosted the #G20 Finance Ministers and Heads of International Organisations over dinner ahead of the #G20 #LeadersSummit in New Delhi. @g20org #G20India,» the office of Nirmala Sitharaman posted on X. It is the first-ever G20 Summit in India and will be held at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital on September 9 and 10. Leaders from around the world were greeted warmly upon their arrival in Delhi for the G20 Summit, which gets underway on Saturday.

A weapon wielded by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 1659 will return to India in November this year. The ‘wagh nakh’ – an iron weapon shaped like tiger claws – was used by the Maratha leader to kill the Bijapur sultanate's general Afzal Khan. Designed to slash through skin and muscle, the small weapon is currently part of London's Victoria and Albert Museum.

The Assam government has called for the Centre do withdraw the Disturbed Areas Act and the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from the entire state. The development came mere days after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the same. AFSPA was removed from several parts of the northeastern state last year and currently remains imposed in eight districts.

The United Nations has doubled down on its pledge to revive stalled negotiations over the disputed Western Sahara in a visit to the region this week in which its top negotiator met with officials on all sides

Flourish Cash, a division of fintech company Flourish that provides registered investment advisors with access to cash management, announced Friday it is increasing its top-tier annual percentage yield as well as the amount of assets protected by FDIC insurance.

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden pledged Friday to deepen the partnership between their countries in their second bilateral meeting in less than six months, as Delhi prepares to host a meeting among leaders of the Group of 20 leading industrialized and developing countries.

Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma daud that cabinet has taken historic decision and made a recommendation to the Central Government to withdraw Disturbed Areas Act and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State. AFSPA has been there for long time now. Sarma recently met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and pleaded for complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State. Sarma and Union Home Minister Shah discussed threadbare the roadmap for complete withdrawal of AFSPA from Assam. The Chief Minister cited the significant improvement in the law and order situation, surrendering of scores of underground cadres of extremist outfits with huge cache of arms and ammunition following signing of several peace accords and drastic fall in deaths of security personnel and civilians as reasons for complete lifting of AFSPA from Assam. The Union Home Minister put forth some suggestions to the Chief Minister to pave the way for complete withdrawal of AFSPA from Assam.

Narendra Modi, a great believer in the global south, has written to G20 leaders to include the African Union as a member of the grouping. There have been positive responses from G20 leaders, he said, adding that the leaders are expected to take a call soon. The press conference was addressed by India’s G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant, economic affairs secretary Ajay Seth, foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra, and chief G20 Coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla.

AFL club presidents have been discussing candidates to replace the game’s chairman, Richard Goyder, who will miss this weekend’s finals to attend his son’s wedding in Broome.

Employers hired more workers than expected in August, but the unemployment rate held steady due to a population increase of 103,000, so the surprise gain likely won’t bring policymakers off the sidelines when it comes to interest rates, economists say.

Visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang has pledged $21.7 billion in new Chinese investment in Indonesia to strengthen the countries’ economic and political ties

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has met with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, to deepen economic ties and defense cooperation amid heightened global geopolitical tensions

Lebanese judicial officials say authorities in Beirut have questioned two people at Turkey's request on suspicion of being involved in the 2019 escape of auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Lebanon

Rahul Gandhi said. This is Rahul Gandhi's first foreign trip after the restoration of his Lok Sabha membership following the Supreme Court's stay on his conviction in the ‘Modi-surname’ remark. The Europe trip comes at a time when New Delhi is hosting the G20 Summit and heads of all major states are arriving in India's capital for the G20 summit on 9 and 10 September.

alliance, Yediyurappa says "I am happy that Deve Gowda ji met our Prime Minister and they have already finalised about 4 seats. I welcome them..." As sources close to PTI, opinions have been sought by the MLAs, ex-MLAs, and senior party leaders about supporting the BJP in Loksabha election.

pet pitbull consume beer has ignited a storm of condemnation from animal enthusiasts. The 15-second video shows a 3-month-old puppy resisting the woman's attempts to place a bottle in its mouth. According to officials, this incident occurred a few weeks ago in Dehradun, and the footage was only recently discovered. Dehradun police acted quickly, filing a First Information Report (FIR) at the Nehru Colony police station and invoking Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act against an unidentified individual.

Raghav Chadha is a happy man. Every mention of his ladylove Parineeti Chopra brings a smile to the young politician's face. Recently, the soon-to-be groom opened up about his actress fiancée in a candid chat with entrepreneur and YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, who is also known as Beer Biceps, in his podcast 'The Ranveer Show'. Addressing the elephant in the room after over an hour into the interview, the curious content creator asked the member of Parliament how the couple met. Although Chadha refrained from sharing details, he subtly hinted that they met organically.

CLSA has maintained a buy call on Adani Ports stock with a target price of ₹878, implying an 8 per cent upside potential in the stock from its September 7 closing of ₹809.60 on BSE. The brokerage firm said Adani Ports looks to be on track for a strong Q2FY24 despite slowing global trade, with Aug-23 traffic up 17 per cent year-on-year (YoY) (up 13 per cent YoY ex-Haifa mergers and acquisitions). CLSA highlighted that port traffic was led by containers and gasification of cargo mix of traffic, while coal imports picked up following a demand spike, improved viability and a government decree.

Los Angeles Superior Court judge sentenced ‘That 70s Show’ show star Danny Masterson to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday for raping two women and said that the Church of Scientology sought to protect the actor and intimidate them into silence. The 47-year-old actor and prominent Scientologist starred in the retro TV comedy for eight seasons until 2006. He was convicted in May in a second trial.

IMD) has issued a Yellow alert for Friday in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Dhule, Jalgaon and Nashik districts of Maharashtra. «Western #MadhyaPradesh, #Maharashtra & #Gujarat to Face Heavy Downpour in next 3 days,» the IMD said in a post on 'X'. The weather office has predicted light to moderate rainfall with moderate to severe thunderstorms in several parts of India including north Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. «Recent Satellite Imagery shows moderate to intense convective clouds leading to the possibility of light to moderate rainfall activity occasional intense spells with moderate to severe thunderstorms and lightening over parts of Northwest #UttarPradesh, #EastUttarPradesh #SouthBihar, #northMaharashtra, #GujaratRegion, #MadhyaPradesh, #Odisha, #GangeticWestBengal, #Jharkhand, #Assam & #Meghalaya, #Nagaland, #Manipur, #Mizoram, #Tripura during night time,» the IMD said in a string of posts on 'X'. Mumbai witnessed heavy rainfall since Thursday morning and more rainfall is expected at night, the Met Office said. "#Mumbai and adjoining regions have also reported heavy rainfall since 0830 hrs IST. #Mumbai Rain since 0830 hrs IST (in mm) #Santacruz 92.5; #Colaba 43.6; #Dahisar 71.0; #Juhu 84.0; #Rammandir 88.0; #Matunga 75.5; Sion 75.2 light to moderate rainfall is likely over Mumbai during night time," the IMD posted. Earlier on Thursday, the weather office forecasted light to moderate rainfall in parts of Uttar Pradesh.