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By David Shepardson and Joseph White

A day before the G20 summit, I had made three predictions: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would remove the last obstacles. Indian diplomats would craft a communiqué on which a consensus would be reached. The Indian presidency would be seen as a turning point in G20 history. The first two of these predictions have come true. As S Jaishankar said in an interview, the PM did speak to clear the path with some of his counterparts at critical moments.

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The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on Wednesday said to ease the commutation of visitors to the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS), it will increase frequency of trains on the Aqua Line from September 21 to 25. NMRC managing director Lokesh M said that the visitors can reach the exhibition through the nearest metro station Knowledge Park. To avoid crowding at stations and to manage rush of visitors, NMRC has increased the frequency of trains.

Donald Trump Jr. on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, was briefly hacked early on Wednesday, sending a series of offensive tweets, including one falsely announcing the death of his father, former president Donald Trump.

PTI said on Wednesday. The IOA has named Indian Hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and Olympic medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain to be the flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in Hangzhou on September 23. “We arrived at the decision after much deliberation today," Indian contingent Chef de Mission Bhupender Singh Bajwa told PTI.

leadership, and the right tools," said Gurpreet Singh Brar, Vice President, HP India market. He also suggested that the same can be achieved by the companies by promoting emotionally intelligent leadership, crafting workplaces that align with these desires, and offering the necessary tools and technology to meet their evolving demands.

Sugar industry body ISMA on Wednesday demanded that the government should come out with a long term policy and formula for ethanol pricing in order to encourage mills to expand capacity by around 400 crore litre which will require an estimated investment of Rs 17,500 crore. Briefing media about the demand-supply scenario of sugar for the 2023-24 marketing year starting next month, Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) President Aditya Jhunjhunwala also demanded that the minimum selling price of sugar should be enhanced to Rs 38 per kg from the current Rs 31 per kg in view of an increase in production cost. He said the ISMA will come out with a fresh sugar production estimate for the 2023-24 marketing year (October-September) during November after analysing the satellite image of sugarcane area across major producing states and then only would be able to assess whether there is any surplus for exports after meeting the domestic demand of sugar and ethanol. «At present, the sugar industry has an installed capacity of 700 crore litre for ethanol production and we operate at 80 per cent capacity utilisation.

Narendra Modi has invited US President Joe Biden to be the Chief Guest at the 2024 Republic Day celebrations, said US envoy Eric Garcetti. Garcetti, who took office as Ambassador earlier this year, was speaking to reporters at an event hosted by the Ananta Aspen Centre, a think-tank. If Biden accepts the invitation, he will be only the second US President to be Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day.

New York Post. The tweets included one falsely announcing the death of his father, Donald Trump. “I’m sad to announce, my father Donald Trump has passed away.

ALSO READ: 'Remove all obstacles...implement immediately': Sonia Gandhi on Women's Reservation Bill Apart from this, Gandhi alleged that the moment the opposition raised the caste census, the BJP tried to create new distractions. Speaking on the new parliament building, Rahul said, "The President is a woman, from a tribal community, would've been befitting to have her visible in transfer to the new Parliament building." He added, "This is a nice, tasteful building but would have liked to see the President in this process." Earlier, the new Parliament reverberated with explosive speeches from women MPs on Wednesday when ex-Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, DMK MP Kanimozhi, and the NCP's Supriya Sule slammed the government for failing to respect women.

Joe Biden has been invited to the January 26 Republic Day celebrations by PM Modi, during the bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, says US Ambassador Eric Garcetti.

Amit Shah said today that the Women's Reservation Bill is a matter of principle and not a political agenda for his party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. «For some political parties, the women reservation bill could be a political agenda; it could be a tool to win polls, but for our party and PM Modi, it is not politics; for us, reservation for women is a matter of principle,» Shah said while speaking in the Lok Sabha today. During the discussion over the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, Shah said that PM Modi brought forth the vision of women-led development in front of the entire world during the G20 and said that the passage of the bill will mark the start of a new era. He also recalled how Modi implemented a 33% reservation for women in the BJP years ago. «Women's security, respect, and equal participation have been the life force of government since PM Modi took the oath of office,» Amit Shah said. The Home Minister also said the Women's Reservation Bill will put an end to a long fight for the rights of women and initiate women-led development in India. It will ensure the participation of women in decision-making, and policy-making in the country, he added. Taking a dig at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Amit Shah said, «Whoever lives in this country, whose roots are connected to India, cannot make the mistake of considering women as weak.» Kharge created a controversy yesterday after he said that some political parties picked “weak women” as candidates and “won't choose those who're educated and can fight.” “Largely, ladies from backward and scheduled castes are not that literate.

Ripple has bought the Fortress Blockchain Technologies subsidiary for an undisclosed sum.Through its technology and licensing, Fortress Trust provides infrastructure to address the growing enterprise crypto market.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi said early on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi said that he supported the women's reservation bill, but it was incomplete without OBC reservation .«I stand in support of women's reservation bill.

Roughly a month after he announced his willingness to run in next year’s U.S. presidential election, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has declared he will defend Bitcoin (BTC) against what he describes as "invasive surveillance”. 

Ukraine's first President Leonid Kravchuk has died at the age of 88, officials in Kyiv have stated.

A Polish court has dismissed charges against a well-known writer who called President Andrzej Duda a "moron".

Europe is once again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases — here is our summary of the measures being taken across the continent.

Lawyers for the UK's Prince Andrew have asked a US court to throw out sexual assault accusations made by a woman who claims she was trafficked to the British royal by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Europe has entered a new year and a fresh political storm is already raging across the continent.