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G20 Declaration embodies the 'One Family, One Earth, One Future' vision and inclusion of the African Union in the global economic forum grouping will greatly intensify partnership with the continent, B20 Chair N Chandrasekaran said on Saturday. The Declaration is also «a momentous milestone of our Presidency of the G20 under Prime Minister Narendra Modi», said Chandrasekaran, who is also the Executive Chairman of Tata Sons. «B20 India warmly welcomes the inclusion of the African Union in the G20 grouping.

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G20 Summit in national capital Delhi. The G20 leaders saw a productive day 1 on Saturday, 9 September. The important decisions taken on the first day of the G20 Summit included adoption of the New Delhi Leadership Declaration, announcement of a mega India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor and induction of the African Union (AU) as permanent member of the Group of 20.

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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the G20 summit

iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro have surfaced, shedding light on new design elements and color choices. According to GSM Arena, the iPhone 15, set to be available in both vanilla and Pro models, has generated significant interest. The vanilla iPhone 15 will be offered in classic black and white, along with three fresh pastel shades: yellow, pink/red, and blue. The phone's chassis retains its aluminum construction and brushed finish, offering a sense of familiarity.

G20 leaders on Saturday asked the financial institutions to leverage private capital through innovative financing models and new partnerships to make maximum development impact.It also endorsed the roadmap for implementing the recommendations of the G20 Independent Review of MDBs Capital Adequacy Frameworks (CAFs) and called for its ambitious implementation, within MDBs' own governance frameworks while safeguarding their long-term financial sustainability, robust credit ratings and preferred creditor status.. «We also call for a regular review of the progress of implementation on a rolling basis including through engaging with MDBs, subject experts and shareholders. We commend the MDBs for their progress in implementing the CAF recommendations, especially with respect to adapting definitions of risk appetite and financial innovation,» the G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration said.Also Read: G20 Summit News Updates: India announces mega rail, port connectivity deal with US, UAE, Saudi Arabia Committing to pursue reforms for better, bigger and more effective MDBs to address global challenges to maximise developmental impact, G20 leaders urged these institutions to undertake comprehensive efforts to evolve their vision, incentive structures, operational approaches and financial capacities so that they are better equipped to maximize their impact in addressing a wide range of global challenges.

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar while addressing a press briefing on the G20 Summit outcomes said that India's presidency has contributed to making 'India world-ready and the world India-ready.' The G20 Leaders’s Summit Declaration that the leaders have agreed on focuses on promoting strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth, seeks to accelerate progress on SDGs, envisages a green development pact for a sustainable future and endorses high-level principles on lifestyle for sustainable development, Jaishankar said on Saturday. Along with other initiatives, African Union's inclusion in G20 was among India's key priorities in the G20 summit under its presidency. While commenting on inclusion of African Union, he added that this happened under India's presidency to prioritise urgent concerns of the Global South. «You would recall that at the beginning of our presidency, at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative, 125 nations were consulted to express voice of the Global South,» he said.

The Group of 20 top world economies welcomed the African Union as a member as their annual summit got underway Saturday, but their wording on the contentious issue of the war in Ukraine was limited to a call to avoid seizing territory by force or the u...

Russia said on Saturday it was sticking to its conditions for a return to the Black Sea grain deal which it quit in July. In particular, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia needed its state agricultural bank — and not a subsidiary of the bank, as proposed by the United Nations — to be reconnected to the international SWIFT bank payments system. «All our conditions are perfectly well known. They do not need interpretation, they are absolutely concrete and all this is absolutely achievable,» Peskov said. «Therefore Russia maintains its responsible, clear and consistent position, which has been repeatedly voiced by the president.» The Black Sea deal was brokered by Turkey and the United Nations in July 2022 to enable Ukraine to export grain by sea despite the war and help ease a global food crisis. It was accompanied by an agreement to facilitate Russia's own exports of food and fertiliser, which Moscow says has not been fulfilled.

Modi on Saturday announced that consensus has been achieved on New Delhi G20 Leaders' Summit Declaration on the the first day of the G20 Summit in New Delhi. «Due to the hard work of our teams and the cooperation of all of you, the New Delhi G20 Leaders' Summit Declaration has gained consensus. It's my proposal that we should adopt this Leaders' Declaration.

Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry, has publicly voiced his concerns over the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on digital asset reporting requirements issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The proposed regulations, which were announced on August 25, 2023, are part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Also Read: G20 Summit: PM Modi, Prez Biden hold bilateral talks; discuss technology, democracy Over the past few years, India has actively established itself as a prominent advocate, highlighting the issues, difficulties, and aspirations of the Global South, particularly the African continent. Prime Minister Modi has been at the forefront of these efforts, especially in advocating for the African Union's inclusion as a member of the G20.

Roblox plans to launch its immersive digital worlds platform on Sony's PlayStation devices in October, giving it access to the hundreds of millions of people who use the world's most popular gaming consoles. Roblox will also make its app fully available on Meta's Quest mixed reality devices this month after rolling out a test version in July. That version was downloaded more than a million times within five days, the company said in a blog post.

G20 summit under India's presidency have brightened with both the West and Russia signalling their backing despite persisting differences over the language on the Ukraine war. Both Russia and the West, including the European Union (EU), are hopeful of an agreed text at the end of the summit, being held in the capital on Saturday and Sunday, said people with knowledge of the matter. «The negotiations are moving towards a consensus on a declaration, but challenges still remain.

Narendra Modi Friday said India’s presidency of the G20 has been “inclusive, ambitious, decisive, and action-oriented” and underlined that the country lays great emphasis on a human-centric approach to progress. “I look forward to productive discussions with world leaders over the next two days. It is my firm belief that the New Delhi G20 Summit will chart a new path in humancentric and inclusive development,” the PM posted on social media site X (formerly Twitter) on the eve of the two-day summit. In a series of tweets, he also highlighted that it is the first time India is hosting the G20 summit and said during its G20 presidency India “actively voiced the developmental concerns of the Global South”. Modi said the theme of this summit, ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – One Earth, One Family, One Future’ is rooted in the Indian cultural ethos and resonates with the country’s worldview that the whole world is one family. He reiterated his recent remarks that the time has come for a humancentric approach to growth instead of a GDP-centric one. “India also places great emphasis on a humancentric way of furthering progress. It is important to emulate (Mahatma) Gandhi ji’s mission of serving the underprivileged, the very last person in the queue,” he tweeted.

Sheikh Hasina held a wide-ranging dialogue on Friday to strengthen cross-border connectivity across sectors, including commerce. «Had productive deliberations with PM Sheikh Hasina. The progress in India-Bangladesh relations in the last 9 years has been very gladdening,» Modi tweeted after the nearly hour-long meeting with Hasina, as part of the bilateral a day ahead of the G20 summit in Delhi.

climate change, pandemic and natural disasters. So, a lot of development banks can and must take bold actions to help address these challenges. So, we welcome the inputs from all parties to ensure MDBs are well-equipped to play this role, and we appreciate this report by an expert panel group.

A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a YouTube channel is scheduled to make an initial court appearance on charges that she and the owner of a relationship counseling business abused and starved her children

John Maczynski, CEO of Cynergy BPO, leaned forward, “We're on the cusp of a revolution. It's not merely about answering calls or processing data. It's the amalgamation of cutting-edge technology with deeply rooted Indian traditions of service and hospitality." Indeed, one can't help but marvel at how the landscape has evolved.

Grammy Award nominee Natalie Grant got the honor of singing the national anthem at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday before the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Detroit Lions game kicked off. Grant is a Christian recording artist, she has been nominated for Grammy Awards eight times. She got her first nomination in 2012. In the recent past, she was nominated for «Best Gospel Performance/Song» in 2020.