NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Group of 20 (G20) is no longer an economic forum and has become a platform to discuss geopolitical issues, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said on Friday. The Russia-Ukraine war has dominated two recent meetings of G20 foreign and finance ministers in India, the current president of the …
By Simon Lewis and Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russia and the United States’ top diplomats spoke face-to-face on Thursday for the first time since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine on the sidelines of a G20 meeting where ministers traded blame over the conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple supplier Foxconn will invest an undisclosed sum in India’s southern state of Telangana towards an electronics manufacturing facility in the south Indian state, the state’s chief minister said on Thursday. The investment will create 100,000 jobs in the state, Telangana’s IT minister KT Rama Rao said. The announcement followed a …
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party and its allies retained power in elections in three northeastern states on Thursday by securing comfortable majorities in the strategic border region. Vote results showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won in Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura, allowing it to either form a …
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By Simon Lewis NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The Group of 20 (G20) meeting of foreign ministers has again been marred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday, as he called for the bloc to call on Russia to withdraw its forces. The war has been a major sticking point …
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INDORE, India (Reuters) -Cheteshwar Pujara kept India alive in the third test against Australia after the touring side claimed a handy first-innings lead of 88 on day two of the contest in Indore on Thursday. Australia lost their last six wickets for just 11 runs to be all out for 197 in reply to India’s …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday she hoped that India, as G20 president, may facilitate a path towards “just peace” in Ukraine. Speaking during a press conference with Indian president Narendra Modi in New Delhi, Meloni added that Italy aimed to strengthen its partnership with India on defence and energy …
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(Reuters) – Australian captain Meg Lanning, who guided her country to the Twenty20 World Cup title last month, has been named captain of the Delhi Capitals franchise ahead of the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) season, which begins on Saturday. The 30-year-old, who was signed up by Delhi for 11 million rupees ($133,000) in the …
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By Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s top court on Thursday ordered the setting up of a bipartisan panel that will include the prime minister and the chief justice to select the country’s election commissioners, ending a practice of the government effectively choosing them. The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority but …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s Bajaj Finserv said on Wednesday it has received the market regulator’s license to start its mutual fund business. Bajaj Finserv Mutual Fund, with Bajaj Finserv Asset Management as investment manager, will soon offer mutual fund products including equity, debt, and hybrid funds in the active and passive segments, Bajaj Finserv said in …
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