India

“Abstentions earlier too, everybody is coming with great deal of seriousness”: Jaishankar on Xi, Putin not attending G20 summit

06 Sep 2023 10:29 AM IST

Noting that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s absence will not cast a shadow on the G20 Summit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said there have been presidents or Prime Ministers who for some reason have chosen not to come for global meetings and that country’s

Amit Shah to visit Bihar on Sept 16, address public meeting in Jhanjharpur

06 Sep 2023 10:27 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Bihar again on September 16 in Jhanjharpur in the Madhubani district, under ‘Lok Sabha Pravas’ Programme ahead of the Lok Sabha election 2024. A senior leader of Bihar BJP told ANI that the Union Home Minister will arrive in Bihar on September 16

Man booked for seeking sexual favours from aspiring actress, threatening her

06 Sep 2023 08:58 AM IST

An FIR has been registered at the Oshiwara Police Station against a person who allegedly pressured a film actress for sexual favours to get a role in his film. On the complaint of the actress, the police registered a case under various sections and arrested Akshay alias Akash Rajveer Bhumbak

Unhappy with Bose’s move, Mamata threatens ‘economic blockade’ on universities

06 Sep 2023 08:57 AM IST

The conflict between West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and the state government took an ugly turn on Tuesday with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee publicly announcing that the government would stop all payments to State universities if they complied with Raj Bhavan directives. The Chief Minister announced a “financial blockade”

Shah: Congress focuses on minority appeasement, Modi govt on welfare

06 Sep 2023 08:56 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Congress of resorting to minority appeasement and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in contrast focuses on the welfare of tribals, Dalits, the poor and backward classes. Shah also expressed confidence that his party

France confirms Macron’s G20 participation, says summit will allow for joint responses to global challenges

06 Sep 2023 08:55 AM IST

The G20 Summit in India will be an opportunity to make progress in implementing joint responses to major global challenges, France said on Tuesday as it announced its President Emmanuel Macron’s participation in the conclave. Macron’s office confirmed that the French president will travel to Delhi to participate in the

Congress reaches out to Brahmin voters in bid to recover lost ground

06 Sep 2023 08:53 AM IST

The Congress party in Uttar Pradesh has been reworking its electoral strategy by wooing Brahmin voters. The party had for decades used a “Brahmin-Dalit-Muslim” formula, which had allowed it to dominate Uttar Pradesh politics. The Congress is now preparing to return to that very formula. After a long hiatus, it

Delhi LG approves land to MCD in Okhla for waste mgmt facilities

06 Sep 2023 08:51 AM IST

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved the allotment of five acres of land in Okhla to the MCD for setting up solid waste management facilities, Raj Niwas officials said on Tuesday. Following the LG’s approval aimed at enhancing the city’s waste management infrastructure, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA)

Delhi is open, minimal restrictions in NDMC area during G20 Summit: Police

06 Sep 2023 08:49 AM IST

The Delhi Police on Tuesday said the whole city will remain open during the G20 Summit, barring a part of the area under the NDMC. The police, in different posts on microblogging site X, said all the essential services, such as milk booths and hospitals, will remain functio nal in

Paramilitary forces deployed at Delhi’s Tilak Bridge in view of G20 Summit

06 Sep 2023 08:48 AM IST

Paramilitary personnel along with a senior officer of the Delhi Police has been deployed at Tilak Bridge in the national capital ahead of the upcoming G20 summit on September 9 and 10. According to the officials, the security has been deployed as a precautionary move as Khalistani elements had threatened

We are oldest trade body in India so we aid and facilitate anybody to understand more about J&K: Manik Batra Chairman, J&K ASSOCHAM

06 Sep 2023 08:47 AM IST

NewsX A-List had the opportunity to interview Mr. Manik Batra, the Managing Director of Batra Group and Chairman of ASSOCHAM. Mr. Batra, who established the ASSOCHAM J&K Chapter in December 2019, shared his insights on managing multiple roles as a businessman and the future plans for Batra Group. When asked

AI-generated avatar to greet world leaders at ‘Mother of Democracy’ exhibition

06 Sep 2023 08:45 AM IST

The heads of state and other top leaders will be greeted by an artificial intelligence-generated ‘avatar’ at the ‘Mother of Democracy’ exhibition, which will be hosted at the Bharat Mandapam to mark the G20 Summit, official sources have said. The exhibition will showcase India’s democratic traditions from the “Vedic period