India most favoured destination globally for investments: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar

India most favoured destination globally for investments: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar. File | Photo Credit: PTI India is growing at a faster pace and it has become the most preferred destination for investments and opportunities in the world, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on November 28. “Recently, India has surpassed its colonial masters and has become the fifth-largest economy in the world,” he said.  […]

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Joe Biden, allies hold ’emergency’ talks after missile strikes Poland: White House

Joe Biden, allies hold ’emergency’ talks after missile strikes Poland: White House

U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders of key allies held “emergency” talks Wednesday after a missile hit Polish territory near the border with Ukraine | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders of key allies held “emergency” talks Wednesday after a missile hit Polish territory near the border with Ukraine, the White House […]

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G-20 Summit | Sunak to meet Xi, first U.K.-China summit in nearly 5 years

G-20 Summit | Sunak to meet Xi, first U.K.-China summit in nearly 5 years

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives for a formal dinner, during the G-20 Summit, in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, on November 15, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G-20 on Wednesday, the first such summit in nearly five years, Downing […]

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UGC urges colleges, varsities to send ideas for state-of-the-art digital experience for G20 meetings

UGC urges colleges, varsities to send ideas for state-of-the-art digital experience for G20 meetings

The University Grants Commission (UGC) today asked varsities, colleges to encourage their students and faculty to come up with ideas for the creation of state-of-the-art digital experience for G20 meetings. National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India are now inviting applications for expression of interest from interested Indian […]

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Zelenskyy says U.S., China statement on nuclear threats ‘weighty statements’

Zelenskyy says U.S., China statement on nuclear threats ‘weighty statements’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a surprise visit to Kherson on November 14, 2022, in Kherson, Ukraine. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late on Monday that he welcomed the statements from the United States and China from the Group of 20 meeting on the inadmissibility of threats to use nuclear […]

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Biden, Xi greet each other warmly as they meet for talks ahead of G20

Biden, Xi greet each other warmly as they meet for talks ahead of G20

U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 leaders’ summit in Bali, Indonesia, on November 14, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden met on November 14 for long-awaited talks that come as relations between their […]

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Sitharaman briefs G20 FMs on its 2023 presidency agenda

Sitharaman briefs G20 FMs on its 2023 presidency agenda

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for collective responsibility of G20 countries to prevent global economic risks from aggravating Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for collective responsibility of G20 countries to prevent global economic risks from aggravating India on Thursday briefed the finance ministers and central bank governors of G20 countries about its agenda […]

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Job creation, equitable income distribution our priorities, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Job creation, equitable income distribution our priorities, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund will be made more robust, she says The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund will be made more robust, she says Job creation and equitable income distribution are our top red-letter priorities, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at the U.S.-India Business Council’s India Ideas Summit, on Wednesday. Inflation is also […]

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Education minister on NEP: India’s guiding light for achieving vision of G20

Education minister on NEP: India’s guiding light for achieving vision of G20

Union Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan said that the new National Education Policy (NEP) is based on foundational principles of access, equity, quality, affordability and accountability. It is India’s guiding light for promoting lifelong learning opportunities and achieving the shared vision of G20. Pradhan was addressing the gathering at the G-20 Education Minister’s meeting in […]

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Privately issued but regulated digital currencies have benefits, say central bank chiefs

Privately issued but regulated digital currencies have benefits, say central bank chiefs

The benefits would hinge on how such private companies issuing digital assets are regulated The benefits would hinge on how such private companies issuing digital assets are regulated Consumer-focused digital tokens issued by private companies could be better than central bank-issued tokens assuming the companies can be regulated appropriately, the Australian central bank governor said […]

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