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PM Modi arrives in Turkey to attend G-20 summit

Antalya, Nov 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya in Turkey to attend the two-day G-20 summit, where heads of the government would primarily discuss global economic issues but the talks would be dominated by attacks in Paris and war in Syria. Modi, who interacted with dignitaries at the tarmac, was presented a bouquet by two children. PM is likely to flag issues related to militancy, climate change and global cooperation to recover black money during the meet which begins on Sunday (November 15). Modi arrived in Turkey after concluding his three-day trip to the United Kingdom where Britain and India welcomed more than 9 billion pounds in commercial deals during his visit. Although the G20 usually focuses on economic issues, insecurity in the Middle East and global security were already expected to be on the agenda.

PM Modi departs for two-day visit to Turkey

London, Nov 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Antalya, Turkey, from Heathrow International Airport here on Saturday. On the sidelines of the G20 meeting, Prime Minister Modi will meet leaders of BRICS countries to review their two initiatives launched last year, the BRICS bank and the contingent reserve arrangement. Prime Minister Modi is also likely to meet IMF chief Christine Lagarde. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi unveiled the statue of Basaveshwara and also visited the Ambedkar Memorial, where he paid floral tributes at the bust of Dr. B R Ambedkar in London. Meanwhile, French President Francois Hollande's visit for the G20 meeting has been cancelled in the wake of the terror attack in Paris.

PM Modi condemns Paris carnage

London, Nov 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condemned terrorist attacks in Paris and said that India stands firmly with Paris in dealing with this tragedy. Modi assured India's support to France in dealing with this tragedy. PM Modi added that humanity must stand together in combating this major threat of our time. Meanwhile, ISIS has claimed responsibility for Friday night's terrorist strikes at least six locations in French capital Paris. The attack claimed the lives of over 100 persons and left another 200 injured, 80 or 90 of them still said to be in critical condition. According to reports, the sites attacked are the Bataclan concert venue, Le Carillon, Le Petit Cambodge, 20 rue Alibert, La Belle Equipe, a site near the Stade de France and one more location.

Paris streets deserted in aftermath of shooting

Paris, Nov 14 (ANI): The streets of Paris were unusually empty on Saturday (November 14), the morning after a series of attacks at locations across the capital in which French President Francois Hollande said 127 people had died. Gunmen and bombers attacked restaurants, a concert hall and a sports stadium in a deadly rampage that a shaken Hollande called an unprecedented terrorist attack. Shortly after the attacks, France declared a national state of emergency - the first since World War Two. Border controls were temporarily reimposed to stop perpetrators escaping. The Paris metro railway was closed and schools, universities and municipal buildings were ordered to stay shut on Saturday. And the impact was visible on the streets. Large public gatherings were also forbidden, including food markets which usually take place across the capital every weekends.

PM Modi unveils the statue of Basaveshwara in London

London, Nov 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled the statue of Basaveshwara in London. He expressed his delight in unveiling the statue and said he is fortunate to get such an opportunity to perform such a sacred task. He also expressed his plight on the Paris terrorist attack and said this was not an attack just on France but on humanity and not on mankind. He added United Nations must expedite the process of defining terrorism and identify and classify the promoters, supporters and victims of terrorism.

PM Modi meets LoP Jeremy Corbyn

London, Nov 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to the United Kingdom, met Leader of Opposition and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in London on Saturday. Earlier, the Labour Party leader had demanded Prime Minister Modi to be barred due to accusations that the latter had failed to stop deadly riots during his time as chief minister of Gujarat. Meawhile, the Prime Minister is scheduled to visit the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plant, a subsidiary of India's Tata Motors. On the sidelines of the G20 meeting, Prime Minister Modi will meet leaders of BRICS countries-Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa-to review their two initiatives launched last year, the BRICS bank and the contingent reserve arrangement. Yesterday, he had addressed the dancing, cheering, flag-waving Indian diaspora at the Wembley stadium.

PM Modi pays tribute at Ambedkar Memorial in London

London, Nov 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a three-day visit to the United Kingdom, visited the Ambedkar Memorial on Saturday. Prime Minister paid floral tribute at the bust of Dr. B R Ambedkar. Dr B R Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was one of the architects of the Indian Constitution. He was a well-known politician and an eminent jurist. Ambedkar made great efforts to eradicate the social evils like untouchablity and caste restrictions.

PM Modi hold talks with Lord Swraj Paul

London, Nov 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to United Kingdom, held talks with NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul in London on Saturday. The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plant, a subsidiary of India's Tata Motors. JLR annually manufactures around 425,000 vehicles, which are sold across the world. On the sidelines of the G20 meeting, PM Modi will meet leaders of BRICS countries-Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa-to review their two initiatives launched last year, the BRICS bank and the contingent reserve arrangement. Yesterday, PM Modi had addressed the dancing, cheering, flag-waving Indian diaspora at the Wembley stadium.

World leaders condemn Paris attacks, extend support

USA/ Columbia/ Canada/ Australia, Nov 14 (ANI): The leaders from all over the world extended full support to France after its capital Paris came under several attacks. US President Barack Obama pledged his government's support to France after a series of attacks in Paris, but said he did not yet know the details of what had happened and that the situation was still unfolding. Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos expressed his country's solidarity with France. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau also expressed his solidarity at the tragic hour. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said that Australia stands in solidarity with France in the wake of a series of "horrific and devastating"attacks in Paris. France was rocked by multiple, near simultaneous attacks on entertainment sites around Paris on Friday evening and left at least 120 dead.

Emergency declared in Paris as over 100 killed in serial attacks

Paris, Nov 14 (ANI): French security forces carried out an assault at a Paris concert hall in the early hours of Saturday (November 14) after gunmen stormed the venue and killed around 100 people. Gunfire could be heard late Friday (November 13) from inside the Bataclan theatre where rock group Eagles of Death Metal was performing in concert. Shaken by the 'unprecedented terrorist attack' President Francois Hollande, who was attending an international soccer match with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier when several explosions took place outside the national stadium, declared a state of emergency in the Paris region and announced the closure of France's borders to stop perpetrators escaping. Local media reports suggest that gunmen and accomplices are still at large, although it was unclear as how many were there. Elsewhere in and around Paris, about 40 others were killed when gunmen and bombers attacked busy restaurants and bars Friday evening. At least five of the assaila

Britain can help in transforming India: Cameron

London, Nov 14 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that Britain can help in transforming India with the vision that Prime Minister Narendra Modi carries. He emphasised that Britain could bring a lot of assistance for India in various fields. He said that his country's partnership with India covers nuclear, defence and security issues. Cameron added that Britain can help deliver PM Modi's vision for India and there are great opportunities together. Later replying to Cameron's speech PM Modi tweeted- "A special thanks to PM David Cameron. And I fully agree with him, Team India and Team UK are a winning combination".

Queen Elizabeth II hosts lunch for PM Narendra Modi

London, Nov 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended a lunch hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace in London. The Queen normally hosts private luncheon meets for heads of the state, and in a sense, has departed from tradition by hosting a lunch for the Indian Prime Minister. After the lunch, Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to address some 60,000 Indian Diaspora at the famous Wembley Stadium. Earlier, both he and British Prime Minister David Cameron attended a India-UK CEOs Forum.

Modi, David Cameron attend CEO's forum in London

London, Nov 13 (ANI): The first meeting of the reconstituted India-UK CEOs Forum was held today and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British Counterpart David Cameron attended the forum with the industry leaders from the two countries, during which key issues of FDI and intellectual property rights are expected to be discussed. Cameron said both the countries have the political will to take their economic relationship forward. On the other hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi said both the countries are easily compatible with each other which is a great advantage for both the nations.

UK hoping for restoration of investor confidence

London, Nov 13 (ANI): Ahead of first meeting of the reconstituted India-UK CEOs Forum that will be held today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the environment in UK spouts hope of restoring investor confidence. Bloomberg Editor Siddharth Zarabi said the 'business agenda' seems significant to restore investor confidence. On the other hand a senior fellow at IISS said the message sent out by the Prime Minister is very clear to the UK that India is serious about UK investments in India. The industry leaders from the two countries shall attend the Forum during which key issues of FDI and intellectual property rights are expected to be discussed.

Modi is selling India hard, says former Infosys director

London, Nov 13 (ANI): Former Director of Infosys, TV Mohandas Pai lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi after latter's address to the city of London. Pai said that Modi is selling India hard and Britain is keen on working with India. Talking about the political instability and rise of'intolerance' in India, Pai said that media should not support in creating this hype of intolerance because that has been motivated by opposition parties to spoil PM's image. He added that on the basis of 2-3 events media should not participate in the campaign against the so-called'intolerance'. Further, talking about incidents in Dadri and Karnataka, Pai said that culprits should be punished rather than playing politics.

PM has effectively made bonds stronger with UK: BSE CEO

London, Nov 13 (ANI): The CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange Ashish Chauhan said that the PM has effectively made bonds stronger with UK. Chauhan praised PM for gaining the confidence of investors and UK nationals and providing an atmosphere of trust in India. He said that PM has presented that India's future is the only future of the world, thus the country cannot be ignored. Chauhan added that around 500 UK business leaders attended this event and gave Modi a standing ovation as he left a good impression.

Modi-Cameron discussed 'counter terrorism, climate change': MEA

London, Nov 13 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) briefed about the engagements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first day of his UK visit. MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said that discussions between Modi and his British counterpart David Cameron touched upon issues like security, defence, counter-terrorism and climate change. Swarup said both nations will invest in infrastructure and promote manufacturing, including in areas of advanced technologies, with the lightest possible footprint on earth. He said that both governments will work together towards progress and transforming the lives of people in both countries. MEA has also said that Modi's visit to the UK has set on course the relations between the two countries to become a leading global partnership.

Better to be in India at 'this' time: Modi to Indians in UK

London, Nov 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the city of London at the Old Library in Guildhall on the first day of his UK visit. Modi said that concerns have been raised about India's handling of intellectual property rights and his government is working hard to improve it. Addressing the Indians in UK, Modi said that it is better to be in India at 'this' time.

India among the most open countries for foreign investments: PM Modi

London, Nov 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the city of London at the Old Library in Guildhall on the first day of his UK visit. Modi pitched for more and more foreign investments citing easier reforms and policies for investors. Modi outlined how much work had been done by India to make the country more business-friendly. PM pitched for his pet 'Make in India' initiative as his government was taking steps for easy investment in India and said that India is among the most open countries for foreign investments. Modi said that India has come up with a mechanism of Tax Free Infrastructure Bonds for projects in railways, roadways and other sectors.

Strong Indian community pushes us for better integration with UK: PM Modi

London, Nov 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the city of London at the Old Library in Guildhall on the first day of his UK visit. Modi confessed that he his visit to London has been delayed adding that he has been in constant touch with British PM David Cameron. Modi said that the relationship between India and UK will always remain special. Modi said that a strong Indian community in London pushes for better integration with Britain. The PM also stated that there is significant potential for India-UK to further strengthen their economic ties.