Indian Sub-continent

BENGALURU, March 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhones will soon be assembled at another site in the southern Indian state of Karnataka and 300 acres have been aside to set up a factory, the state government said on Friday.

Bloomberg News had earlier reported that Apple partner Foxconn Technology Group planned to invest about $700 million in the Karnataka site to ramp up local production.

The state's investment promotion division said in a tweet that the move would generate 100,000 employment in the next 10 years.

NEW DELHI, March 3 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of hypocrisy after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia cannot be allowed to wage war in Ukraine with impunity, during a security forum they attended in New Delhi on Friday.

The top diplomats from Moscow and Washington had both attended the Group of 20 foreign ministers gathering in the Indian capital earlier this week, and met in person for the first time since Russian forces invaded Ukraine a year ago.

NEW DELHI (AP) — The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States said Friday their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at countering China but released a statement filled with buzzwords and phrases that reflect growing unease over China’s influence in the region.

Meeting in New Delhi, the four foreign ministers barely mentioned China by name and insisted that the so-called “Quad” group is designed to boost their own national interests and improve those of others through enhanced cooperation in non-military areas.

NEW DELHI, March 2. /TASS/: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in New Delhi and called on Russia to reverse the decision to suspend its participation in the New START treaty, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a senior US official.

The diplomats spoke for less than 10 minutes, according to the report. Blinken also said the US is prepared "to support Ukraine's defense as long as it takes."

NEW DELHI, March 2. /TASS/: Some Western delegations turned the G20 agenda into a farce, trying to blame Moscow for their own economic failures, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.

In New Delhi, he held talks with counterparts from Brazil, India, China and Turkey and had a quick word with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the latter’s request when their paths crossed.

NEW DELHI, March 2 (Reuters) - The United States and its European allies sparred with Russia over the war in Ukraine at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in New Delhi on Thursday, with the rival sides each accusing the other of destabilising the world.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a brief encounter on the meeting's sidelines during which Blinken urged Russia to reverse its decision on the New START nuclear treaty, a senior U.S. official said.

NEW DELHI, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed for unity to resolve prevailing geopolitical tensions at G20 foreign ministers' meeting being held in the Indian capital of New Delhi.

Modi said that the world looks upon G20 to deal with challenges of development, economic resilience, financial stability, corruption, terrorism and food and energy security.

Modi said that India has selected the theme of "One Earth, One Family, One Future" for its G20 presidency, which signals the need for unity of purpose and unity of action.

NEW DELHI (AP) — The foreign ministers of India and China met Thursday on the sidelines of a gathering of top diplomats from the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations and signaled a thawing of ties in their relationship, which has been tense since 2020.

India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said talks with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang “focused on addressing current challenges to the bilateral relationship, especially peace and tranquility in the border areas.”

Kanpur: The examinees are worried as they are confused. The results are due on March 3 but anxiety persists among class 9 students at its zenith upon them.

The school has announced the day by its e-care messaging system.

Though the students are passing the time between to be or not to be, the school authorities are busy in ascertaining of dues clearance. The students are being informed for keeping the fee fully paid.

There are students who are fearing of the annual results and talking of remaining absent on the particular day for results.

NEW DELHI, March 1. /TASS/: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira in New Delhi on Wednesday.

The top diplomats warmly greeted each other before starting the meeting, after which the talks continued in a closed format.

Earlier on Wednesday, Lavrov met with Indian Foreign Minister Subramaniam Jaishankar and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. The Russian top diplomat also attended the opening of an exhibition on the works of Leo Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi.