The first summit in South Asia, it will host the largest delegation of 43 heads of State and government as well as the heads of international organisations.
Mumbai comes after Hanoi (Vietnam), Warsaw (Poland), Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) and Bangkok (Thailand).
Argentina skipper Lionel Messi has said that "in principle" last year's World Cup would be his fifth and final appearance.
The pair exchange gifts for the cameras when they met in Tunis on Monday with Bennaceur handing the former Argentina skipper a framed photo of himself, Maradona and Shilton, who captained England, before the match at the Azteca Stadium.
According to the report, Mumbai with 18.3 million people is fourth, Delhi with 15.3 million is fifth and Kolkata with 14.3 million is sixth. Mumbai shared its fourth place with Sao Paulo and Brazil each recording 18.3 million people.
The 'Tiger from Madras', as he is fondly called, also became the first undisputed World Chess Champion since 1993 as this world championship was the culmination of the reunification of the chess world.
Viswanathan Anand replaced Vladimir Kramnik of Russia as champion, when he won the World Chess Championship in Mexico City on Saturday night.
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The Indian ace was involved in a 20-move draw with the Israeli Grandmaster, which kept his half point lead intact at the World Chess Championship.
Viswanathan Anand split points with the Hungarian to remain in lead after the sixth round of the World Chess Championship.
A world title in the current format is something that will add to the glittering cupboard of the world number one.
Team India's Narain Karthikeyan finished second in the sprint race but had to pull out of the feature race following a crash and finished the A1GP World Cup of Motorsports in 12th position with 19 points, in Brands Hatch, Great Britain, on Sunday.
Roger Federer admits he suffered a "bit of a breakdown" during last month's tour of Mexico and South America after rioting in Colombian capital Bogota forced him to cancel his exhibition match against German's Alexander Zverev.
Late last month, India torpedoed a deal to simplify, standardise and streamline the rules for shipping goods across borders, know as 'trade facilitation', after it demanded concessions on agricultural stockpiling.
Italy need to improve in defence, midfield and attack if they are going to make up the ground they lost on a delightful night for the Dutch in the Swiss capital.
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WTO chief Pascal Lamy has asked India to give increased market access for agricultural products and contribute toward advancement of the contentious Doha Round of global trade talks.
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Viswanathan Anand scored a stunning win over Lev Aronian in the second round of the World Chess Championships.
The world number one will start with white pieces against Boris Gelfand of Israel in the opener of the World Chess Championship.
It was a feast for the eyes as 40,620 people turned out at the Saltlake Stadium and witnessed the five-goal thriller with England dominating the first one-hour, followed by Mexico's second-half resurgence.
'Athletes are a part of the world and they want to reflect the world they live in. For me, that is perfectly acceptable.'
Parthiv Sureshwaren, who got an opportunity to drive for A1 Team India after Narain Karthikeyan suffered serious injuries during the practice session in Durban last month, seems so excited with the experience that he has carried it forward to round eight of the Championship to be held in Mexico City on Sunday.
Viswanathan Anand was engaged in a quick 22 moves draw with Peter Svidler to stay one point ahead of the field after 12 rounds of the World Chess Championships in Mexico City.
An Indo-Canadian Sikh comedian was forced to take off his turban in San Francisco during a security check, weeks after a Sikh-American actor was barred from boarding a flight.
Viswanathan Anand played a short but solid draw with Lev Aronian in the ninth round of the World Chess Championships.
Viswanathan Anand beat Alexander Grischuk in the seventh round to shoot back into sole lead at the World Chess Championship.
Viswanathan Anand scored a beautiful victory over Russian Peter Svidler in the fifth round of the World Chess Championships.
Lionel Messi was presented to fans during a glitzy event called 'The Unveil' at Miami's home stadium.
Real Sociedad midfielder Carlos Vela was called up by Mexico for November tour friendlies on Tuesday after turning his back on his country since March 2011.
Mexican side Necaxa have been forced to move their Libertadores Cup tie at home because their stadium is to be used for a concert by pop star Shakira.
Juan Pablo Montoya spun out team mate Scott Pruett late in the race before claiming his first Nascar victory.
The strong field at this week's World Golf Championships features 27 of the top 30 golfers in the world rankings, including past champions Dustin Johnson and Patrick Reed.
At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.
New Delhi is the only Asian city listed.
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