Sao Paolo - Next week's meeting of the world's largest economies at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in London would be a step toward transforming global power relations while the Group of Eight's (G8) role might have come to its end, British Trade Minister Peter Mandelson said.

The reforms expected at the London summit were a signal that the "era of the G8" is over, Mandelson - who accompanied Prime Minister Gordon Brown of G8 member Britain on a trip to Brazil - said Thursday at a speech in Sao Paolo.

London, Jan. 25 : British Secretary of State for Business Peter Mandelson has taken steps to assuage India's hurt feelings over remarks made by Foreign Secretary David Miliband.

Miliband enraged the Indian leadership last week by linking the terror attacks in Mumbai to the Kashmir dispute in a newspaper article for the Guardian. New Delhi ministers and officials also complained he had been a "disaster" and "arrogant" during his talks with both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

London  - Peter Mandelson, Britain's new Business Secretary, recalled early from his post as European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner, Monday took his seat in the House of Lords as Baron Mandelson of Foy in the county of Herefordshire, and of Hartlepool.

The elevation to the status of Labour peer in the Upper House of the British parliament had become necessary because Mandelson, 55, no longer has a seat in the House of Commons.

London, Oct. 6 : Britain’s new Business Secretary, Peter Mandelson, is said to have savagely criticized Prime Minister Gordon Brown during a private meal with George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, just weeks before joining the Cabinet.

According to The Telegraph, Mandelson is said to have "dripped pure poison" when describing Gordon Brown and also informed Osborne that the next general election will be held in May 2010.