The ceremonial dinner to be held tonight at the Bharat Mandapam venue of the G20 Leaders Summit in the national capital will celebrate the country’s rich musical heritage – a mix of different styles of classical and contemporary music.
Congress veteran P Chidambaram sharpened his attack against the central government for having not invited the Leader of Opposition at the G20 state dinner.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hosted a dinner for Finance Ministers of the G20 countries and the heads of international organisations on Friday ahead of the leaders' summit in Delhi.
Congress leader Kumari Selja on Friday lashed out at the Centre after the party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge was not invited to the G20 dinner, saying it shows the mindset of the government.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sushil Kumar on Friday, speaking about Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar participating in the G20 dinner in the national capital, said that it is a good start by his side.
Taking a swipe at the BJP over its alliance with the JD(S) for next year's Lok Sabha elections, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday said the tie-up came about after its humiliating defeat in the Assembly elections earlier this year.
"I will not be attending the G20 dinner organised by the Hon'ble President of India Draupadi Murmuji, on 09 September 2023, due to health reasons. I have already communicated this to the government. I wish the G20 summit a grand success," the former Prime Minister posted on 'X'.
Media reports claiming that prominent business leaders have been invited for the G20 ‘Special Dinner’ being hosted at the main venue Bharat Mandapam were “misleading”.
Amid the 'India vs Bharat' debate, which followed a formal invite from the "President of Bharat" to foreign delegates for a G20 dinner, BJP leader Aparna Bisht Yadav on Thursday claimed had Samajwadi Party (SP) founder Mulayam Singh Yadav been alive, he would have supported the renaming of I