"It is an extremely proud moment for India. Today India, under the leadership of PM Modi, is presiding over the G20. On this occasion, I welcome all the Country heads and the guests with my heart...," said CM Chouhan.
Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission and looked forward to further cooperation between the two sides in the space sector, the Ministry of the External Affairs said in an official release.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina held a bilateral talk in New Delhi on Friday, the two countries also signed three memorandum of understanding (MoUs), including one on cooperation in Digital Payment mechanisms.
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.
The Assam Cabinet has recommended that the Assam Assembly convenes in Kokrajhar in December, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a statement on Friday.
Asian Development Bank president, Masatsugu Asakawa, arrived in New Delhi late on Friday night to participate in the G20 Summit being organised under India's Presidency here.
While the national capital is under a security blanket ahead of the big-ticket G20 summit starting Saturday, the commissioner of police for the Northeast district, Joy N Tirkey, said on Friday that preparations for the mega huddle of world leaders started in August itself.
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.
As the two-day G20 Summit under India's Presidency begins in the national capital on Saturday, Delhi Traffic police said that the traffic management plan is in place as prescribed.
As the national capital is all geared up for the 18th Heads of State and Government Summit of the G20 (Group of 20) being held on September 9 and 10, the government is leaving no stone unturned in the preparations for welcoming the high-profile delegates.