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Crown Prince and PM of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Monday thanked India for their hospitality and said, "We would like to extend our thanks for the warm welcome and hospitality. We the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia value the historical relationship between the 2 countries, and we look forward to deepening cooperation in all areas."

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Beijing on Monday praised the 'New Delhi G20 Leaders' Declaration' framed and adopted under India's presidency and said the document sends a "positive signal" about the multilateral bloc's working.

"The summit adopted a leaders' declaration, which reflects China's proposition and states that the G20 would act in concrete ways through partnerships, sending a positive signal of the G20 working together to tackle global challenges and promote world economic recovery and global development," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said.

TDP chief and Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh has alleged that his father is being implicated on "false charges" of corruption by current CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

"Corruption is not in Chandrababu's blood. He is a well-known personality in the country. Jagan (Andhra Pradesh CM) put former CM Chandrababu in jail intentionally, on false charges. all other political leaders called me up and extended their support to me," Lokesh said while addressing the media.

Prince Fahad Bin Mansour Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia on G20 summit said, "We would like to congratulate India for hosting a successful G20 Summit. We are happy to have the welcome from the leaders for the Startup20. Today, we are also happy to see the announcement about the StartUp Bridge between Saudi and India. I believe that this initiative will support us in building up the momentum for entrepreneurship ecosystems in both countries. We have seen a lot of MoUs that have been signed...We would like to see the momentum keep on going. We are here to support and we just concluded the Investment Forum between Saudi and India. There were a lot of commitments which we have seen from the ministers and everyone...We are happy to be a part of it..."

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed state officials to start a special campaign ahead of the festival of light, Diwali to make roads in the state pothole-free. CM Yogi stated that it is the responsibility of the government to make walking on every road a pleasant experience for the citizens.  

Speaking on the framing of the paragraphs in the 'New Delhi G20 Leaders' Declaration' regarding the Ukraine war, Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said, "It was a compromise clearly. That is always the case when you come together as multilateral teams like the G20."

He added, "I was happy with the fact that there were some key elements in the declaration which were very important and obviously, if I would have written it myself, it would have been different...We were with a whole bunch of people and I think it was good that India was able to broker a declaration by the 20, by all the members."

Briefing the media on the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Secretary (CPV & OIA) Ausaf Sayeed says, "I am happy to share with you that during this visit as many as eight agreements have been signed."

Secretary (CPV & OIA) Ausaf Sayeed says, "The two sides also agreed to expedite the India-GCC FTA negotiations which they felt would act as a catalyst for further strengthening our economic cooperation between the two sides. They also agreed to strengthen cooperation in the FinTech field and explore trading in the local currencies."

Secretary (CPV & OIA) Ausaf Sayeed says, "Both sides extended their full support to the early implementation of the west coast refinery projects. The two sides agreed to set up a joint task force to help in identifying and channelling the 100 billion dollar investments which was actually promised by the Saudi side...to have a monitoring committee to ensure that the progress in these refinery projects is done as per the plan laid down by both sides."

Secretary (CPV & OIA) Ausaf Sayeed briefs the media on State visit of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. "The Crown Prince congratulated India for a very successful G20 meeting with a lot of major outcomes in the meeting. The two sides expressed their happiness at the launching of the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor. PM also congratulated the Kingdom on becoming a full member of the BRICS," he says.

Bengaluru Bandh: State Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy spoke on the ongoing protest by the private vehicle operators against government's Shakti Scheme and said, "The Union is demanding Rs 1,000 crores as compensation...Some issues are in the High Court and Supreme Court...Things which I can solve, I have taken actions on that."

The protest call by TDP against the arrest of former CM N Chandrababu Naidu saw lukewarm response on Monday. According to Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Shankha Brata Bagchi, the situation is peaceful in the state and no untoward incident has been reported.

TDP calls for a statewide bandh in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada after TDP chief and ex-CM Chandrababu Naidu was sent for 14 days of custody. The former CM was sent to judicial custody till September 23 in a corruption case on Sunday. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Arabian Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud are likely to meet today at the Hyderabad House.

"During this visit, he will attend the G20 Summit being hosted in India on September 9-10, 2023 and will continue his stay in India on September 11, 2023 for the State visit," the Ministry of External Affairs had said earlier.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has called for a state-wide Bandh tomorrow in protest against the arrest of party chief, N Chandrababu Naidu.

Meanwhile, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu was on Sunday sent to 14 days judicial custody in connection with an alleged Skill Development Corporation scam.

Bengaluru traffic police have issued a traffic advisory for the public to plan accordingly after Karnataka State Private Vehicles Owner Association’s call for ‘Bengaluru Bandh’ on Monday.

"There might be disruption in operation of taxis, maxi cabs, private buses and auto rickshaws. Therefore, all road users are advised to use alternative roads and plan their travel accordingly," the advisory stated.