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Delhi airport will have dedicated gates and a dedicated corridor to ensure seamless immigration clearance for G20 delegates, and a team of senior officials will monitor arrival and departure operations related to the summit. Ahead of the G20 Summit, which will be held in the national capital on September 9 and 10, Delhi airport operator DIAL on Wednesday said there are a required number of parking slots for VVIP aircraft, and that most of the guests for the summit will be coming by chartered flights or special VIP flights. «While many of the guests will be arriving at Air Force Station on the Palam side, there are many other heads of states as well as other delegation members who are going to come at Terminal-3.

G20 Summit as he leaves for Jakarta on Wednesday evening to take part in the ASEAN-India Summit and East Asia Summit. The Prime Minister chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers as well as a cabinet meeting earlier on Wednesday. He will hold back-to-back meetings till 7:30 pm, government sources said. They said the Prime Minister will emplane for Indonesia at 8 pm, spend around 7 hours on the flight and reach Jakarta at 3 am IST on September 7. He will leave for the venue of the ASEAN-India Summit at 7 am.

Delhi High Court has set aside a trial court order and remanded the matter back to it for passing an order on charge afresh. The high court said the Indian legal system is founded on the principle of gender neutrality where each individual, regardless of their gender, is held accountable for their actions in accordance with law. The high court made the observations while holding that the trial court committed a «grave error» by discharging female accused on the presumption that when the male accused were already beating the complainant there could have been no occasion for them to instigate the men or join them in beating the alleged victim. «This court is constrained to note that such differentiation was created by the trial court between the 'male accused persons' and the 'female accused persons'.

India's diversity and its extraordinary successes means it is the «right country» at the «right time» to hold the G20 presidency, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, as he hailed Narendra Modi's leadership over the last year, noting that India's presidency of the bloc came when the world is facing innumerable challenges. In an exclusive interview to PTI just days ahead of the G20 summit in Delhi on September 9-10, Sunak, the first Indian-origin prime minister of Britain, said the relationship between the UK and India will define the future of the two countries, even more than it is defining the present. «This country's scale, diversity and its extraordinary successes means India is the right country at the right time to hold the G20 Presidency.

Lalu Prasad chewing onto a Neem twig, part of his oral health regime, said in the interview, “Delhi is India, and this is Bharat". For context, Lalu Prasad Yadav was interviewed by NDTV, where the bare chested politician is seen chewing onto a neem twig, when the journalist asks the RJD chief uses a toothbrush. To this Lalu Prasad says ‘he does sometimes’.

Sanatana Dharma" remark. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been relentless in their demand for apology from Stalin, also seeking Congress' response to the remark, Udhayanidhi has refused to budge from his stance.

Narendra Modi on Wednesday spelt out a set of dos and don'ts to be observed by ministers during the two-day event to ensure that the visiting dignitaries are not put to any inconvenience, sources said to news agency PTI. The ministers have been asked to ditch their official vehicles and use the shuttle service to reach the Bharat Mandapam and other venues of various meetings.

Atishi on Wednesday announced that all schools, colleges and offices will remain closed across the city from September 8-10 in view of the G20 Leaders Summit over the weekend. The AAP leader also said that Delhi is ready to welcome the delegates. The G20 summit is being held in New Delhi from September 9-10. Adressing a press conference along with Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, Atishi said, «In view of the G20 summit, all schools, colleges and offices will remain closed across Delhi from September 8 to September 10...»Read more: G20 Summit 2023 LIVE Updates: India is the right country to hold the G20 Presidency, says UK PM Rishi Sunak

G20 Summit will take place on September 9 and 10, 2023 in Delhi. The Delhi government has scheduled three days between September 8 and 10 as public holidays in due to the summit. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar, September 8 is a bank holiday in Delhi for the G20 Summit event.

FIST or Framework for Integrity, Security and Trust. The initiative is a collaboration between industry and nonprofits like InMobi, CyberPeace, USI, and NIHIT. According to a statement, FIST was launched at the recently held Global CyberPeace Summit to make the internet more open, accessible, transparent, safe, and secure.

Premier Li Qiang will be representing China during the G20 meet set to be held between 9-10 September in national capital Delhi. Further, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has also decided to skip the G20 Summit meet in Delhi.

India's bankrupt Go First airline to replace «robbed» parts from its leased jets and allow it to appoint round the clock security to guard grounded aircraft, the latest escalation in efforts to reclaim its Airbus planes. The plea, detailed in a Sept 1 non-public court filing at the Delhi High Court which Reuters has reviewed, comes weeks after ACG Aircraft Leasing found critical parts, including fan blades and escape slides, missing from at least two of the four planes it has leased to Go First. Go First has been locked in legal disputes with many of its foreign lessors since being granted bankruptcy protection in India in May. Bankruptcy froze its assets and has prohibited the recovery of more than 50 grounded Airbus planes. But plane parts went missing, ACG said, and lessors have so far unsuccessfully argued in Indian courts to get their planes back despite raising fears about cannibalisation of aircraft. Currently, lessors can only occasionally inspect Go planes.

Bollywood actor Imran Khan, recently opened up on his mental health struggles and admitted that he had attempted self-harm before. Taking to Instagram, the ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ star shared a picture of himself pouring cold water on his face and penned a long, emotional post on his battle with debilitating depression and attempts at self harm. The ‘Luck’ actor thanked his fans for their words of support and encouragement and said that although he is extremely grateful for the sudden bout of positivity, he is also overwhelmed as he is so unused to it. “ When you've lived so long in darkness, the sunshine can feel unbearably bright at first. I've been flooded with so many message of love, support, and encouragement that it felt weird.

G20 Summit: Delhi Metro services from September 8 to 10 will commence at 4 am from the terminal stations on all lines of the network officials said on September 6, reported PTI. This early start is aimed at facilitating the movement of individuals, police personnel, and staff from other assisting agencies responsible for maintaining security, law and order, and traffic arrangements during the G20 Summit. Furthermore, parking facilities at Supreme Court, Patel Chowk, and RK Ashram Marg metro stations will remain closed from 4 am on September 8 until noon on September 11.

₹34 against the previous close of ₹33.09 on BSE and jumped 19 per cent to an intraday high of ₹39.40 on BSE. Around 2 crore shares of SpiceJet changed hands on the BSE, the exchange data showed. In the previous session, the stock closed 6.33 per cent higher after the NCLT news.

IndiGo on Wednesday said passengers have been notified about flight cancellations at the Delhi airport in connection with G20 Summit. «Due to the G20 Summit 2023 taking place in New Delhi, IndiGo is offering one-time waivers for passengers travelling to and from Delhi between September 8 to 11, 2023,» the airline said in a statement. It did not provide details about the number of flights that are likely to be affected. G20 Summit will be held in the national capital on September 9 and 10. «Customers are being offered the option of rescheduling or cancelling their flights with refunds. Passengers have been notified about flight cancellations and to schedule changes in advance,» the statement said. Scores of flights are likely to be affected at the Delhi airport and airlines are offering waiver of charges for customers planning to reschedule their travel dates. On Tuesday, officials in the know said airlines are making adjustments to their flight operations and select flights are being cancelled or rescheduled.

The first official meeting of the 'One Nation One Election' committee is likely to take place today, sources were quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

Delhi Police has clarified that Delhi is not closed, but only a small part of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) area will be subjected to restrictions during the event. This announcement comes as a response to concerns regarding the misinterpretation and miscommunication of the restrictions by certain news agencies, leading to confusion among the public. In an official statement, Delhi Police urged news agencies to ensure accurate reporting, aligning with their advisories to eliminate any potential ambiguity.

G20 Summit: Delhi is gearing up to host the mega e... moreG20 Summit: Delhi is gearing up to host the mega event on September 8-10. Preparations are in full with beautification of the city with plants, sculptures, fountains and wall paintings.

Narendra Modi, in a recent interview with Moneycontrol, shed light on India's unique approach to its G20 Presidency, terming it the 'People's Presidency'. The PM emphasised the importance of democratising the G20 events by hosting them across the nation, rather than limiting them to a few cities. The motto of the G20 Summit, according to him, is “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – One Earth One Family One Future".

Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha are all set to tie the knot on September 24. After an intimate engagement in Delhi on May 14, it appears the Punjabi wedding will also be a quiet affair which will be attended by their family and close friends. According to a Bombay Times report, the couple have finalised a luxury property Hotel Leela Palace in Udaipur for their wedding venue. The property is located on the banks of Lake Pichola, which will add to the perfect wedding aesthetics. Before RagNeet, famous personalities like Raveena Tandon, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Telegu actress Niharika Konidela, entrepreneur Isha Ambani and many other picked Udaipur for their nuptials. Earlier this year, cricketer Hardik Pandya and his wife Natasa Stankovic also renewed their wedding vows in the lake city. Chopra was recently spotted at the airport dressed in a comfortable baby pink co-ord set.