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Narendra Modi halted his speech and asked doctors from his team to attend to a person who had fainted during a function at the Palam airport on Saturday.

G20 Summit a success despite the inconvenience they might have to face. 'Delhi citizens have got more responsibility for G20...there will be so many guests coming...From 5-15th September, there will be a lot of inconvenience, I apologise for that in advance." the PM said at the meet. "These are our guests...traffic rules will be changed, we will be stopped from going to several places but some things are necessary...", PM Modi added on upcoming G20 summit in Delhi.

Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome on Saturday from the BJP workers and the public as he landed in Bengaluru to congratulate the scientists who worked on Chandrayaan-3. The PM addressed the crowd after he landed at HAL airport, saying «Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan,» before heading to meet the scientists at ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) office. “I was not in the country [at the time of the launch] but I decided the first thing I would do after getting back would be to visit our scientists,” said Modi.

Narendra Modi on Saturday said the excitement generated by the success of Chandrayaan-3 has to be channelised to power scientific temper among youngsters to realise the dream of a developed India by 2047. Addressing a function organised at the airport here by the BJP to celebrate the success of Chandrayaan-3 and welcome the prime minister on his return from his two-nation tour, Modi said that at the BRICS Summit in South Africa and during his visit to Greece, he received several congratulatory messages over the success of the lunar mission. Modi was welcomed at the Delhi airport by BJP president J P Nadda and Lok Sabha members from the national capital, while scores of people had gathered at the function to celebrate the Chandrayaan-3 landing on the Moon. The prime minister also spoke about his brief stopover in Bengaluru on Saturday morning, during which he met ISRO scientists and took the decision to name the landing point of the spacecraft as «Shiv Shakti».

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Narendra Modi who on Saturday morning visited the space agency's command centre in Bengaluru. On Saturday, PM Modi congratulated the team of ISRO scientists who were involved in the Chandrayaan-3 project that culminated in the historic lunar landing mission of India. On 24th August, India became the first country to place a lander on the unchartered south pole of the moon.

Narendra Modi on Saturday immediately asked his team of doctors to check a person who collapsed while he was delivering a speech. PM Modi on Saturday visited ISRO's headquarters in Bengaluru, thereafter he boarded a flight for Delhi. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda and other party workers arrived at the Palam airport in the national capital to receive PM Modi.

Delhi to help make the upcoming G20 Summit a success despite the inconvenience they might have to face due to the presence of several world leaders here next month. The summit will be held in the national capital from September 9 to 10. It is likely to be attended by more than 30 heads of states and top officials from the European Union and invited guest countries, and 14 heads of international organisations. Addressing a public reception at the airport here on his return from a two-nation visit, Modi also sought forgiveness from people in advance for the inconvenience they might have to face due to the arrangements for the G20 Summit. «The entire country is the host of the G20 Summit, but guests are coming to Delhi. The residents of Delhi have a special responsibility to make the G20 Summit a success. They have to ensure that the reputation of the nation is not affected one bit,» said Modi, who returned from a visit to South Africa and Greece after a brief stopover in Bengaluru where he visited ISRO to congratulate scientists on the success of Chandrayaan-3. He acknowledged that the residents of Delhi might face inconvenience as traffic rules will be changed. «From September 5 to September 15, there will be a lot of inconvenience, and I apologise for that in advance. These are our guests, traffic rules will be changed, you will be stopped from going to several places but some things are necessary,» the prime minister said.

Pakistan has tried to downplay the snub from the BRICS, saying it has not yet made a formal request to join it after the bloc ignored Islamabad when it announced its major expansion in years. On August 24, The leaders of the BRICS nations decided to admit Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as the new members of the grouping, sealing a long-drawn process. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch issued the details of her weekly briefing on Friday night, a day after the bloc of developing countries added new countries. «We will examine the latest developments and make a determination about our future engagement with BRICS,» Baloch said. To a query, if Pakistan was ignored by the bloc, she said Pakistan followed BRICS' developments in its latest summit in South Africa and also noted its openness to inclusive multilateralism. «Pakistan is an ardent supporter of multilateralism and as a member of several multilateral organisations it has always played an important role in global peace and development,» she said. The spokesperson termed Pakistan as an important developing country that has made «important contributions to promote peace, solidarity and cooperation among countries of the South». «We shall continue our efforts at the international fora for fostering the spirit of international cooperation and revitalisation of inclusive multilateralism,» she said. BRICS initially composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa has undertaken major expansion taking its members to eleven, making it more representative of the Global South. Reportedly several countries are queuing up to join the group but Pakistan may face a challenge due to the presence of India which enjoys

Narendra Modi on Saturday met ISRO scientists who were behind the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. PM Modi was accorded a warm reception as he arrived at the ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru today. ISRO chairman S Somanath briefed PM Modi on the Chandrayaan-3 Mission journey and the efforts of scientists that went into the project.

Narendra Modi gave ISRO scienitsts the credit of awakening an entire generation and leaving a deep imprint on young minds. PM Modi's Bengaluru Visit LIVE Applauding the scientists behind India's successful mission to moon, PM Modi said, “You took ‘Make in India’ to the moon: PM Modi in address to ISRO scientists in Bengaluru." To commemorate the success of Chandrayaan-3 lander, PM Modi announced that the spot of landing of Vikram lander will be known as ‘Shivshakti’. The Prime Minister announced the name of the spot while addressing scientists at ISRO Telemetry Tracking & Command Network Mission Control Complex in Bengaluru.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a speech to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists who played a pivotal role in the Chandrayaan-3 mission. PM Modi became sentimental as he congratulated scientists of the ISRO team for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3. Speaking at the ISRO Telemetry Tracking & Command Network Mission Control Complex in Bengaluru, PM Modi said, “The spot where Chandrayaan-3’s moon lander landed, that point will be known as ‘Shivshakti.

Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the ISRO team for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon. He arrived at the ISRO Telemetry Tracking & Command Network Mission Control Complex today morning.

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India and China on Friday offered divergent views to characterise the conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Johannesburg two days ago even as Beijing sought to downplay the eastern Ladakh border standoff saying the boundary question does not represent the «entirety» of the bilateral relations. In a readout on the conversation between the two leaders, the Chinese foreign ministry said President Xi Jinping conveyed to PM Modi that both sides should «bear in mind» the «overall interests» of the ties and «properly» handle the border issue. Hours after Beijing's statement on Modi-Xi conversation claimed it was held at the Indian side's request, Indian sources said there was a «pending request» from the Chinese side for a bilateral meeting, suggesting that New Delhi has not heeded to it. «The two leaders, however, had an informal conversation in the leaders' lounge during the BRICS summit,» one of the sources said. Modi and Xi held the conversation on Wednesday on the sidelines of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit in Johannesburg, amid continuing strain in bilateral ties in view of the lingering border standoff in eastern Ladakh. The conversation was not a structured bilateral meeting.

BRICS 15th Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa and addressed the event virtually. In the BRICS 15th Summit the Russian delegation was led by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Narendra Modi was conferred with the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour by Greek President Katerina N. Sakellaropoulou in Athens on Friday, the prime minister's office said.

BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit in Johannesburg. The conversation was not a structured bilateral meeting and was an informal one.

Kremlin said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had no plans to attend the G20 summit in India in September in person. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Putin accusing him of war crimes in Ukraine, something the Kremlin strongly denies.