United Kingdom Rishi Sunak, who is in India along with his wife Akshata Murthy to attend the two-day G20 Summit, visited the Akshardham temple on Sunday morning. Police officials said security has been tightened in and around the temple. A senior police officer said pickets are already in place in the area and checking is being done due to the ongoing G20 Summit. Adequate security personnel will be deployed for the UK prime minister's visit, he added. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit on Saturday and discussed ways to deepen trade linkages and boost investment.
President of Asian Development Bank Masatsugu Asakawa, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of IMF and other leaders and delegates reached Delhi's Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi and lay a wreath.
Pan Africa Senior Advocacy Advisor Joab Okanda said that the permanent inclusion of the African Union (AU) into the G20 is a big victory for the continent's democracy. The African Union became a permanent member of the G20 on Saturday, following a proposal put forth by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, that was welcomed by all member countries.
Karnataka BJP leaders and workers were holding a protest on Friday in front of the Kolar District Collector's office when they were attacked by bees. A video of the incident shows saffron party workers sitting in protest in Kolar when they were attacked by bees. The video shows the party leaders and workers scattering in different directions as they tried to avoid getting stung by the bees.
India Today Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, along with a few panellists discussed why today was potentially an important day for the G20 as an organisation.
