Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held bilateral and delegation level talks with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in New Delhi. The two leaders reviewed the various facets of bilateral ties and discussed ways to further unlock the potential of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership.

Speaking during the meeting, Mr Modi said, India-Saudi Arabia partnership crucial for stability, welfare of region and world. He said, Saudi Arabia is important for India. Mr Modi again thanked the Crown Prince for his contribution in the success of G20 Summit. He said, yesterday, decision has been taken to start a historic economic corridor between India, West Asia and Europe. The Prime Minister said, this corridor will not only connect two countries but also help in providing economic growth and digital connectivity between Asia, West Asia and Europe. Mr Modi said, under the leadership of Crown Prince and vision 2030, Saudi Arabia has seen tremendous economic growth.

In Chhattisgarh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the "parivartan yatra" from Dantewada in Bastar division today.

The Parivartan Yatra will cover a distance of 1,728 km over 16 days. The second "parivartan yatra" will be launched in Jashpur in north Chhattisgarh by BJP national president J P Nadda on September 16. Both the Yatras would cover a distance of 2,989 km across 87 assembly segments of the state before converging at Bilaspur on September 28.

The opposition BJP will highlight the 'failures' of the Chhattisgarh's Congress government on various fronts during the Parivartan yantras, which will be marked by organising rallies and road shows. Assembly polls are scheduled this year in Chhattisgarh.

In Gujarat, 108 migrants from Pakistan were awarded citizenship by the State Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi in Ahmedabad today. District Collector of Ahmedabad Praveena DK, MLAs of Ahmedabad, President and members of Sindh Minority Migrants Association, 108 beneficiaries, and their families were present on the occasion.

So far more than 1200  Pakistani Hindu expatriates have been awarded Indian citizenship by Ahmedabad District Collectorate.
It is noted that the Gazette notifications of 2016 and 2018 empower the District Collectors of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Kutch of Gujarat to grant Indian citizenship to the people of minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan after following the procedure under the Citizenship Act.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will inaugurate International Conference on Dam Safety at Jaipur in Rajasthan on Thursday. Professionals from across the nation and about fifteen countries are expected to participate in the conference. Jal Shakti Ministry said, there are over six thousand dams in India and it is ranked third globally in terms of large dams. Approximately 80 percent of these dams are over 25 years of age. 

The conference aims to provide a major platform for experts to come together and debate cutting-edge topics in dam safety and management. Dams have been essential to civilization's development, and have played a multifaceted role in meeting the increasing demand for drinking water, irrigation, hydropower and flood protection.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate 90 critical infrastructure projects developed by the Border Roads Organization at a cost of 2,941 crore rupees in Jammu and Kashmir today.

He will physically inaugurate the state of the art 422.9 meter long, Class 70 RCC Devak Bridge on Bishnah-Kaulpur-Phulpur Road in Samba district. It is of strategic importance to Defence Forces and will boost socio-economic development of the region. Other projects will be inaugurated virtually. 

Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala will inaugurate the Second Edition of ICAR-CIBA’s Shrimp Farmers Conclave-2023 at Navsari on 14th September, 2023 in the presence of Minster of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Cow Breeding, Fisheries and Rural Development, Govt. of Gujarat, Shri. Raghavji bhai Hansrajbhai Patel, Member of Parliament, Navsari, Shri. C.R.Patil and Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly , Shri R.C.Patel.

Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) between CIBA and National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB); CIBA and Fish Farmers Producer Organization (FFPO) of Gujarat respectively for implementing the crop insurance for aquaculture with premium subsidy offered by the NFDB and technology support for the FFPO are to be executed during the conclave. The shrimp crop insurance product of Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited is also expected to be launched.

The 12th Round of Ministerial India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue was held in New Delhi on Monday.

The Indian delegation was led by Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, and the U.K. delegation was led by Rt. Hon. Mr. Jeremy Hunt, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, U.K, the Ministry of Finance said in an official release.

India and Saudi Arabia on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of energy to develop a stronger partnership between India and Saudi Arabia in the field of energy.

The official press release from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the MoU was signed by Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power R. K. Singh who was representing the Indian side and Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud present in the meeting for the Saudi side.

State-run NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) on Monday said that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nayara Energy to explore opportunities in the green hydrogen and green energy space.

The MoU envisages to collaborating and producing green hydrogen for Nayara Energy’s captive usage, accelerating decarbonisation and catalysing reduction in carbon footprint. This collaboration is in line with NTPC’s initiatives to develop hydrogen projects in India and aligns with the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, NGEL said.

NGEL is a subsidiary of India’s largest power producer NTPC.

As Virat Kohli completed 13,000 ODI runs, many people expressed their joy for the cricketer. Here's what people are saying.

Virat Kohli stunned fans after he broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of the fastest batter to score 13000 runs in ODI. He achieved the feat in the ongoing match between India and Pakistan at Asia Cup 2023.