Updated On: 09 September, 2023 10:59 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed G20 leaders and delegates at a grand dinner hosted for them at Bharat Mandapam, the venue for the G20 Summit. Pics/PTI

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PM Modi and President Murmu welcomed the guests before the start of the dinner at a dais, with its backdrop depicting the ruins of the Nalanda University in Bihar and India`s G20 presidency theme -- `Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - One Earth, One Family, One Future`
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President Murmu is hosting the ceremonial dinner for the G20 leaders, international delegates and other dignitaries at the Bharat Mandapam

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Nalanda university ruins, a UNESCO world heritage site in Bihar, was one of the oldest universities of the world
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The newly built international convention and exhibition centre and its verdant lawns dazzled at night with colourful illumination while its gurgling fountains and the `Nataraja` statue placed on front of the state-of-the-art building created a pretty picture

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In a significant milestone under India`s G20 presidency, the 55-member African Union on Saturday became a new permanent member of the grouping of the largest economies of the world. It is the first expansion of the influential bloc since its inception in 1999
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All member countries of the G20 accepted Prime Minister Modi`s proposal to bring the key bloc of the Global South to the high table of the world`s top economies