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Following are the top stories at 9.30 pm.

TOP STORIES DEL180 LDALL G20 **** G20 summit adopts New Delhi Declaration, calls for peace in Ukraine; admits African Union as permanent member New Delhi: India on Saturday pulled off a big diplomatic win after the G20 summit adopted a consensus declaration overcoming major differences on the Russia-Ukraine war, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for ending ''global trust deficit''. Modi also announced that African Union was admitted as G20's permanent member. **** DEL186 G20-PREZ-LD DINNER **** Prez Murmu, PM Modi welcome Biden, other G20 guests at grand dinner New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed G20 leaders and other guests, including US President Joe Biden, at a grand dinner hosted for them at Bharat Mandapam, the venue for the Summit, here. **** NATION MDS15 AP-CHANDRABABU-ARREST-2ND LD CID **** Ex-AP CM Chandrababu Naidu named 'principal conspirator' in Skill Development Corporation scam case Amaravati: TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu was on Saturday named as the 'principal conspirator' by the Andhra Pradesh police in the Skill Development Corporation scam, causing a loss of Rs 300 crore to the state government. **** MDS17 AP-CHANDRABABU-PM-TDP **** TDP leaders write to Prez, PM, Home Minister to intervene in Naidu’s 'illegal' arrest Amaravati: Senior TDP leaders on Saturday sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the 'illegal' arrest of former AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu by the Andhra Pradesh police in the Skill Development Corporation scam. **** DEL173 CONG-TELANGANA-PANELS **** Congress sets up several poll committees for assembly elections in Telangana New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday constituted several panels for poll-bound Telangana with Damodar Raja Narasimha, former deputy chief minister of united Andhra Pradesh, appointed as chairman of the election management committee. **** DEL55 G20-CONG-POOR **** Govt hiding poor people and animals from G20 dignitaries: Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday accused the government of covering up or demolishing slums and rounding up stray animals in view of the G20 Summit, with its leader Rahul Gandhi saying ''there is no need to hide India's reality from our guests.'' **** BOM5 MH-NCP-POLL COMMISSION **** No dispute in NCP, few mischievous individuals defected from outfit for personal ambitions: Sharad Pawar-led faction to EC Mumbai: The Sharad Pawar-led faction of the NCP on Saturday said that it has told the Election Commission that there was no dispute in the party, except that a few mischievous individuals have defected from the organisation for their personal ambitions, a reference to the rebel group headed by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. **** BOM13 MH-QUOTA-JARANGE **** Jarange says won’t end fast till Marathas get Kunbi certificates, threatens to stop taking water, medicines from Sunday Jalna: Quota activist Manoj Jarange hardened his position on Saturday asserting that his fast will go on till Marathas in Maharashtra get Kunbi certificates under the OBC category and threatened to stop taking water and medicines from Sunday. **** DEL52 RJ-GUDHA-SHIV SENA **** Sacked Rajasthan minister Rajendra Singh Gudha joins Shiv Sena Jaipur: Sacked Rajasthan minister and BSP-turned-Congress MLA Rajendra Singh Gudha has joined Shiv Sena, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced on Saturday. **** CAL19 WB-2ND LD GUV **** Wait till midnight to see action, says Guv amid tussle between Raj Bhavan, Bengal govt Kolkata: A day after West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu accused him of trying to ''destroy'' the higher education system in the state and running a ''puppet regime'' in universities, Governor C V Ananda Bose on Saturday warned of much bigger action at midnight. **** CAL6 AS-CABINET-PANCHAYAT **** Cabinet approves amendment for EVMs in panchayat polls Guwahati: The Assam cabinet has approved the amendment of certain provisions of Assam Panchayat Act to introduce electronic voting machines (EVMs) in panchayat elections and disqualify elected representatives for violating legal age of marriage, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said here. **** MDS16 TN-SANATAN-PM-DMK **** RSS chief Bhagwat has answers to PM Modi's 'defend Sanatan' call, says DMK Chennai: On the Sanatan row, the ruling DMK on Saturday said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's views on caste structure and the need for equality and reservation is its answer to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has sought to defend Sanatan Dharma. **** BUSINESS DEL45 BIZ-LD TAX-STARTUP **** Income Tax dept slaps notices on startups seeking creditworthiness of investors New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has slapped notices on some startups seeking information on creditworthiness of their investors as it looked to verify if the amount invested was commensurate with the income declared by the investors. **** SPORTS SPD8 SPO-CHESS-IND **** Praggnanandhaa finishes third, Grischuk takes Open Blitz title Kolkata: World Cup runner-up R Praggnanandhaa was the best Indian with an overall third place finish, while world champion Alexander Grischuk reigned supreme to clinch the Open Blitz title of the Tata Steel Chess India 2023, here on Saturday. **** FOREIGN DEL190 G20-PM-LD JAPAN **** Improve business environment to realise investment target: Japan PM urges Modi New Delhi: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to improve the business environment in India to realise the 5 trillion yen investment target. **** DEL46 PM-LD MOROCCO-ASSISTANCE **** India ready to offer all possible assistance to earthquake-hit Morocco: PM Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief at the loss of lives in an earthquake in Morocco and said India is ready to offer all possible assistance to it in this difficult time. **** FGN21 UK-SINGAPORE-PACT **** UK PM Rishi Sunak signs new strategic pact with Singapore in India London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has agreed a new strategic partnership with Singapore during a meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the margins of the G20 Summit in New Delhi on Saturday. By Aditi Khanna **** FGN41 PAK-SC-IMRAN **** Imran Khan moves Pak SC against amendments in Official Secrets Act & Army Act Islamabad: Pakistan's jailed prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the changes made to the Official Secrets Act and the Pakistan Army Act.**** FGN38 UK-COPS-RACISM ****5 ex-cops convicted in UK for racist messages on Rishi Sunak, royals London: Five former Metropolitan Police officers have pleaded guilty to sending grossly offensive racist messages on WhatsApp against British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and late Queen Elizabeth II, among others, between 2020 and 2022.****