Gaya, July 11 (IANS) Emphasising that there can be no ‘Viksit Bharat’ without a ‘Viksit Bihar’, Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Saturday inaugurated a two-day Orientation-cum-Training Programme for the members of the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly. Speaking at the inauguration event at the Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (BIPARD) in Gaya, the Vice President said that differences of opinion are natural in a democracy, but commitment to the Constitutio…
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in a significant breakthrough in the 2002 Garhwa fort idol theft case, nabbed the absconding accused from Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur on Sunday. The accused named Ramnarayan was held from Naseerpur village of Fatehpur district.The idol theft at the temple from Garhwa Fort, a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) site in Prayagraj, took place in 2002, and it also saw a horrific instance of dacoity and m…
Ulaanbaatar, June 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday called on Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa during his official visit to the East Asian nation.“Honoured to call on President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa of Mongolia. Conveyed heartfelt greetings of President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” EAM Jaishankar wrote on X.According to him, President Ukhnaa’s visit last year imparted a strong momentum to the India-Mongolia Strategic Partnership.“Value…
Ulaanbaatar, June 10 (IANS) An Indian delegation led by Ladakh Lt. Governor Vinai Saxena departed from the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday aboard a special Indian Air Force (IAF) flight to India, carrying back the holy relics of Lord Buddha’s two chief disciples, Arahant Sariputra and Arahant Maudgalyayana. “On 10 June 2026, the Indian delegation to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, led by Lt. Governor of Ladakh, Vinai Kumar Saxena, which came to take back to India the Holy Relics of Lord…
Ulaanbaatar, June 6 (IANS) The Ambassador of India to Mongolia on Saturday hosted a lunch at the Embassy Residence for the Buddhist monks and senior delegates who are on a visit to Mongolia as part of the delegation which brought the Holy Relics of the Lord Buddha’s two Chief Disciples for an exposition in the country.“On 06 June 2026, HE Mr Atul Malhari Gotsurve, Ambassador of India to Mongolia hosted a lunch at the Embassy Residence for the respected Buddhist monks and senior delegates who…
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) Fazil Nagar Assembly seat in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh is set to be renamed as Pawagarh. The announcement to this effect was made by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday. CM Yogi, addressing a gathering in Kushinagar, said that Fazil Nagar would be given a new identity and recognition as Pawagarh, in honour of Jain Tirthankar Lord Mahavir.The Kushinagar district administration has already sent a proposal for the renaming of the city to the Chief Minister…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing in Delhi’s Hyderabad House on Monday and discussed further strengthening the ties between the two countries. The two leaders will discuss strengthening the cooperation across various sectors, including trade, economics, technology and people-to-people ties.Later in the day, the visiting leader will meet President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. He is also scheduled to visit The Light and …
Guwahati, May 29 (IANS) Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya has been leading an Indian delegation carrying the Holy Relics of Lord Buddha’s two principal disciples, Arhant Sariputra and Arhant Maudgalyayana, to Mongolia for a sacred exposition aimed at strengthening the centuries‑old spiritual and cultural ties between the two countries, officials said on Friday. The exposition is being organised under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and is being regarded as a l…
Bodh Gaya, May 5 (IANS) Vietnamese President To Lam visited Bodh Gaya, the place where Lord Buddha achieved enlightenment, and offered prayers at the Mahabodhi Temple. Earlier in the day, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary extended a warm welcome to the Vietnamese President upon his arrival in Gayaji for a three-day visit to India.Earlier, in 2011, he had planted a Bodhi tree at the Phat Tich Pagoda in Bac Ninh, which was brought from Bodh Gaya.The Bihar CM expressed confidence that the Vietn…
Leh, May 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed delight on Saturday on the exposition of the holy relics of Lord Buddha here. Taking to his official X account, the Prime Minister said, “It is a matter of immense delight that yesterday, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, the ‘Sacred Exposition of the Holy Relics of the Tathagata’ was inaugurated in Leh.””These revered relics are linked to the Piprahwa Stupa in Kapilavastu and were excavated in the closing years of the nineteenth century….