Narendra Modi

The Bangladesh PM was received at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by Prime Minister Modi. During her stay, she will also call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced his intention to abolish the images of the colonial era during his Independence Day speech on August 15. However, this process had already started in 2016

On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the upgradation of 14,000 schools across India under the PM-SHRI education scheme. As per the announcement, the institutions will be developed as model schools.

During her visit, the two parties are expected to sign an agreement on interim Kushiyara River water sharing. The Bangladeshi leader is also scheduled to pay a visit to the Dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, Rajasthan. PM Hasina's visit to India is her first since the two countries celebrated their 50th anniversary of bilateral relations in 2021.

"He was a promising business leader who was confident in India's economic prowess," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Adding that the untimely death of Cyrus Mistry is shocking. "He was a promising business leader who believed in India's economy. His death is a great loss to the business and industrial worlds."

According to the Ministry of Education, the event will begin at 11 am at Vigyan Bhawan. This year, the prestigious award was given to 46 teachers from across the country. Each award includes a merit certificate, Rs 50,000 in cash, and a silver medal.

PM Modi described Vikrant as 'large, grand, distinct and special' at the ceremony, declaring, "Vikrant is not just a warship, it is the evidence of the hardwork, talent, impact and commitment of India of the 21st century."

On August 17, the trial run of transportation of goods through Chittagong and Mongla ports of Bangladesh to Tripura via Srimantapur ICP in Sonamura subdivision of Sepahijala district was launched.

Following the Prime Minister's remark, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav slammed the BJP, questioning why no one in the saffron party was raided. "BJP has over 1,000 MLAs and over 300 MPs," he said. Has anyone's home been raided in the last eight years?"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the commissioning of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Vikrant had filled the country with a new sense of confidence and belief and that the ship was the symbol of New India's potential.