India's historical connection to Buddhism goes back two millenniaIndia, the place of origin of Buddhism, has a close spiritual connection to the faith. Scholars and priests travelled throughout far-off na...
17 Sep, 2023, 02.53 PM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate Global Buddhist Summit in Delhi to be held on April 20-21Addressing a press conference here, PM Modi said the conference will be held at The Ashok hotel on April 20-21. The prime minister will ina...
17 Apr, 2023, 05.48 PM IST
India to host maiden Global Buddhist meet next weekThe theme of the April 20-21 conference is 'Response to Contemporary Challenges from Philosophy to Praxis'. It will cover subjects such as ...
13 Apr, 2023, 01.17 AM IST
India to host mega Buddhism meet this week for SCO nationsA first of its kind event, being held under India's SCO presidency, will bring together Central Asian, East Asian, South Asian and Arab cou...
13 Mar, 2023, 11.45 PM IST
India and Nepal's ever-strengthening friendship will benefit entire humanity in emerging global situation: PM Modi"India and Nepal's ever-strengthening friendship and our closeness will benefit the entire humanity in the kind of global conditions that a...
16 May, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
PM Modi proposes setting up of library of Buddhist literature in IndiaThe library will collect digital copies of all such Buddhist literature from different countries, it will aim to translate them, and make t...
21 Dec, 2020, 12.52 PM IST
India’s Buddhism card in China’s neighbourhoodPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Khaltmaagiin Battulga, President of Mongolia, jointly unveiled through remote a statue of Lord Buddha and ...
20 Sep, 2019, 06.44 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to visit Sri Lanka on May 11Vesak, the most important day in the Buddhist calendar, marks commemoration of Lord Buddha's birth, enlightenment and passing away
07 May, 2017, 01.58 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to visit Sri Lanka in MayPrime Minister Modi will make his second visit to Sri Lanka in the second week of May, Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said.
19 Apr, 2017, 05.23 PM IST
US condemns demolition of Tibetan Buddhist instituteThe US has condemned demolition of Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist Institute, one of the largest centres of Buddhist learning in Tibet, by Chin...
09 Aug, 2016, 07.48 AM IST
Conflict arises when radicals force ideologies on others: PM Narendra ModiHe said scholars of the two religions, at the just-concluded deliberations in Delhi, have also promised to deepen the notion of conflict av...
06 Sep, 2015, 10.22 AM IST
PM Modi highlights India’s Buddhist heritage, takes a swipe at PakistanPM Modi on Thursday inaugurated the conference which is being attended by religious and spiritual scholars from Sri Lanka, Myanmar.
04 Sep, 2015, 05.23 AM IST
Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav asks for timely promulgation of constitutionRam Baran Yadav today asked the Constituent Assembly members and leaders of all political parties to fulfil their commitment of promulgatin...
15 Nov, 2014, 08.29 PM IST
China to hold world Buddhist conference from tomorrowThis is the first time Bangkok-headquartered World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) is holding its general conference in the Chinese mainland.
15 Oct, 2014, 07.47 PM IST
Buddhist monk to challenge Mahinda RajapaksaReformist monk Maduluwawe Sobhitha said given an opportunity, he is ready to fight Rajapaksa as the common opposition candidate.
19 Jun, 2014, 05.19 PM IST
- Biodiversity, climate change discussed in Buddhist conference
Biodiversity, climate change and natural disaster preparedness were discussed in a five-day conference which begins here today on the occas...
06 Jun, 2012, 07.42 PM IST
- Chinese media mum on postponement of Sino-Indian border talks
Chinese official media today maintained studied silence over postponement of 15th round of Sino-India border talks.
27 Nov, 2011, 07.59 PM IST