PM Modi, Amit Shah extend wishes on Bihar Diwas, vow to propel state towards all-round developmentPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah conveyed their heartfelt wishes on Bihar Diwas, celebrating the state's rich...
22 Mar, 2025, 10.26 AM IST
Buddha is considered Lord Vishnu's avatar, Buddhism established here but you do not believe in it, says Kharge, stirs fresh rowIn the interview, Kharge, who is a follower of Buddhism, delved into the inauguration ceremony of Buddha Vihar in Karnataka's Gulbarga in 2...
26 Apr, 2024, 07.17 PM IST
India restores Mongolia's sacred Buddhist texts, plans first official Sanskrit-Mongolian dictionaryThe governments of both countries recently hosted a ceremony at the famous Ganden Monastery of Mongolia in the presence of officials from b...
12 Oct, 2022, 09.23 PM IST
India to send some Buddha relics to Mongolia for displayThis comes after the Mongolian government reached out to India. A delegation, led by Union minister Kiren Rijiju, is expected to travel to ...
08 Jun, 2022, 12.38 AM IST
In Nepal, PM Modi invokes common heritage, shared Buddhist valuesAddressing a gathering at Lumbini alongside Deuba, Modi said, "The growing and strengthening friendship between India and Nepal will work f...
16 May, 2022, 11.43 PM IST
PM Modi to visit Lumbini in Nepal on Buddha PurnimaModi along with Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba will lay a foundation stone for a Buddhist Vihara, being built with Indian assistance, in Lu...
11 May, 2022, 01.00 AM IST
Indian PM inaugurates Kushinagar airport eyeing to deepen Buddhist connect globallyOn the invitation extended by the Prime Minister during the Virtual Bilateral Summit with Sri Lanka in September 2020 and as mentioned in t...
20 Oct, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
Prime Minister Modi strengthens bonds with India's immediate and extended neighbours“We are connecting our relations with our neighbours, whether they are connected to us on land or from the sea, with the partnership of sec...
15 Aug, 2020, 05.14 PM IST
Asadha Purnima: India to go big on Buddha’s first sermonThe Central Tibetan Administration has asked Tibetan Buddhists to participate in the event in large numbers to “support and appreciate” the...
03 Jul, 2020, 07.00 AM 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 Modi cautions international community on growing 'arc of violence'PM said the ideologies of hate and their proponents in the region are closed to notion of dialogue and hence only open to causing death and...
13 May, 2017, 01.26 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi in Sri Lanka on two-day trip, visits oldest Buddhist templeThe visit to re-emphasise traditional connect between India and Sri Lanka, particularly in the context of Buddhism, assumes significance.
12 May, 2017, 12.17 AM IST
‘Buddha’s teachings can resolve global issues’Maas is a nascent body of 320 monastic and lay Buddhist organizations across 39 countries. The body is of the opinion that Buddha’s teachin...
13 Mar, 2016, 02.51 PM IST
Grateful to India for remembering Hiroshima victims: Japan minister"We are extremely touched and feel grateful to the people of India for this," Japanese Minister Motoyuki Fujii said.
07 Aug, 2015, 03.27 AM IST
Stories of Chinese travellers Fa Xian, Hieun Tsang to be aired on Doordarshan soonThe two countries are expected to sign an agreement with exchange of content through TV programmes, ar chival content and training in the f...
13 May, 2015, 10.43 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi keen on projecting India as a ‘soft power’, uses Buddha connect in foreign policyModi leading the prayers on Buddha Poornima Diwas is part of the government’s growing focus on Buddhist activism as part of its foreign pol...
05 May, 2015, 04.12 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi’s Sri Lanka visit to push soft power & project India’s Buddhist linksIndia is trying to include in the itinerary a brief visit to Anuradhapura, a World Heritage Site and Sri Lanka’s capital from 4th century B...
25 Feb, 2015, 04.14 AM IST