Lumbini
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China takes notice of Modi's Lumbini visit on Buddha Purnima, says New Delhi is exerting soft power
India | May 20, 2022, 01:01 PM ISTMost foreign policy watchers have said that Modi's visit could be a game changer in India-Nepal relations.
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Nepal stresses Gautam Buddha was born there, an apparent counter to EAM S Jaishankar
World | Aug 09, 2020, 08:22 PM ISTReacting on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's statement, the Nepalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) issued a press release stating that Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini, which is in Nepal, and he spread Buddhism from Nepal to other countries.
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India refutes reports about Bodhi tree sapling plantation row
World | Dec 13, 2014, 03:22 PM ISTKathmandu: India today said that the sapling of holy Bodhi tree was planted in a temple in Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha in Nepal, as per the directions given by the Nepalese authorities.Concerns
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Modi to plant sapling of Bodhi tree in Nepal
National | Nov 22, 2014, 12:20 PM ISTPatna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will plant a sapling of Bodh Gaya's sacred Bodhi tree in Lumbini during his visit to Nepal next week, an official said Saturday."The Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee (BTMC) has
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Modi may travel to Nepal via land route to attend SAARC summit
World | Oct 29, 2014, 07:47 PM ISTKathmandu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi may travel to Nepal via land route to attend the SAARC summit next month and is likely to visit three major religious sites—Janakpur, Lumbini and Muktinath—during his four-day visit.Nepal's Parliamentary
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India, Nepal working together to link Lumbini, Bodh Gaya
World | Oct 11, 2014, 07:53 PM ISTKathmandu: India and Nepal are “seriously working together” to link Lumbini, birth place of Lord Budhha, with Bodh Gaya where he is said to have gained enlightenment, as part of promoting a combined Buddhist pilgrimage
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Touched by Nepal's welcome, Narendra Modi vows to fulfill promises
National | Aug 05, 2014, 02:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Returning from Nepal after “two memorable days”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight said the foundation has been laid for “a new relationship” and vowed to leave no stone unturned in translating “our vision
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Narendra Modi's visit to Buddha's birthplace uncertain
World | Jul 31, 2014, 11:19 AM ISTKathmandu: The visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha and a Unesco World Heritage Site in Nepal, has not been confirmed yet, a minister said.Nepal's Minister for Foreign
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Security stepped up in Lumbini, other Buddhist centres
World | Jul 13, 2013, 09:05 PM ISTKathmandu, Jul 13: Nepal has stepped up security in Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha, with security personnel frisking every tourist entering the shrine, nearly a week after a terror attack on the Mahabodhi