{"id":6026,"date":"2016-06-07T21:57:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T21:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org?p=6023&preview_id=6023"},"modified":"2016-06-07T21:57:49","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T21:57:49","slug":"grateful-to-president-obama-for-returning-indias-stolen-cultural-heritage-says-pm-modi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=6026","title":{"rendered":"Grateful to President Obama for returning India\u2019s stolen cultural heritage, says PM Modi | The Indian Express"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> arrived on Monday on a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with President Barack Obama<\/a> to review bilateral\u00a0ties and address a joint session of the US Congress<\/a>.<\/div>\n

Modi arrived at the Joint Base Andrews from Switzerland where he secured the European nation\u2019s support for India\u2019s NSG membership ahead of a key meeting of the 48-nation bloc.<\/p>\n

Modi has a packed schedule, including the address to a joint session of the US Congress. He will be the sixth Indian Prime Minister to do so. Modi is visiting the US at the invitation of President Obama.<\/p>\n

Live Updates:<\/strong><\/p>\n

03.54 am:<\/strong> PM Narendra Modi interacts with think-tanks at the Blair House, Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

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After history & culture, it\u2019s current & strategic affairs. Think tanks meet PM, share perspective on various issues. pic.twitter.com\/WHSckWXOuf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

03.44 am:<\/strong>\u00a0There treasures are to be enjoyed by the entire world. Technology can help us catch those indulging in illicit trafficking, says PM\u00a0Modi.\u00a0Among the artifacts returned, Lord Ganesh to a Jain figure of Bahubali dating back to\u00a0the bronze age.<\/p>\n

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From a bronze Ganesh to a Jain figure of Bahubali, here are pics of some of the returned cultural artifacts pic.twitter.com\/k1BmSytUY4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

03.26 am:<\/strong>\u00a0Grateful to President Obama for returning India\u2019s stolen cultural heritage. People are attracted to India for its ancient civilisation. We have towns dating back 5000 years, says PM Modi.<\/p>\n

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PM @narendramodi<\/a> : I am grateful to President Obama for returning to us these treasures which join us to our past pic.twitter.com\/PRTxihU475<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

03.14 am:<\/strong>\u00a0PM Narendra Modi attends ceremony for return of idols with US Attorney General.<\/p>\n

02.36 am:<\/strong>\u00a0PM Modi at Arlington Cemetery, lays wreath at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial.\u00a0Sunita Williams, and family of Kalpana Chawla also present at the memorial.<\/p>\n

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Sunita Williams, and family of Kalpana Chawla are also present at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial #ModiInUS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/EfyVZ8VYuu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ANI (@ANI_news) June 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

02.7 am:<\/strong> My deepest gratitude to the Emir of Qatar. A special gesture to mark the start of a special month. Qatar Government releases 23 prisoners, who will return home to India: PM\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n

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A special gesture to mark the start of a special month\u2026the Government of Qatar releases 23 prisoners, who will return home to India.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

12.48 am:<\/strong> PM Modi meets his supporters at the Joint Base Andrews in\u00a0Washington D.C.<\/p>\n

#WATCH<\/a> PM Narendra Modi arrives in Washington D.C. Meets his supporters amassed at Joint Base Andrews #ModiInUS<\/a>http:\/\/t.co\/KwctzWabWF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ANI (@ANI_news) June 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

12.35 am:<\/strong> US\u2019 Ambassador to India Richard Verma and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Biswal among the top officials present at the base to receive Prime Minister Modi.<\/p>\n

12.30 am :<\/strong>\u00a0PM Narendra Modi arrives in United States of America during the fourth leg of his 5-nation visit. Meeting President Obama on agenda.<\/p>\n

PM Modi arrives in Washington D.C. (United States of America), the fourth leg of his 5-nation visit #ModiInUS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TwWUHd57Ms<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ANI (@ANI_news) June 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Monday on a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with President Barack Obama to review bilateral\u00a0ties and address a joint session of the US Congress. Modi arrived at the Joint Base Andrews from Switzerland where he secured the European nation\u2019s support for India\u2019s NSG membership ahead of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1133,18],"tags":[1261],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6026"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6026\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}