PM Modi praises rising startups, says ‘space sector a favourite among youth’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the growth of startups in India’s space sector and the active participation of youth in it during his Mann Ki Baat address.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was on Saturday accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Hasina. She was then accorded the ceremonial guard of honour.
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In a special gesture on Friday, Modi personally received his Bangladeshi couterpart at the airport. Hasina is on a four-day official visit to India.
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This is her first bilateral visit to India in seven years. She last visited the country in January 2010.
Modi and Hasina will hold a bilateral summit on Saturday following which over 20 agreements, including a civil nuclear and two memorandum of understanding (MoUs) on defence cooperation, were expected to be signed.
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