Shigeru Ishiba and Narendra Modi rode the Shinkansen, visited Tokyo Electron Miyagi, and pledged deeper India Japan cooperation in Shinkansen technology.

The BJP-led government’s talks with Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil, who has been demanding reservation for all Marathas, failed to yield a breakthrough.

Former vice-president of India Jagdeep Dhankhar has applied for a pension as a former legislator in Rajasthan, officials said.