The election comes as US President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Tokyo amid tense tariff negotiations. 

​The election comes as US President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Tokyo amid tense tariff negotiations.  

Prime Minister Modi is set to visit the UK and the Maldives from July 23-26, strengthening international ties. In the UK, he’ll meet PM Starmer and King Charles III, aiming to sign a Free Trade Agreement. Subsequently, he will visit the Maldives as a guest of honor at their Independence Day celebrations.

The Kanwar Yatra is an annual Hindu pilgrimage in which devotees of Lord Shiva travel—mostly on foot—to collect holy water from the Ganga River and offer it at Shiva temples.