 | Special IAF aircraft to carry Buddha relics to MongoliaLast time, these relics were taken out of the country in 2012 for an exposition in Sri Lanka. |
 | PM uses buddhism thread to strengthen Nepal ties“Today’s meeting with PM @SherBDeuba was excellent. We discussed the full range of relations between India and Nepal,” Modi tweeted. |
 | PM Modi offers prayers at Buddhist temple in Kushinagar after returning from NepalHe offered a 'chivar' (robe) at the reclining Lord Buddha statue in the presence of priests. He was also presented with an idol of Lord Buddha. |
 | PM Modi arrives in Lumbini on Buddha Purnima; to hold talks with Nepalese counterpartModi, who is in the Himalayan nation at the invitation of Deuba, is paying a day-long visit to Lumbini on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. It is the prime minister's fifth visit to Nepal since 2014. |
 | PM Modi to visit Lumbini in Nepal for Buddha Purnima, bypassing airport built by ChinaInstead of flying to Gautam Buddha International Airport, also known as Bhairahawa airport, he is taking a helicopter from Kushinagar international airport in India directly to Lumbini |
