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Bodh Gaya serial blasts: Three convicts get life imprisonment, five others to spend 10 years in jail
•The case pertains to the planting of three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in and around the premises of the Bodh Gaya temple.
Buddha Purnima 2021: Festival marks birth anniversary of founder of Buddhism
Trendingdesk •The celebration of Buddha Purnima is all about adopting the teachings of Buddhism – non-violence, peace, and harmony
Myanmar president Win Myint to visit India from 26 to 29 February; First Lady Daw Cho Cho to visit Agra, Bodh Gaya
•President Myint had visited India last year to attend Narendra Modi's second swearing-in ceremony as the prime minister
Vietnam's vice president Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh to visit India from 11 to 13 Feb next week; two countries to hold delegation-level talks
•'Vice president of Vietnam Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh would be on an official visit to India from 11 to 13 February. During the visit, the direct flight between India and Vietnam could be announced', MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said
Richard Gere attends Dalai Lama session in Bodh Gaya, Bihar; calls his teachings 'sublime'
Fp Staff •Richard Gere's pictures on the internet show the 70-year-old actor interacting with other devotees, and attending the prayer sessions.
Special Task Force, Kolkata Police arrest two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh operatives in West Bengal; explosive materials seized
•The JMB duo in West Bengal happen to be associates of Kauser and Sajjad, who were nabbed on 29 January for their involvement in 2014 Burdwan blast case, he said. On 2 October, 2014, a blast had occurred in a house at Khagragarh in Burdwan district, killing two persons
Buddhist monk accused of sexually abusing 15 children in Bihar's Bodh Gaya sent to jail; SIT to probe case
•Bhante Sanghpriya Sujoy, a Bangladeshi national, who ran a Buddhist school-cum-meditation centre in Bodh Gaya, was produced before a court which remanded him to 14 days in judicial custody, Superintendent of Police (City), Gaya, Anil Kumar said.
Bodh Gaya: 15 child monks sexually abused by Buddhist monk in Bihar to appear in court to record statements today
Fp Staff •This comes a day after the accused Buddhist monk, Bhante Sanghpriya, was taken into custody for interrogation after the boys, aged 6-12 years, from Prasanna Jyoti Buddhist School and Meditation Centre, a school-cum-meditation centre, in Mastipur complained about him.
Buddhist mutt director held in Bihar's Bodh Gaya for sexually abusing 15 boys; minors to be produced before court
Fp Staff •The accused monk Bhante Sanghpriya was detained for interrogation after 15 boys from Prasanna Jyoti Buddhist School and Meditation Centre in Mastipur complained about him.
Sri Lankan soldiers to visit Bodh Gaya: India employs military diplomacy, cultural outreach to offset Chinese offensive
Vinaykaura •In order to step up military cooperation, India is hosting Sri Lankan military personnel and their families at the Buddhist religious site at Bodh Gaya.