Amazon founder Jeff Bezos arrives in India for three-day visit, pays floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Delhi's Rajghat

During his visit, Bezos is slated to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, other government officials and industry leaders.

FP Staff January 14, 2020 23:57:23 IST
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos arrives in India for three-day visit, pays floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Delhi's Rajghat
  • Amazon founder and chief executive officer Jeff Bezos landed in India on Tuesday for a three-day visit.

  • He paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi soon after his arrival.

  • During his visit, Bezos is slated to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, other government officials and industry leaders.

Amazon founder and chief executive officer Jeff Bezos landed in India on Tuesday for a three-day visit. He paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi soon after his arrival.

During his visit, Bezos is slated to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, other government officials and industry leaders.

According to CNBC-TV18, his itinerary also includes an Amazon event for entrepreneurs and sellers in Delhi and a "mega Prime Video event" which will include interactions with top Bollywood actors.

He is also scheduled to attend an event known as SMBhav, which  focuses on small and medium businesses in India on 15 and 16 January New Delhi.

Updated Date:

also read

Priyanka Chopra on one movie she hated working in: 'The experience was pretty hateful'
Entertainment

Priyanka Chopra on one movie she hated working in: 'The experience was pretty hateful'

For Amazon Prime Video, the 'Citadel' star took a lie-detector test that saw her spill the beans on her professional and personal life, both

Rahul hobnobbing with anti-India forces may be an act of ignorance, but does this suit a leader vying for PM’s post?
Opinion

Rahul hobnobbing with anti-India forces may be an act of ignorance, but does this suit a leader vying for PM’s post?

Rahul Gandhi has in the US shared space with people working with Soros-sponsored organisations who are hell-bent on inducing a regime-change in India and with Islamists such as the Indian American Muslim Council

Rs 75 coin released on new Parliament inauguration: Where can you buy it and can it be used for transactions?
India

Rs 75 coin released on new Parliament inauguration: Where can you buy it and can it be used for transactions?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the special Rs 75 coin on Sunday to mark the historic inauguration of the new Parliament building. It can be purchased on the India Government Mint website. Since it is a commemorative coin, it can’t be used to make purchases