Win Myint

Narendra Modi oath-taking ceremony: BIMSTEC leaders arrive in New Delhi ahead of proceedings

BIMSTEC leaders, including the Sri Lankan president and Bhutanese prime minister, arrived in New Delhi to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony

Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony: When international leaders will arrive in New Delhi ahead of the event

Leaders of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries which include — Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand besides India — are going to arrive in New Delhi on Thursday to be a part of Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.

Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony: BIMSTEC leaders, IMF chief, Opposition leaders, industrialists, celebrities likely to attend event at Rashtrapati Bhavan

This year, the guest list includes heads of several neighbouring countries, chief ministers of most of the states and a few famous personalities of sports and entertainment world. The families of BJP worker who allegedly lost their lives in political violence in West Bengal in the last year have also been invited for the event.

Massacre in Myanmar: The story on Rohingya killings that got Reuters journalists Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo arrested

The Rohingya Muslim killings in Inn Din in Myanmar, which Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo traced, marked another bloody episode in the ethnic violence in Rakhine.

Myanmar releases Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo from prison; duo among thousands granted amnesty by president

Myanmar on Tuesday released Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo from prison, 512 days after they were sent to jail for working on an investigative report on the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys in a village in Rakhine state.

Narendra Modi gifts BIMSTEC leaders stoles and shawls bearing traditional motifs of North East and West Bengal

Earlier in the summit, Modi said India's Northeastern states would play a key role in enhancing connectivity with the BIMSTEC countries

Myanmar pardons over 8,500 prisoners as part of annual amnesty marking country's traditional new year

Myanmar's president Win Myint, who took office last month after his predecessor suddenly resigned, said the pardons would be granted on humanitarian grounds during the Buddhist new year festival known as Thingyan

Aung San Suu Kyi ally Win Myint elected Myanmar president, sweeps nearly two-third of votes in parliament

Myanmar's parliament elected a staunch ally of Aung San Suu Kyi as the country's new president on Wednesday, allowing her to maintain a tight grip on top-level decision-making.

Myanmar elects Win Myint as new president; appointment of staunch ally will allow Aung San Suu Kyi to maintain power in govt

Myanmar's parliament elected a staunch ally of Aung San Suu Kyi as the country's new president, allowing her to maintain a tight grip on top-level decision-making.