December 29, 2024 10:32 am (IST)
103 year old widow ties a Rakhi on PM
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS): Sharbati Devi, a 103 year old widow,on Monday visited the PM's residence, and tied a Rakhi on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wrist on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
Sharbati Devi lost her brother about 50 years ago, and would always miss him, especially on Rakhi.
Her son wrote to the Prime Minister and subsequently, the Prime Minister invited Sharbati Devi and her family to his residence.
Sharbati Devi was extremely delighted to meet the PM and tie a Rakhi. They had a wonderful interaction today.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
One killed, another injured as Marathi actor's car runs over two Metro workers in Mumbai
Sat, Dec 28 2024
'Congress, BJP working together to stop AAP': Kejriwal alleges after Delhi LG orders probe into welfare schemes
Sat, Dec 28 2024
Rahul Gandhi accuses govt of insulting Manmohan Singh with cremation site choice; BJP retorts
Sat, Dec 28 2024
Passengers protest, demand refund after IndiGo's Istanbul-bound flight delayed for 16 hrs; airline responds
Sat, Dec 28 2024
Manmohan Singh was a 'true statesman', says Joe Biden paying tribute to former Indian PM
Sat, Dec 28 2024
Indian Army contingent comprising 334 personnel departs for Nepal to participate in Exercise Surya Kiran
Sat, Dec 28 2024
Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh's last rites to be performed today
Sat, Dec 28 2024