A life-size bronze statue of Swami Vivekananda was unveiled at Seattle’s Westlake Square, marking the first such installation hosted by a US city government. The monument, sculpted by Indian artist Naresh Kumar Kumawat, was jointly inaugurated by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and India’s Consul General Prakash Gupta, highlighting growing cultural ties between India and the United States. PICS/X, TEXT/PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the under-construction Bullet Train Station at Surat in Gujarat on Saturday and reviewed the progress of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor. (Pics/PTI)