BJP National President Nitin Nabin and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami offered prayers and performed rituals at the Mahalaxmi Temple in Haldwani on Thursday. Nabin and Dhami were in Haldwani for the BJP’s Extended State Working Committee meeting, which focused on organisational priorities, strengthening the party’s grassroots network and improving the outreach of government welfare schemes across the state. (Pic/PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his heartfelt congratulations on the consecration of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir near Paris, describing it as a significant addition to India's cultural presence in Europe and a new chapter in India-France relations. (Pics/X and BAPS)