Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Nepal for a one-day visit to mark Buddha Purnima. The prime minister has arrived in Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha. This is PM Modi's fifth visit to Nepal as Prime Minister, and his first to Lumbini.

• On Buddha Purnima, PM Modi will attend the 2566th Buddha Jayanti celebration and address a gathering of people from Nepal and India, including the Buddhist monks and scholars. 
• President Ram Nath Kovind arrives in Kingston on a two-nation visit to Jamaica and Saint Vincent & Grenadines.
• Nepal on Buddha Purnima 2022 aims at promoting the close, comprehensive, and multidimensional ties between the two neighbouring countries.