An Indian-origin man who lives in Maryland, USA has been a big fan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The man flaunted a NMODI car number plate ahead of Modi’s visit to the US.

He said Modi is an inspiration to him and he looks forward to meeting him during his US tour.

Raghavendra further said he took this plate back in 2016, November. He said PM Modi inspired him to do better for the people and the society. He is eagerly waiting to welcome him in the US.  

Meanwhile, ahead of PM Modi’s visit to America, the Indian Tricolour was seen outside the White House, in Washington, DC on Friday.

Earlier, PM Modi received an invitation from United States President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. He will be hosted a state dinner at the White House by Prez Biden and his wife, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.

This is PM Modi’s first state visit to the USA, in the past while being in the PM’s chair, Modi has flown to the US several times but all of them were official visit.

There is a difference between a state visit and an official visit, an official visit is the usual visit that a head of any nation does to any other nation but a state visit is the visit which is done on the personal invitation of the President of the United States in office, on top of that, as per the US diplomacy rule, a sitting President of the US is entitled to host only a single state visit during his entire four year term.

The visit will commence from New York, where Prime Minister Modi will lead the celebrations of the International Day of Yoga at the United Nations Headquarters on June 21.

An Indian national residing in New Jersey said, it is really an honour and pride to see the Indian flag. Whenever he goes across the United States for his work purpose, he carries a the flag with him.

PM Modi will also address the joint sitting of the US Congress and he will also likely meet American politicians, prominent citizens and noted personalities from the Indian diaspora.

Meanwhile, Children were seen practicing for the PM’s welcome ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. Recently, US Congressman Buddy Carter said the country is eagerly waiting to hear Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a joint session of the US Congress.

A New Jersey based restaurant on Monday introduced a special thali named ‘Modi Ji Thali’ ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US. The special thali consists of 56 items including both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. According to reports, the special ‘Modi Ji Thali’ has been curated by chef Shripad Kulkarni. The thali comprises items like Khicdi, rasgulla, sarso da saag, idli, dhokla, chaach, papad and dum aloo Kashmiri.

According to chef Shripad Kulkarni, the special thali has been curated, maintaining the demands of the Indian diaspora living in the States. He mentioned that the thali also pays homage to the International Year of Millets declared by the United Nations (UN). The International Day of Millets was announced after a recommendation from the Indian government, including dishes that are prepared by using millets. 

As per reports, the owner of the restaurant further revealed that he plans to introduce another Thali dedicated to External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. Speaking to the ANI, the restaurant owner said that they plan to launch a thali dedicated to External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar soon, adding that he is sure that it will gain popularity. He further mentioned that once ‘Modi ji thali’ does well, he plans to introduce Dr Jaishankar thali, as the External Affairs Minister also has that rockstar appeal amongst the Indian-American community. 

Earlier, a Delhi based restaurant, ARDOR 2.1, unveiled 56 items named 56-inch Narendra Modi Thali on Prime Minister’s birthday in 2022. Speaking about the thali, ARDOR 2.1 restaurant owner Sumit Kalara affirmed that they want him to gift him this thali and further wants the prime minister to come to the restaurant and eat. However, owing to security reasons, they couldn’t do that. 

Reportedly, PM Narendra Modi will head to the US this month. This will be his first state visit to the US at US President Joe Biden’s and First lady Jill Biden’s invitation. A group of Indian-Americans are planning to gather at the Andrews  Air Base to greet PM Modi on June 21. 

The tension between India and China is increasing day by day.  As per reports the Chinese authorities has asked a Press Trust Of India reporter to leave the country this month. This comes at a time when both Beijing and Delhi is ejecting each other’s reporter in a tit-for-tat row leading to deepening rift between the Asian economic powerhouses.

Earlier this year, Indian media had four reporters based in China. Reportedly, Hindustan Times reporter had already left over the weekend. Two journalists from the Hindu newspaper and Prasad Bharti were refused Visa renewal in China this April.

There has been no response from the Chinese authorities regarding this matter yet. The Ministry of external affairs also did not comment on this. Last month, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning had said that there was one Chinese journalist left in India, who was still awaiting his Visa’s renewal. Earlier, New Delhi had denied visa applications of two reporters from Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television.

In the past month, the Indian government said Chinese reporters had been operating in the country without any problem. However, this was not the case of Indian journalists in China. The Indian government further added that communication were being carried out over the issue between the two countries.

As per reports, the Visa renewal tussle started when Indian journalists started hiring assistants in China to assist them in reporting. The Chinese government asserted that maximum three reporters could be hired by Indian journalists who were to be provided by the Chinese government.

The India-China relations have been tense since the deadly fight on the India-China border in 2020. China has tried to keep the dispute separate from other issues like trade and economic relations. India has kept a firm stance by stating that relations will not go back to normal till all the border disputes are resolved.

The Visa rejections come at a time when India is ready to host the Group of Twenty and the Chinese founded Shanghai Cooperation dialogue meetings this year. Chinese president, Xi Jinping is expected to attend the G-20 leaders summit in September as China looks to build its political presence globally.