Manama, Aug. 25 -- : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to visit the Shreenathji Temple here today before departing to attend the G7 summit in Biarritz.
He had earlier made a special first purchase using the RuPay card in the UAE on Saturday to offer 'prasad' at the temple here in Manama on Sunday. The transaction was made at what appears to be an Indian sweets shop.
UAE became the third country where the RuPay card was launched at, after Bhutan and Singapore. The Prime Minister was also conferred the 'Order of Zayed' during his bilateral visit to the middle-eastern nation.
On the last leg of his three-nation tour, Prime Minister Modi in Bahrain on Saturday was honoured with the 'The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance' during his me...