Nadeem’s triumph on Thursday in Paris is all the more impressive for a man born and raised in a mud brick house in an impoverished corner of rural Pakistan and forced as a young man to train in local wheat fields with homemade javelins.
In an interview with Indian media, Saroj Devi expressed her family's happiness over Neeraj's silver medal, stating, "Arshad Nadeem is just like my son. Everyone works hard to reach that level, and he put in tremendous effort."
Modi congratulated Muhammad Yunus, who was sworn in as the country’s interim leader after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country on being ousted on Monday.
The prospect of Yunus, 84, standing alongside military leaders was almost unimaginable a week ago, when security forces fired deadly rounds at protesters who took to the streets demanding that Hasina resign.