PM Modi Embarked on 3-day Visit to Japan To attend Annual Bilateral Summit 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Tokyo on Saturday evening on a three-day tour to attend the 13th Annual India-Japan Bilateral Summit. 
Mr Modi will attend an informal lunch hosted by his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in the Yamanashi Prefecture tomorrow.  He is also scheduled to visit the automation and robotic firm FANUC in the industrial city facing Mount Fuji. 

Mahinda Rajapaksa Sworn In As Sri Lanka’s New PM 

Sri Lankan opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa was appointed prime minister on Friday after President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed the incumbent in a surprise move that threatens political turmoil in the South Asian country.

Rajapaksa took the oath in front of President Maithripala Sirisena shortly after the latter sacked incumbent Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.