Indian PM Modi’s mother dies aged 99

BBC reported that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben Modi has died at the age of 99.

She had been admitted to hospital in the western state of Gujarat, where she lived, after her health deteriorated.

“A glorious century rests at the feet of God,” Mr Modi tweeted. He had flown from Delhi to visit her at the hospital on Wednesday evening.

The Indian prime minister often visited his mother to seek her blessings on important occasions and festivals.