PM Modi's congratulatory letter also invited Rahman along with his wife Dr Zubaida and his daughter Zaima to visit India at a "mutually convenient time".
The development came hours after France President Emmanuel Macron landed in Mumbai for his high-stakes three day India visit at the invitation of PM Modi.
The dissonance between the sweeping rhetoric of a "Bharat Bandh" and the uneven ground impact suggested that the all-India strike fell well short of its intended signal.
The Election Commission cited serious misconduct, dereliction of duty, and misuse of statutory powers as grounds for the action.
Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, while speaking during his visit to New Delhi, said that the defence relationship between India and the US is on a "steeply upward trajectory."
Saketh Sreenivasaiah had been missing since February 9 and was last seen near a lake in the Tilden Regional Park in California.
The government has started considering taking a major decision amid the ongoing controversy over former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane's memoir-based book 'Four Stars of Destiny'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday added an important chapter by landing at Northeast India's first emergency landing facility in Moran, Assam.
The atmosphere in the UP Assembly heated up over the Shankaracharya controversy. Answering the opposition's questions, CM Yogi Adityanath clearly said that no one is above the law in the state.
PM Modi, while congratulating, said that "this victory shows the trust of the people of Bangladesh in your leadership."
This nationwide strike has been organised by a joint platform of 10 central trade unions, including INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF, and UTUC.
America has taken an important step by suddenly changing its stance on a sensitive geopolitical issue related to India.
