Modi wishes Trump safety after shooting incident

Raghu Rai, one of India’s most well-known photojournalists, died at a private hospital in Delhi at the age of 83.

His son Nitin Rai, a photographer himself, said Sunday that he had been battling cancer for the past two years.

“Dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer two years ago but he was cured. Then it spread to the stomach, that too was cured. Recently the cancer spread to his brain and then there were age related issues too,” he told Indian news agency Press Trust of India.

His last rites will be conducted at the Lodhi Cremation Ground in New Delhi at 4 pm on Sunday, the family informed via a post on Instagram.

A Padma Shri awardee, Rai’s camera captured a range of national events as he worked as a photojournalist for five decades for different newsrooms in India. His most prominent work includes his coverage of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.

In 1977, he became the first Indian photographer to be invited to join Magnum Photos after a nomination from French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to the shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which had US President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance in attendance.

Modi said he was relieved that the president, first lady Melania Trump and the vice president were “safe and unharmed.”

Modi stressed that “violence has no place in a democracy and must be unequivocally condemned.”

Panic broke out after gunshots were heard at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that was being hosted at the Washington Hilton hotel Saturday evening.

Trump was escorted by security personnel from the venue unharmed. A 31-year-old suspect from California has been arrested.

Hi! This is Midhat from DW’s New Delhi bureau bringing you all the important stories from India today.

India has woken up to the grim news of veteran photojournalist Raghu Rai’s death.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his best wishes to US President Donald Trump after a shooting scare at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

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