New Delhi, May 23 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed deep grief over the loss of lives caused by a deadly coal mine explosion in China's Shanxi Province.

In a post on X, the Prime Minister extended his condolences to President Xi Jinping and prayed for the recovery of missing people.

"Saddened by the loss of lives in a mining accident in Shanxi Province in China. On behalf of the people of India, my condolences to President Xi Jinping and the people of China," PM Modi wrote.

"May the bereaved families find strength in this tragic hour. Praying for the early and safe recovery of all remaining missing persons," he added.

This diplomatic expression of solidarity from the Prime Minister comes in response to a catastroph...