Saharsa, Nov. 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated India's women's cricket team for scripting history by winning the Women's Cricket World Cup for the first time and termed it a triumph of India's daughters.
Addressing a massive public rally in Saharsa, the Prime Minister said the victory was a moment of immense national pride and a shining example of women's empowerment in India.
Yesterday in Mumbai, India's daughters created history, he said adding that for the first time, the country's women's cricket team has lifted the World Cup. After 25 years, the world has a new cricket champion, and that champion is India, Modi said.
He described the triumph as a reflection of the determination and talent of women emerging from ...