US Congress honours B.K. Modi

The US Congress has honoured Indian industrialist B.K. Modi, praising his outstanding services and innovation in industry as also in social and spiritual fields. In a proclamation presented to him on Tuesday night, the Congress praised his initiative which led to establishment of a ‘‘large network’’ of high-tech businesses that ‘‘delivered India the first mobile phones, switching telephone exchanges, copiers, fax machines and 3-1/4 floppy disks.’’ It also recalled his association with the Indian chapter of Asian Crime Prevention Foundation and Maha Bodhi Society of India. (PTI)