Narendra Modi

Modi's Trump card

President Donald Trump in a joint statement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, following their first meeting at the White House, made terrorism the cornerstone of mutual cooperation between the two countries. The statement went beyond the usual American position and while criticising Pakistan it also echoed Indian concerns regarding the Chinese-led Belt and Road Initiative.
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Maximum Modi, maximum opportunity

The description “tectonic shift” was first used for election results by Union Cabinet minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. It has since gathered currency among pundits and partisans.
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Narendra Modi gets a Portugul jersey signed by Cristiano Ronaldo

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a special gift, a Portugal football team jersey personally signed by one of the world's greatest sporting icons and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo
8 January 2017, 06:09 AM

Modi's surgical strike on black money

Cash is king in India, or at least it was. In one single sweep Narendra Modi just scrapped two high-value bank notes in the Indian economy in an all-out war to flush out black money, fight tax evasion and eradicate counterfeit notes that were being used by terrorists.
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

‘Is your rally more important than my school?’

A class VIII student has written an emotional letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after he was faced with the prospect of missing classes as his school bus was being acquired for the PM’s rally in Alirajpur district on Tuesday.
9 August 2016, 10:01 AM

India may grant citizenship to Hindus from Bangladesh soon

The home ministry of India is ready with draft amendments to citizenship law that will exempt minority citizens of Bangladesh and Pakistan who had gone to that country out of fear of religious prosecution from being tagged as "illegal migrants".
3 June 2016, 07:13 AM

Modi wishes best for Nawaz’s surgery

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended “best wishes” to his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif who will undergo an open-heart surgery.
28 May 2016, 07:06 AM

Indian media: Modi's two years in power a 'mixed bag'

Indian media says Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two years in power have been a mixed bag.
26 May 2016, 12:02 PM

BJP releases PM Modi's degrees, AAP calls those ‘fake’

After days of Arvind Kejriwal relentlessly accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of lying about his education, the ruling BJP releases his college degrees and fielded its top leaders, Amit Shah and Arun Jaitley, in its fightback, reports NDTV.
9 May 2016, 15:26 PM

Fire at Kerala's Puttingal temple leaves 100 dead

An explosion and blaze sparked by fireworks have killed at least 100 people at a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Kerala, police say.
10 April 2016, 04:30 AM

Money makes the mare go

Understandably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set up a panel of officials from the income-tax department, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Enforcement Directorate to probe the matter and apportion responsibility. Yet, nothing concrete would come out of it because the persons connected with the dealings have political clout.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Mehbooba Mufti: Kashmir's first woman chief minister

Mehbooba Mufti has been sworn in as the first woman chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir, where she will lead a coalition with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP.
4 April 2016, 07:29 AM

With Holi greetings, Hasina-Modi barter power, bandwidth

Bangladesh and India take a stride into bilateral relationship with the exchange of internet bandwidth and electricity in the warm ambiance of Holi. In exchange for 10 GBPS internet bandwidth from Bangladesh, India will supply 100MW electricity.
23 March 2016, 07:44 AM

100MW more electricity from India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate supply of 100-megawatt power to Bangladesh from northeastern Indian state of Tripura's Palatana project on March 23.
9 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Jashodaben seeks marriage-related info on Modi's passport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben files an RTI application with regional passport office seeking details about marriage-related documents Modi had submitted to get his passport when he was chief minister of Gujarat.
11 February 2016, 03:15 AM

Modi's net assets worth Rs 1.41cr

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assets worth Rs 1.41crore, including a residential property whose price has appreciated by more than 25 times since the purchase over 13 years ago.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM

India, France sign Rafale agreement: Modi

India signs a deal with France to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says.
25 January 2016, 11:05 AM

India govt declassify 100 files of Netaji

On the 119th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi put in the public domain, for the first time, 100 files on the freedom fighter that had remained classified so far.
23 January 2016, 14:52 PM

India Kashmir leader dies

India's Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed dies after a brief illness, aged 79.
7 January 2016, 05:01 AM

Peace with Pakistan?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise visit to Lahore, Pakistan, on Christmas Day brought his hyperkinetic year of global diplomacy to a headline-grabbing close.
5 January 2016, 18:00 PM