Indian Prime Minister Naredra Modi

On the 2024 farmers’ protest in India

Thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana have taken to the streets again, just over two years after their previous year-long agitation.

Boris Johnson says feels like 'Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar' in India

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was effusive about the warm welcome he got in India, prompting him to describe his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi as a “khaas dost” and gushed that he felt like Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar.

Modi says citizenship law not anti-Muslim as protests continue across India

Following days of violent, sometimes deadly protests across India against a new citizenship law critics say discriminates against Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lead a rally for his Hindu nationalist party in the capital.

Modi wins Indian election in landslide

Riding on the crest of an unprecedented Modi surge across most parts of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party storms back to power to rule India for five more years with a historic mandate in parliamentary elections that saw a saffron sweep bigger than the party got five years ago.

Rescued Bangladeshi girl tweets Modi over banned rupees

A rescued Bangladeshi girl tweets to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking help to convert Rs 10,000 in old notes those she saved in three years.

South Asian Satellite to be launched May 5: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces that the South Asian Satellite will be launched on May 5 to help address the region’s economic and developmental priorities.

World leaders condemn Nice attack

World leaders express dismay, sadness and solidarity with France over Nice attack that killed at least 80 people.

Minorities from Bangladesh to get right to buy properties in India

Indian government approves a number of facilities including permission to purchase land for its residents from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan who are living in India on Long Term Visa (LTV).

Why is Mark Zuckerberg angry at critics in India?

Mark Zuckerberg is feeling the force of critics who believe his effort to provide Indians with free access to a limited number of internet services hurts India's democracy and violates net neutrality.

November 12, 2015
November 12, 2015

Has Modi's magic waned?

Whether or not the Narendra Modi magic has waned or whether the strategy of campaigning has been faulty, the fact remains that the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has been routed in Bihar.

September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015

Reservations sans development

Leaders of different communities had so much confidence in the fairness of the country, when it won freedom, that none of them wanted reservations.

September 15, 2015
September 15, 2015

High-speed mobile puts Africa and India on fast track

The roll-out of high-speed mobile connectivity in Africa and India is demonstrating yet again how emerging economies can leapfrog traditional developmental stages to accelerate their economic growth.

September 15, 2015
September 15, 2015

5 things Indians want Modi to ask Zuckerberg

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's impending visit to Facebook headquarters has generated massive buzz in India.

August 19, 2015
August 19, 2015

Modi for joint disaster management exercise in South Asia

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggests a joint exercise by the disaster management forces of South Asian countries for a joint response to natural calamities as he held talks with visiting Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina.

August 3, 2015
August 3, 2015

India signs peace accord with Naga rebels

India's government signs a peace deal with a leading Naga separatist group, bringing to an end one of the country's oldest insurgencies.

July 23, 2015
July 23, 2015

Making the right moves

The India-Pakistan summit at Ufa is aimed at a long-term engagement as Modi has accepted Sharif's invitation to attend the next SAARC summit in Pakistan, scheduled for next year.

June 11, 2015
June 11, 2015

Modi hands liberation war honour to Vajpayee family

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hands over Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to the family members of ailing former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

June 9, 2015
June 9, 2015

BNP blames govt for Teesta failure

BNP blames Awami League-led government for failing to ink the deal on sharing of Teesta river water with India.

June 9, 2015
June 9, 2015

India has achieved its strategic aim – have we?

A very wise man had said, “To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.”