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.

June 8, 2015
June 8, 2015

Modi's action-packed visit ends

Indian PM Narendra Modi must have left Dhaka a satisfied man achieving demonstrative success in clinching the deals with Bangladesh that India had been striving for.

June 8, 2015
June 8, 2015

Enthralling Modi, Enthusiastic Bangladesh

Bangladeshis are always interested about India. Geographical proximity, historical affinity and cultural likeness tie the two countries in many ways.

June 7, 2015
June 7, 2015

Indian war veteran’s letter to Modi, Hasina

Brig RP Singh, VSM (retd), an Indian war veteran who participated in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh, has written an open letter to the prime ministers of India and Bangladesh.

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