Tag: Narendra modi

India’s Modi may need an alliance to rule southern state, poll...

NEW DELHI: Gains by India’s ruling party in a southern state election next month will fall short of a majority, an opinion poll showed,...

‘Modi lying through his teeth about Kashmir surgical strikes’

--Pakistan rubbishes Indian PM’s claims that India had informed Pakistan about ‘surgical strikes’ across LoC   ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday rejected Indian Prime...

Modi’s reticence risks carrying stain of rape into India’s election year

NEW DELHI: As India’s rape epidemic gets worse by the year, critics have pointed fingers at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for not doing...

Eight go on trial for rape, murder of young Kashmiri girl

SRINAGAR: Eight men accused of involvement in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state appeared in...

Indian publisher pulls children’s book celebrating Hitler as ‘amazing leader’

MUMBAI: An Indian publisher has withdrawn a children's book which included Adolf Hitler on a list of “amazing leaders … who have devoted their...

France signs deals worth $16 billion in India; to deepen defence,...

NEW DELHI: French and Indian companies signed contracts worth 13 billion euros ($16 billion) on the first day of President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to...

Macron-Modi love on show as France courts India

NEW DELHI: French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday said he wanted his country to be India's best partner in Europe as he started a three-day...

‘Pakistan billed India Rs2.86 lakh as route navigation charges on Modi’s...

India’s High Commission in Pakistan shows record under RTI Act NEW DELHI: Pakistan has billed India Rs 2.86 lakh as route navigation charges for...

Modi says India’s foreign policy not based on Pakistan

Indian PM invites Pakistan to join hands with New Delhi to fight poverty, disease Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that to assume New Delhi’s...

Israeli PM visits India for the first time in 15 years

 NEW DELHI: Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for the first visit by an Israeli leader to India in 15 years, promising...

Schoolchildren in India bullied for being Muslim

NEW DELHI: Schools and playgrounds can be dangerous places where children are isolated or bullied. According to a new book out in India, Muslim children...

Popular Indian parody site closes following death threats from Hindu nationalists

NEW DELHI: Humans of Hindutva lasted eight months: from April, when an anonymous author established the Facebook page, to December, when men starting calling...

Christmas violence, arrests shake Indian Christians

NEW DELHI: The strains of Hindi carols have rung out in the Aligarh Church of Ascension every Christmas since 1858. Armed police on the...

Pak meddling charges: ‘I’ve met RAW’s chief as well, are we...

ISLAMABAD: Former foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri, accused along with Congress leaders of collusion, said he’s even met the head of India’s intelligence agency but...

Pakistan meddling allegations: ‘Pak-Indo ties were discussed, not domestic politics at...

NEW DELHI: At least three participants in the dinner meeting hosted by Mani Shankar Aiyar have sought to set the record straight, a day...

Pakistan rubbishes Modi’s allegations, says don’t drag us into your electoral...

India’s law minister says Islamabad’s statement aimed at bailing out Congress Congress asks Modi to say something about state instead of dragging...

Pakistan working with Congress to beat BJP in Gujarat polls, claims...

HYDERABAD: In the latest among a string of controversial utterances that have heated up the Gujarat poll campaign, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed...