Tag: Narendra modi
Indian PM Modi’s Twitter following grows by 52%, Kohli’s 61%
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to be the most followed Indian on Twitter even as the growth in his follower base at...
Indian PM Modi says Congress celebrated Hafiz Saeed’s release
NEW DELHI: India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Congress celebrated the release of alleged mastermind behind Mumbai attacks Hafiz Saeed.
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Indian PM describes opposition party as ‘termite’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on opposition the Congress party over corruption, describing it as "termite."
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Modi’s ‘Make in India’ defence plans hit snags
Bureaucratic bottlenecks, long-winded procedures, commercial and technical wranglings, coupled with the lack of requisite political push and follow through, have ensured that no major...
Modi and Ghani express firm resolve to end terrorism, strengthen strategic...
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday expressed their firm resolve to end the menace of terrorism.
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Gujarat HC commutes death sentence of 11 convicts to life imprisonment...
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court on Monday commuted the death sentence of 11 convicts to life imprisonment and upheld the life sentence to 20 other...
Khawaja Asif terms Modi ‘terrorist’, RSS ‘terrorist group’
Says India is being ruled by a terrorist party
Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif termed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "terrorist, who has...
Indian PM Modi heads to Myanmar as Rohingya refugee crisis worsens
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss rising violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state during a visit that begins on Tuesday, and...
China doesn’t want India to undermine BRICS moot with anti-Pak rhetoric
China is concerned that Modi may raise the issue at the meeting because he did so at the Goa summit of BRICS last year, accusing Pakistan of being the ‘mother-ship of terrorism’.
Hafiz Saeed’s supporters demand quick release, set Trump, Modi effigy on...
Top Kashmiri militant commander Syed Salahuddin called upon the Pakistani government to reverse its order placing Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed under house arrest.
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Obama makes final presidential call to Afghan, Indian leaders
With a day to go before he steps down as president of the United States, Barack Obama made his farewell calls to the leaders...
Senate condemns Modi’s statement about Pakistan
The Senate on Monday strongly condemned the statement of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about attributing terrorism to Pakistan, and reiterated there will be...
India’s top court throws out case alleging Modi took cash payments
India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a case brought by an anti-corruption lawyer that accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of accepting suspicious cash...
Kolkata Imam issues ‘fatwa’ against Modi, BJP for note ban
A Muslim cleric on Saturday issued a fatwa, offering a reward of Rs 25 lakh to anyone who will “cut off PM Narendra Modi’s...
India’s PM Modi defends cash ban, announces incentives
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a series of incentives to the poor, farmers, women and small businesses on Saturday in a New Year's...
Indian rupee window closes as Modi eyes key poll
A deadline for Indians to deposit invalid rupee notes at banks closes on Friday as attention turns towards the potential political ramifications of Prime...
India allows district magistrates to give citizenship to Pakistan Hindus
In a bid to attract Pakistani Hindus and defame the country about treatment with minorities, the Indian government has delegated the power of citizenship...