India PM Narendra Modi
Modi’s ‘Janata Curfew’ underway across India
The streets were emptied of people and most modes of transport, and markets downed shutters across India as the country of 130 crore people plunged into an unprecedented shutdown, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for a “Janata Curfew” to help check the spread of coronavirus.
Feni water given; wait on for Teesta
With Dhaka eagerly waiting for the signing of the Teesta water-sharing deal, Bangladesh and India yesterday signed an MoU allowing India to take 1.82 cusec water from the Feni river.
Dhaka, Delhi sign seven documents
Bangladesh and India yesterday signed seven bilateral documents, aiming to further strengthen the relations between the two countries.
Bangladesh allows India to withdraw Feni river water
Bangladesh has agreed to allow India to withdraw 1.82 cusec of water from trans-border Feni river to meet the demand of drinking water for the people of of Tripura’s Sabroom town.
Modi sworn in as India PM
Narendra Modi, who powered the Bharatiya Janata Party to a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, is sworn in as Prime Minister for a second straight five-year term.
India snubs Pakistan for Modi's swearing-in ceremony: sources
India will not invite Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Thursday's swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, who starts his second term as India's prime minister, two sources in the foreign ministry say, suggesting any early warming in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours is unlikely.
Pakistan PM speaks with India's Modi to congratulate him on election win
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks to Narendra Modi and congratulates the Indian leader on the runaway election victory of his Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), both countries have said.
Five economic challenges for India's Modi
With Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party securing a landslide win in the Indian elections, AFP looks at the key economic challenges facing Asia's third-biggest economy:
Can BJP retain power in the election?
The populist wave that swept BJP to power in 2014 Indian election, led by Mr Narendra Modi, has waned considerably after five years at
In major boost, Modi's party emerges strongest in southern India state poll
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party is set to win the largest number of seats in a big southern state election, giving him momentum for a re-election bid next year and opening a path for more reforms.
Hate speech by top politicians skyrockets by 490% in India: NDTV
Indian top politicians have increasingly, by 490% to be exact, used hateful and decisive language in past four years under Modi-led government, a research by NDTV reveals.
Hasina, Modi flag off Khulna-Kolkata train
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi flags off the first Khulna-Kolkata passenger train “Bandhan Express”.
Modi to reshuffle his council of ministers
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a reshuffle of his council of ministers on Sunday in the third such exercise since he assumed charge more than three years ago.
Meeting with Modi ‘productive’: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina describes the meeting with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to be "productive" as they sat together to take Bangladesh-India excellent bilateral relations to newer height.
Here's what's on the table for India and Bangladesh
With Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visiting India from April 7, 17 agreements and bilateral MoUs have been finalised.
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
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.
Rana Dasgupta denies seeking Modi’s help
Advocate Rana Dasgupta denies allegations that he sought the help of the Indian prime minister in combating the recent attack on minorities in the country.
Modi to lay foundation stone of India-Bangladesh rail project
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to lay the foundation stone of a new India-Bangladesh railway project on May 27, reports NDTV quoting a top railway official.
