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  • Modi likely to attend Bangabandhu’s birth centenary celebration next year

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary celebration next year, says Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen.

  • Modi holds talk with Trump over phone

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump and tells him that “extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence by certain leaders in the region was not conducive to peace.”

  • Yoga for peace, harmony and progress: Modi

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads mass Yoga demonstration to mark the 5th International Day of Yoga.

  • Rohingya Issue: Modi pledges continued support for Bangladesh

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday assured that New Delhi’s cooperation in resolving the protracted Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh would continue as President Abdul Hamid met him at Hyderabad House.

  • 6 women ministers in Modi govt

    There are six women in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new government, including actress-turned-politician Smriti Irani who defeated Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Amethi in recent parliamentary elections.

  • Modi completes meditation in Kedarnath cave

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi emerges from a cave in Kedarnath after spending a night of meditation in the temple town in Uttarakhand.

  • 'Your slap will be a blessing,' Modi retorts after Mamata's attack

    Two days after Mamata Banerjee said she wanted to give him a "tight slap of democracy", Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his response while campaigning in Bengal.

  • Modi’s assets rise 52% in 5yrs

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's total assets grew 52 per cent since 2014. He declared total assets of Rs 2.51 crore in his affidavit with the Election Commission when he filed his nomination from Varanasi constituency for the Lok Sabha election.

  • Modi files nomination from Varanasi

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi files his nomination papers for Varanasi parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh seeking re-election to the seat.

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    India's EC buried under tide of complaints

    Did Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi break election rules by addressing the nation on an anti-satellite test recently? Is it right to have a channel dedicated to the leader? Can the country's armed forces be called "Modi's soldiers"?

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    India claims successful test fire of ASAT missile

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that India has successfully shot down a low-orbit satellite in space with an anti-satellite missile, becoming only the fourth space power after the US, China and Russia to possess the capacity.

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    Hasina, Modi jointly inaugurate 4 projects in Bangladesh

    The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India jointly inaugurates four projects in Bangladesh, including the supply of 1,100 buses and trucks to Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC).

  • Toughness in dealing terrorism: Modi

    Three days after Indian war planes hit a terror camp in Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi drives home his government’s tough posture in dealing with terrorism and said “India will longer be helpless in the wake of terror.”

  • Putin calls Modi expressing solidarity in fight against terror

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and conveyed solidarity of his country with India in the latter’s fight against terrorism.

  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen

    Modi vows to strengthen existing bilateral ties with Bangladesh

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirms his country’s commitment to work with Bangladesh and build on the momentum of existing bilateral relationship during his meeting with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen.

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    It's Modi vs Didi

    An unparalleled confrontation between the Centre and the state leapt from seats of power to the street on Sunday after the CBI and Kolkata police tussled over an attempted questioning of city police commissioner Rajeev Kumar,

  • File Photo of Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen

    JCC summit: Momen to meet Modi during Delhi visit

    Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, in his maiden overseas trip after taking charge of the ministry, is set to visit New Delhi to attend the 5th India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting.

  • Narendra Modi congratulated re-elected Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

    Modi greets Hasina on re-election

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and extended his heartfelt congratulations to her on securing her party’s absolute majority in the 11th parliamentary elections.

  • Peace doesn't only mean 'no war': Modi

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said “the definition of peace has changed in the last hundred years” and “today, peace does not only mean 'no war'. “

  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Chhayanaut Bangladesh

    PM Modi congratulates Chhayanaut

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates all associated with Chhayanaut, a Bangladeshi cultural organisation, as it has been named for prestigious Tagore Award in recognition of its outstanding contribution to cultural harmony.

  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Chhayanaut Bangladesh

    Modi wins UN’s ‘Champions of the Earth Award’

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is awarded this year’s UN’s highest environmental honour for his leadership of the International Solar Alliance and pledges to eliminate single-use plastic by 2022.

  • Here's how Modi will celebrate his 68th birthday

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate his 68th birthday in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

  • India refutes Pakistan’s claim of PM Modi offering talks

    Pakistani Foreign Minister SM Qureshi claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an offer of talks in his letter to newly-elected Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. But Indian media reports citing sources that the letter written by PM Modi to his Pakistani counterpart was congratulatory in nature and contained no such proposal.

  • Can a no-trust motion breed confidence?

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced the first no-confidence motion on the floor of Parliament by the combined opposition yesterday (July 20).

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    Modi accepts Virat's fitness challenge

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepts the fitness challenge given to him by Indian Captain Virat Kohli on his twitter account.

  • Xi, Modi agree to reduce border tensions

    Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ends informal meetings with a promise to reduce border tensions after a high-altitude standoff in the Himalayas last year.

  • Modi lauds Hasina's leadership

    With parliamentary elections in Bangladesh just months away, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday threw his weight behind the government of Sheikh Hasina terming her leadership as “bold and courageous” in the “remarkable” socio-economic development of Bangladesh.

  • Yashwant Sinha quits BJP saying India's democracy in danger

    One of India's best known politicians, former finance and foreign minister Yashwant Sinha, quits the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is undermining democratic institutions.

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    India quits move to crack down on journos publishing fake news

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi orders the withdrawal of rules punishing journalists held responsible for distributing "fake news", giving no reason for the change, less than 24 hours after the original announcement.

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    Bangladesh youth delegation meets Modi in Delhi

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with members of Bangladesh youth delegation at his office in New Delhi, India.

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