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Chandrayaan 2: PM Modi gives tight hug to emotional ISRO chief K Sivan

5:09 pm September 7, 2019

Bengaluru: After a pep talk to scientists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave a long and tight hug to an emotional ISRO chief K Sivan, who was in tears, unable to come to termsover lander Vikram’s unsuccessful bid to soft-land on the moon. Modi, in his address at the ISRO centre here, asked the […]

Modi discusses Kashmir & raises Zakir Naik's extradition Malaysian PM

Modi discusses Kashmir & raises Zakir Naik’s extradition with Malaysian PM

11:33 am September 5, 2019

Vladivostok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday explained to his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad the rationale behind New Delhi’s decision on Jammu and Kashmir and sought the extradition of controversial Indian televangelist Zakir Naik, who is wanted in India for fuelling terrorism. Prime Minister Modi met the Malaysian Prime Minister on the sidelines of the […]

Pained to hear about my dear friend Shinzo Abe's ill health: PM

PM Modi discusses Indo-Pacific region with Japanese PM Abe in Russia

10:55 am September 5, 2019

Vladivostok: India and Japan agreed to further deepen cooperation in the strategic Indo-Pacific region where China has been flexing its military muscles, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held in-depth talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe here on Thursday. The two leaders in their second meeting after the G20 Summit in Osaka in June, pledged […]

India, Russia finalise AK-47 203 rifles deal: report

Modi meets Putin; discusses issues of mutual interest

3:41 pm September 4, 2019

Vladivostok, September 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum and discussed ways to further cement the special and privileged Strategic Partnership between the two countries. Modi, who arrived in Russia on a two-day visit during which he will also attend the […]

British PM Johnson weakened by party defections over Brexit

2:59 am September 4, 2019

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered key defections from his party Tuesday, losing a working majority in Parliament and weakening his position as he tried to prevent lawmakers from blocking his Brexit plans. On a day of high drama and acerbic debate in the House of Commons, lawmakers returned from their summer recess to […]