Sufi meet to Time interview: Six times Modi spoke on freedom of faith
Islam is a religion of “faith and peace”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, stressing the fight against terrorism is not a confrontation against any religion. Modi’s remarks came at a time his right-wing government is facing criticism over alleged religious and political intolerance. “Of the 99 names of Allah, none stand for force […]
Narendra Modi’s budget, in policy shift, expected to focus on rural India
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the budget unveiled on Monday to appeal to India’s rural poor, officials familiar with his thinking said, in a strategy shift that could boost his ruling party in coming state elections but disappoint investors. His government is expected to increase spending on agriculture, health and social sectors, a change […]
US will look into India’s concerns on visa fee hike: Obama assures Modi
U.S. President Barack Obama has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that his administration would soon look into India’s concerns over the recent move to increase visa fees, highly placed sources in the government told The Hindu. Mr. Modi had a telephonic conversation with Mr. Obama after the President signed into law, on December 18 last, the […]
Aamir Khan and Kangana Ranaut attend PM Narendra Modi’s private dinner!
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who was at the centre of a controversy over his comments on intolerance, attended a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last night. Besides Aamir, actress Kangana Ranaut was also invited at the private dinner held in Turf Club where top politicians, diplomats from several countries and industry leaders were in […]
PM Modi dines with Fortune 500 CEOs, invites them to ‘Make in India’
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top CEOs in the US, listing the various sectors that India has opened up for investments and inviting the US business leaders to ‘Make in India’. “Reform in governance is my number 1 priority. We are for simplified procedures, speedy decision making, transparency and accountability,” Modi told the top […]
East Meets West: Yoga as a Metaphor for Western Life
By Jennifer Buergermeister HOUSTON: On 21 June, the new International Day of Yoga– Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, hopes the world will join in the biggest single yoga session ever held, with up to 45,000 people running through a 35-minute routine. The grass near India Gate will be transformed into the venue to lead the […]
