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Modi deflects during rare press conference alongside Donald Trump at White House

Narendra Modi ducked a question about billionaire Gautam Adani’s fraud indictment in the US during a joint press conference with Donald Trump on Thursday, a rare example of the Indian prime minister facing scrutiny from the media. Mr Modi was on a state visit to the US to meet Mr Trump for the first time since the Republican re-entered the White House. The interaction with US and Indian journalists marked a rare unscripted moment for the Indian leader, who has largely avoided interactions with the media throughout his 11 years in power. On Thursday, Mr Modi was asked whether he

10 devotees killed as car collides with bus en route to Maha Kumbh

Prayagraj, Feb 15 (PTI) Ten persons travelling in a Bolero car were killed in a head-on collision with a bus on a highway in the Meja police station area of Prayagraj late on Friday night, police said on Saturday. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Vivek Chandra Yadav said the devotees from Chhattisgarh’s Korba district were heading to the Maha Kumbh to take a dip when the Bolero they were travelling in collided head-on with a bus on the highway. #UPCM @myogiadityanath ने जनपद प्रयागराज में सड़क हादसे में हुई जनहानि पर गहरा शोक व्यक्त किया है। उन्होंने मृतकों के शोक

Guarded optimism in India as Trump and Modi outline plans to deepen defense partnership

SRINAGAR, India, February 14, 2025 (AP) — There was guarded optimism among military experts in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump outlined plans to ramp up sales of defense systems to New Delhi, including F-35 stealth fighter jets, to deepen the U.S.-India strategic relationship. “Defense sector is a big money, and India happens to be one of the top buyers in the world,” said Lt. Gen. Vinod Bhatia, India’s director-general for military operations from 2012 to 2014. “As long as we buy, Trump will be happy but it’s surely going to expand our conventional deterrence.”

Rupee rises 12 paise to close at 86.81 against US dollar

Mumbai, Feb 14 (PTI) The rupee extended its recovery and settled 12 paise higher at 86.81 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday amid easing American currency. However, higher crude oil prices and incessant selling of domestic equities by foreign institutional investors capped a sharp gain in the local unit, forex traders said. Also, they said, the aggressive dollar chase was halted after the US government announced the implementation of reciprocal tariffs on April 1, giving its trading partners some relief. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 86.86 and touched the high of 86.79 against the greenback

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