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Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves, after taking a holy dip during "Maha Kumbh Mela", or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Ritesh Shukla

Modi takes ‘holy dips’ at Maha Kumbh, week after stampede killed dozens

NEW DELHI, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as he joined millions of people at the Maha Kumbh Mela, a week after dozens died in a stampede at the event. Authorities said 30 people were killed in

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U.S. President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi talk as they arrive for a joint news conference after bilateral talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, February 25, 2020. (Photo: Reuters)

India and US trying to arrange Modi meeting with Trump next month, sources say

NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Indian and U.S. diplomats are trying to arrange a meeting in February between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, two Indian sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters. India, a strategic partner of the United States in its efforts to counter China, is

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AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi (Photo: PTI)

No benefit with PM Modi sending ‘chadar’ to Ajmer Dargah: Owaisi

Hyderabad, Jan 4 (PTI) AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday alleged that there is no benefit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi sending a ‘chadar’ to Ajmer Dargah and that the government should take steps to stop claims being filed in courts disputing the existing mosques or Dargahs. The message behind sending the ‘chadar’ is that

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges gifts with US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden during a private dinner at White House on June 22, 2023.(Photo: ANI)

Jill Biden gets the priciest gift from Indian PM Modi in 2023 — a $20,000 diamond

WASHINGTON, January 4, 2025 (AP) — President Joe Biden and his family were given tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from foreign leaders in 2023, according to an annual accounting published by the State Department on Thursday, with first lady Jill Biden receiving the single most expensive present: a $20,000 diamond from India’s leader.

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