Narendra Modi

KEY POINTS:The Indian government has banned BBC documentary "India: The Modi Question" It has also used emergency powers to force Twitter and YouTube to remove footage from their sitesUniversity students attempting to screen the film have been detained and attackedElectricity was allegedly cut to universities and Twitter links censored as…

Last Updated: 26th January, 2023 21:13 IST A showdown was witnessed at Hyderabad University on Thursday as the Students Federation of India (SFI), prepared for the screening of the banned BBC docuseries. Image: hutterstock/Republicworld A mega showdown was witnessed at Hyderabad University on Thursday as the Students Federation of India (SFI),…

NEW DELHI: After meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi , Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that they have discussed security issues and cross-border terrorism. Taking to Twitter PM Modi said, "President @AlsisiOfficial and I discussed ways to augment cooperation in healthcare, environment and global supply chains. We also talked…

Egypt’s Al-Sisi in India to Boost Strategic Partnerships and Investments Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi arrived in New Delhi, India on Wednesday, 24 January as a guest of honor at the celebrations of India’s Republic Day on Thursday, 26 January. Al-Sisi, who was invited by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday vowed to expand ties in areas of defence and security, trade as well as counter-terror cooperation. After wide-ranging talks with Sisi, PM Modi said the two sides were unanimous in their view that terrorism is…

 India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks after the handover ceremony during the G20 Leaders' Summit, in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Pool/File Photo NEW DELHI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Students were detained by the Delhi police on Wednesday as they gathered to watch a recent BBC documentary…

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Monday said while attempts have been made by earlier governments to undermine or overlook Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s “unparalleled” contribution to India’s freedom struggle, “memories of heroes live on and are not dependent on anyone’s mercy”. Addressing an event in Port Blair on…

VARANASI: This year when G20 presidency is with India, a CNG-driven boat rally was flagged off by Union petroleum & natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri at Namo Ghat in Varanasi on Sunday as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to cut India’s carbon emission. Addressing the event, Puri…

(Corrects eighth paragraph to make clear Modi was never BJP president, but was made the party’s candidate for prime minister in 2013) MUMBAI (Reuters) – India has blocked the airing of a BBC documentary which questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying that even sharing…

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s recent national executive meeting put Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the centre stage once again, making it amply clear that the party shall attempt to turn the 2024 Lok Sabha polls into a presidential contest. A “Modi versus the Rest” binary has delivered…