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New York, June 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk today as he began his landmark three-day state visit to the US. "I'm a fan of Modi," Musk told reporters after the meeting. "It was a fantastic meeting with the Prime Minister and I like him quite a lot. He visited our factory a few years ago. So, we have known each other for a while," Musk said. "I am

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic yoga session at the UN Headquarters on Wednesday, the Congress took a dig at the BJP leader by posting a picture of him doing "camerasana". The Congress tweeted an image of PM Modi with two cameras focusing on him with the caption "camerasana" on the International Yoga Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to lead the yoga session in a historic

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India's stance on Russia in the Ukraine conflict has not faced widespread criticism in the United States. Asked in an interview with the Wall Street Journal about critical comments in the US for not taking a more forceful stance against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Modi said: "I don't think this type of perception is widespread in the US" "I think India

New Delhi, June 19: Prominent Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Monday claimed that the Uniform Civil Code is against the religious freedom guaranteed under the the Constitution but said it will not take to the streets to protest against it and instead would oppose it by taking all possible steps within the ambit of law. The statement by the Muslim organisation comes days after the Law

New Delhi, June 19: Canada-based Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, one of the most-wanted terrorists in India who carried a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in the north American country, officials here said on Monday. A resident of Bharsinghpur village in Punjab's Jalandhar, Nijjar was found dead inside a car with bullet wounds in the

As the communal tension continues to intensify in the northeastern state of Manipur, the house of Union Minister RK Ranjan Singh was attacked by a mob of over 1,000 people last night (June 15). Officials said that Singh was not at the house in Imphal at the time of the incident. As per media reports, despite the curfew in Imphal, the agitated mob managed to reach the minister's house at Kongba

Around 160,000 people in India and Pakistan have been evacuated from the path of a fierce cyclone Biparjoy which is expected to make landfall near Jakhau port in Kutch district by Thursday evening. Forecasters have warned that Cyclone Biparjoy - which means "disaster" in Bengali- could destroy homes and crops. As many as 74,435 citizens so far to safe places from eight districts of Gujarat. 4,604

Chennai, June 14: Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK leader V Senthil Balaji broke down in tears when he was being taken to a hospital for a medical checkup by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday morning. The minister has been arrested in an alleged money laundering case. The ED on Tuesday raided Mr Balaji's home before taking him away for questioning. The minister was arrested this morning after

Newsroom, June 4: At least nine persons were reportedly killed and a few others were injured in fresh firing in a Kuki-dominated village in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Wednesday. Although the incident has not yet been confirmed by the security forces or the state government, sources said the firing took place in the early hours of Wednesday (June 14) at Khamenlok village. "There was heavy

Panaji, June 31: The BJP lost the Karnataka Assembly polls as it could not work in the southern state the way Prime Minister Narendra Modi works at the national level and also failed to set a proper narrative before elections, party general secretary C T Ravi said on Monday. The senior BJP leader said it was Opposition parties that were working for industrialists "Adani and Ambani," while Modi and