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PM Modi confident on NSG, says process has begun on positive note

PM Modi confident on NSG, says process has begun on positive note

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

Modi said India has a number of problems with China and efforts are on to resolve them one-by-one through talks.

6 major Left parties join hands for Bihar polls

6 major Left parties join hands for Bihar polls

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

The Left parties said they have come together to provide an option to the public to provide "people's rule" in the true sense.

Entry of India, Pak to bolster SCO's strength: Xi

Entry of India, Pak to bolster SCO's strength: Xi

Rediff.com10 Jun 2018

He said countries should work for promoting open and inclusive cooperation for win-win outcomes.

Does Modi govt have an Afghan Policy?

Does Modi govt have an Afghan Policy?

Rediff.com28 Aug 2021

The flawed Indian policy toward Afghanistan is missing the woods for the trees. The Modi government doesn't have a 'big picture', observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who played a stellar role in beginning India's systemic dealings in Afghanistan in 1994.

India cancelled talks, let it resume them: Sharif

India cancelled talks, let it resume them: Sharif

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Pakistan has sought to put the ball in India's court for talks between the prime ministers of the two countries amidst strong indications of an interaction on the sidelines of the SAARC Summit.

Data secure status for India is vital: Sharma on FTA

Data secure status for India is vital: Sharma on FTA

Rediff.com3 Sep 2013

India-European Union Broad-based Trade and Investment agreement came up for discussion in a meeting between Sharma and visiting Netherlands Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Lilianne Ploumen in New Delhi.

J&K polls: 7 ministers, 8 ex-ministers in fray for 1st phase

J&K polls: 7 ministers, 8 ex-ministers in fray for 1st phase

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

A total of 123 candidates, including seven ministers of Congress-National Conference coalition, eight former ministers and legislators are in fray for the Jammu and Kashmir's first phase of elections scheduled later this month.

How DMK's Bharat Mata temple flummoxed the BJP

How DMK's Bharat Mata temple flummoxed the BJP

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

Chief Minister Stalin seems to have drawn a line between his personal beliefs and those of others in the family, beginning with wife Durga Stalin, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

RCEP a done deal, but signing put off to Feb: Sources

RCEP a done deal, but signing put off to Feb: Sources

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

Sources said China was forcefully pushing for inking the deal during the RCEP summit later in the day, which was seen as an attempt to counter-balance the impact of its lingering trade war with the US as well as to project the region's economic might to the West.

PM Modi to visit Male to attend swearing-in of Prez-elect

PM Modi to visit Male to attend swearing-in of Prez-elect

Rediff.com9 Nov 2018

India-Maldives ties came under strain under Yameen who was perceived to be close to China.

Keen to have you visit, Chinese PM tells Modi in Myanmar

Keen to have you visit, Chinese PM tells Modi in Myanmar

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday had his first meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who said that China is looking forward to the Indian leader's maiden visit to Beijing.

Mamata and Jaya hold on to power; Kerala and Assam vote for change

Mamata and Jaya hold on to power; Kerala and Assam vote for change

Rediff.com20 May 2016

Scripting history, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday stormed to power in Assam bagging a government in the north east for the first time dethroning the Congress which also lost Kerala while Jayalalithaa and Mamata Banerjee retained power in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal with spectacular victories.

India, Germany made for each other: Modi

India, Germany made for each other: Modi

Rediff.com30 May 2017

Modi also made a call for European Union unity and said India would play a positive role in enhancing that through Germany.

IPL auction: Shai 'Hope'ful of pipping Kohli, Rohit

IPL auction: Shai 'Hope'ful of pipping Kohli, Rohit

Rediff.com17 Dec 2019

Talk about whether IPL auction will be on his mind, Hope sounded dismissive.

Can Obama's visit lift India-US trade ties out of gloom?

Can Obama's visit lift India-US trade ties out of gloom?

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Trade enhancement is not about lowering tariff barriers, but dismantling such regulatory barriers.

Chinese daily calls India a 'beautiful woman, wanting to be wooed by all'

Chinese daily calls India a 'beautiful woman, wanting to be wooed by all'

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

"The basic idea is that India would like to continue to be the most beautiful woman wooed by all men, notably the two strongest in the house, US and China," the article titled 'Indo-US strategic distrust stalls LSA signing'.

3-language formula proposed in new education policy 'painful': TN CM

3-language formula proposed in new education policy 'painful': TN CM

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

'Tamil Nadu will never allow the Centre's three-language policy'

Sushma makes strong pitch for India's permanent seat at UNSC

Sushma makes strong pitch for India's permanent seat at UNSC

Rediff.com29 Sep 2018

Swaraj emphasised that the UN must accept it needs fundamental reform.

Biden-Harris: How to win the desi vote

Biden-Harris: How to win the desi vote

Rediff.com19 Aug 2020

'We want to make sure that we are certainly targeting the entire Indian American community.'

Johnson set for huge win in UK's 'Brexit election': Exit poll

Johnson set for huge win in UK's 'Brexit election': Exit poll

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

It would be the biggest Conservative victory since 1987, the poll suggests.

Rahul goes abroad on 'meditational visit' ahead of Cong protest

Rahul goes abroad on 'meditational visit' ahead of Cong protest

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

Surjewala said the party's 10-day agitation was formalised at a meeting in which Rahul Gandhi participated in, but neither he nor Sonia Gandhi would be participating in the state and district level programmes.

With Karat vs Yechury war in open, CPI-M looking for middle path

With Karat vs Yechury war in open, CPI-M looking for middle path

Rediff.com4 Feb 2018

The two senior most leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist are at the loggerhead over alliance or adjustment with the Congress.

'Modi and Shah are more chatur than Gandhi'

'Modi and Shah are more chatur than Gandhi'

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

'This is the first time a majority ruling government is nominating a Dalit for President.' 'So, the moral credibility definitely will go with the BJP, particularly Narendra Modi.'

PM hopes for 'positive outcomes' at BRICS in China

PM hopes for 'positive outcomes' at BRICS in China

Rediff.com2 Sep 2017

India and China have not ruled out a Modi-Xi meeting during the summit.

PM Modi holds 'excellent' meeting with Putin

PM Modi holds 'excellent' meeting with Putin

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

The meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek is their first interaction after Modi's re-election following the stunning victory of the BJP in the general elections last month.

BRICS Bank's first loan will be in Chinese currency: Kamath

BRICS Bank's first loan will be in Chinese currency: Kamath

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

The NDB will have an initial authorised capital of $100 billion.

EU seeks Modi intervention to resume FTA talks

EU seeks Modi intervention to resume FTA talks

Rediff.com8 Mar 2015

Says it is ready to show flexibility on all major issues

Mary Kom adds another feather to her illustrious hat

Mary Kom adds another feather to her illustrious hat

Rediff.com31 Oct 2019

Mary Kom will represent the Asian bloc in the group

No other PM has come close to Nehru's success

No other PM has come close to Nehru's success

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

'His contributions in setting up transparent precedents of governance are still basically intact despite the cynicism of several of his successors,' notes Jamini Bhagwati.

Modiji, time to suspend hostilities at home

Modiji, time to suspend hostilities at home

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

In a time of crisis like this, a government needs its people and politics united. A nation of India's size and diversity can't fight a stronger rival with fraying social cohesion, observes Shekhar Gupta.

How new president Ganguly plans to lead BCCI

How new president Ganguly plans to lead BCCI

Rediff.com24 Oct 2019

Ganguly, only the second Indian captain to take charge as the BCCI chief, sounded a pleased man on his first day at his new office at the BCCI head office

India's C'wealth Games showing raises hope for big medal haul at Asiad

India's C'wealth Games showing raises hope for big medal haul at Asiad

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

The haul of 64 medals at the Commonwealth Games, in July-August, which included 15 gold, should act as the ideal springboard for the Indian contingent to better its medal tally at Guangzhou, China, four years ago.

'Close relations with neighbours is key priority for my govt'

'Close relations with neighbours is key priority for my govt'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that developing close relations with India's neighbours is a key priority of his government, ahead of his planned visit to Kathmandu on Tuesday afternoon to attend the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Summit.

Trump to travel to Brussels for NATO summit in May

Trump to travel to Brussels for NATO summit in May

Rediff.com22 Mar 2017

Trump's trip to Brussels would be his first overseas visit after he was sworn-in.

'We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you': PM hails spirit of people of Belgium

'We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you': PM hails spirit of people of Belgium

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

Modi's visit to Brussels comes eight days after the deadly attacks on the city in which at least 35 people, including an Indian, died and over 300 were wounded.

SCS row: To deal with China, PM backs 'rules-based security architecture'

SCS row: To deal with China, PM backs 'rules-based security architecture'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2017

Modi said India will continue its support to ASEAN for a rules-based security architecture for the region.

'Attempt to change status quo at LAC is unacceptable'

'Attempt to change status quo at LAC is unacceptable'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

As the pandemic unfolded, the India-China relationship has come under severe stress. To restore normalcy, agreements between the two countries must be respected scrupulously in their entirety. Where the Line of Actual Control is concerned, any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo is unacceptable, declares External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

Modi's BRICS symphony in Goa

Modi's BRICS symphony in Goa

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

Narendra Modi's success at the BRICS summit is the best Diwali gift for India's diplomacy and marks her ascendancy to global leadership, says Tarun Vijay.

Situation in India's banking sector is not grim at all: K V Kamath

Situation in India's banking sector is not grim at all: K V Kamath

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

Several factors seem to have corrected in India in the past six months, says the president of New Development Bank.

'Health of its citizens is not a priority for the Indian State'

'Health of its citizens is not a priority for the Indian State'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2019

'Political elites need to feel that these are our children dying, that this is a crisis for us, a tragedy for our community, we must take immediate action to save the lives of our people.'