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PM returns home after hectic US visit
India | Oct 01, 2014, 11:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to the Capital tonight after a five-day visit to the US.Modi left Washington yesterday at the end of his visit and returned home on a Special Air India
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Modi and Netanyahu meet,"Sky is the limit",says Israeli leader
World | Sep 29, 2014, 01:02 PM ISTNew York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu met today in the first interaction between the premiers of the two countries in 11 years with the leader of the Jewish state
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PM Narendra Modi discusses defence cooperation with Israeli counterpart
World | Sep 29, 2014, 11:06 AM ISTNew York: In a rare meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and discussed a wide range of issues including defence cooperation and the
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Narendra Modi overshadowed Nawaz Sharif at UN: Pakistani daily
World | Sep 29, 2014, 10:52 AM ISTIslamabad: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at the UN was everything his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif's was not, said a Pakistani daily on Monday.An editorial ‘Modi at the UN' in the Daily Times said:
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We believe in friendly ties with Pakistan: Afghanistan
World | Sep 28, 2014, 11:42 AM ISTNew York: Afghanistan believes in comprehensive, long term and friendly relations with Pakistan, said Afghanistan Foreign Minister Zarar Ahmad Osmani at the UN General Assembly on Saturday.Osmani said: "Afghanistan strongly believes in comprehensive, long term,
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#ModiAtUN: Ban Ki-moon thanks Narendra Modi for contribution to UN peacekeeping efforts
World | Sep 28, 2014, 09:29 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India's ‘significant contribution' to peacekeeping operations and voiced admiration for his focus on improving the socio-economic well-being of the country's
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World leaders give their annual speeches at the UN
World | Sep 28, 2014, 08:35 AM ISTUnited Nation: World leaders gathered on Saturday for the fourth day of the annual ministerial meeting of the U.N. General Assembly to address the state of their countries and the world. Here are highlights from
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No development without peace, security: Bangladesh PM
World | Sep 28, 2014, 08:43 AM ISTNew York: Sustainable development cannot be achieved in the ‘absence of durable peace and security', said Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday as she underlined the importance of a ‘balanced, pragmatic and ambitious agenda'
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#ModiInAmerica: PM Narendra Modi hails Global Citizens for sanitation
World | Sep 28, 2014, 08:11 AM ISTNew York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took his message of sanitation to New York's iconic Central Park, hailing people gathered there who are part of Global Citizen, a website network of people fighting
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China wants efforts to seek political solutions to armed conflicts
World | Sep 28, 2014, 07:20 AM ISTUnited Nations: China on Saturday called on the international community to seek political solutions to incessant conflicts across the world.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the call in his speech to the UN General Assembly
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China urges to restart Six Party Talks
World | Sep 28, 2014, 06:21 AM ISTUnited Nations: China said on Saturday the pressing task regarding the Korean Peninsula is to restart the Six Party talks at the earliest.The appeal was made by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi msaid while speaking
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#ModiInAmerica: US business, policymakers keen to engage with India: Assocham survey
Sep 27, 2014, 12:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: American businesses and policy-makers are keen to engage with India as they see enormous potential in the country's economy backed by the execution capabilities of the Narendra Modi-led government, according to a survey
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#ModiInAmerica: Deeply touched by warm welcome in US, says Narendra Modi
World | Sep 27, 2014, 10:19 AM ISTNew York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was ‘deeply touched' by the warm welcome accorded to him in the US."A big thank you for the warm welcome in New York! Deeply touched. Looking
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India rejects 'untenable comments' by Nawaz Sharif on J&K in UN
World | Sep 27, 2014, 09:26 AM ISTUnited Nations: India on Saturday strongly rejected the ‘untenable comments' made by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Jammu and Kashmir in the UNGA, asserting that the people of the state have peacefully chosen their
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Narendra Modi mingles with crowds, throwing security officials in a tizzy
World | Sep 27, 2014, 12:18 PM ISTNew York: As Narendra Modi plunged into the crowd of fans on Friday to respond to their warm welcome of ‘Modi' ‘Modi' chants and placards greeting him with different messages outside his hotel, the Indian
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BJP slams Nawaz Sharif for raking up Kashmir issue at UNGA
National | Sep 27, 2014, 06:52 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticized Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for raking up the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and blaming India for cancellation of talks, saying the
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Sharif rakes up Kashmir issue at UNGA; blames India for cancelling FS talks
World | Sep 26, 2014, 11:53 PM ISTUnited Nations: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today raked up the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly here and blamed India for “another missed opportunity” to address outstanding issues by cancelling the Foreign Secretary-level
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PM arrives in New York, says US a "natural global partner"
World | Sep 26, 2014, 10:36 PM ISTNew York: Describing America as India's “natural global partner”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today on a five-day visit to the US, holding out an assurance that India is “open and friendly” for business
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PM Narendra Modi departs for US after overnight halt in Frankfurt
World | Sep 26, 2014, 04:31 PM ISTFrankfurt: After an overnight transit halt here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left for his maiden visit to the US during which he will address the UN General Assembly, hold talks with President Barack
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India likely to reply to Pak raking up Kashmir issue at UN
World | Sep 26, 2014, 02:19 PM ISTNew York: Amid moves by Pakistan to rake up the Kashmir issue at the UNGA session, India is likely to exercise its right to reply on the matter.Earlier, Pakistan had said that Prime Minister Nawaz