World Leaders
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India is fastest-growing major economy in world: PM Modi at BRICS Business Forum in Johannesburg
World | Aug 22, 2023, 10:53 PM IST"There is no doubt that India will become the growth engine of the world and the reason for this is that India has converted crises and difficulties into opportunities for economic improvement," said PM Modi during the BRICS Business Forum.
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BRICS Summit 2023: Looking forward to meetings with world leaders, says PM Modi in Johannesburg
World | Aug 22, 2023, 07:42 PM IST"Looking forward to the various deliberations and meetings with world leaders during the BRICS Summit over the next few days," said PM Modi in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
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Queen Elizabeth II death: World leaders remember The Queen
World | Sep 09, 2022, 12:57 AM ISTQueen Elizabeth death: The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. With her death, her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, will lead the country in mourning as the new King and head of state for 14 Commonwealth realms, BBC reported
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PM Modi tops list of most popular world leaders with 71 per cent rating: Survey
India | Jan 21, 2022, 11:47 AM ISTJoe Biden is followed by Canadian President Justin Trudeau also at 43 per cent and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at 41 per cent.
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World leaders reflect on Afghanistan at UN General Assembly
World | Sep 25, 2021, 02:13 PM ISTIn his address on Friday, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the failure in Afghanistan shows military strength alone does not work, reports Xinhua news agency.
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Trump calls Trudeau ‘two-faced’ as palace gossip goes viral
World | Dec 04, 2019, 11:48 PM ISTTrudeau was seen standing in a huddle with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Britain’s Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II at Tuesday evening’s Buckingham Palace reception for NATO leaders.
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Modi most popular world leader on Facebook
India | Apr 11, 2019, 02:05 PM ISTUS President Donald Trump is at the second place with more than 23 million likes on his personal Facebook Page and Jordan's Queen Rania is third with 16.9 million likes, said the "2019 World Leaders on Facebook" report -- part of the annual "Twiplomacy" study -- prepared by the leading global communications agency BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe).
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Salaries of top world leaders - from President Trump to PM Modi
News | Jul 06, 2018, 04:30 PM ISTYou'll be surprised to know the salaries drawn by the top leaders of the world. Let's take a look at the salaries of these leaders, from President Trump to PM Modi.
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PM Modi third most popular leader in Gallup Survey, defeats Donald Trump and Xi Jinping
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Political, religious leaders, heads of women’s and youth groups come together for world peace
Life | Sep 08, 2017, 05:04 PM ISTThe 3rd Annual Commemoration of the World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Summit will be held in Seoul, South Korea to seek global cooperation for global peace-building.
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Here are the 10 most followed world leaders on Instagram
Life | Apr 13, 2017, 02:51 PM ISTWe already know about our PM’s love for social media. But do you know who are the other most followed leaders on Instagram?
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Animal Diplomacy: These pets were exchanged between world leaders for a ‘warm” relationship
Life | Jan 04, 2017, 03:04 PM ISTWe bring to you some interesting furry tales of diplomatic gifts involving dogs, koala bears, pandas and what not. Read on to know more.
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India's faith leaders converge to promote 'Swachh Bharat'
World | Oct 18, 2015, 12:38 PM ISTSalt Lake City(USA): Over a hundred years after Swami Vivekananda made history at the Parliament of the World Religions, the spiritual leaders of India travelled to Salt Lake City, USA for the world's sixth Parliament
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1700 private jets fly to Davos to discuss global issues including global warming
Jan 21, 2015, 03:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: A squadron of 1,700 private jets are expected to fly Billionaires, world leaders and celebrities to the four-day conference annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland – to discuss things such as terrorism,
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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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World leaders meet with multiple crises on agenda
World | Sep 24, 2014, 11:10 AM ISTUNITED NATIONS: Facing a world in turmoil from multiple crises ranging from wars in the Mideast and Africa to the deadly scourge of Ebola and growing Islamic radicalism, leaders from more than 140 countries open
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Modi takes to Twitter to reciprocate good wishes from world leaders
National | May 19, 2014, 10:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Narendra Modi has thanked world leaders for their good wishes over BJP's landslide victory in Lok Sabha elections and underscored India's strong ties with countries like the US, Japan, Russia and Nepal. The
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Know 10 big sex scandals involving world leaders
World | Jun 27, 2014, 08:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: There have been many sex scandals involving world figures since ages. In recent times, many of the world leaders have been found involved either in extramarital sex or in sordid sex scandals. We
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Forty world leaders to attend Sochi Winter Olympics
Other Sports | Dec 14, 2013, 06:31 PM ISTMoscow: About 40 world leaders will be invited for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, Sochi 2014 steering committee head Dmitry Chernyshenko said.About 6,000 members of delegations, including 3,000 athletes, are expected to take part in
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World leaders bow, pray at Nelson Mandela's casket
World | Dec 11, 2013, 04:43 PM ISTPretoria: World leaders bowed and prayed on Wednesday before the flag-draped casket containing the body of Nelson Mandela, having a final look at the anti-apartheid icon in the amphitheater where he was sworn in 19