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Death toll rises to 20 from riots, Modi appeals for calm

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MNA International Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for calm on Wednesday after days of clashes between Hindus and minority Muslims over a controversial citizenship law in some of the worst sectarian violence in the capital in decades. Twenty people were killed and nearly 200 wounded in the violence, a doctor said, with many suffering gunshot wounds amid looting and arson attacks that coincided with a visit to India by US President Donald Trump, reports Reuters. Police and paramilitary forces patrolled the streets in far greater numbers on Wednesday. Parts of the riot-hit areas were deserted. “Peace and harmony ...

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Modi cancels Turkey visit over Erdogan’s remarks on Kashmir

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MNA International Desk: The Indian government has decided to call off a proposed visit by the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Turkey’s capital Ankara. The decision was taken as part of a number of measures showing the Indian government’s displeasure over Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last month. During the speech, Erdogan criticised India’s move to abrogate Article 370 of the constitution that provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Supporting Pakistan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said that it is imperative to solve the problem through “dialogue on the ...

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Modi assures Kashmir situation will normalise in four months

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MNA Editorial Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said it would take four months for Jammu and Kashmir to return to normal after his government stripped the state of its special status in August and imposed harsh restrictions. At a rally in the western state of Maharashtra on Sunday, Modi said that his government had taken necessary steps to maintain security in Jammu and Kashmir, India’s only Muslim-majority state that is also claimed by neighboring Pakistan. Alongside the withdrawal on August 5 of constitutional provisions that gave Jammu and Kashmir more autonomy than any other Indian state, Modi’s government ...

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Hope It Furthers Spirit Of Peace: PM Modi Wishes Nation On Eid-Al-Adha

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MNA International Desk: Eid al-Adha, also known as Bakri Eid, is marked by by sacrificing an animal that is close to the devotees as they prove their devotion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid-Al-Adha as people from the Muslim community gathered at mosques across the country to offer prayers. “My best wishes on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. I hope it furthers the spirit of peace and happiness in our society. Eid Mubarak!” PM Modi tweeted. Eid al-Adha, also known as Bakri Eid, is marked by by sacrificing an animal that is ...

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Filmmakers, historians urge Indian PM to stop mob attacks on minorities

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MNA International Desk: A group of Bollywood filmmakers, historians, and citizens have written to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to stop mob attacks on minority Muslims and others at the bottom of society. Hindu mobs have targeted Muslims on suspicion of slaughtering cows they consider sacred as well as Dalits, the lowest group in the Hindu caste hierarchy, for being engaged in the cattle trade. Upper-caste Hindus consider the cow to be a holy animal that should be revered, while lower caste Dalits and minority Muslims slaughter cows and consume beef for business and nutritional purposes. “The lynching ...

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China condemns Modi’s visit to disputed region

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MNA International Desk: China’s foreign ministry on Saturday condemned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the disputed north-eastern border state of Arunachal Pradesh, saying it “resolutely opposes” activities by Indian leaders in the region. Modi’s visit was part of a series of public meetings in the region aimed at garnering support for his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of Indian elections due by May. Despite recent efforts to improve bilateral ties in both countries, disputes over the mountainous Indo-China border – which triggered a war in 1962 – and the region that China claims as southern Tibet have ...

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Modi may see biggest election loss

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MNA International Desk: India’s ruling party could lose power in three key states, four TV networks said on Tuesday, citing vote count leads, potentially handing Indian prime minister Narendra Modi his biggest defeat since he took office in 2014, and months ahead of a general election. The main opposition Congress party could form governments in the central states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, and in the western state of Rajasthan, all big heartland states that powered Modi to a landslide win in the 2014 general election. Analysts say a big loss for Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party would signify rural dismay ...

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Hasina, Modi to inaugurate two rail projects today

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MNA National Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will inaugurate the construction work of two railway projects through videoconferencing on Monday. The two projects are – “Kulaura-Shahbajpur Section Rehabilitation of Bangladesh Railway” and “Akhaura-Agartala Duel Gauge Rail Connectivity (Bangladesh part).” They will be jointly funded by Bangladesh and India, according to an official press release issued on Sunday, reports news agency. The Kulaura-Shahbajpur project will restore train link between the two countries as a part of the “Trans Asian Railway Network.” About 53 kilometres duel gaze rail lines, bridges and culverts, stations and infrastructures will ...

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Hasina, Modi to meet on sidelines of BIMSTEC summit

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MNA National Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will meet on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC meeting in Nepal beginning on Thursday. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam briefing reporters on the visit on Wednesday at the foreign ministry said Hasina will leave for Kathmandu on Thursday morning to attend the fourth BIMSTEC summit that envisages a “peaceful, prosperous and sustainable” Bay of Bengal”. “It’s expected that our Prime Minister will hold a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi among other regional leaders.” He added. The Prime Minister is expected to return ...

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Modi calls for unimpeded trade, access in Indo-Pacific

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MNA Business Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for equal access at sea and in the air for all Asian countries at a major defence conference on Friday, but avoided singling out China’s claims to the hotly contested South China Sea. Modi outlined his regional vision at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, attended by defence chiefs from over 40 countries, including US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. The Indian leader’s visit to Southeast Asia, which he described as the centre of a new era of cooperation in a region that spanned the coast of Africa to the US West ...

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India to invest $9bn in Bangladesh private sector

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MNA Business Desk: During the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four days visit in India, the country’s private sector have signed several agreements with Bangladesh that will result in investment of over $9 billion. “Both sides have expressed satisfaction over the growth of trade and investment in the recent years,” reads a statement. The statement also said the two prime ministers stressed the need to remove trade barriers, including port restrictions to facilitate trade. Modi and Hasina have also instructed officials to expedite the process of setting up Indian Special Economic Zones in designated locations across Bangladesh, according to the joint ...

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Trump invites Modi to visit US later this year

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MNA International Desk: President Donald Trump spoke by phone Tuesday with India’s prime minister Modi and invited him to visit the United States later in the year. Trump told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the U.S. considers India “a true friend and partner in addressing challenges around the world,” a White House statement said. The two leaders resolved to “stand shoulder to shoulder in the global fight against terrorism.” They also discussed cooperation in economy and defense, and security in South and Central Asia. Trump looked forward to hosting Modi in the United States later this year, the statement said. ...

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FIR on Rakhi Sawant for wearing dress with Modi’s pictures

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MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Bollywood actor Rakhi Sawant has been booked for wearing a dress with pictures of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August, reported news agency. The First Information Report was lodged at a police station in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district. “The FIR was lodged on Thursday evening by a local resident against the actor. The complainant said by wearing the particular dress, she not only insulted the Prime Minister but also indulged in obscenity,” a police official from Kankroli police station said. “We registered the case under the Indian Penal Code provisions and started investigations,” the official ...

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Bangladesh and India merged Benapole-Petrapole

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MNA Business Desk: Bangladesh and India have merged South Asia’s busiest land check-post at Benapole-Petrapole for easing the movement of general public and goods. Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi unlocked the new ‘Petrapole Integrated Check Post’ (ICP) through a video call on Thursday. Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee linked them from Kolkata. Narendra Modi said on Thursday, India’s progress is linked to that of all its neighbors, as he along with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Petrapole-Benapole land port which will serve as a key trade route. This is the second ICP on the India-Bangladesh ...

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