France first in New Delhi as West courts Modi
NEW DELHI, June 30, 2014 (AFP) - France Monday became the first Western power to hold talks in India with the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as …
NEW DELHI, June 30, 2014 (AFP) - France Monday became the first Western power to hold talks in India with the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as …
NEW DELHI, June 24, 2014 (AFP) - Annual losses in India's dysfunctional power sector are forecast to rise to billion in 2017 unless the government enacts …
NEW DELHI, June 16, 2014 (AFP) - India's inflation accelerated to a five-month high in May, in a worrying sign for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new …
NEW DELHI, June 14, 2014 (AFP) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday the country must be "self sufficient" in its defence capabilities at a …
KARACHI, June 8, 2014 (AFP) - Heavily armed militants attacked Pakistan's busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi Sunday night, killing at least six …
TOKYO, June 6, 2014 (AFP) - Japan could be the first foreign destination for new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese media reported Friday, …
MUMBAI, June 3, 2014 (AFP) - India's hawkish central bank kept key interest rates unchanged Tuesday at its first meeting to set monetary policy since new …
HYDERABAD, June 2, 2014 (AFP) - Celebrations erupted in southern India to mark the creation of the new state of Telangana on Monday at the culmination of a …
NEW DELHI, May 26, 2014 (AFP) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was expected to hold landmark talks with his Pakistani counterpart and announce his new …
GENEVA, April 29, 2014 (AFP) - The UN human rights office on Tuesday voiced concern over moves to revive the death penalty in the Maldives, including for …
NEW DELHI, May 26, 2014 (AFP) - India's premier-elect Narendra Modi plans to slash 26 government positions and name himself as defence minister under a cabinet …
COLOMBO, May 24, 2014 (AFP) - Five players and two officials of the Afghan national team were injured in a road accident in the Maldives Saturday after an AFC …
MALÉ, May 22, 2014 (AFP) - A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder over a fatal stabbing in the Maldives, becoming the first minor to be accused of …
NEW DELHI, May 19, 2014 (AFP) - India's Sonia and Rahul Gandhi offered to resign Monday after leading the once-dominant Congress party to its worst-ever …
NEW DELHI, May 19, 2014 (AFP) - India's prime minister-elect Narendra Modi has taken to Twitter to thank fellow leaders in Japan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Nepal and …
NEW DELHI, May 18, 2014 (AFP) - Prime minister-elect Narendra Modi summoned senior figures from his Hindu nationalist party on Sunday for talks on forming a …
VARANASI , May 17, 2014 (AFP) - Indian prime minister-elect Narendra Modi offered prayers by the river Ganges Saturday in a religious ceremony beamed live on …
NEW DELHI, May 16, 2014 (AFP) - India's prime minister-elect Narendra Modi was to make a triumphant entrance to New Delhi Saturday after leading his Hindu …
NEW DELHI, May 16, 2014 (AFP) - To admirers he is a Thatcherite reformer set to jolt India from the economic doldrums, while his opponents liken him to Putin …
MUMBAI, May 16, 2014 (AFP) - India's stock market jumped more than six percent to a record high of 25,000 points on Friday as business-friendly opposition …