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India deploys army to stop caste-related violence in Gujarat
The Indian army patrolled riot-hit areas of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat on Aug. 27 after the death toll rose to seven in two days of caste-related violence.
Clashes spread after police arrested a young leader of the influential Patel clan who led a huge rally on Aug. 25 to demand more government jobs and college places for members of his community.
After wifi at the Taj, Modi revives campaign for "digital" India
India is reinvigorating an $18 billion campaign to provide fast internet connections for all, with a "digital week" aimed at popularising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign promise to connect 250,000 villages in India by 2019.
India's Modi brings home $22 billion in China deals
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi got down to business on the final day of his trip to China on May 16, saying his country was open for investment as firms signed deals worth more than $22 billion.
Shops, schools close in India town over nun gang-rape
Shops and schools in a town in eastern India where an elderly nun was gang-raped closed March 17 in protest over perceived police inaction, as anger mounts over the "inhuman" crime, business owners said.
Obama announces nuclear "breakthrough" on landmark India trip
In a glow of bonhomie, U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a breakthrough on nuclear trade on Jan. 25, a step that both sides hope will help establish an enduring strategic partnership.
After a bear hug, Obama gets down to business with Modi in India
In a glow of bonhomie, U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi worked on a series of bilateral agreements at a summit on Jan. 25 that both sides hope will establish an enduring strategic partnership.
Prime Minister Modi wields broom in new 'Clean India' push
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wielded a broom in a New Delhi slum on Thursday as he pledged to sweep away India's reputation for poor public hygiene and rudimentary sanitation.
China, India Sign Landmark USD 20 B Deals
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India has resulted in a number of deals between the two countries in the fields of infrastructure, energy and industrial zones.
Xi met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Delhi and Beijing are embroiled in recent border dispute.
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India's new PM Modi slams rape shame, communal violence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned a spate of rapes as a source of shame for India and urged an end to communal violence Friday as he vowed to improve the lives of the nation's poor in his first Independence Day speech.
ANALYSIS: Modi’s triumph in India 'spectacular', but no honeymoon
Narendra Modiâs unprecedented election victory means that Indiaâs most controversial politician â as well as its most business friendly â will have a firm hold on power in Delhi for the next five years, but his administration cannot count on a honeymoon period, the U.K.-based international consulting firm Oxford Analytica has said in a special report released on June 5.