Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tribute to the late Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and India's Narendra Modi will meet in New Delhi by the end of year, but no dates have been finalised yet, a Russian embassy official in India said on Wednesday.

India expects consumption tax cuts announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give a boost to the economy without hurting the government’s fiscal deficit, helping to offset the fallout from higher US tariffs.

"The bear hugs have gone. The smiles have curled into sneers." The former friendship between Donald Trump and Indian PM Narendra Modi has descended into acrimony, said Amrit Dhillon and George Grylls in The Times.

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During his Friday speech, Modi also hinted India would continue its unilateral suspension of the Indus Water Treaty. The treaty, which India suspended after the April massacre, allows sharing of the Indus River that runs about 2,897 kilometers (1,800 miles) through South Asia and is a lifeline for both countries.

NDA's CP Radhakrishnan filed his Vice-Presidential nomination, backed by PM Modi and top NDA leaders, showcasing alliance unity.

A call between the leaders of Russia and India affirmed the countries’ close ties despite Washington’s demands for New Delhi to wean itself off Russian oil. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday thanked his “friend,

Your PM gives you homework?’ That’s what people joked with astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla after Prime Minister Modi asked him to document his historic trip to space.

Businesses and political pundits nonetheless praised tax cuts, saying they will bolster his image in his trade fight with Washington.