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Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sent a powerful message across the border to Nepal, where a historic political transition is underway.Modi used the stage in Imphal not only to address the people of the state but blended diplomacy with emotion, while hailing the civic spirit of Nepal's youth, who played a pivotal role in the country's recent upheaval.Highlighting "a notable aspect of recent developments in Nepal that has not received much attention", Modi said that over the past ...Read More >
Delhi Police have filed an FIR based on a complaint by a BJP worker regarding a deepfake video shared by the Bihar Congress unit on X. The video allegedly tarnishes Prime Minister Modi's image and disrespects his late mother. The BJP has condemned the video, while Congress defends it as a mother's advice, not disrespect. Delhi Police on Saturday registered an FIR on a BJP worker's complaint over an AI-generated "deepfake" video posted by the Bihar Congress unit on its X handle that allegedly ta ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a public meeting in Manipur's capital, Imphal, on Saturday, 13 September 2025, said, "For the last few days, the youth of Nepal have been engaged wholeheartedly in cleaning and painting the streets of the country. I have also seen their pictures on social media. Their positive thinking and work not only inspire but are also a clear indication of Nepal's new rise." PM Modi was referring to the Gen Z group that led the anti-government prote ...Read More >
Imphal, Sep 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Nepal's interim PM Sushila Karki on assuming office, calling her appointment "a shining example of women empowerment". Addressing a rally in Manipur capital Imphal, Modi said India and Nepal have been close friends bound by shared history, faith and cultural ties, and New Delhi stood firmly with the people of the neighbouring country during its transitional phase. "I want to congratulate Sushila Karki on behalf of 140 ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Sushila Karki, who was sworn in as head of the Nepalese interim government Saturday, has proposed holding general elections on March 4, 2026, the India Today television channel reported. The proposal was one of the topics discussed during the interim cabinet's first meeting. Karki, Nepal's former Chief Justice, was appointed head of the interim government after mass riots led to the resignation of the previous prime minister, Sharma Oli. Karki's appointment came a s a result of tw ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 13 (ANI): Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Manipur on Saturday, BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan hit out at the INDIA bloc and said that the opposition was politicising the issue, and the PM's visit to the ethnic violence-hit state revealed that he was not biased against any state. Speaking to ANI, Tamilisai Soundararajan said, "We welcome PM Modi's move to go to Manipur. Earlier, he was following the situation in Manipur, and with his ...Read More >
Imphal/Churachandpur, Sep 13 (PTI) People in large numbers gathered on both sides of the roads in Manipur's Churachandpur and Imphal and greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday during his visit to the strife-torn state. On the streets, many enthusiasts furiously clicked on their mobile phones to capture the momentous occasion, while others stood waving placards and banners with slogans in praise of the PM. They greeted the prime minister with cheers and waving of the national flags alon ...Read More >
Delhi (AsiaNews) - Narendra Modi arrived today in Churachandpur, a Kuki majority area, to meet with refugees and internally displaced people in his first visit to the state since communal violence broke out in 2023, causing hundreds of deaths. Tensions and controversy preceded the visit, fuelled, among others, by India's main opposition party. Indian National Congress (INC) President Mallikarjun Kharge accuses the prime minister of holding a large-scale welcoming ceremony to boost his own image ...Read More >
Imphal (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Nepal's interim PM Sushila Karki on assuming office, calling her appointment "a shining example of women empowerment". Addressing a rally in Manipur capital Imphal, Modi said India and Nepal have been close friends bound by shared history, faith and cultural ties, and New Delhi stood firmly with the people of the neighbouring country during its transitional phase. "I want to congratulate Sushila Karki on behalf of 140 crore I ...Read More >
Imphal, Sep 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Nepal's interim PM Sushila Karki on assuming office, calling her appointment "a shining example of women empowerment". Strengthening India-Nepal Ties Addressing a rally in Manipur capital Imphal, Modi said India and Nepal have been close friends bound by shared history, faith and cultural ties, and New Delhi stood firmly with the people of the neighbouring country during its transitional phase. .Message of Support from Ind ...Read More >
Imphal, Sep 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Nepal's interim PM Sushila Karki on assuming office, calling her appointment "a shining example of women empowerment." Addressing a rally in the Manipur capital, Modi said, "I want to congratulate Karki on behalf of 140 crore Indians." Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki on Friday night became Nepal's first woman prime minister to lead an interim government. He added, "Karki occupying the top post of that country is an e ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, in his first reaction to the ongoing situation in Nepal, cautioned against ignoring seemingly minor issues, warning that they can escalate into major problems. Speaking at the fifth convocation ceremony of the Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow on Saturday, Adityanath said, "You must have seen what happened in Nepal. People ignored social media and now look at the consequences. The situation they are facing now shows ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, extended his best wishes to Sushila Karki on assuming office as prime minister of the Interim Government of Nepal. India remains firmly committed to the peace, progress and prosperity of the people of Nepal, the Indian PM said. "I extend my best wishes to Right Hon. Mrs. Sushila Karki on assuming office as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Nepal. India remains firmly committed to the peace, progress and prosperity of the people ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 13 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday congratulated Sushila Karki on taking oath as the prime minister of an interim government in Nepal, and said she looks forward to nurturing the deep-rooted ties of friendship and cooperation as the neighbour of the Himalayan country. Karki, former chief justice of Nepal, on Friday night became the country's first woman prime minister to lead an interim government, ending days of political uncertainty after the K P Shar ...Read More >
Varanasi, Sep 13 (PTI) Former Chief Justice of Nepal Sushila Karki, 73, who has now become the country's first woman prime minister to head an interim government, shares a strong bond with Varanasi. Karki, who described herself in a recent media interview as a "friend of India", pursued her post-graduation from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. It was during her stay at the BHU that she also met her life partner, Durga Prasad Subedi. Dipak Malik, a former professo ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 13 (PTI) The Maharashtra BJP on Saturday staged demonstrations in Mumbai and Nashik to protest against an AI-generated purported video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late mother shared by the Congress on social media. The ruling party has alleged that the AI-generated video, circulated by the Bihar unit of the Congress on X, was an insult to all mothers in the country. Talking to reporters during the protest here, BJP MLC Chitra Wagh said, "This is not just an insult to the late ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Manipur a "pit stop", the Congress on Saturday alleged that the trip is "tokenism" and a "grave insult" to the people of the state. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused Modi of organising a grand welcome ceremony for himself and claimed that it "is a cruel prick" to the wounds of those still suffering. "In the words of your own... Where is your Rajdharma?" Kharge asked on X just before the start of Modi's Manipur ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Protesters in Nepal ousted the prime minister and set parliament ablaze over the government's ban on social media and corruption allegations, but in India the violence is being misrepresented online as something else entirely: a religious uprising. While some claim that the demonstrations are a demand for a "Hindu state", others say the opposite -- that they are an attack on the faith. Fuelling the narrative are allegations from Indian broadcasters and politicians that rioters vanda ...Read More >
Kathmandu/VARANASI : A no-nonsense judge who scripted history by jailing a minister for corruption in Nepal, Sushila Karki first stepped into the limelight in July 2016 when she became the first woman chief justice, and the only one till date, of the Himalayan nation. On Friday, that journey scaled a new height as the 73-year-old took oath as the interim prime minister of a country convulsed by violence that killed 51 people and displaced an entire regime. Karki emerged as the leading candidate ...Read More >
Sushila Karki, former chief justice of Nepal and a likely frontrunner for the country's interim premiership, has drawn attention for her husband's role in a plane hijacking 52 years ago. Ms Karki is married to Durga Prasad Subedi, a former youth leader of the Nepali Congress, whom she reportedly met while studying at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi. Mr Subedi was reporterdly part of Nepal's first plane hijacking on June 10, 1973. On board the plane was Hindi film actress Mala Sinha. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Sushila Karki on taking oath as the prime minister of an interim government in Nepal, and underscored India's commitment to the peace, progress, and prosperity of the people of the neighbouring country. Modi posted the message on X, a day after former chief justice Karki took oath as Nepal's first woman prime minister to lead an interim government, ending days of political uncertainty after the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister ...Read More >
AHMEDABAD: The leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday refused to ascribe any significance to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to trouble-torn Manipur scheduled for the next day. "There is an issue in Manipur for a long time. It is okay he (PM Modi) is now going to Manipur, but the main issue in the country remains the theft of votes," Congress leader Gandhi told media persons at Keshod airport after landing in Gujarat. "Elections were stolen in Haryana, Maharashtra ...Read More >
PM to address around 1,100 participants from across the country on Friday With the Rs 400-crore Gyan Bharatam project, the government is aiming to create an institution on the lines of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for the preservation and interpretation of India's manuscripts. "What ASI is for monuments, Gyan Bharatam will be for manuscripts," said Union Culture Secretary Vivek Aggarwal, addressing reporters in New Delhi on Wednesday ahead of the launch of a three-day conference beg ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that digitisation of India's ancient manuscripts will curb "intellectual piracy", adding that the information sourced to the country's traditional knowledge system has been copied and patented by others. Addressing the International Conference on Gyan Bharatam on the theme 'Reclaiming India's Knowledge Legacy through Manuscript Heritage', the prime minister said the exercise is an extension of the country's resolve to forge ahead with the c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12: Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in on Friday as Nepal's interim prime minister at a special ceremony held at Sheetal Niwas. Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath of office in the presence of Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, Chief Justice Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha, senior government officials, security chiefs, and members of the diplomatic community, reports The Himalayan Times newspaper of Nepal. President Paudel appointed Karki under ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Friday sworn in as the 15th vice president of India. He later assumed charge as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha in his office in Parliament. President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to Radhakrishnan (67) at a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Union ministers. Dressed in a red kurta, Radhakrishnan took oath in English in the name of god. Murmu congratulated him after ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 12: Ending days of political uncertainty and unrest in Nepal, President Ram Chandra Poudel on Friday appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the country's interim Prime Minister. The move came after the fall of K P Sharma Oli's government, which collapsed following violent protests triggered by a controversial social media ban and allegations of corruption. The appointment of Karki, 73, marks a historic moment as she becomes Nepal's first woman prime mi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) A Delhi BJP worker on Friday filed a police complaint seeking the registration of a case against Congress and its leaders involved in the sharing of an AI-generated purported video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late mother. The complaint was filed at the North Avenue police station and is being looked into for appropriate legal action. So far, no FIR has been registered, a senior Delhi Police officer said. In his police complaint, BJP worker Sanket Gupta claimed the ...Read More >
Recent years have witnessed significant political upheaval in India's neighboring countries. Economic collapse in Sri Lanka, student-led protests in Bangladesh, and social media ban-related unrest in Nepal led to the ousting of sitting leaders. In the last three years, three of India's neighbours have seen mass street movements that removed sitting leaders. Sri Lanka's economic collapse in July 2022 forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down and flee the country. In Bangladesh, widespread ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that digitisation of India's ancient manuscripts will help curb "intellectual piracy", adding that the information sourced to the country's traditional knowledge system has been copied and patented by others. Addressing the International Conference on Gyan Bharatam on the theme 'Reclaiming India's Knowledge Legacy through Manuscript Heritage' at Vigyan Bhawan here, the prime minister said the exercise is an extension of the cou ...Read More >
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