Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he received a phone call from his “friend” President Vladimir Putin, who shared his insights on a recent meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska, in another signal that ties between New Delhi and Moscow remain strong despite backlash from Washington.

The Indian PM banked on warm ties with his U.S. counterpart—but then came a whopping 50% tariff, writes Salil Tripathi.

Calling the interaction “a proud moment,” Modi later posted on X, “Had a great interaction with Shubhanshu Shukla. We discussed a wide range of subjects including his experiences in space, progress in science & technology as well as India’s ambitious Gaganyaan mission. India is proud of his feat.”

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's arrival grabbed eyeballs as she greeted the Chief of Protocol of the US, Monica Crowley, with 'namaste'.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed to all parties, including the Opposition, for unanimous election of NDA's vice presidential candidate C P Radhakrishnan, as he praised his life of public service at a meeting of the ruling alliance MPs.

Modi also raised the issue of Indus Waters Treaty and slammed the then PM Jawaharlal Nehru for signing the agreement with Pakistan without taking Parliament or his Cabinet into confidence

Shubhanshu Shukla met with PM Modi on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed Shukla's experience in the space industry and the future of India's space program.

The Indian prime minister has said his country "is ready" to react to President Donald Trump's additional 25 percent levy on goods entering the U.S.

Shubhanshu Shukla, who was part of the historic Axiom-4 mission, met PM Modi on Monday, and said India's Gaganyaan Mission has gathered a lot of global interest.

PM Modi met IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s first astronaut at the ISS, discussing his mission, experiments, and preparations for the Gaganyaan programme. The PM jokingly asked about the “homework” Shukla had completed in documenting his space mission.

Given the BJP-led NDA’s strong majority in the combined strength of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Radhakrishnan’s win seems inevitable, though the opposition INDIA alliance is likely to put up a cand