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September 17, 2025 2:39 PM

World leaders hail PM Modi on his 75th birthday, highlight India’s global influence

Global leaders joined in celebrating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday, with US President Donald Trump leading the tributes through a personal phone call on Tuesday. During the conversation, the two leaders discussed key global issues, including the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and pledged to further strengthen India-US relations. On Truth Social, President Trump wrote, “Just had a wonderful phone call with my friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I wished him a very Happy Birth...

May 6, 2025 4:29 PM

PM Modi congratulates Australia PM Anthony Albanese on ‘historic’ win, vows to advance India-Australia strategic partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, congratulating him on his party's landslide victory in Saturday's general election. "Spoke with my friend Anthony Albanese to personally congratulate him on his party’s historic victory. We agreed to work together with renewed vigour to advance the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and explore new areas of cooperation," PM Modi said in his X post. PM Modi had earlier congratulated...

March 28, 2025 9:33 AM

Australia PM Albanese calls national election for May 3

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday called a national election for May 3, launching a five-week campaign that is set to be dominated by cost-of-living pressures. Albanese's Labor party won a majority at the last federal election in 2022, but most recent opinion polls show the party neck-and-neck with the opposition Liberal-National coalition when votes from smaller parties are redistributed. "Our government has chosen to face global challenges the Australian way - helping peo...