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During a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi urges Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end the Russo-Ukrainian War, and volunteers to act as a mediator in talks between Zelenskyy and Russia. In a later national address, Zelenskyy thanked Modi but stated that it is necessary for India to respect international law as well as Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
2024-08-23

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates a new parliament building capable of holding 1,272 MPs. The ceremony is boycotted by the opposition for not asking President Droupadi Murmu to inaugurate it and for selecting the birthday of Hindutva founder Vinayak Damodar Savarkar as the inauguration date, while Delhi Police detain wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik for protesting the sexual abuse of female athletes at the ceremony.
2023-05-28

Police in India arrest Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News who has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
2022-06-28

India reports a single-day record of 10 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered, a level that Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed as a "momentous feat" for the country.
2021-08-27

Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives his first dose of the Bharat Biotech Covaxin vaccine.
2021-03-1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extends India's nationwide lockdown until May 3.
2020-04-14

As anger over the new citizenship law grows in the Indian states of Assam and Tripura, the government calls in the Army to restore peace. Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeals for calm.
2019-12-12

Forensic anthropologists from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, report that more than 90 sets of human remains have been discovered near the town of Mannar. The mass grave is situated in an area that saw heavy fighting during the country's civil war.
2018-08-27

Shri Narendra Modi is sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India.
2014-05-26

Northern Province of Sri Lanka, severely affected by the civil war, is opened to foreigners and journalists who hold passports.
2011-07-5