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Only waves and smiles, no handshakes for Modi, Sharif at UN

Days of speculation ended with a wave across a table.

Sep 29, 2015, 09:17 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi meets Fortune 500 CEOs in US: As it happened

On his second visit to the United States since becoming the PM in May 2014, Narendra Modi on Thursday met a host of business and political leaders in New York.

Sep 25, 2015, 07:59 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's New York leg of United States visit

Today is day two of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's New York leg of United States visit – his second since becoming the PM in May 2014. PM Modi is due to meet several world leaders, US CEOs and attend conferences today.

Sep 25, 2015, 00:31 AM IST

No bilateral meeting scheduled between PM Narendra Modi, Nawaz Sharif in US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not have a bilateral meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif during his current visit to the US, officials said.

Sep 24, 2015, 09:20 AM IST

If not meeting, Modi-Nawaz handshake in US still a possibility?

As the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly is nearing, the speculation is again mounting on whether the prime ministers of India and Pakistan will have a bilateral on the sidelines of the international gathering.

Sep 22, 2015, 07:43 AM IST

Why has PM Narendra Modi opted to stay in a Chinese-owned hotel that Barack Obama refused?

Breaking a long established tradition, US President Barack Obama and his entourage would not stay at the now Chinese-owned Waldorf Astoria New York​ hotel in New York when he travels to the city to attend the annual session of the UN General Assembly later this month.

Sep 15, 2015, 10:15 AM IST

Hilton to sell NY's Waldorf Astoria to Chinese firm

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc said it would sell its flagship Waldorf Astoria New York hotel to a Chinese insurance company for $1.95 billion, one of the highest prices per room ever paid for a U.S. hotel.

Oct 07, 2014, 01:36 AM IST