Modi Travels
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Narendra Modi’s 240 ‘non-official’ trips: Rs 1.4 crore is what BJP paid IAF in 5 years
RTI response reveals BJP paid rates as low as Rs 744 for a trip the prime minister made in January.
Vijayta Lalwani
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Modi keeps combining official travel with BJP events, but who is paying the bills?
Questions sent to the Prime Minister’s Office went unanswered.
Vijayta Lalwani & Nithya Subramanian
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Modi’s foreign trips: Four chartered flight bills not settled due to ‘paucity of funds’, says Centre
The bills amounted to Rs 35.94 crore, and included tours to Sweden, UK, Germany, Russia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and China between April and June.
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Why the Congress defeat in Chhattisgarh is far worse than the loss in Rajasthan
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Is Congress leadership of INDIA shaky after Hindi belt poll defeats?
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Why KCR lost Telangana – and what it means for state parties
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Priya Satia: How modern empire broke the empire mould
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Caught on camera: Fisherwoman captures intense battle between lone crocodile and group of sharks
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PM Modi’s foreign trips have cost taxpayers over Rs 2,000 crore since 2014
The details were provided by Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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Data check: How often does Narendra Modi travel – and how much of it is on BJP work?
In the 1,524 days he has been in office as prime minister, he has spent a total of 492 days travelling – 101 of these have been on ‘non-official’ work.
Anand Katakam & Vijayta Lalwani
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Narendra Modi meets US Defence Secretary James Mattis in Singapore
Singapore named an orchid after the prime minister to commemorate his visit to the National Orchid Garden.
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Video
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Watch: Palestinian child under rubble asks rescuers to help her siblings, parents first
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Watch: Young fan recreates Sylvester Stallone’s iconic ‘Rocky’ monologue in the actor’s presence
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Cyclone Michaung: Sea turns turbulent, heavy rains batter Andhra Pradesh as landfall begins
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Watch: Pet dogs and their humans get family photographs with Santa Claus
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‘This is the worst nightmare for Narayan Murthy’: Comedian’s riff on several long weekends in 2024
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‘India stands resolutely with Indonesia in the fight against terror,’ says Narendra Modi in Jakarta
The prime minister is on a five-day tour of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
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Five reasons why Modi must visit the Kingdom of Tonga
An archipelago near Australia believes that India has failed to see its strategic importance.
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