Watch: Who is Makhanlal Sarkar? 98-year-old BJP veteran whose feet PM Modi touched during Bengal oath ceremony. His link to Syama Prasad Mukherjee explainedWho is Makhanlal Sarkar (Google Trends): Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed respect to 98-year-old BJP veteran Makhanlal Sarkar at the Wes...
09 May, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
At Bengal swearing-in, Modi honours 97-year-old Makhanlal SarkarPrime Minister Narendra Modi honored Makhanlal Sarkar, a 97-year-old associate of Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, at the swearing-in ceremony for ...
09 May, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
"It's a real thing": PM Netanyahu hails 'Modi hug' as symbol of 'wondrous' India-Israel friendshipIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warmly welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Knesset. He described the relationship...
26 Feb, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
PM Modi's hug diplomacy: "It may not be part of your culture. It is part of our culture," says JaishankarPrime Minister Narendra Modi met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, exchanging a handshake and a hug. This gesture came weeks...
23 Aug, 2024, 10.13 PM IST
How hugging went from being the manifestation of affection to becoming a salutation for an intimate ageWhen hugging is mentioned in the 19th century it is considered very personal.
09 Mar, 2019, 07.34 AM IST
Rahul should get married then he can hug us: BJP MP Nishikant DubeyYesterday, at an event, Gandhi said the BJP's MPs take "two steps back" on seeing him fearing he may embrace them.
26 Jul, 2018, 10.03 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi’s hug plan took shape in February; wink impromptuGandhi had walked across the aisle and given the reluctant PM a hug after a fiery speech during trust vote.
25 Jul, 2018, 08.51 AM IST
Tale of two hugs: When Narendra Modi hugged Ashok Gehlot and Rahul Gandhi hugged ModiModi hugged Gehlot back in 2013 when the former was the chief minister of Gujarat and the latter had just stepped down as CM of Rajasthan.
25 Jul, 2018, 08.04 AM IST
Congress leaders hail Rahul for 'game-changing' speech, say 'hug' not scriptedSeveral BJP leaders termed Gandhi's speech and gestures during the no-confidence motion against the government as part of a scripted 'drame...
20 Jul, 2018, 06.14 PM IST
Modi hugs only privileged people, not farmers, jawans: Rahul GandhiGandhi's remarks came after Modi defended his trademark hugging of world leaders in a TV interview, saying he was unaware of laid down prot...
22 Jan, 2018, 07.53 PM IST
Congress mocks PM Modi's 'hugplomacy', BJP hits backThe opposition party said that with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting India, it looks forward to more hugs from prime mini...
14 Jan, 2018, 10.09 PM IST
President Donald Trump needs another hug: Rahul Gandhi to PM Narendra ModiRahul Gandhi's remark was in reference to the visible bonhomie between Trump and Modi, with the two leaders exchanging hugs during the PM's...
15 Oct, 2017, 09.11 PM IST
Forget Narendra Modi's hugs, Donald Trump makes it a hand-to-hand combatEven the most trenchant critics would have to concede that Prime Minister Narendra Modi trumped the US president’s signature shake-and-yank...
16 Jul, 2017, 11.26 PM IST
One hug at a time! PM Narendra Modi’s taking over the world with his embracePM Modi is known for hugging world leaders.
12 Jul, 2017, 10.27 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi embracing the world, one hug at a timeOn Monday, he repeatedly embraced US President Donald Trump with the eagerness and abandon of reunited brothers, as seen in Bollywood's 'lo...
28 Jun, 2017, 08.09 AM IST
O Panneerselvam breaks down as PM Narendra Modi pays floral tributes to JayalalithaaThe atmosphere was surcharged as Narendra Modi, amid tight security, walked into Rajaji Hall, where the AIADMK supremo's body is lying in s...
06 Dec, 2016, 02.52 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi meets world leaders on sidelines of G20Prime Minister Narendra Modi today carried on with his hectic international diplomacy holding parleys with world leaders.
15 Nov, 2014, 07.07 PM IST