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  Modi Dealt Setback as B.J.P. Loses in Bihar, a Crucial State

  The New York Times - By David Barstow

  NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India suffered a severe political setback on Sunday when the voters of Bihar, the country’s third most populous state, overwhelmingly rejected his party in state assembly elections. Mr. Modi, who had eagerly cast the Bihar elections as a referendum on his …

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  India Replaces China as Next Big Frontier for U.S. Tech Companies

  The New York Times - By Vindu Goel

  BANGALORE, India — American technology companies desperately want to win over people like Rakesh Padachuri and his family. Mr. Padachuri, who runs a construction business in this city, the center of India’s technology industry, uses his smartphone to reserve movie seats through BookMyShow and to …

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  Narendra Modi, Indian Premier, Courts Silicon Valley to Try to Ease Nation’s Poverty

  The New York Times - By Vindu Goel

  MENLO PARK, Calif. — Narendra Modi and Mark Zuckerberg have much in common. Mr. Modi, the prime minister of India, oversees a nation of 1.25 billion people. Mr. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, runs a social network with 1.5 billion active users. Both see themselves as global leaders …

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  India’s Leader Maps Out a More Robust Digital Future

  The New York Times - By Nida Najar

  NEW DELHI — Standing alongside some of the titans of Indian industry and senior ministers in his cabinet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the start of a “Digital India week” at a packed stadium in the capital last week, highlighting his government’s push for greater Internet connectivity and …

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  After a Promise to Keep in Touch, Obama and Modi Get a Hotline

  The New York Times - By Jeffrey Marcus

  When President Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India hugged and said their goodbyes in January after Mr. Obama’s state visit to India, the two leaders promised to keep in touch. Mr. Modi had said that he and Mr. Obama “talk with ease on the phone,” and the chemistry between them was …

• “Q. & A.: Prime Minister Modi’s Yoga Consultant, H.R. NagendraJUNE 15, 2015”

  

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  Modi’s Yoga Day Grips India, and ‘Om’ Meets ‘Ouch!’

  The New York Times - By Ellen Barry

  NEW DELHI — On a sticky morning last week, Deputy Commissioner Chandra Shekhar Sahukar of India’s Agriculture Ministry (animal husbandry department, small ruminant section) found himself in a yoga class for the first time in his 57 years, miserably grasping his ankle. In his bag he carried a …