Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the Indian community in Mauritius with folded hands. He recalled, “I visited Mauritius 10 years ago, on the same day. It was a week after Holi… This time, I will take the colours of Holi with me to India.” In his address, PM Modi emphasised India-Mauritius relations and how they … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked the historical ties between Mauritius and today, suggesting it was not just a partner country, but family. In Mauritius for a two-day visit as the Chief Guest of the country’s National Day – chosen to commemorate the beginning of Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March — PM Modi invoked the … Read more
New Delhi: As the streets of Mauritius’ Port Louis deck up with posters and flags to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pictures emerged showing his October 1998 visit to the country that time as a BJP National General Secretary. Credited for veering the BJP towards a resounding win in Gujarat in 1998, Mr Modi visited … Read more
Port Louis: Police in Mauritius on Sunday arrested the island’s former prime minister Pravind Jugnauth in a money-laundering probe and seized stacks of cash in raids on fellow suspects’ homes, officials said. Officers detained the 63-year-old along with his wife Kobita Jugnauth on Saturday and questioned them for several hours, police sources who asked not … Read more