In US, Modi is new rockstar of politics
Wows 20,000 Indian-Americans, US lawmakers at packed Madison Square Garden in NY
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America has not quite seen a Prime Minister like Narendra Modi in recent history. Nor has the million strong Indian diaspora. On a balmy Sunday morning they came in thousands to the Madison Square Garden stadium, standing patiently for hours to get in. By the time Modi arrived, the stadium was packed to its capacity of 20,000. Only Indian film stars command that kind of fan following.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a gathering at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. PTI

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Sikh-Americans urge PM to resolve visa issues
Modi meets eminent bizmen in New York

PIO cardholders will get lifetime visa: PM
New York, September 28
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi today told a rapturous crowd of NRIs that Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders will get lifetime Indian visa and that American tourists will be given visa on arrival. Modi, who arrived at the packed Madison Square Garden to a rousing welcome, said: “PIO cardholders have a lot of visa issues. To combat that, we have decided they will get life-long visas. Further, the PIO and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) schemes will be combined.”

Modi talks ‘strong SAARC’ with Rajapaksa, Hasina
New York, September 28
Furthering his “neighbourhood first” policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Bangladesh and Nepal and Sri Lankan President.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina in New York. AFP

Jaya aide Panneerselvam to be Tamil Nadu CM
Had served as interim CM in 2001 for 6 months
Chennai, September 28
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O Panneerselvam was today chosen the next Chief Minister after AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was convicted and sent to jail for four years in a disproportionate assets case.
J Jayalalithaa with o Panneerselvam (R). A file photo

Justice Dattu sworn in as CJI
New Delhi, September 28
Justice HL Dattu, who has been heading the Bench monitoring probe into the 2G scam, was today sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee. He will have a tenure of 14 months.