Rush Hour: Modi denies discussing Adani with Trump, Ranveer Allahbadia moves Supreme Court and more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he did not discuss “personal matters”, such as the legal troubles of billionaire Gautam Adani in the United States, during his meeting with US President Donald Trump.

At a Washington DC press conference, Modi was asked about Adani’s indictment in New York for allegedly bribing Indian officials to secure solar energy contracts. Modi dismissed the question, saying, “On such personal matters, the leaders of two countries neither meet, nor sit together, nor hold discussions.”

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Modi of shielding Adani, saying: “If you ask questions within the country, there is silence. If you ask abroad, it is a personal matter!”

Trump, meanwhile, said that India had been “very strong on tariffs” and defended his decision to impose reciprocal trade measures. His comments came hours after he imposed reciprocal tariffs on several countries, including India.

The US president dismissed a question about the involvement of his country’s “deep state” in the political crisis in Bangladesh, which led to the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year.

Trump also said that his administration had approved the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, one of the persons accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack case, to India. Read on.

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