 "Top headlines: Modi meets Harris in US, MoD orders 118 Arjun tanks for army")
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held on Thursday his first-in-person meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House. India's defence ministry placed order for 118 Arjun tanks with the Ordanance Factory Board worth over Rs 7,000 crore.
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