Once shunned and now eagerly courted by the West, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stood by Donald Trump's side at a huge rally and also been lauded by the US president as a "total killer".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have back-pedalled on the claim of being a non-biological godsend, but not on his divine legacy. On Thursday, he reiterated that he was the adopted son of Ma Ganga.