Tag: Narendra Modi

Bhubaneswar: The time for a flash back as the countdown begins for the departure of year 2019.  For politicians, the year has been an ordeal by fire. However, the year had the last laugh as it made big leaders huff and puff for crown. Being the election year, while the year delivers nightmarish moments to […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, choosing to speak on the role of youth in nation-building in the backdrop of recent protests over the CAA and NRC, rounded off the year with his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address to the nation, equating the youth of the country with energy and dynamism. Noting that the millennial generation, […]

New Delhi: The Prime Minister firmly put the spotlight back on self-reliance, with his call to Indians that they buy only locally produced goods and products at least till 2022. In his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address to the nation, the last for this year, the prime minister spoke about Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of Swadeshi as […]

New Delhi: In order to garner people’s support on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a Twitter campaign. He wrote on @narendramodi_in: “#IndiaSupportsCAA because CAA is about giving citizenship to persecuted refugees & not about taking anyone’s citizenship away. Check out this hashtag in Your Voice section of Volunteer module […]

New Delhi: A minor fire broke out at the Prime Minister’s residence complex at 9 Lok Kalyan Marg on Monday evening, after a “short-circuit” but had been controlled now. A call was made from the PM’s residence following which nine fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Initial investigation suggests the fire was sparked off […]

With the beginning of the new year, the Central government employees have a lot of expectations from the Narendra Modi government. Apart from the hike in Dearness Allowance (DA), hike in the basic pay will continue to remain the core demand of the employees. The Central government employees can expect a DA hike between 3 […]

New Delhi: As part of the ongoing efforts to boost indigenous research capabilities in the country’s defence sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate five DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories to the nation on Thursday. The Prime Minister will unveil a plaque to mark the occasion at the Aeronautical Development Establishment in Bengaluru during his two-day […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Niti Aayog’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Index 2019-20 showing a dip in sex ratio at birth, the Odisha government has recently brought all 30 districts under the Modi Government’s flagship scheme Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP). As per the SDG- Index 2019-20 released recently, the sex ratio at birth in Odisha in […]

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Young Scientist Laboratories to enable focused research in advanced technologies. Open for applicants below 35 years, these labs have been created to empower youth to achieve self-reliance in advanced niche technologies for the country, the DRDO said. “This step lays down […]

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC 2020) in this tech city amid tight security in the presence of a galaxy of top scientists, Nobel Laureates, dignitaries and students from across the country and the world over. About 15,000 delegates, including two Nobel Laureates and eminent scientists from across […]

Siliguri/Kolkata: Blasting Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day after he asked the Opposition to protest against Pakistan and not the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wondered whether Modi was the ambassador of Pakistan with a habit of glorifying and dragging in the neighbouring nation on every issue. […]

Lucknow: The biggest Defence Expo until now, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be held here from February 5-9 and it will make Uttar Pradesh an important destination for defence and aerospace manufacturing, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. He said 925 exhibitors have so far registered for the expo, which […]

Bhubaneswar:  In Prime Minister Modi’s LED revolution, it’s Odisha which has seemingly ‘led’ the country in LED revolution. The State topped the country in LED bulbs distribution. The State remained light years ahead of its big counterparts like UP, Bihar, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) scheme, which was […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with US President Donald Trump and expressed his desire to continue to work with him to enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest, a PMO statement said on Tuesday. Modi conveyed his New Year greetings to the US president, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. During the conversation, […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has removed three curses of Indian politics — appeasement, casteism and dynastic politics — and taken certain bold decisions which no one dared to take in the last 70 years, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. Shah also said Modi is the epitome of selfless service to the […]