Tag: Narendra Modi

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: A day after the Centre announced more relaxations under Unlock 2.0, the second of the three-phase plan to end lockdown restrictions in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana will be expanded till November this year. In his address to the nation on Tuesday, PM Modi […]

New Delhi: In a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated his nation’s commitment to further strengthen the “special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries in all spheres”. Putin gave his assurance during the telephonic conversation with Modi who called him to congratulate on the success […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here on Saturday, launched the Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge to identify the best Indian apps, already being used by citizens and have the potential to scale up and become world class. The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology along with the Atal Innovation Mission have come up […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the welfare measures undertaken by the BJP during the nationwide COVID-19-induced lockdown as seven state units of the party gave a presentation of their work at a video conference. Reviewing the relief work done by the party’s Bihar unit during the ‘Seva Hi Sangathan’ meet, Modi […]

New Delhi: The call for a self-reliant India is not aimed at encouraging “protectionism or isolationism”, but for adopting a pragmatic development strategy to enable the country to recognise and capitalise on its inherent strengths, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday. Speaking at the virtual launch of ‘Elyments’ mobile app, Venkiah Naidu said […]

New Delhi: Bureaucrats will be honoured with the Prime Minister’s award for excellence in public administration for ensuring economic development of districts and improving service delivery among other criteria, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday. The scheme for this year’s awards has been revamped to recognise the performance of District Collectors towards outcome indicators, […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India has a deep commitment to maintaining global harmony, improving socio-economic equity, preserving nature’s balance, and that India will play its role in full support of the UN agenda. Speaking at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Modi said that the COVID-19 pandemic […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Central government employees are going to have a hike in their salary as the Narendra Modi government has decided to increase their allowances on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. As per media reports, the central government employees who perform night duty will get a hike in their salary as Night […]

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government still enjoys high approval ratings for its handling of the Covid-19 situation in India with more than three-fourths of respondents endorsing how the government is dealing with the crisis, as per the IANS-CVoter Covid-19 Tracker. As per the latest poll with a sample size of 1,723, 77.3 per cent […]

The Narendra Modi government has issued new rules for the regulation of advance increment to a section of Central government employees. Stenographers of Subordinate Offices can now get increment on qualifying speed test in shorthand at 100/120 w.p.m. An Office Memorandum (OM) of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said that the new norms […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch high throughput COVID-19 testing facilities on 27th July via video conferencing. These facilities will ramp up testing capacity in the country and help in strengthening early detection and treatment, thus assisting in controlling the spread of the pandemic. These three high-throughput testing facilities have been set up […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemingly took a sharp and veiled swipe at China while referring to “land grab” efforts by Pakistan during the Kargil War and its final fate. Using Sanskrit phrases, Modi in his signature style, sent out a word of caution to the dragon while talking about “backstabbing” by Pakistan. Addressing […]

New Delhi: India has become the second-largest personal protective equipment (PPE) kits manufacturer in the last four months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while inaugurating the three more high tech state of the art testing labs for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Modi said that the right […]

New Delhi: Five of the 36 medium multi-role Rafale fighter jets built by French aircraft manufacturer Dassault landed safely at the IAF airbase in Ambala on Wednesday afternoon. Significantly, the frontline IAF airbase is likely to be used in case of conflict at the northern or the western borders. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, making transformational reforms in both school and higher education sectors. It is built on the foundational pillars of Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability and Accountability. In this era of knowledge, where learning, research and innovation are […]