Tag: Narendra Modi

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ninth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit themed, ‘Shaping a New India’, on January 18 as the state gears up for its flagship biennial summit, which pulls in the who’s who of the business community, heads of states and policy makers from across the world. Modi […]

New Delhi: Ousted CBI chief Alok Verma resigned on Friday, a day after he was shifted from the post by a high-level committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Verma, who was transferred as Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards, refused to take up the new job and instead sent his resignation […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed his “delighted” over the passage of Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Rajya Sabha to provide 10 per cent quota to upper castes in government jobs and higher educational institutions and called it “a victory for social justice”. “Glad to see such widespread support for […]

Solapur (Maharashtra): Kicking off the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Lok Sabha campaign in Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday targeted the Congress, accusing it of corruption and warned that “this Chowkidar (watchman) will never sleep and continue to catch thieves”. “Should the ‘chowkidar’ go ahead courageously or not? He never sleeps. However dark it may be, […]

Palamau (Jharkhand): In an obvious attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he preferred to complete the pending irrigation projects to empower farmers instead of waiving their loans. Modi told a public rally in Palamau, about 160 km from Ranchi, that when he took power in May 2014, he found […]

Jalandhar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday added ‘Jai Anusandhan’ to the slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ given by the late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, hailing the power of research to propel the nation into the top league. The slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ was later prefixed with ‘Jai Vigyan’ by then Prime Minister […]

Jalandhar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday added ‘Jai Anusandhan’ to the slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ coined by the late Lal Bahadur Shastri, hailing the power of research to propel the nation into the top league. The slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ was later suffixed with ‘Jai Vigyan’ by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several political leaders on Tuesday condoled the death of veteran Bollywood actor-director Kader Khan. The President tweeted: “Sad to learn about the passing of veteran actor and dialogue writer Kader Khan. His versatility, from comic to negative roles, and the films he embellished as […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called on people to give importance to positive news and make “positivity viral” instead of dwelling on negative news, spreading which, he said, is “fairly easy”. Modi referred to certain news and opinion websites like thebetterindia.com, and yourstory.com, which, he said, write about “inspiring lives” and are […]

New Delhi: It was a year Congress President Rahul Gandhi came into his own as a campaigner and strategist, emerging as a powerful voice in the opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also earned his electoral spurs in tough Hindi heartland battles, helping his party win three states that will have ramifications in the […]

Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Saturday, will view a detailed presentation on the proposed 400 metre Kashi-Vishwanath Corridor project, an official said. The official said the Prime Minister will be viewing a 12-minute documentary on the ambitious multi-crore project which envisions a widened and beautified corridor […]

New Delhi: India on Friday announced that it will contribute Rs 4,500 crore to Bhutan’s 12th Five-Year Plan, following delegation-level talks headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering here. The two sides also reviewed the progress of various hydro-power projects in the Himalayan kingdom. “I have assured the Prime Minister […]

Kolkata: Union Minister for Science and Technology and Environment Harsh Vardhan on Monday said India is firmly on its course to become one of the top two scientifically advanced nations in the world by 2030. The minister said the country has made significant progress in the fields of nano technology, space science under the Narendra […]

New Delhi: A day ahead of the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, his successor Narendra Modi on Monday released a commemorative Rs 100 coin to honour the late leader, who passed away in August. Addressing a gathering at the Parliament House Annexe here, Modi said Vajpayee never compromised on the ideologies […]

New Delhi: After the BJP governments in Assam and Gujarat announced waiver of farm loans and rural electricity bills, respectively, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said it was now time for “sleeping” Prime Minister Narendra Modi to wake up. Gandhi claimed both states made the move under pressure from the Congress, which immediately after […]