Tag: Narendra Modi

Mumbai: Actress Anushka Sharma on Friday came out to Versova beach to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, and said people should keep India clean. “It is appreciable that our Prime Minister Mr. Modi has made Swachh Bharat Abhiyan an important mission for us. If people think they should keep their homes clean, […]

Rajkot: Attacking the Narendra Modi government over its manner of implementing GST and on demonetisation, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi termed the former “catastrophic” to small and medium businesses and the latter legalising the black money of “the country’s biggest thieves”. Interacting with businessmen, intellectuals and entreprenuers in this Gujarat business hub late Tuesday, he said […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its nod for signing an agreement with Ethiopia on “cooperation in the field of information, communication and media”. The move will pave the path for cooperation between India and Ethiopia in the fields of information, communication and media for greater dissemination […]

New Delhi: India and the US on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to combat the global scourge of terrorism when visiting US Defense Secretary James Mattis called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. Stating that Modi recalled his “wide-ranging, candid, and fruitful discussions” with President Donald Trump in June this year, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said […]

Mumbai: Cricket maestro Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar and Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray and others picked up brooms to sweep parts of Bandra here on Tuesday, earning praise directly from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The move follows a recent appeal by Modi to prominent personalities urging them to take part in the renewed sanitation drive ‘Swachhata […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished his predecessor Manmohan Singh on his birthday praying for his long life. “Warm birthday wishes to our former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. May he lead a long life filled with good health,” Modi said in a tweet. Singh, who turned 85 on Tuesday, was the Prime […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invited the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to take up a challenge of making an efficient electric ‘chulha’ (stove), which would enable cooking through the use of electricity. At the ONGC function to mark the launch of the SAUBHAGYA Yojana, Modi said: “This innovation would, in […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the BHU violence where girl students were thrashed by the police as they protested against the molestation of a colleague. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said while Modi is vocal on almost all issues, his silence over the violence on girls in his […]

New Delhi: The slowdown in economic growth, the lack of jobs, a stimulus package to kickstart the economy and the next round of assembly polls are expected to dominate the BJP National Executive meeting here on Monday which will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah with the political and economic […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his monthly radio programme “Mann Ki Baat” reflects people’s minds and expressions. Modi said the programme made “the government realize the sensitivities” of people and added that he kept it away from “political hues”. He said Mann Ki Baat had completed three years and this […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday demanded the Narendra Modi government explain how absconding don Dawood Ibrahims wife Mehjabin Shaikh managed to visit Mumbai last year undetected to meet her father. “Wife of Ibrahim, Mehajabin Shaikh came to meet her father in 2016 in Mumbai and the Modi government kept on sleeping,” Congress leader Randeep Singh […]

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released a postal stamp on ‘Ramayana’ during his visit to historic Tulsi Manas temple here, an official statement said. Releasing the stamp in the precincts of the Tulsi Manas Temple, he said: “Stamps have a special place in society. They are a wonderful way to preserve our history.” […]

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the new Varanasi-Vadodara Mahamana Express via videoconferencing here. Earlier in the day, Modi arrived here by a special Indian Air Force aircraft on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi amid tight security. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was present in Vadodara in Gujarat, while Minister of […]

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on a two-day visit amid high security. He was received by Governor Ram Naik, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others at the airport here. It is his 11th visit to Varanasi since he assumed office in 2014 and his first after the Bharatiya […]

Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth on Friday said he extends his full support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ movement, adding that “cleanliness is godliness”. “I extend my full support to our honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modiji’s Swachhata Hi Seva mission. Cleanliness is godliness,” Rajinikanth tweeted. Earlier this week, Modi had written personalised letters to […]