Tag: Narendra Modi

Modi concerned about flood devastation in Northeast: Manipur CM

Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over the devastation caused by floods in the northeastern states and sanctioned Rs 100 crore for an action plan to tackle recurrent floods, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has said. Singh said on Saturday: “Prime Minister has sanctioned Rs 100 crore for an action plan to save […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Modi government should be renamed 'Derailment sarkar': Congress

New Delhi: Following three train derailments on Thursday, the Congress slammed the Narendra Modi government, saying it should be renamed the “derailment sarkar”. “Third train derailment today (Thursday). Safety in shambles. Modi Sarkar should be renamed as ‘Derailment Sarkar’,” tweeted Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala. Three train derailments rocked the Railways within a span of […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
India, Myanmar sign 8 agreements

Nay Pyi Taw: India and Myanmar on Wednesday signed eight agreements, including one between the election bodies of the two countries, following delegation-level talks headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi here. “#IndiaMyanmar – Strengthening a multifaceted partnership,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted, listing out […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Modi arrives in Myanmar

Nay Pyi Taw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived here on a three-day visit to Myanmar from China, where he had gone to attend the 9th BRICS Summit. This is Modi’s first bilateral visit to Myanmar. He had earlier come here in 2014 to attend the Asean-India Summit. Later on Tuesday, he will call […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
GST India's biggest economic reform measure ever: Modi

Xiamen (China):  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) introduced in July this year is the biggest economic reform ever in India. “India is changing fast into one of the most open economies in the world today,” Modi said while addressing the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Modi emphasizes BRICS cooperation for peace, development

Xiamen (China): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasized the need for cooperation among the BRICS member nations for peace and development. “Cooperation is important for peace and development. A strong BRICS partnership on innovation and digital economy can help spur growth, promote transparency and support the SDGs (sustainable development goals),” Modi said while speaking at […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Modi reaches China to attend BRICS Summit

Xiamen (China): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Sunday to attend the 9th BRICS Summit in the Chinese southeastern city Xiamen. He is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the three-day event. Their meeting will be keenly watched after the resolution of the Doklam border row, which pitted […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Cabinet reshuffle at 10 am on Sunday

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a reshuffle of his council of ministers at 10 am on Sunday, a top government official said. It will be the third such exercise since he took over in May 2014. “A process has been set in motion for the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan around 10 […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Modi announces Rs 500 cr flood relief package for Bihar

Purnea (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a Rs 500 crore relief package for Bihar after conducting an aerial survey of the flood-hit regions in the state. “Announced a package of Rs 500 crore for Bihar,” the Prime Minister’s Office tweeted. Modi assured “all assistance” to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He also […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Govt to invest Rs 1,000 crore to make 20 universities 'world class'

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government plans to invest Rs 1,000 crore to transform 20 universities into “world class” educational institutions. In his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort here, Modi said the government had taken an important step “to grant the universities freedom from […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Over Rs 3 lakh cr came into system after note ban: Modi

New Delhi: Listing the achievements of the NDA government in curbing black money, including demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that authorities had confiscated black money worth over Rs 1 lakh crore and around Rs 3 lakh crore had been brought into the banking system. “In the last three years, more than Rs […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
PM Modi says 2017 special, urges for creation of New India

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday termed 2017 a special year and urged to take the country ahead with determination to create a “New India”. “This is a special year. This year we are celebrating 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement, 100th anniversary of Champaran Satyagraha and 125th anniversary of Ganesh Utsav,” […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Threat of economic slowdown is real: Chidambaram

New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said the economic slowdown is real as stated by the government’s Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian and asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley believed him. “Economic slowdown is real. CEA says so. Will PM and FM believe him,” Chidambaram asked in […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
CBI books man for collecting donations in Modi's name

New Delhi: The CBI has registered a case against a Haryana resident and others on charge of collecting money by misusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name, an official said on Friday. The agency registered the case on Thursday against J.P. Singh, who claims to be President of Faridabad-based Narendra Modi Vichar Manch, and some unidentified […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
PM calls for new India in 2022, Lok Sabha adopts resolution

New Delhi: As the nation observed the 75th anniversary of the ‘Quit India’ movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for the creation of a “new India” free of corruption and poverty by 2022. The next five years could be as important as the five years between 1942, when the ‘Quit India’ movement was launched, […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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