Tag: Narendra Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said violence in the name of cow protection cannot be tolerated and asked state governments to act “very tough” against those taking law in their own hands. At an all-party meeting ahead of Parliament’s monsoon session that begins on Monday, Modi told MPs that law and order […]

Lucknow: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has denied information on various expenses incurred in foreign trips by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh, terming the query “vague”, an RTI activist said. Nutan Thakur told IANS on Saturday that she had requested the documents from the PMO on June 16. Thakur had asked for […]

Mumbai: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Friday introduced state-of-the-art 100G Optical Transport Network (NG-OTN) across the country to provide Super Express Highways, in tune with the Digital India Programme of the Prime Minister. Launching the NG-OTN here, Minister of State for Communications Manoj Sinha lauded the BSNL for upgrading its network to provide […]

Tel Aviv: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived here on a three-day visit to Israel — the first by an Indian Prime Minister — and was warmly welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who received him at the airport. Modi, who landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, was accorded a red carpet […]

The Hague: India and the Netherlands on Tuesday signed three agreements, including a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on water cooperation, following a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dutch Premier Mark Rutte here. “#IndiaNetherlands sign MoU on Cultural Cooperation, MoU on Water Cooperation and Agreement on Amending Social Security Arrangement,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson […]

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and wished the spirit of peace and brotherhood may prevail. “Eid-ul-Fitr greetings! May this auspicious day further the spirit of peace and brotherhood in our society,” Modi said in a tweet here on Sunday night. Eid-ul-Fitr translates as “the festival of breaking […]

Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged people to “give a book instead of a bouquet as a greeting”, saying there is no joy greater than reading and no strength greater than knowledge. Speaking at the launch of P.N. Panicker National Reading Day celebrations in Kerala’s capital Kochi, Modi said the state had been […]

Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off the Kochi metro – India’s first integrated multi-mode transport system that has reserved jobs for transgenders and will be run mostly by women. With Metro Man E. Sreedharan by his side, Modi also took a Metro ride after he cut the inaugural ribbon at the rail […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Portugal and The Netherlands on his way to and from the US trip on June 26 when he will meet President Donald Trump. Modi will be in Lisbon on June 24 when he will hold talks with Indian-origin Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who was in India last […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his grief over the death of former Chief Justice of India P.N. Bhagwati, who died on Thursday. “The demise of Justice P.N. Bhagwati is saddening. He was a stalwart of India’s legal fraternity. My deepest condolences,” Modi said in a tweet on Thursday. “Justice PN Bhagwati’s remarkable […]

Mumbai: Actress-producer Priyanka Chopra returned to her “Mary Kom” avatar to promote Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Clean India campaign. Priyanka shared a photograph of herself immortalised as wall art on Instagram on Monday. “Change begins at home and I’m proud to be featured as part of this wall art in Mumbai by Viacom 18. I […]

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “vision for a new India” will also help create jobs in the US, President Donald Trump’s Press Secretary Sean Spicer said while announcing Modi’s White House visit scheduled for June 26. Addressing the common interests of the two countries in an environment where Trump’s promotion of a policy of […]

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to meet US President Donald Trump on June 26 at the White House in a quest for a “common vision,” Press Secretary Sean Spicer announced on Monday. “The President looks forward to discussing ways to strengthen ties between the United States and India and to advance our common priorities: […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are expected to perform Yoga along with 50,000 participants in Lucknow on June 21 to mark the third edition of the International Yoga Day. Union Minster of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik said this on Friday while addressing the inaugural session […]

Astana (Kazakhstan): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Chinese President Xi Jinping here ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. “PM Narendra Modi meets President of China Xi Jinping on margins of SCO Summit in Astana,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted with pictures of both the leaders. After participating in […]