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Narendra Modi urges BJP CMs to focus on development

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states to make development their main plank and use technology for its better implementation, sources said. The Prime Minister’s remarks came here at a meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers where Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Sri Lanka keen to boost economic ties with India: Wickremesinghe

Colombo: Sri Lanka is looking forward to strengthen economic cooperation with India, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, noting that development of strategic eastern port town of Trincomalee will be discussed during his visit to the country next week. Wickremesinghe will arrive in New Delhi on April 25 on a five-day visit during which he will […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Larger coalition no answer to check Narendra Modi, says Kejriwal

New Delhi: Merely forming a larger coalition of opposition parties cannot help check Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday. The Aam Aadmi Party leader said in an interview that issues affecting people were more important than the simple coming together of political forces during elections. “The country’s problems need to […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Earth Day: Modi urges for clean, green planet

New Delhi: Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Saturday said that Earth Day is an occasion to reiterate a firm resolve to keep the planet clean and green. “Earth Day is a day of gratitude to mother earth,” Modi said. “It is our duty to live in harmony with the plants, animals and birds we share the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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India can't be run without people's support: Modi

Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged all citizens to serve the nation with their hard work and said that India cannot be run by the government without the support of its people. “Our nation was neither built, nor can it be run by governments, kings and politicians, but only by the service and […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Don't want conflict in Muslim society over triple talaq: Modi

Bhubaneswar: Dubbing triple talaq a “bad social practice”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said such practices can be ended by social awakening but stressed that the BJP didn’t want a conflict in the society for this. His observation came during his concluding remarks at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) two-day National Executive meeting here. […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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BJP slams Congress for blocking OBC bill

Bhubaneswar: The BJP National Executive hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the NDA government on Sunday for enacting a bill to grant constitutional status to the OBC Commission and slammed the Congress for blocking it in the Rajya Sabha. “The OBCs have been demanding constitutional status to the Commission for 30 years. However, the Congress […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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India trade deal may not be possible: Australia PM

New Delhi/Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday said it might not be possible to reach a free trade deal with New Delhi, despite his and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to revive talks. Turnbull visited India earlier this week, meeting with business leaders and politicians in the hope of furthering talks about […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Jyotiba Phule
Modi pays tribute to Jyotiba Phule

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to social reformer Jyotiba Phule on his birth anniversary and hailed him for his role in transforming the plight of women and lower castes. “I bow to Mahatma Phule on his jayanti. His selfless efforts towards social reform, women empowerment and education had transformative impacts,” […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Trump may get involved in India-Pakistan peace process: Haley

United Nations: The US is concerned about the state of India-Pakistan relations and President Donald Trump himself may get involved in a peace process between the two South Asian antagonists, Nikki Haley, the US Permanent Representative to the UN said on Monday. “This administration is concerned about the relationship between India and Pakistan and very […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Sitaram Yechury
Indian youths need jobs, not vigilantism: Yechury

New Delhi: CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday flayed the Narendra Modi government for what he said was giving sops to corporates and said the youth need jobs and not vigilantism. “Two third of the country’s population comprises youths; they need jobs and not this distraction of ‘gau raksha’ (cow protection) armies or vigilantism […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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PM Modi inaugurates Kashmir tunnel

Udhampur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the state-of-art Chenani-Nashri tunnel — the longest in India — and took a short walk and a jeep ride inside the tube. The tunnel, that connects Udhampur and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir, bypasses a dangerous hilly terrain of over 30 km of the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Laudable effort by India on inclusive green economy: UNEP chief

New Delhi: UN green panel chief Erik Solheim has lauded India’s efforts in embarking on a path to an “inclusive green economy”, saying that moving towards a low-carbon future would serve its own interests well. “What we can see in India is a country beginning to embark on a path to an inclusive green economy […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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NPF to supports BJP in Manipur

Kohima: Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Saturday said that his Naga People’s Front (NPF) would support the BJP to form the new government in Manipur. “The NPF central office reiterates its stand to rid the region of the Congress party and pledges our support to any non-Congress coalition government in Manipur,” Shurhozelie said. The […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Modi wins landslide in UP, crushes SP, Congress, BSP

Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday scored a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh in a major boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, halfway through his first term, and decimated rivals, the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance and the BSP. Riding on the Modi wave, the BJP swept to an unprecedented two-thirds majority winning a whopping […]

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