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Obama for higher share for India in IMF

New Delhi: US President Barack Obama today affirmed his commitment to enhancing India’s ‘voice and vote’ in global financial institutions like IMF. Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the importance of strengthening international financial institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said a joint statement issued after a meeting between the two leaders here. […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
US court dismisses case against Modi

A US court has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failure to control the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying as a sitting head of government he was entitled to immunity

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
Sirisena ousts Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka, Modi hails win

Joint opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena was on Friday elected Sri Lanka's new president, decisively defeating Mahinda Rajapaksa in an election the incumbent scheduled two years ahead of time hoping an easy win

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
PM asks banks to fund 'Swachhta Entrepreneurs'

Mumbai:Taking forward his 'Swachh Bharat' campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked banks to help create one lakh 'Swachhta Entrepreneurs' in a year by financing cleanliness and waste management ventures.

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
Plan panel takes new avatar as 'NITI Aayog'

New Delhi: The Planning Commission, which was established in 1950, will be called National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Commission or ‘NITI Aayog’ in its new avatar, months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that it will replaced by a new body. The decision comes nearly three weeks after Modi held consultations with chief ministers […]

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
PM vows to deliver open, accountable administration

On 'Good Governance Day', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said efforts are being made for "re-engineering" of government processes as part of the promise to provide an "open and accountable administration"

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
2014 saw return of BJP-Sena regime in Maharashtra after 15 yrs

The return of a BJP-Sena regime after a love-hate war and gap of 15 years, demise of senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde, collapse of Congress-NCP alliance and rising cases of farmers' suicides dominated Maharashtra's political landscape in 2014

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
Modi speaks to Sharif, says Peshawar incident an assault on entire humanity

Sharing Pakistan's pain in the wake of the "dastardly" terror attack in a Peshawar school, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday night spoke to his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif on phone offering "deepest condolences and all assistance" in the hour of grief

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
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Aamir to request Modi to watch 'PK'

Bollywood star Aamir Khan on Saturday said he would request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to watch his upcoming film 'PK'

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
Modi to meet CMs tomorrow; discuss structure of new Plan panel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chief Ministers on Sunday to discuss the structure, scope and role of the new body that will replace Planning Commission in the changed economic scenario under the new government

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
Sadhvi issue: PM says matter should end after her apology

After two days of storm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday broke his silence over the row surrounding Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, saying he "strongly disapproved" of the comments of the "new Minister" who has apologised and the matter should end but the opposition remained adamant on her sacking

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
Jashodaben files RTI about her security cover

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben on Monday filed an RTI application with Mehsana police to seek clarity on security cover given to her at present and wanted to know what she is entitled to

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
PM returns home after three-nation tour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned home on Thursday after a nine-day-three-nation tour of Myanmar, Australia and Fiji during which he had a range of international engagements

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
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Modi likely to inaugurate Rs 35,000 crore IOCL refinery

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the much awaited Rs 35,000 crore refinery project of Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) here in March next year, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
Union Cabinet expanded, 21 take oath

Former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and three others were on Sunday inducted into the Union Cabinet as Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his Council of Ministers, bringing in 21 new ministers as Shiv Sena kept away from the exercise

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
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