Tag: Narendra Modi

President Barack Obama last night congratulated Narendra Modi for his electoral victory during a telephone call and invited him to visit the US to further strengthen bilateral ties

The BJP-led NDA is projected to form the government at the Centre with exit polls tonight giving between 249 and 290 seats to the Narendra Modi-led grouping, which is close to the half-way mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha

Bhubaneswar: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi brushed off speculations of contesting form Puri Lok Sabha constituency in 2019 elections terming them as a figment of media’s imagination, party’s MLA from Padampur in Odisha, Pradip Purohit today said that there is a 90 per cent chance that the PM will join the fray for […]

Jharsuguda: With a Boeing-737 flight of Indian Air Force (IAF) making the first trial landing on the runway of Jharsuguda airport on Tuesday ahead of the airport’s scheduled inauguration on September 22, the long cherished dream of the residents here for an airport has inched closer. As per reports, the flight took off from the […]

Bhubaneswar: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent Jharsuguda visit expressed concerns over the fact that Odisha farmers are not getting the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their produce, NITI Aayog has now swung into action and sought certain crucial information from the State government. The Odisha Food and Civil Supplies Department has now […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations to rest, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik today announced his party’s support to NDA-backed JD(U) candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh for the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman post, the election for which is scheduled to be held tomorrow. Patnaik announced the decision soon after arriving at Bhubaneswar from Mumbai. “Bihar […]

Escalating further the controversy over his interview to Doordarshan, Narendra Modi on Saturday rued the "decline" in journalistic freedom in the public broadcaster and invoked "horrific" memories of the Emergency days in 1975

Balasore/Keonjhar/Talcher: Alluding to the huge turnout of people in the Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi today said it suggested that his responsibility was increasing and hit out at the UPA government at the Centre and the BJD government in Odisha. “It seems from the trend visible in elections and your affection, which was visible in […]

New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik has slammed Narendra Modi by describing him as a “controversial” prime ministerial candidate who is not “healthy” for the country due to his communal background. He also said his party would maintain an “equidistance” both from Congress and BJP even after the elections and it […]

With campaigning for the first phase Lok Sabha elections in Odisha ending on Tuesday, several BJP leaders including its Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi are set to visit the state again to bolster the party's prospects in the second phase polls

Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Narendra Modi on Friday said that the ruling party had betrayed people by failing to keep its promise to check inflation within 100 days before the last Lok Sabha election

Narendra Modi on Sunday mocked at Rahul Gandhi for giving ticket to "tainted" former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and accused NCP chief Sharad Pawar of failing to stop farmers' suicides in Maharashtra

Ufa: China and India should work together to build a closer, and more comprehensive partnership among the BRICS countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here. Xi made the remarks on Wednesday when meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the city of Ufa, ahead of two multi-lateral summits, Xinhua reported. The Chinese president recalled […]

New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi today greeted the Muslim community on the start of the holy month of Ramadan. “My greetings to the Muslim community as the holy month of Ramadan begins. May this Ramadan brings peace and happiness in everyone’s lives,” Modi said on his Twitter account. “May this holy month also enhance […]

Islamabad: Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s phone call to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif has helped reduce tension between the two countries, a daily said on today. Daily Times, in an editorial “Modi’s overture”, said that Modi’s call has “helped reduce the rising temperature in India-Pakistan relations due to aggressive rhetoric by both sides”. “It […]