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Ranchi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched an ambitious pension scheme for farmers from here. Under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Mandhan Yojana’, farmers between 18 and 40 years of age will get Rs 3,000 monthly pension after reaching 60. The scheme has an outlay of Rs 10,774 crore for the next three years. All […]

Ranchi: Asserting that “development” is priority of the BJP-led Central government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Thursday hit out at senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in a veiled attack, saying his government is against corruption and some engaged in such practices have also been sent to jail. Recalling his promises […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s decision to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the mega diaspora event “Howdy, Mody!” in Houston on September 22, suggests that Trump considers Modi to be his friend and ally, a former top Pakistani diplomat said Monday. “President Trump is signalling clearly that while he may have hosted (Pakistan) Prime […]

Mumbai: Saaho star Prabhas on Tuesday will unveil the first poster of a film based on the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi produced by ace filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali giving a gift to movie lovers an inspiring flick on the great leader’s life. According to a report in Hindustan Times, Modi’s 69th birthday will […]

Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday wished a long and healthy life to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 69th birthday. In a letter, the spiritual leader wrote: “As a long time guest of India, and as someone who cares deeply about this country, I congratulate you on the growing confidence […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will enforce a complete ban on plastic from Gandhi Jayanti on October 2. Single-use plastic products will be banned in all NACs, municipalities and Municipal Corporation limits across the State, informed State Forests and Environment Minister, Bikram Keshari Arukh on Tuesday. “As per the 5Ts initiative of the Odisha CM, we are […]

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met his nonagenarian mother Heeraben on his 69th birthday and had lunch with her. Modi spent around half an hour with his mother, who lives with his younger brother Pankaj at Raisan village near Gandhinagar. TV visuals showed the PM paying obeisance with folded hands to his mother, […]

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wife Jashodaben visited the Kalyaneswari temple at Asansol of West Burdwan district and offered puja, a temple official said on Tuesday. Jashodaben, who was on a two-day trip to Dhanbad in Jharkhand, arrived at the famous temple at 12.45 p.m. on Monday and spent half an hour. Soon after she […]

Nashik (Maharashtra): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Thursday that the BJP government had kept its promise and integrated Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh into India, and appealed to the people to help make it “a paradise again”. “Until now, the slogan was ‘Kashmir Hamara Hai’ but now ‘Kashmir Ko Phir Se Swarg Banana […]

Islamabad: Baloch Human Rights activist Ashraf Bamoch has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the issue of Balochistan and human rights violation there at all international fora. Wishing Modi on his birthday, Ashraf tweeted: “Don’t forget the repressed people of Balochistan. Give them voice and raise the issue at all international fora, including United […]

Jaipur: Speaking at an event here on Thursday, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should not be “criticised over everything,” but he also asked Congressmen to engage in constructive criticism. “We should not criticise Modi on each and everything. However, being in the Opposition, we need to find out reasons for […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to hold around 20 bilateral meetings during his New York visit, including with US President Donald Trump, and during his UNGA speech, will focus on India’s role towards development and peace and security, with no mention of Article 370 which is an “internal issue”. Giving details of […]

Koraput: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent thank you letters to three sisters of Odisha’s Koraput district for sending him rakhis on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan last month. The three girls, Sriya, Suman and Sibani, daughters of T. Surpiya Patra and Kabita Patra who hail from Boipariguda area of the district, had sent […]

New Delhi: Noting that the second wave of COVID-19 is testing people’s patience and their limit to bear pain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that this “toofan” (storm)…

Houston (Texas): India and the US are set to deepen their bilateral energy cooperation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi choosing Houston for his first stop, and the mega ‘Howdy Modi’ event that will see US President Donald Trump also attend in a rare gesture. Houston is known as the US’ oil and gas capital. The […]