Tag: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the country’s first deputy Prime Minister, on his 68th death anniversary. “Remembering the great Sardar Patel on his Punya Tithi. His thoughts, rich work and strong effort towards India’s unity inspire generations of Indians,” Modi tweeted. The Congress party also remembered […]

New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday told the people of Telangana that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi are all “alike” and urged the voters not to be fooled by the lot in the upcoming Assembly polls on December 7. Gandhi said that the Telangana […]

Buenos Aires: Leaders of India, China and Russia at a trilateral meeting held here had an in-depth exchange of views on expanding mutual cooperation in international forums and to encourage greater interaction among the three countries under new circumstances. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, on […]

Buenos Aires: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it was time the developing nations’ priorities found a place of preference on the G-20 agenda. Speaking at the BRICS leaders’ informal meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit here, Modi said: “The basis of our mutual cooperation in G-20 is getting stronger. The grouping […]

Islamabad: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be invited to Pakistan for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Summit, a senior Pakistani official said on Tuesday. Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said this while addressing a conference on Kashmir here, the Dawn reported. The 19th summit of Saarc, which was to be held […]

Bhilwada (Rajasthan): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India will never forget the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and their perpetrators and was “waiting for the appropriate time” as law would take its course. “India will never forget 26/11 attack, and neither forget the perpetrators. We are waiting for the appropriate time….” he said […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’ has always been apolitical and that he has always raised issues of social relevance through it. “I have never used Mann Ki Baat to raise political issues or tom-tom government’s achievements. It has been a platform where issues of […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on his 130th birth anniversary. “On his birth anniversary, tributes to Maulana Azad, freedom fighter, scholar and India’s first Education Minister. In his honour, we celebrate November 11 as National Education Day,” the President tweeted. […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the nation on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights. “Wishing all fellow citizens a happy and prosperous Diwali. May the festival of lights illuminate every home and every family, in our country and across […]

New Delhi: With India jumping 23 ranks on Ease of Doing Business index, World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim on Friday called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi to congratulate him for the ‘historic rise’ in the rankings. According to a PMO release, Kim said this has been made possible, in large measure, due to the […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended the celebratory burning of Ravan’s effigy on the occasion of ‘Vijaya Dashmi’ at the Ramlila Maidan here. Union Minister Harsh Vardhan and Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party chief and MP Manoj Tiwari also shared the statge. Popularly known as ‘Ravan Dahan’, the […]

London: Congress President Rahul Gandhi has targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “sleeping elephant” remark made during the Independence Day speech, saying he was “arrogant” and had insulted every Indian and his ancestors by belittling contribution of people who worked for country’s progress in the last 70 years. Addressing an event here on Saturday […]

New Delhi/Islamabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to his new Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan that India desires “constructive engagement” with Islamabad but Pakistan quickly clarified that there was no offer of a bilateral dialogue. Modi wrote to Imran Khan expressing India’s commitment to build good neighbourly relations and pursue meaningful and constructive engagement with […]

New Delhi: Indians abroad are still emotionally attached to their ancestral village, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday citing the example of two Indian IT professionals in the US who have developed the ‘SmartGaon’ mobile app that connects the village internally and with the wider world. In his Mann Ki Baat radio address, Modi […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid homage to the martyrs of Kargil on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas. Home Minister Rajnath Singh also paid tribute to those who served the nation during Operation Vijay. President Kovind said every Indian acknowledges the efforts and gallantry of India’s […]