Tag: Prime Minister

Nay Pyi Taw: India and Myanmar on Wednesday signed eight agreements, including one between the election bodies of the two countries, following delegation-level talks headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi here. “#IndiaMyanmar – Strengthening a multifaceted partnership,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted, listing out […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government plans to invest Rs 1,000 crore to transform 20 universities into “world class” educational institutions. In his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort here, Modi said the government had taken an important step “to grant the universities freedom from […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday termed 2017 a special year and urged to take the country ahead with determination to create a “New India”. “This is a special year. This year we are celebrating 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement, 100th anniversary of Champaran Satyagraha and 125th anniversary of Ganesh Utsav,” […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the Indian women’s cricket team, saying it had captivated the country despite losing the World Cup final. “Banish the thought from your mind that you were unsuccessful. Whether you won the match or not, you definitely won over the nation,” Modi said in his “Mann ki […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation on the situation of flooding when it hits the country and how several agencies and volunteers have been contributing to allay the distress. During the floods “governmental agencies, Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force, para-military forces, everyone gets down to help others”, Modi said […]

Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s memorial in Tamil Nadu’s Ramananthapuram district. Modi also flagged off ‘Kalam Sandesh Vahini’, an exhibition bus which would travel across various states and reach Rashtrapati Bhavan on October 15, the 86th birth anniversary of the former President. The memorial at […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar shortly after he took oath with the BJP as an alliance partner in his government. Modi said he was looking forward to working together for Bihar’s progress. Modi also greeted Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, a senior BJP leader. “Congratulations […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said violence in the name of cow protection cannot be tolerated and asked state governments to act “very tough” against those taking law in their own hands. At an all-party meeting ahead of Parliament’s monsoon session that begins on Monday, Modi told MPs that law and order […]

Mumbai: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Friday introduced state-of-the-art 100G Optical Transport Network (NG-OTN) across the country to provide Super Express Highways, in tune with the Digital India Programme of the Prime Minister. Launching the NG-OTN here, Minister of State for Communications Manoj Sinha lauded the BSNL for upgrading its network to provide […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Sunday morning after concluding his two-nation visit. He left Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday evening at 7.30 p.m., following the completion of the two-day G20 summit. At the summit, Modi presented a 10-point agenda on fighting terrorism which was endorsed by the G20 leaders. The first leg […]

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and wished the spirit of peace and brotherhood may prevail. “Eid-ul-Fitr greetings! May this auspicious day further the spirit of peace and brotherhood in our society,” Modi said in a tweet here on Sunday night. Eid-ul-Fitr translates as “the festival of breaking […]

Mumbai: While the makers of a film on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would be asked to get a no objection certificate (NOC) from the man himself, filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar can heave a sigh of relief for “Indu Sarkar” — a film on Indira Gandhi-declared Emergency. “Indu Sarkar” won’t have to get an NOC from anyone […]

Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged people to “give a book instead of a bouquet as a greeting”, saying there is no joy greater than reading and no strength greater than knowledge. Speaking at the launch of P.N. Panicker National Reading Day celebrations in Kerala’s capital Kochi, Modi said the state had been […]

Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off the Kochi metro – India’s first integrated multi-mode transport system that has reserved jobs for transgenders and will be run mostly by women. With Metro Man E. Sreedharan by his side, Modi also took a Metro ride after he cut the inaugural ribbon at the rail […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Portugal and The Netherlands on his way to and from the US trip on June 26 when he will meet President Donald Trump. Modi will be in Lisbon on June 24 when he will hold talks with Indian-origin Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who was in India last […]