Tag: Prime Minister

The Congress on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misleading the nation and making “hollow and lame allegations” regarding the delay in the commencement of the Paradip oil refinery project in Odisha

New Delhi: The BJP government is sincerely working to solve the problems faced by farmers, who were treated merely as vote bank by previous governments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the saffron party’s national convention here Saturday. Not only were the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission implemented by the BJP government, but its also […]

New Delhi: Stepping up his attack on the Modi government over the Rafale deal issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday urged all Indians to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers the questions he posed in Parliament on the fighter jet agreement with France. “RM (Raksha Marti) spoke for 2 hrs in Parliament, […]

New Delhi: Charismatic politician Minoo Masani, founder-leader of the pro-Western, free-market Swatantra Party, is acknowledged by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as his ideological inspiration rather than Jawaharlal Nehru, his son and biographer-historian Zareer Masani says.

Colombo: Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to take oath as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister on Sunday after disputed Premier Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign on Saturday, signalling an end to the nearly two-month power tussle in the island nation. President Maithripala Sirisena has reportedly agreed to reinstate ousted Prime Minister Wickremesinghe in the post after a discussion […]

Lunglei (Mizoram): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said he felt a deep sense of anguish at the Congress “abusing” Northeast culture and calling its dress “outlandish”. Coming down heavily on the rival party at an election rally at Lunglei, he also said that the country has understood the “divide and rule” policy of the Congress […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi and icon of first war of independence Rani Lakshmibai on their birth anniversaries. “Tributes to India’s former Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi Ji on her birth anniversary,” he tweeted. Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917 in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad. […]

Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and held productive, focused discussion on bilateral, regional and global issues. Modi arrived in Japan on Saturday to attend the 13th India-Japan annual two-day summit which will seek to review the progress in ties and deepen strategic dimension of the bilateral relationship. “Strengthening […]

New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of removing CBI Director Alok Verma in a bid to stop him from investigating the Rafale “scam”. He also alleged that the prime minister “broke the law” and “bypassed” the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Opposition, who were part of the […]

New Delhi: Describing the debate on holding Lok Sabha and assembly polls together a healthy sign for democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said it was an appropriate tribute to former premier Atal Bihari Vajpayee who changed the country’s political culture. He said efforts were afoot and discussions being held about simultaneously holding Lok Sabha […]

Beijing: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold an informal summit in China’s Wuhan city from April 27 to 28 to exchange views on bilateral and international issues and to enhance mutual understanding between them, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced here today. Prime Minister Modi will be visiting the central […]

Panaji: The Goa education department has instructed all the schools to put up pictures of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in their premises when the institutions resume after Diwali vacation. The order by education department is part of the instructions issued by the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar during the recently held […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight strongly condemned the dastardly terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims in Kashmir and asserted that India will never get bogged down by such cowardly attacks and evil designs of hate. He said he spoke to Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and assured all possible assistance […]

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah today termed his party’s win in the Himachal Pradesh civic polls as “historic” and said the result reflects the mood of the state and trust of its people in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s politics of development. He also congratulated BJP’s state unit chief Satpal Singh Satti and all the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik today congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BJP’s landslide victory in the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Assembly elections. “Patnaik called Modi over telephone and conveyed his good wishes,” sources in the Chief Minister’s Office said.