Just after the #NotInMyName protests which drove thousands of civilians to the streets across states, in solidarity against the repeated crimes in the name of religion and cow-protection, Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally broke his silence on Thursday. As he publicly condemned the violence caused by gau-rakshaks or cow-vigilantes which[Read More…]
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Gujarat High court orders retrial for RTI activist Amit Jethwa murder case
In the case of the murder of prominent RTI activist Amit Jethwa, the Gujarat High Court held that the trial ongoing in the CBI court is a managed trial by the key accused who happens to be a powerful political leader. The court sets aside the ongoing trial in the CBI[Read More…]
(Watch): Israeli send note to PM Modi ahead of visit, says ‘Aapki yatra shubh ho’
Israeli citizens have sent their best wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hindi language, days before his visit to the country. Israel will welcome PM Modi on July 4 and he will be there till July 6. The visit is planned on the occasion of marking 25 years of[Read More…]
Prioritise ‘religious freedom’: US Senator Marco Rubio cautions PM Modi
Welcoming Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to the country, United States Senator, Marco Rubio, who represents Florida in the Upper House, cautioned him to ensure that “religious freedoms” remain a priority for the Indian government. He expressed his concern in a tweet. I welcome Indian PM Modi to the US.[Read More…]
PM Modi meets Trump: India and USA to strengthen trade and economic ties
Both PM Modi and US President Donald Trump swore to strengthen the Indo-U.S. economic partnership in a way which will be beneficial for both the countries. They also vowed to work towards solving the existing differences between the two. “On the economic side, the two sides had very productive discussions.[Read More…]
US designates Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin as global terrorist
The US designated Syed Salahuddin, chief of Kashmiri militant group Hizbul Mujahideen, as a global terrorist, hours before President Donald Trump’s bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. The Ministry of External Affairs’ spokesperson Gopal Baglay applauded the designation. He said that this “vindicates India’s long-standing position that[Read More…]
PM talks about terrorism, surgical strikes, lauds Swaraj in speech to Indian Americans
A day before his first meeting with US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Indian Americans on Sunday. He talked about cross-border terrorism and the surgical strikes carried out by India across the Line of Control last year. The US has made counter-terrorism a crucial plank of his[Read More…]
8 of 21 transgenders quit working for Kochi metro
While the country made a huge deal about transgenders being employed in Kochi Metro as a step towards gender equality. The reality is unsatisfactory and dark. While the metro was inaugurated by PM Modi on Monday, in one functional week, 8 transgender employees have quit their jobs out of the[Read More…]
China record 10,000 yoga participants on International Day of Yoga
While PM Modi has been promoting Yoga across the India, more than 10,000 people took part in the final event marking the third International Day of Yoga in China on Sunday. This is one of the largest participation of enthusiasts in a yoga programme organised in the Nation this year.[Read More…]
West Bengal: India’s first underwater metro rail tunnel is ready!
While PM Modi is striving for a developed India, in Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal, the tunnelling work under the Hooghly river is complete. The first of its kind underwater project in the country is to provide metro connectivity between Howrah and Kolkata. The tunnel has been constructed by the Kolkata[Read More…]
Centre releases the third list of Smart Cities of India
On Friday, 30 urban cities were selected to be developed as smart cities of India. The third batch of smart city list announced by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu also includes– Gandhinagar, the capital of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, Karnal in Haryana, Allahabad, Aligarh and[Read More…]
Ram Nath Kovind to file nomination today in presence of PM Modi, NDA CMs, top leaders
Bhartiya Janata Party’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind will file his nomination papers on Friday in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, most BJP-led NDA chief ministers along with heads of some other parties who backed his candidature. Besides the NDA’s voters that comprise more than 48.6 per cent of[Read More…]
Akshay Kumar to play PM Modi in a film?
If sources are to be believed, Bollywood actor, Akshay Kumar, will be essaying the role of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in one of his upcoming projects. The star, who enjoys mass adulation, is set to play another attention-grabbing role this time. According to media reports, CBFC chief, Pahlaj Nihalani,[Read More…]
Won’t support making a Dalit President to gain vote: Uddhav Thackeray
Responding to the nomination of Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as the presidential candidate of the ruling NDA, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said that the party will not support anyone if they try to use a person’s caste to garner votes. “If someone is trying to make[Read More…]
What is common between Kochi Metro and Dhola Sadiya Bridge?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the much-awaited Kochi Rail Metro on Saturday. The internet is flooding with posts and pictures Modi inaugurating the project and him travelling in the metro with some other leaders. There has been such a lot of hype about the new metro rail because of[Read More…]
Kochi Metro to be inaugurated by PM Modi, excludes VIPs including Sreedharan
As PM Modi on Saturday is set to inaugurate the Kochi Metro, reports say that the list of dignitaries doesn’t include important people onto the dais of the inaugural function. The list also excludes Delhi Metro adviser E Sreedharan. Only four people including Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the[Read More…]
Farmers continue to get short-term loan at 7% interest
The government on Wednesday extended the subsidy to banks for fiscal 2017-18, farmers will continue to get a short-term loan of up to Rs 3 lakh at a subsidised interest rate of 7%, and prompt repayers will get it at 4%. In the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday headed by PM[Read More…]
Government to corporatise autonomous universities; IIMC to merge with JNU or Jamia
The state-owned institutes such as the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute and the Delhi Public Library, are on the verge of being corporatised. While the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) will be merging with either the Jawaharlal Nehru University or[Read More…]
Congress has adopted the policy of disrupt, disinform, defame against Modi government: Venkaiah Naidu
On Monday, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu slammed the Congress for using “disrupt, disinform and defame (3Ds)” formula against the Modi government, claiming that development is BJP government’s sole agenda. “Unable to digest that a chaiwallah (tea seller) is gaining popularity across the world, the Congress has adopted 3Ds- disrupt[Read More…]
PM Modi to hold his first meeting with US President Donald Trump
An official announcement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding his first meeting with US President Donald Trump when he visits Washington on June 25-26 was made by the Foreign Ministry on Monday. He will hold talks with the US President on the second day of his visit, a statement by the[Read More…]
People are dissatisfied with the government: Sharad Pawar
On Saturday, NCP chief Sharad Pawar lashed out at the BJP-led government, saying politics in the country has come to an “unwelcome situation” and there is dissatisfaction among people. “The Modi government has copied many of the UPA’s schemes like Aadhaar, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Direct Cash Transfer[Read More…]
Doing Yoga is the solution to dying, protesting farmers: Radha Mohan Singh
On Thursday, Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh commenting on the farmers’ protest said that yoga was the answer to the farmers’ problems. In Bihar, on a 3-day yoga festival organised by Baba Ramdev, when Singh was asked about the five farmers who have been killed in the protest, Singh[Read More…]
Beef politics: 5000 BJP workers quit the party in Meghalaya
In Meghalaya, over 5,000 youth workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party quit the party on Wednesday. This comes as a repercussion to Centre’s new restrictions on cattle sale and slaughter in animal markets. Wilver Greham Danggo, the head of local BJP youth wing, said the party was trying to suppress[Read More…]
I can play PM Modi the best on screen: Paresh Rawal
Actor-politician Paresh Rawal was in headlines recently after controversial remark on a prominent Indian journalist cum author Arundhati Roy. Now, the actor-comedian has claimed that he could play the character of PM Modi the best on screen in an interview. “I can play him (PM Modi) the best on screen,[Read More…]
CWC meeting: Sonia Gandhi slams PM Modi government
On Tuesday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi slammed the Narendra Modi government at Centre and asked the party leaders to be ready to protect the essence and idea of India. Sonia Gandhi chaired a CWC meeting in Delhi to discuss the current political situation and the upcoming presidential poll. “We must[Read More…]