Eight months after it was denied a censor certificate on various grounds, the producers of the Hindi feature film “Modi Ka Gaon”, loosely inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development agenda, has finally cleared all hurdles for release. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) informed the producer, Suresh K[Read More…]
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PM Modi lauds Justice Dalveer Bhandari for his re-election
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Justice Dalveer Bhandari for his re-election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “I congratulate Justice Dalveer Bhandari on being re-elected to the International Court of Justice. His re-election is a proud moment for us,” the Prime Minister tweeted. Bhandari was re-elected to[Read More…]
National Press Day: Committed to upholding freedom of press, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished journalists on “National Press Day” and said his government is “fully committed to upholding freedom of press and expression in all forms”. In a series of tweets on Thursday morning, Modi termed free press as the “cornerstone of a vibrant democracy” and said[Read More…]
PM Modi greets Jharkhand on its foundation day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people of Jharkhand on the state’s 17th foundation day and also paid tributes to tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda on his 142nd birth anniversary. “Greetings to the people of Jharkhand on their statehood day. I pray that Jharkhand continues to scale new[Read More…]
PM Modi meets leaders of five countries in Manila
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met leaders of five countries, including Japan and Australia, ahead of the India-Asean Summit and the East Asia Summit here. Modi started the day with a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. “Delighted to have met you,” Modi tweeted after meeting Turnbull. “Our[Read More…]
PM Modi gives pep talk to ministers
Apparently worried about his government’s image, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a pep talk with his council of ministers, telling them to spread the good word about the government’s policies and initiatives at the ground level. At a meeting of his Council of Ministers on Friday night, Modi asked his[Read More…]
Congress dares PM Modi to put ‘Paradise Papers’ suspects in dock
The Congress on Monday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate action against the suspected Indian tax evaders who feature in the “Paradise Papers” leak, including one of his ministers and put the entire facts before the Supreme Court bench overseeing black money investigations. The Congress also demanded the resignation[Read More…]
Editorial freedom should be used in public interest: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that editorial freedom should be used in public interest and urged the newspapers to devote space to increase awareness about climate change. Speaking at the 75th-anniversary celebrations of Tamil newspaper Daily Thanthi at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium, Modi said a lot of[Read More…]
PM Modi to visit Chennai today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fly in here on Monday morning to participate in the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Daily Thanthi newspaper, said state BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan. Modi is expected to arrive here at around 10 am and would return back to New Delhi the same day. Security[Read More…]
NTPC blast: Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the people who lost their lives in the NTPC boiler blast in Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. Rs 50,000 was announced for each person injured in the state-run National Thermal Power Corp[Read More…]
PM Modi expresses concern over diabetes in children, urges healthy lifestyle
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed concerns over children diagnosed with lifestyle diseases like diabetes and urged families to maintain a healthy lifestyle by doing regular physical activities and yoga. “Diseases that would earlier occur in old age only are now catching up with children. I get shocked[Read More…]
Government bringing stringent consumer protection law: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the government was in the process of enacting stringent legislation aimed at protecting consumers along with setting up a Consumer Protection Authority (CPA). “Consumers’ protection is this government’s priority. We are in the process to bring a new law on consumer protection keeping[Read More…]
Prez Kovind, PM Modi greet nation on Diwali, PM to celebrate with Army soldiers
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister, Narendra Modi greeted the nation on Diwali on Twitter. सभी देशवासियों को दीवाली की शुभकामनाएं। दूसरों के प्रति संवेदना और पर्यावरण के प्रति सजगता के साथ हम दीपोत्सव मनाएं — राष्ट्रपति कोविन्द — President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) October 19, 2017 दीपावली के पावन[Read More…]
PM Modi inaugurates country’s first ever All India Institute of Ayurveda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the first ever All India Institute of Ayurveda or AIIA. The institute has been launched in New Delhi and is modeled on the lines of AIIMS or All India Institute of Medical Science. Its inauguration took place on the occasion of ‘Ayurveda Day’,[Read More…]
PM to visit Bihar today; will lay foundation stones for projects worth Rs 3,700 cr
PM Modi will visit Bihar on Saturday to address the centenary celebrations of Patna University and is expected to lay foundation stones for four projects under the Namami Gange Programme along with four national highway projects in Mokama. He will also address a public gathering. The four sewerage projects are[Read More…]
Democracy can’t be limited to voting and leaving destiny on whoever comes to power: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for an outcome-based approach for rural development saying, “the country has sufficient resources to deliver benefits to the last man in the queue and the desired results can be achieved through good governance.” “It (rural development) should be outcome based not output based…There[Read More…]
PM Modi’s economic advisory council to hold its first meet today
The newly-formed economic advisory council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) will hold its first meeting on Wednesday after it held a brainstorming session with stakeholders on Monday. The Council will talk about all matters of developing importance, will engage with a broad spectrum of stakeholders and frame advice accordingly, a[Read More…]
PM Modi, Jaitley have put common people into trouble: Congress on GST council meet
While speaking about the GST on Saturday, the Congress asserted that the centre always rejected their plea to revise the tax reforms. The 22nd meeting of the GST Council was held in the national capital on Friday, which was chaired by Union finance minister, Arun Jaitley, to discuss the impact[Read More…]
PM Modi to lay foundation stone for several crores projects during two-day visit to Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his two-day visit to Gujarat from Saturday. He will lay foundation stones and inaugurate a number of projects worth Rs 5,925 crore. At first, he will visit the famous Dwarkadheesh temple. Notably, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi also offered prayers at the Dwarka temple a[Read More…]
Supporting PM Modi was a mistake: Arun Shourie
Former BJP minister, Arun Shourie, slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second time in a week when he said that supporting him was a mistake. He was delivering the inaugural address at the sixth edition of the Khushwant Singh literary festival at Kasauli on Friday morning when he said,[Read More…]
India’s economy will get better very soon: World Bank
In wake of the ongoing economic slowdown of the country, World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, said that it is an “aberration” caused by temporary disruptions in preparation for the Goods and Service Tax (GST) and asserted that it will be corrected in the near future. Responding to questions on[Read More…]
2019 general elections would be between PM Modi and rest of the country: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal has said that the next general elections would be held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the rest of the country at the launch event of senior Congress leader Manish Tewari’s book ‘Tidings of Troubled Times’. “The people are going to fight the 2019 elections.[Read More…]
Alcoholism will ruin country in next 25 years if it is not checked: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has voiced his concerns over the growing problem of alcoholism and said, the society will be “ruined” in the next 25 years if the nuisance was not checked. PM Modi was addressing people linked with Umiya Sansthan, a socio-religious organisation in Haridwar through video conference. He[Read More…]
Modi Temple to be constructed in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut
A massive temple worth Rs. 30 crore will be built to honour Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. It will be built in Sardhana area of Meerut where a 100-foot statue of Prime Minister Modi would be installed. The ‘Bhumi Pujan’ and the stone laying ceremony[Read More…]
Our policies are focused on bettering life of poor, middle class: PM Modi
Amid slamming and criticism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his government is committed to bringing back the economy on track, defending demonetisation drive and implementation of Goods and Service Tax (GST). He admitted that the growth rate has reduced, but assured the government is doing everything to revive[Read More…]