A photo of Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Singh flying in an AW-139 helicopter to jail in Rohtak on Friday has become a topic of heated discussions on social media these days. Critics slammed the state government for according a rape convict and self-proclaimed baba a VVIP treatment when his[Read More…]
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BJP & BJD should join hands for welfare of people: Baba Ramdev
Yoga guru, Baba Ramdev, on Wednesday suggested that prime minister, Narendra Modi, and Odisha chief minister, Naveen Patnaik, should join hands and work together for the welfare of the people of the state. While attending a convention of Patanjali distributors in Bhubaneswar, the yoga guru pitched for an alliance between[Read More…]
PM Modi praises Arvind Panagariya’s work at Niti Aayog
The Prime Minister on Tuesday commended Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya for his leadership and wished him the best for his future. Speaking at Niti Aayog’s “Champions of Change” programme, Modi said the nation will remember Panagariya’s service at the helm of the organisation which replaced the erstwhile Planning Commission.[Read More…]
Budding entrepreneurs are the ‘soldiers of development’: PM Modi
Calling young entrepreneurs to become ‘soldiers of development’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged people to work towards country’s growth. Addressing CEOs and Start ups at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in Delhi, Modi said, for a government, the welfare and happiness of people is supreme. “In Government, the welfare of[Read More…]
PM Modi cautions ministers against staying in five star hotels
Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned his ministers against staying in five-star hotels and availing any benefit from public sector undertakings attached to their ministries. As per sources, he is reported to be unhappy with the tendency of some ministers’ preference to stay in five-star hotels instead of government accommodations. PM[Read More…]
Utkal Express derailment: Death toll reaches 23, PM Modi offers condolences
The death toll went up to 23 people in the Utkal Express derailment that happened on Saturday evening. Over 70 people are reported to have been injured in the accident. Sources say that the accident happened because of ‘maintenance failure’, while the railways is examining all possibilities behind the derailment.[Read More…]
PM Modi talks of ‘Swachch Bharat’ but people want ‘Sach Bharat’: Rahul Gandhi
While addressing a meeting of opposition leaders, Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday hit out at the centre for having failed to fulfil its promises. He said that Prime Minister, Narendra Modi wanted to create a ‘Swachch Bharat’ but people wanted a ‘Sach Bharat’. “Modiji says he wants to create[Read More…]
How PM Modi got demonetisation figures when RBI is still counting?
The Congress party on Wednesday took a jibe at PM Modi over the figures quoted in his Independence Day speech on demonetization asking him how he knew that Rs 3 lakh crore had come into the banking system when the RBI was still counting seized notes. “The Prime Minister said[Read More…]
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[Video] Smriti Irani caught sleeping during PM Modi’s speech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the countrymen on the occasion of 71st Independence Day. He tweeted a video of his address, which included excerpts from his speech. Interestingly, in the video, union minister, Smriti Irani was seen sleeping. There is no question of tolerating corruption in India. pic.twitter.com/qXUYZhBamK[Read More…]
PM Modi and Trump discuss peace across Indo-Pacific region, North Korea
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to improve peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region by establishing a new two-by-two ministerial dialogue, which would elevate their strategic consultations, the White House said on Tuesday. After a conversation with PM Modi on the eve of India’s Independence[Read More…]
Here’s how Twitter reacted to PM Modi’s Independence Day speech
On India’s 70th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort. Lauding the government’s efforts to deal with corruption and black money, industry chamber CII on Tuesday called for strengthening policy reforms, including a new industrial policy, creating jobs and empowering[Read More…]
India is with women’s fight against ‘triple talaq’: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, hailed the women fighting the practice of ‘triple talaq’ and said the entire country is with them in their endeavour to get their rights. “I pay my regards to the women who had to lead a pitiable life due to ‘triple talaq’ and have[Read More…]
PM Modi finally breaks silence on Gorakhpur tragedy, says entire nation is with affected families
In his speech to the nation on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the recent death of nearly 70 children at the BRD Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. He said that the sympathies of the entire nation were with the affected families. Addressing the nation from[Read More…]
Violence in name of ‘aastha’ will not be accepted: PM Modi on Independence Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on the occasion of the 71st Independence Day of India on Tuesday. High security was deployed in and around the Red Fort. An additional 500 closed-circuit television and high-resolution cameras were placed in and around Red Fort.[Read More…]
Delhi: Security beefed-up ahead of Independence Day
The national capital, including the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on the 71st Independence Day, has been put under an unprecedented ground-to-air security cover. As many as 70,000 Delhi Police personnel will be guarding the national capital owing to the twin occasions of[Read More…]
PM tweets about Himachal landslide, remains silent over Gorakhpur tragedy
One week. Two tragic incidents. India is mourning as over 70 children died in Gorakhpur’s BRD Hospital and 46 people lost their lives in a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district in the past week. The grief of both the incidents seems to be equal for most of us,[Read More…]
‘Blue Whale game is challenge to society’: Kerala CM urges for ban on deadly game
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday urged the Centre to take steps to ban the deadly online Blue Whale game in the country “to save precious lives”. “In view of the threat which is already at our doorstep, I would request that immediate action may be initiated to ban[Read More…]
From selling newspapers to establishing himself as a brand, mystery man Gaurav Pradhan has come a long way!
A top ten global social CIO, strategist, advisor, speaker, Cyber Security expert, data scientist, Gaurav Pradhan is a living example of how one can achieve anything if one has a will. From a fashion enthusiast to establishing his name as a brand, there is no boundary for Pradhan. This fan[Read More…]
PM Modi has time to tweet on ‘stupid things’ but not on Gorakhpur tragedy: Twitterati
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an active social media user and employs the same for reaching out to as many as over 32 million followers on Twitter. His tweets come in too quickly whenever something new happens. However, his active participation on Twitter was questioned by Twitterati, when he failed[Read More…]
Now Amit Shah is here, all your leisure days are over: PM Modi to MPs
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has some really strict advice for his party lawmakers after BJP chief, Amit Shah has made it to the Rajya Sabha. “Now Amit Shah is here, all your leisure days are over,” said PM while addressing MPs during BJP parliamentary party meeting in Delhi on Thursday.[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha bids farewell to vice president Hamid Ansari
As outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari finishes his tenure, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday heaped lavish praises on Chairman Ansari. With Ansari leaving the office after a decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior members lauded him for upholding constitutional norms. Praising Vice President Ansari, Modi said the Chairman did[Read More…]
Poverty, lack of education and malnutrition are big challenges: PM Modi
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday has asked people to take a pledge to free country from problems such as communalism, casteism and corruption and create a ‘new India’ by 2022, on the occasion 75th anniversary of the Quit India movement. PM saluted all those who took part in the[Read More…]
Now Israeli sniffer dogs will protect PM Modi!
India, Israel ties have always been warm, especially after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jerusalem last month. With Israel being India’s top defence equipment suppliers, the total bilateral trade between the two democracies stands at $4.52 billion, according to Indian embassy at Tel Aviv. India and Israel established full[Read More…]
BJP unhappy over Karnataka units’ ‘failure’ to show state protecting corrupt during DKS raid
The BJP’s top brass aren’t happy with Karnataka unit after it failed to do much during raid on energy minister, DK Shivakumar. Congress leader Shivakumar recently faced an income tax probe. Though the congress attacked PM Modi and party national president, Amit Shah over the use of the taxmen, none[Read More…]
PM Modi’s touching farewell to Pranab Mukherjee
The former president, Pranab Mukherjee shared this heart- touching letter he received on last day of his office as president from Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Pranab Mukherjee posted the letter on Twitter and said it “touched my heart.” In the letter, Narendra Modi thanked Pranab Mukherjee for being a “father[Read More…]