Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed grief at the “falsehood” and “canards” being spread by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “score political points,” on Monday. The former PM in a statement has said: “Modi is setting a dangerous precedent by his insatiable desire to tarnish every constitutional office, including that[Read More…]
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PM drags Gujarat poll campaign to its nadir: Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of resorting to “histrionics” and pulling the ongoing poll campaign for the Gujarat elections to “a new low”. The critical ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party said that Modi “dug up the graves of the Mughal regime” in his[Read More…]
Shatrughan Sinha questions Modi over ‘unbelievable’ tales against opponents
Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for spinning “unsubstantiated and unbelievable” stories against political opponents. Sinha’s comments came a day after Modi said Congress leaders met the Pakistani High Commissioner. “Sir! Just to win elections anyhow, and that too at the fag end of the process,[Read More…]
PM Modi’s wife takes holy dip in Ganga at Allahabad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wife Jasodaben took a dip in the holy Ganga in Allahabad on Friday and performed puja. In the city to attend a community wedding event, Jasodaben, who is accompanied by her brother, also visited the Akshayvat tree and paid obeisance at the ‘Bade Hanuman’ temple. Modi[Read More…]
PM Modi to address four rallies in Gujarat today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address four rallies in election-bound Gujarat’s Bhabhar, Kalol, Himmatnagar and Nikol regions on Friday, where polling is scheduled for the second phase on December 14. “Will address rallies in Bhabhar, Kalol, Himmatnagar and Nikol,” Modi tweeted. The counting of votes will take place on December[Read More…]
Not a Hindi speaker, messed up in translation: Mani Shankar Aiyar
Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday apologised for using the word “neech” (low) for Prime Minister Narendra Modi but maintained that he had not referred to him as “low-born”. “I never meant low-born. There is a difference in the English language between words ‘low’ and ‘’low-born’. But in[Read More…]
Mandir will be built when Lord Rama wants it, Modi will not build it: Kapil Sibal
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday in a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Ram Mandir will be built “when Lord Rama wants it and Modi will not build the temple”. “As far as Ram Mandir is concerned (Modiji), it will be built when Lord Ram wants[Read More…]
Congress linking Ram temple issue with elections: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the Congress of linking the Ram temple issue to the Lok Sabha elections and attacked senior leader Kapil Sibal’s arguments in the Supreme Court for deferring hearing the matter till after the 2019 polls. “Yesterday in the Supreme Court, a Congress MP Kapil[Read More…]
Unlike Modi I am human, thanks for pointing out mistake, Rahul tells BJP
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday thanked BJP for pointing out mistakes in his tweet question on Tuesday over inflation, saying that “unlike” Prime Minister Narendra Modi he was “human” and did make the odd mistake. He asked the BJP to “please do keep it coming”. “For all my[Read More…]
Congress hits back over Shah’s jibe, says dismiss Jaitley first
The Congress on Tuesday hit back at BJP President Amit Shah over Ayodhya issue in the apex court, saying if a party is sought to be blamed for a lawyer representing a side in a case, then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley should be dismissed for having appeared for Dow Chemicals[Read More…]
Shatrughan Sinha attacks Modi, Shah for sidelining Advani, Joshi
BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah for sidelining veterans like LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Yashwant Sinha. The actor-turned-politician criticized Modi and Shah — without naming them — for not responding to queries being raised in the national interest[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi takes on PM Modi over youth unemployment, contract workers plight
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi for keeping the youth of Gujarat unemployed and not implementing the 7th Pay Commission leading to the plight of contract and fixed salary workers in the state. Keeping up at his 22 questions in the countdown to the[Read More…]
PM Modi to address four rallies in Gujarat today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will hold four rallies in Gujarat’s Dharampur, Bhavnagar, Junagadh and Jamnagar, where polling is scheduled in the first phase on December 9. “Will continue the campaign across Gujarat. Looking forward to addressing rallies in Dharampur, Bhavnagar, Junagadh and Jamnagar,” Modi said in a tweet.[Read More…]
Wrote 32 letters to Modi, got no reply: Hazare
Social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said he had written 32 letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including 10 on the Lokpal and issues related to farmers and agricultural land, but received not a single reply. “I did not receive any reply despite writing consistently to the Prime Minister. So,[Read More…]
Congress attacks Modi, says senior BJP leaders lost in pages of history
The Congress on Sunday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over “internal democracy” in his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying many senior leaders of his party were lost in pages of history. “Dear PM, your love for ‘Shahzad’,’Shah-Zada’ and ‘Shaurya’ is now well known. But nation wants to know when will[Read More…]
Told Modi privately that country shouldn’t be divided on religious lines: Obama
Former US President Barack Obama on Friday said he had “privately” told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that a country should not be divided on sectarian lines and emphasised how the Indian society needed to cherish that Muslims in the country identify themselves as Indians which is not common for minorities[Read More…]
PM Modi has given up Hindu religion for Hindutva: Kapil Sibal
Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday questioned how many times Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone to temples, and said Modi has given up Hindu religion for the sake of Hindutva. “How many times does the Prime Minister go to a temple? Does he go to temple every morning?” Sibal[Read More…]
Positive change is visible in India: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that there has been a “positive change” in the mindset and self-confidence of the people ever since his government came to power in 2014. “If we see the country as a living entity then the positive attitude that has come to India, was[Read More…]
PM Modi takes dig at Rahul Gandhi for visit to Somnath temple
On the Gujarat campaign trail, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for his visit to Somnath temple, saying the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had opposed the idea of building a temple. “If there was no Sardar Patel, the temple in Somnath would[Read More…]
Ivanka, PM Modi attends dinner with other GES delegates at Falaknuma
US President Donald Trump’s daughter and advisor Ivanka Trump and other delegates of Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) on Tuesday attended a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Taj Falaknuma. Modi, Telangana Governor ESL Narasimhan, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and some top politicians and industrialists dined with Ivanka[Read More…]
Hyderabad: PM Modi launches first phase of Metro
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the first phase of Hyderabad Metro and also took a ride from Miyapur to Kukatpally. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekar Rao, Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and other senior officials. The 30 km-long stretch from Nagole to Miyapur has[Read More…]
PM Modi reviews steps taken to reduce under-nutrition problems in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the progress and efforts being made to prevent and reduce under-nutrition and related problems in the country. During a high-level review meeting attended by officials from the Prime Minister’s Office, NITI Aayog and other ministries, the current status of malnutrition, stunting and related problems were[Read More…]
Congress questions Gadkari on aide’s firm, BJP rejects allegations as ‘baseless’
The Congress on Friday alleged that a company owned by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s personal secretary Vaibhav Dange has been getting funds from his own ministry and other PSUs and demanded he come clean on it. The BJP rejected the charges as “baseless”. The Congress also alleged that this “scam”[Read More…]
Padmavati row: Shatrughan Sinha questions PM Modi, Big B for silence
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s silence over the “burning” issue of the film “Padmavati”. “As ‘Padmavati’ becomes a burning controversy, people are asking why the legendary Amitabh Bachchan, most versatile Aamir Khan and most popular Shah Rukh Khan have no comments. And[Read More…]
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…]