New Delhi: India on Friday celebrated its 69th Republic Day as the Rajpath, the capital’s main promenade, came alive with march pasts and colourful tableaux to showcase the country’s military might, cultural legacy and its initiatives, with 10 Asean leaders as chief guests watching the proceedings. The parade ceremony commenced with[Read More…]
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Modi calls himself common man but hugs only special ones: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for only hugging “special people”, not the common man. “He calls himself a common man but hugs only the special ones. Modiji, why such compulsion? Farmers, labourers and youths too should be there,” Gandhi said in a[Read More…]
Disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs was A.K. Joti’s gift to Modi: AAP
New Delhi: The Election Commission’s (EC) decision to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs for holding the office of profit was poll panel chief A.K. Joti’s “parting gift” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said here on Saturday. “The disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs was his gift to Modi.[Read More…]
India, Israel to enhance agriculture, S&T, security cooperation
New Delhi: India and Israel have agreed to enhance cooperation in the areas of agriculture, science and technology and security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. “We will strengthen the existing pillars of cooperation in areas that touch the lives of our peoples,” Modi said in a joint address[Read More…]
SC crisis will be settled: Attorney General
Attorney General K.K. Venugopal on Saturday expressed the hope that the crisis in the top judiciary following a revolt by four Supreme Court judges would be “settled”. “Let’s hope everything works out very well. I am sure everything will be settled,” he told reporters here. Venugopal on Friday said the[Read More…]
Butterfinger Policy Making: striking parallels between demonetisation and surgical strike
Without any further ado, let us all acknowledge that India is going through a socio-political transition that has caught the nation off guard. Narendra Modi is a far from reticent PM; he continues to be a full-time BJP karyakartha, who actively participates in electoral enterprise and crafts his governance in[Read More…]
Why now more than ever do we need a secular India?
Indian democracy has been unique in encompassing the plurality of religion, giving freedom to practice religion, recognising it as an essential part of Indian psyche and yet never declaring a state religion. The nation’s constitution-makers took care to adopt the term to plural and multicultural Indian sensibilities. Our secularism is[Read More…]
PM Modi, Jaitley attend Virat-Anushka’s reception in Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley were among the high-profile guests at the wedding reception of star cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma here on Thursday. One of the most talked about couple in India, Virat and Anushka, who got married in Tuscany, Italy, on[Read More…]
Gujarat result a ‘massive jolt’ to BJP: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the Gujarat election result has dealt a “massive jolt” to the BJP and raised questions about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s credibility because of his silence on corruption charges including BJP chief Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah’s meteoric business rise. “This election, which Narendra[Read More…]
Leaders pay homage to Parliament attack victims; Manmohan greets Modi
Days after their bitter war of words over a meeting with Pakistani officials, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh greeted each other and shook hands on Wednesday at an event here to pay homage to the victims of the 2001 Parliament attack. Also present were Congress President-elect[Read More…]
Maharashtra farm loan waiver: Congress demands probe into ‘ghost accounts’
Terming it a scam, the Congress on Tuesday asked whether Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will order an impartial judicial probe into the 22 lakh “ghost accounts” as claimed by his government, out of 89 lakh beneficiaries meant for farm loan waiver. “The Maharashtra Chief Minister and his government has[Read More…]
GDP increase reflects solid economic management: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the spike in figures on economic growth for the second quarter of 2017 as a “reflection of solid economic management” and said he anticipated more employment generation in the country. “Today’s GDP numbers reiterate the ‘India Unstoppable’ story under PM (Narendra Modi). The[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi to ask Modi a question every day in Gujarat poll run-up
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi a question every day in the run-up to the Gujarat assembly elections, the party said. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday said Gandhi would ask a question to the Prime Minister every day. “Rahul Gandhi is asking[Read More…]
Centre won’t discriminate against states on political basis: PM Modi
Landing in TRS-ruled Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the Centre was dedicated to cooperative federalism irrespective of whichever party is in power in the state and would not discriminate states on political basis. He promised Telangana that the Centre would not leave any stone unturnedf or[Read More…]
Modi’s campaign is about himself, his past: Chidambaram
Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday accused Narendra Modi of forgetting that he was the Prime Minister of the country and said his whole election campaign in Gujarat was about himself and his past. “Modi’s campaign is about himself, his past and the alleged disdain of Gujarat and Gujaratis. Has[Read More…]
People of Gujarat would not forgive those ‘insulting its son’: PM Modi
Appealing to the Gujarat electorate as “son” of the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lashed out at the opposition Congress, saying that people of the state would not forgive those who are “insulting the son of Gujarat” who has never had a single blot on his political career.[Read More…]
BJP-JD(U) alliance natural: Sushil Modi
Kolkata: Taking a dig at RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and veteran BJP leader Sushil Modi on Friday said the alliance between Nitish Kumar’s JD-U and his party was “natural” and the “unnatural” Nitish-Lalu partnership died “naturally”. In July, Nitish Kumar became Bihar Chief Minister for the[Read More…]
Days after Congress meme on Modi, Shatrughan Sinha invokes ‘chaiwala’ jibe
Barely days after a Youth Congress magazine published a meme calling Narendra Modi a “chaiwala” (tea vendor), BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday yet again invoked the jibe against the Prime Minister. Taking potshots at his detractors within his own party, the famous Bollywood actor wondered if others can do[Read More…]
Odisha for speedy resolution of Mahanadi water dispute
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite the issuance of notification for constitution of a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh. “The delay in constituting the Tribunal has been taken advantage of by the state of Chhattisgarh in going ahead[Read More…]
World Bank ranking is recognition for our work: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has improved 42 ranks on the World Bank’s ease of doing business ranking in a short span of three years, which was a recognition of his government’s work and slammed the opposition for voicing doubts about it. Speaking at ‘India’s Business Reforms’[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…]
GST unleashes ‘tsunami of tax terrorism’ and ‘Jaitley say things are fine’: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi once again slammed the government and described demonetisation and GST as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “double tap” fired to destroy the economy. He also hit out at finance minister, Arun Jaitley for his fiasco to offer a cure to tackle the misery that has led to[Read More…]
Gujarat assembly poll dates announced; results on Dec 18
The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday declared the schedule for a two-phase poll in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state. The polls will be held on December 9 and 14 and the results will be announced on December 18. The dates for polls in Gujarat declared almost 13 days after[Read More…]
Bihar is blessed with both ‘Gyaan’ and ‘Ganga’: PM Modi at Patna University
On his visit to Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded chief minister, Nitish Kumar, for his commitment and hard work towards the progress of the state. He praised him while addressing the students at the Centenary Celebrations of Patna University. “The commitment of Shri Nitish Kumar towards the progress of[Read More…]
PM Modi visits hometown Vadnagar, holds roadshow
On the second day of his visit to Gujarat on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached his birthplace and hometown Vadnagar in Mehasana district and held a road show there. He earlier visited the Hatkeshwar Temple and offered prayers there. He visited his school as well in Vadnagar. PM Modi[Read More…]