In an unfortunate incident, a 70-year-old ex-serviceman hailing from Haryana’s Bhiwani district allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison on Wednesday at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi over the delay in implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP), police said. The ex-serviceman, Ram Kishan Grewal left a suicide note in which[Read More…]
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Sharif is pushing Modi’s agenda in Pakistan, alleges Imran Khan
Imran Khan on Sunday accused Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of pursuing his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s interests in Pakistan as the government cracked down on the cricketer-turned-politician’s supporters with police arresting over 100 of them. “When Nawaz Sharif went to London for whatever kind of surgery, he on the hospital[Read More…]
PM Modi celebrates Diwali with ITBP jawans near China border
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday celebrated Diwali with soldiers in a remote and strategic area in Himachal Pradesh, adjoining the Chinese border. Modi also made an unscheduled trip to a village, Chango, and said he was “deeply touched by the impromptu reception and their joy”. Dressed in olive green,[Read More…]
I dedicate this Diwali to soldiers, says PM Modi on his Mann Ki Baat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated this year’s Diwali to the armed forces in his monthly video address Mann Ki Baat, saying ‘we sleep peacefully because you guard our borders’. The soldiers, he said, “stand guard for us in the desert on the mountains. Someone is guarding our industry,[Read More…]
Implement OROP in a meaningful way: RaGa to NaMo
Taking a stand for the Indian Armed Forces, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to implement the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme in a meaningful way. The Congress scion pointed out that the government’s decision on the scheme[Read More…]
It’s US troops, not Indian soldiers who feature on BJP posters in Varanasi
In a major embarrassment to the BJP, a new poster of the BJP released in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh boasted a silhouetted image of soldiers from 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Screaming Eagles of the US armed forces. The image has also famously appeared as a banner by the famed[Read More…]
Indian products cannot compete with those of China: Chinese state media
In a scathing attack on the call for boycott of Chinese goods on Indian social media, Chinese media said that Indian products cannot compete with those of China. In an acerbic op-ed, state-run Global Times says New Delhi can only “bark” and do nothing about the growing trade deficit between[Read More…]
16 Indo-Russian agreements on BRICS Summit sidelines
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called out to India’s ‘old friend’ Russia in a joint address at the sidelines of the BRICS Summit before holding wide-ranging talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which covered the entire expanse of bilateral engagement. The engagement witnessed 16 agreements being signed between the two countries.[Read More…]
Resurrection? Centre planning to revive National Counter Terror Centre
The government of India is planning to revive the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), a project conceived by the UPA government in 2012 but vehemently opposed by then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi. The idea was earlier shelved after state government’s raised an opposition. However, according to sources Union[Read More…]
Verbal attack! Digvijaya Singh calls PM Narendra Modi a warmonger
In a scathing attack, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “warmonger” for pushing India to a war like situation with Pakistan. “Warmonger Modi is slowly getting India in a War like situation with Pakistan. He sees this as the only option to win the[Read More…]
Works dedicated to Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s philosophy to be launched by PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday launch a series of works dedicated to Deen Dayal Upadhyay in his birth centenary year. The 15-volume work highlights key events in the life of Upadhyay, the journey of Jana Sangh and of the country includes watershed events like the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war,[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi pledges Congress’ full support to Modi over surgical strikes
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday lauded Narendra Modi for the surgical strikes carried out by the Army across the Line of Control (LoC), saying it was his “first action” befitting a Prime Minister in two-and-a-half years. Rahul, who is in Uttar Pradesh for his Kisan Yatra, said at a[Read More…]
Rethink? PM calls meet to review ‘Most Favoured Nation’ status To Pak
Upping the ante against Pakistan after the Uri terror attack, India will now decide whether to withdraw Most Favoured Nation status to that country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting with top officials on Thursday for a review in this regard. PM Modi consulted with National Security Adviser[Read More…]
Modi in Kozhikode: 15 points made by the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally in Kozhikode, Kerala at BJP’s National Council Meet. The BJP supremo talked about elevating poverty and unemployment, while he trained his guns on Pakistan by calling them a nation run by terrorists which exports terrorism. He also addressed the Pakistani leaders by[Read More…]
Rechristened: PM’s residence 7 Race Course Road is now Lok Kalyan Marg
Home to countries top politicians including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation on Wednesday decided to rename the Race Course Road as Lok Kalyan Marg. “There were some suggestions in NDMC meeting, but consensus was that Race course road be now called Lok Kalyan Marg,” Delhi Chief[Read More…]
Uri Attacks: Actions Will Speak Louder Than Condemnation
With the Uri attack, the vulnerabilities have been exposed yet again as far as our preparedness and call to action post intel inputs is concerned. 17 of our brave-hearts were martyred in a jiffy and all we have managed so far is the verbal diarrhoea of surgical strikes and political[Read More…]
From chaiwala to PM: A look at Narendra Modi’s journey
In a nation that still has the Nehru-Gandhi hangover, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left his own mark. While his dissenters are also more proactive than ever before, India has gotten a dynamic and vocal Prime Minister after a long time. From his frequent foreign tours and tailor-made suits carrying[Read More…]
Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia clinches his career’s second gold at Rio Paralympics
India’s Paralympian Devendra Jhajharia became the first Indian to clinch second gold in men’s javelin throw F46 event at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Devendra Jhajharia had won gold in the javelin event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics with a record throw of 62.15 metres. Almost after 12 years of break,[Read More…]
Angry Kapil Sharma asks PM Modi: Yeh hain aapke achhe din?
Comedian-turned-actor Kapil Sharma took to Twitter on Friday to vent out his anger and frustration after reportedly being forced to pay a Rs 5 lakh bribe to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officer for the construction of his new office. Kapil Sharma, who has around 6.2 million followers, wrote, “I[Read More…]
Rahul attacks govt over Mallya, defends farmers who ran away with Khats
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi launched an attack on Modi government on its failure to apprehend Vijay Mallya. Rahul who is on the second day of his 2,500-km Deoria to Delhi Kisan Yatra, tweeted, “If a Kisan takes a khat he’s called a ‘chor’ but ppl like Mallyaji who run away[Read More…]
Tit for tat: Pakistan says ‘India promoting terror’ after Modi’s taunt
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s veiled jibe, Pakistan on Tuesday accused India of “promoting terror” in what is seen as a counter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s veiled attack on Islamabad’s role in spreading terror in South Asia. The Pakistan Foreign Office told CNN-News18 that the “confession” of[Read More…]
One nation spreading terror: PM Modi’s veiled attack on Pakistan
Speaking at the G 20 summit which is being held in Hangzhou, China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said terrorism was being spread by a single South Asian country. PM Modi in the final session of the G 20 said, “Growing forces of violence and terror pose a fundamental challenge. There[Read More…]
Why the outrage over Jio-PM ad is stupid
Reliance Jio shook the telecom space with its entry. And quite literally. Reports suggest that Airtel and Idea lost anywhere between Rs 13,500 crore and Rs 15,000 crore in a day’s trading. But the Reliance Jio advertisement flanking the first page of every newspaper with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s smiling[Read More…]
India, Vietnam sign 12 agreements; pacts to boost IT, defence ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc for one-to-one talks ahead of delegation-level talks. India and Vietnam sign 12 agreements for cooperation in areas, including defence and IT, to boost bilateral ties. Modi said that India will provide $500 million credit line for Vietnam[Read More…]
PM Modi lashes out at ‘self-appointed guardians’ of Dalits
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with CNN-News 18, his second interview to an Indian television news channel, spoke on various issues ranging from Indian economy, Dalits,Uttar Pradesh polls and his relationship with the media. PM Modi lashed out at ‘self-appointed guardians’ of Dalits for creating tensions in the[Read More…]