Soon after the unrest in the valley Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to discuss the situation and possibly formulate a solution. The CM is also scheduled to meet Union Minister Rajnath Singh. Considering the brutality on Kashmiri students in[Read More…]
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Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee skipped Niti Aayog meeting
On Sunday, two Chief Ministers namely, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal skipped the third Governing Council meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan. “West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal could not come to attend the Governing Council meeting today at Rashtrapati Bhavan,”[Read More…]
PM Narendra Modi pitches the vision of ‘New India’ at the Niti Aayog meet
Opening the third governing council of NITI Aayog, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that having been a Chief Minister in the past, he was convinced that “the vision of New India can only be realised through the combined effort and cooperation of all States and Chief Ministers.” “The NITI Aayog[Read More…]
PM Modi to address all BJP CMs on Sunday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing all the 13 BJP chief ministers on Sunday evening and he is probably to discuss on the agenda of focusing on “good governance and development”. This meeting will be attended by party chief Amit Shah and other top Union ministers. Besides the 13[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu CM meets protesting farmers in Delhi
Competition can play a role in bringing change: PM
Tajinder Bagga: The meteoric rise of an online campaigner
Tajinder Pal S. Bagga is a popular figure on social media with a Twitter following of close to 2 lakh people. He has been in the limelight frequently for leading campaigns against several public figures for their alleged anti-national acts which earned him the infamous tag of being an online[Read More…]
Narendra Modi holds road show ahead of BJP’s national executive meeting in Bhubaneswar
On Saturday, just ahead of two-day national executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), PM Narendra Modi held a road show in Odisha’s capital Bhubaneshwar. This two-day meeting will witness around 350 people including top leaders of the saffron party. PM arrived at 3.40 pm for the road show[Read More…]
PM Modi to launch new BHIM platform
Women can retain their maiden names in passports: PM Modi
In India, women are free to retain their maiden names in their passports now after the marriage. PM Modi while stating that the centre is adopting newer schemes to ensure development of women he said, “From now onwards, women will not have to change their names in the passport after[Read More…]
Government to ask restaurants, hotels to cut portions to curb food wastage
Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed concerns over the wastage of food on his monthly radio show – ‘Mann Ki Baat,’ the administration is planning to fix portion sizes of dishes served in the star hotels and restaurants to curb the wastage of food. “Ignoring the issue of food[Read More…]
Congress passed adjournment motion to discuss Kulbhushan Jadhav issue
The Congress-led Opposition raised the issue of former Indian Navy Officer Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence by Pakistan, in the Parliament on Tuesday. Following the previous reports, Congress also tossed the matter of Kashmir unrest on Tuesday in the Lok Sabha. The Congress leaders on Tuesday passed an adjournment motion notice[Read More…]
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi
The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital. Banerjee said that they discussed the incomplete projects and state share of West Bengal. The PM in response said that they will try to consider the demands, she added. On this, Prime Minister Modi further[Read More…]
Age of honesty has started, says PM Modi
GST bill tabled for discussion in Rajya Sabha
Soon after the Lok Sabha on March 29, cleared the four Goods and Service Tax (GST) bill in a 7-hour debate, the four GST bills will be tabled for discussion in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The bills that will be tabled in Rajya Sabha include Central GST, Integrated GST, UT[Read More…]
AAP leader Ashish Khetan accuses FM Arun Jaitley of corruption
Stirring up controversy, senior journalist and AAP leader Ashish Khetan shares a series of tweets directly amplifying the allegations of corruption against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. This comes soon after senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani agreed to fight the defamation case against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for ‘free’. Senior AAP leader[Read More…]
‘Will slit our throats’ says protesting Tamil Nadu farmers at Jantar Mantar
The Tamil Nadu farmers who are protesting at Jantar Mantar continue to raise their voices against the Modi government even on the 23rd day of the protest. As days pass, a number of farmers from across the nation are flooding in solidarity. The Bharati Kisan Union collaborated with farmers of[Read More…]
Attack in Nowhatta, 11 security personnel injured
Soon after PM Modi’s speech in the valley, a grenade blast by militants killed one police jawan was killed in Nowhatta area of Srinagar. The policeman has been identified as Shamim Ahmad from Gurez Bandipora. This attack injured 4 CRPF personnel and 7 police jawans, who were rushed to the SMHS[Read More…]
Kashmiri youth may choose between tourism and terrorism: PM Modi
PM Modi on his visit to Kashmir on Sunday while addressing a rally in Udhampur after inaugurating the Chenani-Nashri tunnel said that while some people in the valley are busy throwing stones, some are trying to change the future of the state by cutting the same stone and making a tunnel[Read More…]
Independent MLA holds protest in Srinagar
On Sunday, Independent legislator Sheikh Abdul Rashid along with his supporters of Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) held a sit-in here to push Centre government to take active steps to resolve the Kashmir conflict. Protesters gathered near Press Enclave, shouting slogans against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is visiting the state[Read More…]
PM Modi to inaugurate Chenani-Nashri tunnel
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating India’s longest tunnel. The Chenani-Nashri tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway will be inaugurated on Sunday. This tunnel is very important for regulating traffic in and around the state, it is likely to save fuel worth nearly Rs 99 crores a year. The tunnel will also[Read More…]
Namaz postures similar to Surya Namaskar: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that Surya Namaskar has many similarities to Namaz (Muslims form of prayer). “All asanas (postures) in Surya Namaskar, Pranayama activities are similar with the way Namaz is done by our Muslim brothers. But nobody ever tried to bring them together because[Read More…]
President Trump to host PM Modi later this year: White House
The US President Donald Trump has extended invitation to PM Narendra Modi to visit Washington later this year, said the White House, in a statement on Tuesday. Both the leader talked on the phone after Trump called PM Modi to congratulate him for the recent Assembly elections victory. The info[Read More…]
Getting threats for criticising BJP, PM Modi: Ramachandra Guha
Noted writer-historian Ramachandra Guha on Tuesday said that he had been getting “identical threat mails” warning him not to be critical towards PM Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The historian also clarified that such mails were a “routine affair” and it was “nothing serious”. The 58-year-old also[Read More…]