Cabinet reshuffle and expansion will take place on Sunday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Beijing for the BRICS summit. The Cabinet reshuffle will be at 10 am on Sunday morning. The newly appointed ministers will be sworn in on the same day. Senior ministers Rajiv Pratap Rudy[Read More…]
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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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Modi will return as India’s Prime Minister in 2019 says Nitish Kumar
JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar, on Monday, held his first press conference after being sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar. He stated that he tried hard to save the grand alliance, but things were getting difficult for him after corruption charges against RJD leaders including Lalu Yadav’s son Tejashwi[Read More…]
Modi government not letting us raise farmers’s issue: Rahul Gandhi
Addressing a rally at Banswara, Rajasthan, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of ignoring the farmers’ issues. He said “Today, we wanted to raise farmers’issues in Lok Sabha. PM Modi was present and other Ministers were also present. We were not allowed to speak[Read More…]
Action against those resorting to violence in the name of cow protection: PM Modi
While the scare of cow-vigilantes is not unknown to the country, on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that violence in the name of cow protection cannot be tolerated and asked state governments to act “very tough” against those taking law into their own hands. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing[Read More…]
GST bash: BigB, Lata, Tata, Prez, ex-PMs, CMs, MPs among the guests
Touted as the biggest tax reform since independence, the Goods and Service Tax (GST) will be launched by the government in a grand function in Parliament’s Central Hall. The gathering will begin at 10:45 pm. It will continue for around 80 minutes on June 30. Since it is going to[Read More…]
Looking forward to strengthening ties between US, India: White House
Ahead of the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump next week, the Trump Administration has said that the United States is looking forward to strengthen ties with India. “We’re looking forward to strengthening ties between the United States and India,” State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert told[Read More…]
International Yoga Day: PM leads celebrations in Lucknow; MP, UP, Delhi, Mumbai takes part
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, led a gathering of 50,000 yoga enthusiasts at the Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan in Lucknow on Wednesday on the occasion of International Yoga Day. UP Governor Ram Naik and chief minister Yogi Adityanath and cabinet ministers will also be present at the event. The Prime Minister addresses[Read More…]
CWC meeting: Sonia Gandhi slams PM Modi government
On Tuesday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi slammed the Narendra Modi government at Centre and asked the party leaders to be ready to protect the essence and idea of India. Sonia Gandhi chaired a CWC meeting in Delhi to discuss the current political situation and the upcoming presidential poll. “We must[Read More…]
Gulf crisis: Kerala CM seeks Centre’s help to ensure safety of Indians in Qatar
In the wake of Gulf crisis, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday sought the Centre’s intervention to ensure the safety of 6.5 lakh Indians, including Keralites, residing in Qatar. Vijayan wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Vijayan said he was writing the letter[Read More…]
PM Modi reviews GST progress ahead of July 1 roll-out
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in view of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) said that the roll-out of the new indirect tax regime from July 1 will be a turning point for the economy. Notably, this was the first PM’s review on the freshly finalised rates by the[Read More…]
PM Modi invites Spanish CEOs to explore economic opportunities in India
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met CEOs of top Spanish companies and invited them to join the country’s flagship initiatives like ‘Make in India’, saying they could tap the huge market in the fast-growing economy. “Met top CEOs of the Spanish industry and urged them to explore the economic[Read More…]
Mayawati accuses Modi government over attacks by gau rakshaks
On Monday, BSP chief Mayawati criticised the Modi government over the growing violence in the country under the banner of cow protection. She took a jibe at the BJP government saying innocent persons have lost their lives in the name of cow protection and asked if this was the change promised by[Read More…]
India is heading towards a pyramidal decentralised mafia state: Arun Shourie
While Modi government is on a spree of amendments, it is quite hard to foretell its effects on the country in the long run. Be it on the economic or social front, the BJP government have been introducing new laws, scrapping or updating the old ones. Significantly, imposing laws unacceptable[Read More…]
Yoga is a great gift from India to the world: PM Modi on Mann Ki Baat
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation in the 32nd episode of his monthly radio programme, Mann Ki Baat. As he spoke, he extended his greetings to the Muslim community on the occasion of Ramzan. He also paid tributes to freedom fighter Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary. He added[Read More…]
BJP president Amit Shah slams UPA’s ‘policy paralysis’
On Friday, as the BJP led NDA government completes three years in power, BJP party president Amit Shah on Friday launched a sarcastic attack on the 2004-14 UPA government. “In 2014, BJP replaced a regime suffering from policy paralysis and gave the people a decisive and transparent government,” Shah said at a press conference. As[Read More…]
The future of this country is dark: Kamal Nath
As BJP completes 3 years in power on Friday, the Congress prophesied a dark future for the country on the economic and social side. It also claimed that it was on the verge of seeing friction under the BJP-led NDA government. Additionally, they also demanded a White Paper on the[Read More…]
Technology has the power to transform our economic potential: PM Modi
Speaking at the inauguration seminar on Supreme Court’s move towards becoming a ‘Digital Court’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said e-governance must be encouraged as it is environment-friendly and will cut down the usage of papers in offices. PM Modi on Wednesday said, “Our understanding of technology should not be limited[Read More…]
Why is PM silent on Varanasi’s widows, asks Yechury
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to not only show concern over the plight of ‘Muslim Sisters,’ but also talk about widows of his Parliamentary Constituency, Varanasi on Monday. Yechury while taking a dig at PM’s concern about Muslim women who are victims[Read More…]
To help the poor and needy is a service of purity: PM Modi
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a gathering at Shillong on the occasion of Centenary Celebrations of Bharat Sevashram via video conferencing. Praising the efforts of Bharat Sevashram Organisation, the PM said, “Be it a natural disaster or be it a birth of worry by the struggle of humans, [Read More…]
PM Modi only hope to end 70-year-old Kashmir issue: Mehbooba Mufti
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti came out in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday saying that, he is the only hope to end the 70-year-old Kashmir issue once and for all. Mufti while speaking at the inauguration of a flyover in Jammu said, PM Modi alone[Read More…]
Our ancestors had toiled hard for innovations: PM Modi in Haridwar
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi kick-started his Uttarakhand visit on Wednesday, he inaugurated a research institute run by spiritual leader Baba Ramdev’s business franchise Patanjali Ayurveda in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Notably, Patanjali Research Institute will be India’s first organisation to conduct clinical trials as per international standards in the field of[Read More…]