Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a boat capsizing incident in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district and announced financial assistance from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the families of those killed and the injured.
Congress General Secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government of abandoning its anti-corruption plank, alleging that the Prime Minister's 2014 promise of "Na Khaunga, Na Khane Doonga" (I will neither indulge in corruption nor allow it) had been undermined by a series of alleged scams, cronyism and governance failures over the past 12 years.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday launched a state-wide cleanliness drive from Panchkula, with the aim of taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan message to every household and creating widespread public awareness about cleanliness.
The Congress party intensified its attack on the Centre over the alleged theft of offerings at the Bhagwan Shri Ram Temple, accusing the Narendra Modi government of shielding those responsible and demanding an independent investigation supervised by the Supreme Court.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited New Zealand businesses to expand their presence in India, describing the country as "not only a market" but "a launchpad for global growth," as he addressed a gathering of leading CEOs and business executives alongside New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at an India-New Zealand business event in Auckland.
PM Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Gaya, Bihar, said Operation Sindoor has created a “new line of defence” and destroyed nine terror targets in PoK after the Pahalgam attack. He also launched projects worth ₹13,000 crore, boosting Bihar’s infrastructure, power, health, and connectivity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate three new Metro corridors in Kolkata on Friday, marking a major boost to the city’s transport network, before addressing a political rally, where he is expected to sharpen attacks on West Bengal’s ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC).
Lord Swraj Paul, the celebrated NRI industrialist and philanthropist, has died in London at the age of 94. As per reports he passed away on August 21, after a period of illness that led to his hospitalisation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar and West Bengal today. He will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth around Rs 13,000 crore at Gaya in Bihar at around 11 AM, according to the Prime Minister's Office press release.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-state visit to poll-bound Bihar and Kolkata on Friday, August 20.
