Tag: PM Narendra Modi

Namaste Trump: US President and family arrive in India

This will be US President Trump’s first visit to India. It will be his fifth meeting with PM Modi in eight months.

February 24, 2020

‘Five to seven million people just from airport to stadium’: Donald Trump on Ahmedabad visit

In September last year, PM Modi during the “Howdy Modi” event in Houston invited President Trump and his family to India. He said it will give a new height to the shared dreams of the two countries.

February 12, 2020

Repeated firings at protest sites due to PM’s ‘continued silence’ on hate speeches: Sitaram Yechury

Delhi is set to go to polls on February 8 which will be a tripartite contest between AAP, Congress, and BJP. BJP has launched heavy attacks on the anti-CAA protesters in the national capital, specifically, Shaheen Bagh during its election campaigns.

February 3, 2020

Hope to have wide-ranging, qualitative discussion over economic issues: PM Modi ahead of Budget Session

While the Prime minister was talking to media, Congress led opposition members protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in another part of the parliament complex.

January 31, 2020

Rajinikanth to shoot with Bear Grylls for Man Vs Wild

It is also being reported that Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is expected to shoot with the adventurer for Man Vs Wild on Thursday.

January 28, 2020

In a first, PM Modi pays homage to fallen soldiers at National War Memorial on Republic Day

The memorial has 16 walls bearing the names of the 25,942 Indian soldiers who attained martyrdom in the wars since 1947, the United Nations peace-keeping missions, counter-insurgency operations, Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief (HADR) operations, and Low-Intensity Conflict Operations (LICO).

January 26, 2020

‘Was told not to attend Chandrayaan landing as no guarantee of success’: PM Modi at ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’

PM Modi was addressing a select audience of around 200 students, teachers and parents at the 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' event held at the Talkatora Stadium and said his conversations with them will be 'hashtag without filter'.

January 20, 2020

Amid CAA protests, P Chidambaram suggests PM Modi to ‘select 5 critics, hold televised Q-A session’

Hoping that the Prime Minister would respond favourably to his suggestion, the veteran leader took to Twitter and wrote, 'PM says that CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) is meant to give citizenship, not take it away. Many of us believe that CAA (in conjunction with NPR or NRC) will declare many persons as 'non-citizens' and take away citizenship.'

January 13, 2020

‘Kolkata Port Trust will now be known as Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port’: PM Modi

Earlier, today PM Modi accused the Opposition of spreading misinformation about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

January 12, 2020

‘Budget consultation reserved for crony capitalist friends and super rich’: Rahul Gandhi

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a two-hour meeting on Thursday with over 30 industry experts and economists to review and take their views on steps to revive the Indian economy on growth and employment.

January 10, 2020

Pejavar Mutt chief Vishwesha Teertha Swami passes away at 88; PM, other leaders pay tribute

The Karnataka government announced a three-day state mourning. The last rites of the seer will be performed at the Vidyapeetha in Bengaluru, founded by him, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said.

December 29, 2019

Jharkhand Assembly polls: One injured in firing at Sisai booth, 12.3 per cent voter turnout recorded till 9 am

There are a total 260 candidates in fray including 29 women nominees and 73 independents. Their fate will be decided by 48,25,038 voters including 23,93,437 women and 90 third gender.

December 7, 2019

‘Said no to PM Modi’s proposal of working together, Minister’s post for daughter Supriya Sule’: Sharad Pawar

Pawar denied that the Modi government offered to make him President of India. 'But there was an offer to make Supriya (Sule) a minister in the Modi-led cabinet,' he added.

December 3, 2019

Cabinet clears India’s stance at UN’s climate change meet

The meet is scheduled to be held in Madrid, Spain (under the Presidency of Chile) from December 2-13.

November 27, 2019

PM Modi remembers BR Ambedkar on Constitution Day in Parliament, opposition protests outside

The opposition members are protesting against the way government was formed in Maharashtra, calling it 'murder of democracy' and the 'manhandling' of women MPs by the security staff in the Lok Sabha, yesterday.

November 26, 2019

Shiv Sena downplays Pawar-Modi meet, Sanjay Raut assures party led govt by Dec

'There are certain internal processes of the different parties, the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress, which are currently on. A Sena-Chief Minister-led government will assume office by the first week of December,' Raut asserted.

November 20, 2019

Sharad Pawar, PM Modi to meet on farmers’ crisis, before Congress-NCP talks on Maharashtra govt formation

The significance of the meeting increases as the NCP holds the key for government formation in Maharashtra, so is being wooed by both Shiv Sena and BJP.

November 20, 2019