Narendra Modi: News

07 Oct 2017

Delhi

Delhi: Jaipur woman launches "indefinite strike" to marry PM Modi!

In a bizarre protest, a woman from Rajasthan's Jaipur launched a sit-in at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to marry PM Narendra Modi.

07 Oct 2017

India

India-EU summit: Both sides commit to jointly fight terrorism

India and the EU adopted a Joint Statement on Cooperation in Combating Terrorism on Friday during the 14th India-EU summit in New Delhi.

07 Oct 2017

Gujarat

PM Modi in Gujarat: Diwali has come early for Indians

PM Modi, on a two-day visit to poll-bound Gujarat, while addressing the crowd at Dwarka referred to the GST Council meeting and claimed that "Diwali has come early for our citizens due to the decisions taken in the GST Council."

07 Oct 2017

Delhi

Protests at Jantar Mantar banned: How will it affect Delhi?

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned protests at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on grounds that it was causing environmental problems.

07 Oct 2017

India

Is the Bhagwat-Modi relationship facing stormy days ahead?

RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat, in his September 30 Vijayadashami address, had targeted PM Modi's economic policies in an understated manner.

At MNS rally, Raj Thackeray attacks Modi on all fronts

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray took out a procession to the Western Railways headquarters at Churchgate, Mumbai to protest the stampede that occurred on the foot-over bridge of Elphinstone station claiming 23 lives.

05 Oct 2017

India

Don't get gloomy over one quarter of slow growth: PM

Narendra Modi, speaking at Institute of Company Secretaries of India's golden jubilee celebration, launched a tirade against "people who sleep well only after they spread a feeling of pessimism all around."

PM Modi sets in motion BJP's Himachal poll campaign

PM Modi commences BJP's Himachal poll campaign with a rally on the banks of Gobind Sagar Lake, the man-made reservoir created by the Bhakra-Nagal dam, in Bilaspur.

03 Oct 2017

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh: Bhakra Dam oustees to attend PM Modi's rally

PM Narendra Modi is visiting Himachal Pradesh to kickstart BJP's campaign in the poll-bound state with a rally at Bilaspur's Luhnu ground.

02 Oct 2017

India

Three years on, how 'Swachh' is Modi's 'Bharat'?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship project Swachh Bharat Abhiyan turns three today.

02 Oct 2017

India

Gandhi Jayanti: President Kovind, PM Modi pay tributes to Gandhiji

As the nation commemorates Mahatma Gandhi on his 148th birth anniversary, President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, PM Narendra Modi paid tributes to the "Father of the Nation" at Rajghat in Delhi.

01 Oct 2017

India

Chinese envoy: New Delhi, Beijing should build on BRICS consensus

PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping charted a new course for peaceful bilateral relations while meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in China last month.

29 Sep 2017

India

Modi's Housing for All Scheme needs Rs.1 lakh crore

Sources said the housing ministry would require around Rs. 1 lakh crore over the next two-three years to meet the targets set under the PM Awas Yojana or Housing for All scheme.

29 Sep 2017

India

Rahul likens Modi to Duterte: 'Both thrive on hatred'

Congress VP Rahul Gandhi has hit out at PM Narendra Modi by comparing him to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, saying that they both "thrive on hatred and disrespect institutions."

29 Sep 2017

India

PM Narendra Modi intervenes to save schoolgirl from eve-teaser

A schoolgirl's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting help to save her from a stalker, has landed a goon behind bars in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar.

29 Sep 2017

India

Gujarat EV story: Modi's home state leads his ambitious plan

The government is pushing towards making India a pollution free nation.

28 Sep 2017

Google Maps

GPS that's super accurate is a modern-day need

Google Maps are a lifesaver when you are at an unknown destination. However, often the directions provided by them, are a tad bit off the track. It's not the navigation app's fault.

26 Sep 2017

India

AI will now catch electricity theft, meter tampering

In the ever-expanding list of what artificial intelligence can do, another glowing entry gets added.

26 Sep 2017

Politics

Modi launches 'Saubhagya', a Rs. 16,000cr scheme to electrify India

Yesterday, PM Modi announced the launch of Rs. 16,000crore 'Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana' or 'Saubhagya' which aims to give free electricity to almost 4 crore poor families.

25 Sep 2017

India

Bibek Debroy appointed Chairman of PM Modi's Economic Advisory Council

Amid criticism of Centre's GST regime and demonetization drive, and an economic slowdown, PM Narendra Modi has decided to constitute the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).

25 Sep 2017

India

Why was HT's editor-in-chief asked to leave abruptly?

Fuelling the many theories behind the sudden exit of Hindustan Times' editor-in-chief Bobby Ghosh, comes another, this time by the independent news website The Wire.

25 Sep 2017

Myanmar

Myanmar Army: Mass graves of 28 Hindus found, Rohingyas suspected

Myanmar's army recently discovered bodies of 28 Hindu villagers. They suspect that Muslim Rohingya militants killed these Hindus last month, i.e. before the violence, which has made about four lakh Muslims flee Bangladesh, began.

24 Sep 2017

GST

PM Modi to address the BJP on Monday

The BJP's two-day national executive meeting which began today in New Delhi might be the perfect platform for PM Modi to lay out his government's economic and political agenda, in the midst of growing economic concerns.

24 Sep 2017

Uttar Pradesh

BHU molestation: Protesting students lathi-charged by police

On an otherwise normal Saturday, the Uttar Pradesh police lathi-charged students from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) who had been protesting for over three days against the alleged molestation of a university girl.

23 Sep 2017

Yogi Adityanath

Varanasi Day 2: Modi lays foundation for toilet, addresses farmers

On his second day in Varanasi, PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation for toilets as part of the Swachhata Mission at Shahanshahpur before addressing farmers at a Pashudhan Arogya Mela.

23 Sep 2017

Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth extends support to Modi's 'Swachhata Hi Seva' mission

Superstar Rajinikanth has extended his support to PM Modi's 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign by posting a tweet.

22 Sep 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai: MNS Chief Raj Thackeray calls PM Modi "liar"

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief, Raj Thackeray, called PM Narendra Modi a "liar" in his speech while launching his Facebook page in Mumbai.

22 Sep 2017

Varanasi

What will Modi do on his two-day visit to Varanasi?

In his first visit to Varanasi since BJP's landslide victory in the UP Assembly elections, PM Modi has a string of inaugurations and visits lined up. Varanasi is his LS constituency; he calls it his "second home."

21 Sep 2017

Lok Sabha

Sonia Gandhi urges Modi to pass Women's Reservation Bill

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has urged PM Narendra Modi to use his party's majority in the Lok Sabha to get the Women's Reservation Bill passed.

21 Sep 2017

Donald Trump

Mattis to meet Sitharaman to boost Indo-US defense ties

US Defense Secretary James Mattis will be visiting New Delhi on September 25 where he'll attempt to forge "a strong political connect" to boost the Indo-US defense cooperation.

20 Sep 2017

India

What has prompted Varanasi's transformation with state-of-the-art infrastructure?

PM Modi's LS constituency Varanasi is in the midst of a complete makeover after being included in the government's Smart Cities Mission in the second phase.

19 Sep 2017

Gujarat

Vallabhbhai Patel's statue one of the fastest structures ever built

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 'Statue of Unity' in Gujarat is one of the fastest structures to be constructed.

18 Sep 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai: Teachers' group writes to PM Modi demanding better salary

Seeking better pay and a higher budget for education, Mumbai-based teachers' group Shikshak Parishad has written to PM Narendra Modi and HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar.

YC Modi new NIA chief after Sharad Kumar

Senior IPS officer YC Modi, who was a part of the SC-appointed SIT in the 2002 Gujarat riots case, was appointed the new chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

18 Sep 2017

India

MP govt orders teachers to dig holes for toilets

As part of PM Narendra Modi's birthday celebrations, the Centre observed September 17 as "Seva Diwas", a part of the 15-day "Swachhta hi Seva" campaign inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind.

18 Sep 2017

India

Farewell to IAF Marshal Arjan Singh with state funeral

The funeral of Arjan Singh, the only officer to hold the title of Marshal of the Indian Air Force, is being held in Delhi this morning.

18 Sep 2017

India

Rajnath Singh: No dialogue with Pakistan until cross-border terrorism stops

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated that holding a dialogue with Pakistan would be meaningless until it stops encouraging cross-border terrorism.