Narendra Modi: News

03 Oct 2018

India

Minutes after taking oath, CJI Gogoi raises bar for urgent-hearing

Upon taking office on Wednesday, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi raised the bar for urgent hearings.

03 Oct 2018

India

PM Modi receives 'Champions of the Earth' award from UN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the 'Champions of the Earth' award, which is UN's top environmental honor, on Wednesday.

02 Oct 2018

India

Mahatma Gandhi connected India in letter and spirit: PM Modi

As we celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called him a "stalwart who made the world a better place and connected India, in letter and spirit, in thought and action" in his blog he wrote on The Times Of India.

02 Oct 2018

India

India is shining a spotlight on sanitation: Bill Gates

Congratulating the Modi government for "shining a light on sanitation," Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), said India must now use innovations and technology to build on Swachh Bharat Mission's success.

02 Oct 2018

India

Donald Trump says 'tariff king' India wants to start trade

On Monday, Donald Trump called India 'tariff king' amid the existing trade tensions between the two countries, and claimed New Delhi wanted to start trade talks with Washington, as they wanted to keep him happy.

30 Sep 2018

Gujarat

Country's first housing society set up under Sardar Patel: PM

PM Narendra Modi said today the country's first housing society was set up in 1927 under the leadership of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat.

30 Sep 2018

Mann Ki Baat

Society needs to understand importance of human rights: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stressed on the importance of human rights and inculcating them into practice, saying it is the very basis of his government's 'Sab ka saath, sab ka vikas' principle.

30 Sep 2018

Tsunami

PM Modi offers condolences to Indonesia after deadly earthquake, tsunami

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in tsunami after a deadly earthquake which hit parts of Indonesia, saying India stands with its maritime neighbor in this difficult hour.

29 Sep 2018

Gujarat

PM Modi to inaugurate Mahatma Gandhi museum in Gujarat tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat tomorrow to inaugurate a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, an Amul chocolate plant, and development projects in Rajkot, Anand, and Kutch districts.

29 Sep 2018

BR Ambedkar

PM Modi stresses on importance of character building over literacy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the importance of character building over literacy and called for the "wholesome" education in the country.

29 Sep 2018

India

Self-proclaimed 'spiritual guru' of PM Modi arrested for impersonation

A 33-year-old Kathak teacher, who sometimes passed himself off as the "spiritual guru" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly impersonating an official of the Union culture ministry.

Call drops trouble PM Modi too, he wants technologically-advanced solution

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also fed up of frequent call drops and has directed Telecom Department to find a solution to this menace, TOI reports.

28 Sep 2018

Indian Army

PM inaugurates Parakram Parv on second anniversary of surgical strikes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated Parakram Parv exhibition at the military station in Jodhpur to mark the second anniversary of the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army across the LoC.

28 Sep 2018

Donald Trump

Narendra Modi supports UN Chief's campaign to combat sexual abuse

PM Narendra Modi is among the world's 48 other leaders who've endorsed a collective statement by UN chief Antonio Guterres reaffirming their continued support to combat sexual exploitation across the UN system.

27 Sep 2018

Emmanuel Macron

PM Modi, French President Macron get UN's highest environmental honor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron have been jointly awarded the UN's highest environmental honor for their pioneering work in championing the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and promoting new areas of cooperation on environmental action.

26 Sep 2018

India

Rafale-deal: Macron says he wasn't in power during finalization

Diving into the controversy over Rafale Deal, French President Emmanuel Macron has said he wasn't in power when the agreement was inked and maintained it was a government-to-government discussion.

25 Sep 2018

India

Modi, Shah launch a fresh attack on Congress from MP

Speaking at the 'Karyakarta Mahakumbh' rally in Bhopal to mark the birth anniversary of Hindutva ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah fired a fresh salvo at the Congress, calling the party a 'burden' on India.

25 Sep 2018

India

Vice President Naidu, PM Modi pay tributes to Deendayal Upadhyaya

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh co-founder Deendayal Upadhyaya on his 102nd birth anniversary and recalled his efforts to uplift the weaker sections of the society.

25 Sep 2018

India

BJP hasn't developed any UPA project: Rahul in Amethi

Yesterday, Rahul Gandhi criticized BJP for not developing projects launched by the UPA government.

Pakistan's opposition holds Khan-government responsible for 'diplomatic debacle' with India

Pakistan's two major opposition parties have questioned the "haste" shown by PM Imran Khan in making efforts to mend ties with India and held him responsible for "diplomatic debacle", saying he should have done his "homework" before approaching for the meeting.

24 Sep 2018

SpiceJet

PM Modi inaugurates Sikkim's first Airport: Details here

Nine years after its foundation stone was laid, the stunning Pakyong Airport in Sikkim was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

24 Sep 2018

2002 Gujarat Riots

Assam: Book's content on Godhra 'misleading about PM', FIR registered

An FIR has been registered against a well-known publishing house in Assam and three authors for content in the reference book for Class 12 students of Political Science.

23 Sep 2018

France

After France, India could ink pact with Russia for 'Gaganyaan'

After an agreement with France, India is likely to ink a pact with Russia for sharing of expertise on ISRO's ambitious human space mission project 'Gaganyaan'.

23 Sep 2018

Telangana

Telangana has not joined Ayushman Bharat scheme 'as of now'

Telangana has not joined the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), Ayushman Bharat, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jharkhand today "as of now" and would continue to implement its health scheme, official sources said.

Rafale deal is India's 'largest defense scam', says Prashant Bhushan

Senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan today in Chennai said Rafale deal is the "largest defense scam in India" and urged the Center to initiate a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the matter.

23 Sep 2018

Yogi Adityanath

Rajnath Singh launches Ayushman Bharat scheme in Lucknow

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today launched the Center's flagship Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), Ayushman Bharat, in Lucknow, his Parliamentary constituency, noting that it will prove to be a "Modi kawach" (Modi shield) for the poor.

23 Sep 2018

Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad: Metro services on Ameerpet-LB Nagar route from tomorrow

Hyderabad Metro Rail is all set to start services on a 16km stretch between Ameerpet to LB Nagar tomorrow, making the entire Corridor-1 phase operational.

23 Sep 2018

Rajasthan

Joining BJP was big-mistake, says Jaswant Singh's son after quitting

In a major blow to Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, lawmaker Manvendra Singh quit the Bharatiya Janta Party on Saturday and called joining the party a big mistake.

23 Sep 2018

France

Rafale-deal: Government's defense and opposition's attacks make political discourse ugly

The bombshell, which former French President Francois Hollande dropped about the Rafale deal, has snowballed into a full-blown political controversy, with the opposition demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation and Centre denying all charges.

22 Sep 2018

Rahul Gandhi

#RafaleDeal: Rahul's comments are shameful and irresponsible, says BJP

The BJP today condemned the remarks made by Rahul Gandhi against Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal, saying no President of any party has ever used such language against a PM.

22 Sep 2018

Mathura

RSS-backed organization to sell beauty-products made from cow urine, dung

Soaps, face packs, shampoos, and medicinal products made from cow urine and dung may soon be just a click away as an RSS-backed center says it's set to sell these on Amazon India.

22 Sep 2018

Ayushman Bharat

Ayushman Bharat scheme to be launched by Modi on Sunday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to roll out the NDA government's flagship program, the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHP), from Jharkhand on Sunday.

22 Sep 2018

India

India has 271 million fewer poor people in a decade

India has halved its Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)- an index that looks beyond poverty and takes into account deprivations in health, education, and living standards - from 54.7% to 27.5% in just a decade.

22 Sep 2018

Rahul Gandhi

#RafaleDeal: Rahul fires fresh salvo, says Modi 'betrayed India's soul'

In a fresh attack on the Rafale issue, Congress President Rahul Gandhi alleged PM Modi and Anil Ambani jointly carried out a "surgical strike" on the defense forces.

22 Sep 2018

Odisha

PM lays foundation stone for Rs. 13,000cr Talcher fertilizer project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Rs. 13,000 crore project to revive the Talcher fertilizer plant in Odisha will, for the first time, see coal being converted into gas for use as a feedstock and for producing neem-coated urea.

22 Sep 2018

Odisha

#ModiInOdisha: For stalling triple-talaq bill, PM criticizes Opposition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a one-day visit to Odisha, laid the foundation stone of Talcher Fertiliser Plant and said this would boost the industry.

22 Sep 2018

France

Rafale-deal: Hollande's bombshell catches BJP in crossfire, opposition strengthens attack

Comments of France former President Francois Hollande that Indian government proposed Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as its partner in the multi-million dollar Rafale deal has caught the Narendra Modi led Centre in a crossfire, with the opposition demanding his resignation.

20 Sep 2018

India

Indian economy to reach $5 trillion size by 2022: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today the size of Indian economy will double to $5 trillion by 2022 with manufacturing and agriculture contributing $1 trillion each.

India responds to Pakistan's letter, foreign ministers to meet soon

After newly-elected Pakistan PM Imran Khan wrote to PM Narendra Modi requesting that bilateral talks between India and Pakistan be resumed, New Delhi has responded.

20 Sep 2018

Pakistan News

Imran Khan writes to Modi seeking resumption of bilateral talks

Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi seeking to restart bilateral talks on key issues "challenging the relationship" including on terrorism and Kashmir, Pakistan's Foreign Office said.