Narendra Modi: News

14 Nov 2018

Singapore

Singapore Summit: Modi meets Mike Pence to discuss bilateral ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met United States Vice President Mike Pence in Singapore today, on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit.

14 Nov 2018

India

PM Modi, Sonia pay tributes to Nehru's birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi today paid tributes to India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 129th birth anniversary.

14 Nov 2018

Singapore

Financial inclusion for 1.3bn Indians achieved, says Modi in Singapore

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with US Vice President Mike Pence, shortly after delivering a keynote address at Singapore's Fintech Festival.

14 Nov 2018

India

Humanity exists because of Nehru: BJP's sarcastic reply to Tharoor

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday took a dig at Congress MP Shashi Tharoor saying humanity existed only because of India's First Prime Minister.

13 Nov 2018

India

PM Modi to award winners of 'India-Singapore Hackathon 2018'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present awards to winners of the first "India-Singapore Hackathon 2018" which aims to harness and showcase innovation potential of the youth from the two countries on Thursday.

13 Nov 2018

West Bengal

Rajinikanth says Modi stronger than 10 persons aligning against him

Veteran actor Rajinikanth today, while speaking to reporters in Chennai, virtually threw his weight behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the latter was "stronger" than "10 persons" aligning against him.

13 Nov 2018

X

Rafale deal: PM admitted to theft before SC, alleges RaGa

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has admitted to "theft" in the Rafale deal before the Supreme Court and changes in the contract without asking the Indian Air Force.

12 Nov 2018

India

PM Modi inaugurates India's first inland waterway: Details here

On Monday, a vessel carrying PEPSICO (India) cargo docked at the holy city of Varanasi, marking India's first inland voyage by a container ship since it gained Independence.

12 Nov 2018

Chhattisgarh

Congress' politics begins and ends with one family: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia, saying the party's "politics begins and ends with one family".

12 Nov 2018

Climate Change

Prime Minister likely to hold condolence meeting for Ananth Kumar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to chair a special meeting of the Union Cabinet today to condole the demise of senior minister Ananth Kumar, official sources said.

12 Nov 2018

Independence Day

Gaganyaan: ISRO plans 10 experiments in space ahead of mission

While ISRO was already working towards the realization of the ambitious Gaganyaan mission to send Indian astronauts to space, the space agency has now drawn up a list of experiments to be conducted ahead of the mission.

12 Nov 2018

India

Union Minister Ananth Kumar dies at 59, condolences follow

In a tragic incident, senior BJP leader and cabinet minister HN Ananth Kumar died on Monday at 2 in the morning.

11 Nov 2018

Mumbai

Rs. 65,000cr set aside for Mumbai suburban rail revamp: Goyal

Up to Rs. 65,000 crore has been approved for a host of rail infrastructure projects on the suburban network in Mumbai and its surrounding areas, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said today.

11 Nov 2018

Chhattisgarh

Despite Rahul-Modi face-off, caste-equations, poll-result as unpredictable as Hollywood-thriller climax

A Narendra Modi-Rahul Gandhi face-off, last-minute switching of camps, allegations, counter-allegations, and caste equations make for a heady election cocktail in five states, but poll results remain as unpredictable as the climax of a Hollywood thriller.

11 Nov 2018

Ram Mandir

Why should you and I question the government?

Democracy has given citizens a brahmastra- the right to question the government.

11 Nov 2018

Mayawati

Ram-temple issue should be resolved at earliest: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today pitched for a resolution of the contentious Ram temple issue at the earliest.

11 Nov 2018

India

PM Modi pays tributes to Indian-soldiers who fought in WW1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Indian soldiers who fought in World War I and said the country reiterates its commitment towards world peace so that the trail of death and destruction caused by wars doesn't occur.

11 Nov 2018

India

#MeraPMMeraAbhimaan trends on Twitter, we have few questions

Rebel-AAP leader Kapil Mishra has started a campaign for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ward off negative news about the leader of India.

11 Nov 2018

Singapore

Singapore summit: Pence, Modi to discuss bilateral relationship, defense cooperation

US Vice President Mike Pence and PM Narendra Modi would discuss India-US defense cooperation and bilateral relationship during their meeting in Singapore next week, the White House said yesterday.

10 Nov 2018

Barack Obama

#RepublicDay: Top African leader may attend celebrations after Trump's snub

Days after President of United States Donald Trump said he would not attend India's Republic Day event on January 26 due to prior commitments, India may have finalized the new chief guest.

RBI disagreed with Centre's claims on demonetization: Report

Before giving its approval to Centre for demonetization on November 8, 2016, the Reserve Bank of India rejected claims that it would curb black money and counterfeit notes, IE reports.

09 Nov 2018

Rahul Gandhi

Chhattisgarh: War-of-words between Modi, RaGa ahead of assembly elections

Launching an attack on Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a rally in Bastar's Jagdalpur said the party supported Urban Maoists.

09 Nov 2018

Donald Trump

US Vice President Pence to meet PM Modi next week

US Vice President Mike Pence would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his four-nation trip next week.

08 Nov 2018

Bastar

Here's why this Modi lookalike changed sides to join Congress

Abhinandan Pathak, a man who looks like Narendra Modi, dresses like him, and even speaks like him, is ironically campaigning for the Congress in the Naxal-affected region of Bastar in Chhattisgarh.

08 Nov 2018

India

#Demonetization: Who benefited? India or the Modi government?

Two years have passed since Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an unprecedented move, announced a ban on high-denomination notes.

08 Nov 2018

Uddhav Thackeray

Ashok Chavan calls demonetization biggest mistake of Modi government

Speaking on the second anniversary of demonetization, senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan today described it as the "biggest mistake of Modi government" and claimed that it resulted in the slowdown of the economy.

08 Nov 2018

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: Maoists blow bus in Dantewada, kill four people

In a gruesome incident, Maoists blew up a bus in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Thursday, killing 4 people, including one security personnel.

08 Nov 2018

Mamata Banerjee

#DemonetizationTurns2: Congress and BJP trade attacks on note-ban anniversary

On the second anniversary of demonetization, Congress has planned a nationwide protest on Friday. The Congress plans to take to streets against the 'Tughlaqi farmaan' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

07 Nov 2018

South Korea

Korean First Lady wearing saree for Diwali delights Ayodhya people

Draped in an elegant saree, South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook soaked in Diwali festivities in Ayodhya much to the delight of the people of the pilgrim town.

07 Nov 2018

Punjab

PM Modi visits Kedarnath; will spend Diwali with jawans

Like every other year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spend this Diwali with Indian Army jawans.

06 Nov 2018

Uttarakhand

Diwali: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Kedarnath tomorrow

PM Narendra Modi will visit Kedarnath tomorrow on the occasion of Diwali to offer prayers at the Himalayan shrine and review Kedarpuri reconstruction projects.

06 Nov 2018

Mizoram

Election Commission team in poll-bound Mizoram today to assess situation

A three-member team of the Election Commission of India will arrive in poll-bound Mizoram today to assess the situation in view of the demand for the ouster of State's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S B Shashank.

06 Nov 2018

Haryana

PM to inaugurate Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway on Nov 17 or 18

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the 136-km Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway on November 17 or 18.

05 Nov 2018

India

India's first nuclear ballistic missile submarine, Arihant, completes deterrence run

India's first nuclear ballistic missile submarine, the INS Arihant, completed its first deterrence patrol on Monday, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

03 Nov 2018

Shashi Tharoor

Defamation case against Shashi Tharoor over 'scorpion' remark against Modi

A criminal defamation complaint has been filed against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor before a court in Delhi for his alleged "scorpion" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

03 Nov 2018

Arnab Goswami

Modi govt chooses Arnab Goswami as new trustee of NMML

The Modi government has appointed journalist Arnab Goswami and three others as trustees of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), replacing four trustees who have been critical of the government's plans to set up a museum for all prime ministers at the Teen Murti complex in Delhi.

02 Nov 2018

Rahul Gandhi

#ModiWithMSME: Modi launches 59-minute loan program for MSMEs

In a bid to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, launched a 59-minute loan program with a limit of up to Rs. 1cr, along with other initiatives in New Delhi.

RaGa alleges Dassault Aviation paid Rs.284cr bribe to Reliance Defense

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today alleged that Dassault Aviation paid Rs. 284 crore to Anil Ambani's Reliance Defense as the "first installment of kickbacks".

01 Nov 2018

Odisha

Odisha: Jharsuguda Airport is now 'Veer Surendra Sai Airport'

The Cabinet today approved renaming the Jharsuguda aerodrome in Odisha as 'Veer Surendra Sai Airport'.

01 Nov 2018

Shashi Tharoor

Divya's 'bird drop' tweet with PM Modi's picture sparks controversy

Social media head of Congress, Divya Spandana/Ramya, has sparked another controversy with a tweet which BJP and its supporters found derogatory.