Narendra Modi: News

PM Modi inaugurates Northeast's 1st AIIMS in Assam

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Northeast India's first All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Guwahati, Assam, on Friday.

13 Apr 2023

India

PM Modi welcomes 71,000 new appointees at 'Rozgar Mela'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed appointment letters to 71,000 newly inducted recruits in various government departments and organizations at the Rashtriya Rozgar Mela via video conferencing on Thursday.

ED files case against BBC alleging foreign funding irregularities

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday registered a case against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) for alleged foreign exchange violation.

12 Apr 2023

Mika Singh

Mika Singh shops Louis Vuitton with INR at Doha Airport

Singer Mika Singh is all praise for the Indian currency and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Wonder why? Well, the Punjabi singer has put up a video on his social media where he can be seen shopping at the Louis Vuitton store at the Doha Airport in Qatar.

12 Apr 2023

Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine crisis: India promises enhanced humanitarian aid to Ukraine

India has promised Ukraine enhanced humanitarian aid after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting the same.

12 Apr 2023

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy writes to PM Modi, requests more humanitarian aid

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking additional humanitarian aid, including medicines and medical equipment, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday.

12 Apr 2023

Vande Bharat Express

Rajasthan's 1st Vande Bharat train launched. Know its features

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Rajasthan's first Vande Bharat Express train via video conferencing on Wednesday.

11 Apr 2023

BBC

'BBC' Modi documentary records good viewership even after ban: Report

The BBC documentary, India: The Modi Question has been in the headlines after the documentary was banned by the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. The documentary examines the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in the notorious 2002 Gujarat riots.

11 Apr 2023

Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi slams PM Modi for 'dismantling pillars of democracy'

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government in an editorial she penned for The Hindu.

09 Apr 2023

Karnataka

'3,167 and growing': PM Modi releases 2022 Tiger Census numbers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday officially released the 2022 Tiger Census data in Mysuru, Karnataka, to mark the 50th anniversary of "Project Tiger," which was launched in 1973 by the then-PM Indira Gandhi's Congress government.

09 Apr 2023

Amit Shah

Karnataka Assembly elections: BJP to finalize candidates in Modi-led meet

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to finalize candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections, scheduled for next month, in its Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting on Sunday.

09 Apr 2023

Karnataka

Karnataka: PM Modi takes safari at Bandipur Tiger Reserve

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka and went on a jungle safari as part of several events scheduled to mark "50 years of Project Tiger" on Sunday.

08 Apr 2023

Ukraine

Ukraine's deputy foreign minister to visit India on Sunday

The first deputy foreign minister of war-torn Ukraine, Emine Dzhaparova, is set to commence her four-day visit to India on Sunday to discuss bilateral relations as well as global issues of mutual interest, as per PTI.

08 Apr 2023

K. Chandrashekar Rao

Telangana: Modi inaugurates new Vande Bharat Express, Rs. 11,300cr-worth projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Telangana on Saturday in a first political push to gain power in the southern state ruled by CM K Chandrashekar Rao's Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).

07 Apr 2023

Manish Sisodia

PM Modi's low qualifications dangerous for India: Manish Sisodia

Jailed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Friday wrote an open "letter to the nation," claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's lack of educational qualification was "extremely dangerous" for India.

Committed to eradicating corruption, nepotism: Modi on BJP Foundation Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed party workers on the occasion of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 44th Foundation Day on Thursday and said that they were committed to ridding India of corruption, nepotism, and law and order issues, according to PTI.

06 Apr 2023

Karnataka

Karnataka Congress wants RaGa to raise local issues, not Adani

While Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Karnataka's Kolar on Monday to kick off the campaign for the state's upcoming election, the party's state unit has its apprehensions regarding his visit.

05 Apr 2023

Elon Musk

Twitter accused of censoring accounts on behest of Indian government 

When Elon Musk acquired Twitter, he termed it a triumph of free speech. Now, the platform is being accused of being a pawn in the Narendra Modi government's move against dissenters and critics.

05 Apr 2023

Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Brand new metro station, inaugurated by PM Modi, waterlogged 

Bengaluru on Tuesday witnessed a sudden spell of rain, following which waterlogging was seen at the Nallurhalli Metro Station, a part of the 13.71 km metro line that was recently inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi.

05 Apr 2023

COVID-19

India records nearly 4,500 COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths

India recorded nearly 4,500 new daily COVID-19 cases on Tuesday—the highest single-day rise in 163 days—the Union Health Ministry revealed on Wednesday.

04 Apr 2023

China

PM Modi meets Bhutan king amid China's influence over Doklam 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with the King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on Tuesday.

04 Apr 2023

Rahul Gandhi

13 crore Modis, no definite community: Rahul Gandhi's bail plea

The district and session court in Gujarat's Surat on Monday extended Congress leader and disqualified MP, Rahul Gandhi's bail in the criminal defamation case against him for the "Modi surname" remark till April 13.

03 Apr 2023

Kapil Sibal

Sibal slams Shah over 'no riots under BJP rule' claim

Former Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal lambasted Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his recent claims in Bihar that "riots don't take place" under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s rule.

03 Apr 2023

Nirmala Sitharaman

Tamil Nadu villagers ask Nirmala Sitharaman to reduce LPG prices

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday visited Pazhaiyaseevaram village in Tamil Nadu's Kanchipuram district and interacted with the residents, asking them whether they received benefits from the government.

03 Apr 2023

Rishi Sunak

Modi retains 'world's most popular leader' title; beats Biden, Sunak

PM Narendra Modi has once again grabbed the top spot as the world's "most popular leader" for the second consecutive time, outperforming several foreign leaders, including his United Kingdom counterpart Rishi Sunak and United States President Joe Biden.

03 Apr 2023

Rahul Gandhi

RaGa defamation: Surat court to hear plea on May 3

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday filed an appeal at the sessions court in Gujarat's Surat against his conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case.

03 Apr 2023

Madhya Pradesh

Indore temple tragedy: Bulldozers demolish illegal construction days after mishap

Municipal authorities in Indore reportedly began demolishing alleged illegal construction at the city's Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal Temple days after an area of the temple collapsed, killing 36 people, on Thursday (Ram Navami).

03 Apr 2023

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi to challenge defamation conviction in Surat court today

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will reportedly appear before Surat's sessions court on Monday to challenge his conviction in a 2019 defamation case.

03 Apr 2023

Congress Party

Congress meets 'in black' to chalk out today's Parliament strategy

The Congress on Monday morning reportedly convened a meeting of its Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs at the party's parliamentary office to plan their strategy for the day.

02 Apr 2023

Karnataka

Set house in order: JD(S) chief Deve Gowda to Congress

Janata Dal (Secular) chief and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Sunday opined the Congress's first priority should be to set its house in order, commenting on the grand old party's role in boosting opposition unity.

02 Apr 2023

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi moves Surat court against conviction in defamation case

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday reportedly filed an appeal in the Surat Sessions Court in Gujarat against the magistrate order sentencing him to two years in prison in a 2019 criminal defamation case, according to The Indian Express.

02 Apr 2023

COVID-19

India records nearly 4,000 new COVID-19 cases—highest in 6 months    

India recorded nearly 4,000 new daily COVID-19 cases on Saturday—the highest single-day rise in 184 days—the Union Health Ministry revealed on Sunday.

01 Apr 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Despite being fined by court, Kejriwal questions Modi's degree again

Even after being fined by the Gujarat High Court for seeking details of PM Narendra Modi's educational degrees, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is apparently not hesitant to bring it up again.

01 Apr 2023

Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam: CM Sarma warns Kejriwal ahead of AAP rally

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has warned Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal against defaming him ahead of the latter's first political rally in the state on Sunday.

01 Apr 2023

Ashok Gehlot

Gehlot wants police to question Shah over 'frame Modi' remark

Congress leader and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has dared Union Home Minister Amit Shah to name the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers, who the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader claimed, had pressured him to frame Narendra Modi in a fake encounter case when he was Gujarat's chief minister.

31 Mar 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Court fines Kejriwal, says PM Modi's degree details not needed

The Gujarat High Court on Friday quashed the 2016 order by the Central Information Commission (CIC), which directed Gujarat University (GU) to furnish Prime Minister Narendra Modi's MA degree to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

31 Mar 2023

Gujarat

Gujarat: 8 arrested for posters against PM Modi in Ahmedabad

Eight individuals have been arrested for putting Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao (remove Narendra Modi, save the country) posters in different parts of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, according to news agency ANI.

30 Mar 2023

Lalit Modi

Lalit Modi threatens to sue Rahul Gandhi: Know why

The former head of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Lalit Modi, on Thursday threatened to sue Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his "Modi surname" remarks and allegations leveled by the disqualified MP's associates that the 59-year-old businessman is a "fugitive of justice."

30 Mar 2023

Rahul Gandhi

After US, Germany reacts to Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha disqualification

Germany on Wednesday reacted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a 2019 defamation case and his Lok Sabha disqualification, stating that "standards of judicial independence and fundamental democratic principles" should be applied in this case.

30 Mar 2023

Amit Shah

CBI pressured me to frame Modi in fake encounter: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday claimed that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) forced him to frame then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in an alleged 2005 fake encounter case during the Congress-led government.