Narendra Modi

Can Article 35A, inserted by Presidential Order, be struck down?

Article 35A gives the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature the right to decide who all are "permanent residents" of the state.

Jun 6, 2019

Planning to apply for US visa? Get ready to furnish 5-year social media details

Under new rules by the State Department, all visa applicants, including tourists, headed to the United States will have to furnish their social media information.

Jun 2, 2019

US threatens India of serious implications over buying S-400 missile defence system from Russia

S-400 missile is regarded as the most reliable against a larger array of aerial attacks, particularly fighter the US made aircrafts such as F-18s and F-35s.

Jun 1, 2019

Sonia Gandhi elected as leader of CPP, thanks 12.13 crore voters

Sonia Gandhi, who won the Raebareli seat of Lok Sabha 2019 elections, has been elected chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party .

Jun 1, 2019

Donald Trump to end trade privileges for India on June 5

Donald Trump had announced his intention to remove India from the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program in early March.

Jun 1, 2019

PM Modi faces 'jobs crisis' as unemployment hits 6.1%

Pronab Sen said that small businesses had been especially weak, while the unemployment rate was likely to have spiked after the country replaced the majority of its banknotes in a shock move in 2016.

May 31, 2019

Modi 2.0: Forty-two PSUs will be privatised or closed; more land for foreign firms

"They (foreign investors) will have reasons to be happy. You will see a slew of reforms I can assure you of that. We are going to pretty much hit the ground running"

May 31, 2019

Big surprises in Modi cabinet 2.0 - Rajnath Singh gets Defence, Nirmala Sitharaman is FM [Full List]

PM Modi's new team of 57 ministers includes 24 cabinet ministers, 24 ministers of state and nine ministers of state (independent charge).

May 31, 2019

Likely Finance Minister Amit Shah understands the power of blue chips

Amit Shah's key investments include stock worth Rs 2 crore of Reliance Industries, Rs 1.4 crore in L&T Finance, and Rs 1 crore in Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

May 31, 2019

Narendra Modi oath-taking: Kangana Ranaut, Karan Johar in one frame, other celebs spotted

Kangana Ranaut and Karan Johar posed for pictures together at PM Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony. Here are the other film celebs who attended the ceremony in New Delhi.

May 31, 2019

Modi Cabinet: Shah to get Finance, Rajnath Home, Jaishankar Foreign Affairs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in charge of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space and all other portfolios not allocated to any minister;

May 31, 2019

Amrita Bhinder quits BJYM on the day of PM Modi's oath-taking ceremony

Amrita Bhinder took to Twitter on Thursday to say that she was heading for a fresh start when PM Modi is being sworn in for his second term.

May 30, 2019

Economy in focus as PM Modi begins second term without key aide Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley wrote to PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday asking to be kept out due to health reasons.

May 30, 2019

Narendra Modi takes oath as PM; Amit Shah joins new cabinet, Sushma Swaraj dropped

With nearly 8,000 guests, the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

May 30, 2019

Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony: Kangana Ranaut, Shah Rukh Khan, KJo invited

These are the Bollywood celebrities who are likely to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

May 30, 2019

With 8,000 guests, Modi's swearing-in to be biggest event ever at Rashtrapati Bhavan

The swearing-in will be held in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the same venue as in 2014. The event then was attended by about 5,000 guests.

May 29, 2019

Retired Indian Army subedar detained on charges of being a 'foreigner' in Assam

The subedar had retired after serving the Indian Army for 30 years in 2017. He was commissioned as a JCO in 2014, promoted to subedar and later made Honorary Lieutenant.

May 29, 2019

Arun Jaitley opts out of Modi government 2.0, cites health reasons

Jaitley wants to stay away from "any responsibility" in the Modi government's second term in office. He said that he had earlier told PM Modi about his decision.

May 29, 2019

US will work closely with 'great ally' India: Donald Trump administration

The Trump administration, including President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Pompeo, congratulated PM Modi and the BJP on the spectacular electoral victory in the Lok Sabha elections whose results were declared on May 23.

May 29, 2019

PM meets Amit Shah to finalise members of Modi 2.0 Cabinet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah held a meeting to finalise the names for the new cabinet ministry as Modi is going to take oath as the PM on Thursday.

May 29, 2019