Narendra Modi

'India wants to see sovereign Palestine co-existing peacefully with Israel,' says Modi

PM Modi in his statement said that India continues to support development and capacity building efforts of Palestine.

May 16, 2017

Presidential election 2017: Mamata & Nitish Kumar have changed their games

Mamata had refused to back Pranab Mukherjee in 2012 but ultimately did so after Mulayam left her embarrassed. This time, she is willing to back the incumbent, burying her personal preferences.

May 16, 2017

Kulbhushan Jadhav: Why International Court of Justice's move is only a temporary relief for India

The ICJ might have given New Delhi a relief by asking Pakistan to stay Jadhav's execution but in effect, it shows how desperate India is that it didn't even hesitate to contradict its own stand.

May 11, 2017

Kamaal R Khan aka KRK mocks Akshay Kumar, Narendra Modi for their meeting

Kamaal R Khan took to Twitter to call Akshay Kumar a "Canadian citizen," and mocked PM Narendra Modi for his foreign visits.

May 9, 2017

France presidential elections 2017: What Rahul Gandhis & Arvind Kejriwals can learn from Emmanuel Macron

Macron made it possible to successfully resist the far right and hyper-nationalists in the latest French polls. What is it that leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal and the Left can learn from him in India?

May 9, 2017

Have to make northeast a gateway to southeast Asia: PM Narendra Modi

PM Modi, while addressing the centenary celebrations of voluntary organisation Bharat Sevashram Sangha in Shillong, said that the dream to "make the northeast a gateway for southeast Asia" would not be realised if this "gateway" was dirty.

May 7, 2017

Sukma Naxal attack: 19 Maoists behind 'cold-blooded murder' of CRPF jawans arrested in Chhattisgarh

The attack had led to 25 soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) being martyred, in what Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh would say was "cold-blooded murder."

May 6, 2017

Tur dal crisis: Former CM Prithviraj Chavan requests PM Modi to call back Maharashtra ministers on junket

"It is appalling that the two ministers directly responsible for handling the farm crisis have gone on a 15-day junket along with their family," Chavan wrote in his letter to PM Modi.

May 5, 2017

South Asian telecommunication satellite GSAT-9 launched from Sriharikota; PM Modi calls it historic moment

The satellite is expected to help the countries in areas like "mapping of natural resources, tele-medicine, education, IT connectivity and people-to-people links".

May 5, 2017

Bangladesh sex worker tweets to PM Modi to help her exchange banned old notes

The woman's letter was marked to both PM Modi and to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

May 3, 2017

PM Modi joins hand with Turkey's Erdogan to combat terrorism

PM Narendra Modi urged nations across the world to work together to "disrupt terrorist networks and their financing."

May 1, 2017

Turkish President Erdogan wants 'multilateral dialogue' on Kashmir; claims Pak PM Nawaz Sharif 'willing to settle' dispute

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also supported India's bid to enter the Nuclear Suppliers' Group as well its bid to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

May 1, 2017

Mann Ki Baat Updates: PM Narendra Modi urges youth to 'go out of their comfort zone, experience new things'

PM Modi also addressed the issue of VIP culture saying: "Government's decision to ban red beacon was part of the system. The lal batti has been done away with. Now, it's time to remove the lal batti culture from minds.

Apr 30, 2017

Do not politicise Triple Talaq issue: PM Modi urges Muslim community on the occasion of Basava Jayanti

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that reformers would emerge from within the community and put an end to the pain suffered by Muslim women due to the practice of triple talaq.

Apr 29, 2017

Vinod Khanna dead: The BJP will have to find an appealing face for Gurdaspur ahead of Lok Sabha election 2019

Vinod Khanna was one of those rare politician from the glamour world who made a mark in politics by not only winning elections but also serving in important government posts. With his death, the BJP will have the challenge to find a new face.

Apr 27, 2017

PM Narendra Modi flags off first flight under UDAN scheme from Shimla; all you need to know

PM Modi flagged off the first UDAN flight under RCS on Shimla-Delhi sector on April 27. He also flagged off the inaugural UDAN flights on Kadapa–Hyderabad and Nanded-Hyderabad sectors.

Apr 27, 2017

MCD election 2017: Now, the Congress can't even put up a fight in the Gandhis' backyard

The Congress did not get zero seats as it had in the last two major elections in Delhi — in 2014 and 2015 — but yet, the results indicate that its future is bleak. The Grand-Old Party is failing repeatedly even in the zone of the Gandhis.

Apr 26, 2017

Sukma attack: Rajnath Singh attends wreath-laying ceremony of 25 CRPF jawans, calls it 'cold-blooded murder'

"This is a cold-blooded murder. The sacrifice of our jawans will not go in vain. Attempts are being made to derail the development process in the region," Rajnath Singh said.

Apr 25, 2017

'J&K situation will improve in 2-3 months,' says CM Mehbooba Mufti after meeting PM Modi, Rajnath Singh

Mehbooba Mufti met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the low voting percentage in the recently concluded bypolls and the security situation in the state. She also met Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

Apr 24, 2017

US National Security Adviser HR McMaster meets PM Narendra Modi, Ajit Doval

Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar were also present at the meeting.

Apr 18, 2017