Narendra Modi inaugurates global trade show at Vibrant Gujarat Summit
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a global trade show in Gandhinagar on Thursday, organised as part of the ninth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019. A fter inaugurating the trade show, Modi visited a few pavilions and saw some of the products kept on display. The Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show […]
PM-headed panel likely to meet on Jan 24 to appoint new CBI Director: Sources
NEW DELHI: The high-powered Selection Committee is likely to meet on January 24 to appoint the new CBI Director, sources said here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads the committee, in which the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge are the other members. The sources said the government […]
Narendra Modi launches development projects worth Rs. 1500 crore for Odisha
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi visited Balangir in Odisha today. He launched several development projects worth Rs. 1500 crores and laid foundation stones of various Projects. The Prime Minister arrived at the Swami Vivekanand Airport in Raipur this morning and then left for Balangir. In Balangir, he dedicated Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) […]
Alok Verma shunted out as CBI chief
NEW DELHI: Alok Verma was shunted out as the CBI chief after a marathon meeting of high-powered selection committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, officials said. Verma, a 1979-batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer, has been removed from the high-profile post on the charges of corruption and dereliction of duty making him the […]
Narendra Modi inaugurates Rs. 2900 crore projects in Agra
NEW DELHI: Giving a major push to develop and enhance Tourism infrastructure in Agra, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a series of development projects worth Rs. 2900 crore for the Agra city and the adjoining areas. The Prime Minister dedicated to the nation, Gangajal project, which will provide Agra with better and more assured […]
Narendra Modi to dedicate to nation NH-211 stretch in Maharashtra
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the 58 kms, four laned, Solapur – Tuljapur – Osmanabad section of NH-211 (New NH-52) in Solapur in Maharashtra tomorrow. The project is part of a larger project for four laning of 98.717 kms. Solapur – Yedashi section of NH-211 at a […]
Supreme Court of India reinstates Alok Verma as CBI director, but ‘without powers’
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday reinstated CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma, setting aside the Narendra Modi government’s decision to divest him of his powers, but restrained him from taking any major policy decision till the CVC probe into corruption charges against him is over. The apex court said any further decision […]
Prime Minister visits One District, One Product Exhibition
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi visited Varanasi today and dedicated the campus of the International Rice Research Institute, at Varanasi, to the nation. He visited various laboratories of the Institute. At the Deendayal Hastkala Sankul, the Prime Minister visited the One District, One Product (ODOP) Exhibition. He launched a Comprehensive Pension […]
Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of medical college in Ghazipur
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi visited Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh and released a commemorative postage stamp on Maharaja Suheldev. He also laid the Foundation Stone of a Medical College in Ghazipur. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that the projects being unveiled at various events today, would go a […]
India announces Rs 4,500 crore assistance to Bhutan
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a Rs 4,500 crore financial assistance to Bhutan for its 12th five-year plan after holding wide-ranging talks with his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering In his media statement, Modi said hydro power cooperation with Bhutan is a key aspect of bilateral ties and that work on the […]
Narendra Modi dedicates Bogibeel bridge to the nation; flags off first passenger train
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister of India Narendra Moditoday dedicated the Bogibeel bridge in Assam, to the nation. The bridge, which spans the River Brahmaputra between Dibrugarh and Dhemaji districts of Assam, is of immense economic and strategic significance for the nation. At a massive public meeting in Kareng Chapori, on the northern bank of […]
After Rahul Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray uses “chowkidar chor hai” slogan to attack Narendra Modi
PANDHARPUR: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday mouthed the Congress’ oft-repeated jibe of “chowkidar chor hai” made in the context of the Rafale fighter jet deal to mount a veiled attack on his senior ally — the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been repeatedly hurling the “chowkidar chor […]
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das involved in ‘corruption’, alleges Subramanian Swamy
NEW DELHI: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday alleged Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das was involved in corruption and termed his recent appointment to the top post as a “surprise”. He did not give any details about the “corruption”, an allegation he has made in the past as well. “The new governor […]
Working to bring 99 per cent things in sub-18 per cent GST slab: Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI: Indicating that further simplification of the Goods and Services Tax is on the anvil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government wants to ensure that ’99 per cent things’ attract sub-18 per cent GST slab. Before implementation of the GST, registered enterprises only numbered 65 lakh, which has now risen by 55 lakh, […]
Replace Narendra Modi with Nitin Gadkari: Maharashtra farmer leader tells RSS
NEW DELHI: In a huge embarrassment, a prominent Maharashtra farmer leader has demanded that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) must replace Prime Minster Narendra Modi with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wishes to win the 2019 general elections. The demand has come from a state-government panel, Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swavalamban […]
Cabinet approves establishment of two new AIIMS at Tamil Nadu, Telangana
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today has approved establishment of two new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Madurai, Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 1,264 crore and Bibinagar, Telangana at a cost of Rs 1,028 crore. The AIIMS will be set up under Pradhan MantriSwasthya […]