Cabinet approves 4-lane bridge across river Ganga in Bihar
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the project for construction of a 5.634 km long new 4 – lane bridge across river Ganga, just 38 meters on upstream side of the existing Mahatma Gandhi Setu (also called Gandhi Setu or Ganga Setu), along with approaches […]
Narendra Modi government responsible for suicides by farmers: Pravin Togadia
AHMEDABAD: Hindutva leader Pravin Togadia on Saturday blamed “wrong policies” of Narendra Modi government for farmers’ suicides in the country. Togadia, who has recently floated Antar-Rashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP), Saturday took part in a 20-km march from Dehgam to Gandhinagar in support of the farmers. Several locals and farmers participated in the protest which was […]
Narendra Modi spent Rs 6,590 crore on advertisement and foreign trips
By Iain Marlow NEW DELHI:Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s foreign trips and his government’s advertising blitz over the past four-and-a-half years have cost Indian taxpayers about Rs 6,590 crore ($920 million). The globe-trotting prime minister’s 84 foreign trips around the world cost roughly $280 million (about Rs 2,000 crore), while the government spent $640 […]
Will ask PAC to call AG CAG to know when was CAG report on Rafale tabled in Parliament: Kharge
NEW DELHI: A day after the Supreme Court of India verdict on the Rafale deal, Public Accounts Committee chairman Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday he will request all members of the panel to summon the Attorney General and the CAG to ask them when was the public auditor’s report tabled in Parliament. The senior Congress […]
Rahul Gandhi targets Narenmdra Modi government after Supreme Court’s Rafale verdict
NEW DELHI: Notwithstanding the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday maintained that there was massive corruption in the contract and wondered why the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report “cited by the Supreme Court of India” on it had not yet been shared with the public […]
India to increase public health spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP
NEW DELHI: India is set to increase its public health spending to 2.5 per cent of its GDP by 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday, as he asserted that women, children and youth will continue to remain at the heart of every policy, programme and initiative of the government. Addressing the 2018 Partners’ Forum […]
G-20 summit: Narendra Modi interacts with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Theresa May
BUENOS AIRES: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister Theresa May ahead of the G-20 summit here. The brief exchange of views came ahead of the first trilateral meeting between Modi, Trump and the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later Friday. […]
Need to work to strengthen UN counter terrorism framework: Narendra Modi
BUENOS AIRES:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said terrorism and radicalisation was the biggest challenges the world was facing and underlined the need for the BRICS and G-20 countries to work together to strengthen the UN counter terrorism framework to stop terrorist networks, their financing and movement. Addressing an informal meeting of the leaders of […]
Narendra Modi inaugurates KMP Expressway and Ballabgarh-Mujesar Metro Link
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Kundli-Manesar Section of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Western Peripheral Expressway in Haryana’s Sultanpur. He also inaugurated the Ballabgarh-Mujesar Metro Link and laid the foundation stone of Shri Vishwakarma Skill University. Addressing a huge gathering, Prime Minister said that the Expressway and metro connectivity will […]
New Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih hold talks with Narendra Modi
MALE: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he was looking forward to working closely with new Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih as both the leaders expressed confidence in the renewal of the close ties and friendship between the two countries, which was briefly interrupted by political turmoil in the Indian Ocean island nation. Prime […]
Narendra Modi launches a series of highways, waterways and sewerage infrastructure projects in Varanasi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has said that Varanasi and the whole country are witness to the fulfilment of a dream today. Expressing happiness at the way next generation transport infrastructure has grown in the last four years he said, airports in remote areas, train network expanding to the north eastern parts […]
Narendra Modi waived loans worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore of select industrialists: Rahul Gandhi
CHARAMA: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi had waived loans worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore of 15 select industrialists during his tenure. Addressing a rally ahead of the state Assembly polls, Gandhi said he wanted Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to become agriculture centres in five years and […]
Narendra Modi’s foreign trips don’t help bring black money back: Ghulam Nabi Azad
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s foreign trips had failed to create an environment that would help bring back black money stashed abroad or fugitives from the law. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad said the Modi government had failed to extradite those who allegedly […]
Narendra Modi announces quick loans, relaxation in labour laws for MSMEs
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi today launched a historic support and outreach programme for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. As part of this programme, the Prime Minister unveiled12 key initiatives which will help the growth, expansion and facilitation of MSMEs across the country. The Prime Minister said that […]
To reduce energy cost, Narendra Modi makes a strong case for partnership between producers, consumers in oil market
NEW DELHI: CEOs and Experts from the Oil and Gas sector, from both India and abroad, met Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi today. The gathering included Ministers from Saudi Arabia and UAE, and CEOs and experts from organisations including Saudi ARAMCO, ADNOC, BP, Rosneft, IHS Markit, Pioneer Natural Resources Company, Emerson Electric Company, Tellurian, […]
Narendra Modi reviews oil, gas production profile of ONGC, OIL
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Friday reviewed the oil and gas production profile of state-owned ONGC and OIL over the near to medium term to assess how his target to cut oil imports by 10 per cent would be met. Sources with direct knowledge of the meeting said Oil and […]