Narendra Modi: News
27 Nov 2017
BiharAfter Centre downgrades Lalu's security, son threatens to skin Modi
Jumping into a controversy again due to his sensational remark, RJD chief Lalu Yadav's elder son Tej Pratap said he will skin PM Narendra Modi if any harm is done to his father.
27 Nov 2017
GujaratModi: Congress dislikes me because of my poor origins
PM Narendra Modi began the next leg of his Gujarat campaign by taunting Congress Yuva Desh's "chai-wala" meme.
27 Nov 2017
IndiaAmid executive-judiciary spar, Modi calls them 'part of same family'
On Constitution Day, friction between the executive and the judiciary once again came on display as Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad addressed "judicial overreach" while CJI Dipak Misra talked about the importance of following the "constitutional religion".
26 Nov 2017
IndiaSCO Summit: Swaraj'll represent India, but will she meet Pakistan?
India and Pakistan will come face to face next week at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Russia's Sochi. There's still no proposal for diplomatic talks, sources said.
26 Nov 2017
IndiaMann Ki Baat: PM Modi commemorates Constitution Day
In the 38th edition of 'Mann Ki Baat' today at 11 am, PM Narendra Modi commemorated Constitution Day in India.
26 Nov 2017
GujaratBJP leaders sip tea with voters over 'Mann Ki Baat'
To lure voters ahead of Gujarat elections, the BJP has combined characteristics of two of its popular initiatives- 'Mann Ki Baat' and 'Chai Pe Charcha'- to come up with 'Mann Ki Baat, Chai Ke Saath'.
25 Nov 2017
Rahul GandhiPakistan frees Hafiz Saeed: Rahul says PM's "hugplomacy" a failure
Taking a dig at PM Modi and US President Trump's "frequent hugs," Congress VP Rahul Gandhi termed the recent release of LeT chief Hafiz Saeed a "hugplomacy" failure.
24 Nov 2017
IndiaRahul Gandhi: Congress wants to hear your 'mann ki baat'
In his fifth visit to Gujarat before Assembly polls, Rahul visited Porbandar, addressing issues faced by the fishing community.
23 Nov 2017
IndiaModi inaugurates 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space
PM Narendra Modi today inaugurated the fifth edition of the Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS), its largest ever, which India is hosting for the first time.
22 Nov 2017
IndiaCongress red-faced after Yuva Desh's "chai-wala" meme mocks PM Modi
As Gujarat goes to polls next month, Congress has thrust itself into a new controversy.
22 Nov 2017
IndiaTrump's 'America First', Modi's 'Make-in-India' not mutually exclusive: Ivanka
US President Donald Trump's advisor Ivanka Trump is on her maiden visit to India for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017.
21 Nov 2017
Deepika PadukoneAmid Padmavati row, Deepika drops out of Global Entrepreneurship Summit
Deepika Padukone, who has been the talk of the town for the controversy surrounding her upcoming movie 'Padmavati', has now pulled out of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), that will see participation from US President Trump's daughter Ivanka and PM Narendra Modi.
20 Nov 2017
IndiaNitin Gadkari: Why is RSS' blue-eyed boy Modi's star performer?
In 2014, PM Narendra Modi allocated $3bn for cleaning Ganga. Cut to 2017, and the plan is badly behind schedule, with contaminated stretches of river-water.
20 Nov 2017
IndiaNobel laureate Richard Thaler says demonetization was badly implemented
The winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics, Richard Thaler has said that the Modi government's decision to demonetize high value currency notes was a "good" idea, but its implementation was "deeply flawed".
17 Nov 2017
India'Modi, only statesman to stand up to China's One-Belt-One-Road'
PM Narendra Modi is the only statesman to have stood up to China's One Belt One Road (OBOR), claims Michael Pillsbury, Director of Center on Chinese Strategy at the think-tank Hudson Institute.
17 Nov 2017
IndiaMoody's upgrades India's rating citing reforms: What does it mean?
Thirteen years after last upgrading India's sovereign credit rating, Moody's has done it again, this time increasing it to 'Baa2', and changed the outlook to stable from positive.
17 Nov 2017
JapanJapanese rail operator apologizes after train leaves 20 seconds early
Japan is synonymous with efficiency, punctuality, humility and a desire for achieving perfection.
16 Nov 2017
IndiaModi most popular politician ever: Indians reveal their preferences
PM Narendra Modi might have his fair share of detractors, but according to a Pew study, he is by far the most popular figure in Indian politics.
15 Nov 2017
IndiaHere's how a social enterprise is facilitating India's toilet revolution
India has set aside $40bn to ensure it's open-defecation free by 2019.
15 Nov 2017
IndiaYashwant Sinha: Tughlaq had also implemented the note ban
Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha does it again!
15 Nov 2017
GujaratGujarat Elections: How has caste emerged as a key factor?
To counter the Congress offensive in Gujarat, BJP has invited 200 backward class and Dalit leaders from across states to enhance its election campaign.
14 Nov 2017
IndiaModi@ASEAN: India wishes to emerge as a global peacekeeper
PM Narendra Modi recently addressed the Indian diaspora in the Philippines on the sidelines fo the ongoing ASEAN summit
13 Nov 2017
IndiaWhat is the Modi model for madrasas?
In early-2014, as BJP's prime-ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, while reaching out to the Muslim voter-base had said "I want to see you (Muslims), laptop in one hand, Quran in the other."
13 Nov 2017
Donald TrumpModi in Manila: PM meets nine-year-old Filipino with 'Jaipur foot'
Like any state chief, PM Narendra Modi has a busy schedule, but he specially took out time at one of his ASEAN summit engagements in Manila to meet nine-year-old Carlo Migel Silvano.
13 Nov 2017
Donald TrumpPacked day for Modi at ASEAN summit in Manila
PM Narendra Modi attended the opening ceremony of the 31st ASEAN summit being held at Manila, Philippines.
12 Nov 2017
IndiaPM Modi meets Trump upon arriving in the Philippines
Upon arriving in the Philippines as part of a tour which will see him attend the 15th ASEAN-India Summit and the 12th East Asia Summit, PM Narendra Modi met several foreign leaders informally.
11 Nov 2017
IndiaAPEC summit: Trump praises India's "astounding" economic growth since liberalization
US President Donald Trump praised India for achieving "astounding" growth since it opened up its economy.
09 Nov 2017
IndiaDemonetization plays cupid, inspires couple to have cashless wedding
Despite it being an unwelcome struggle for most, demonetization has affected people's lives in several unexpected, unique ways.
08 Nov 2017
IndiaModi holds talks with Belgian king to strengthen bilateral ties
PM Narendra Modi met Belgium's King Philippe in New Delhi to discuss how bilateral ties could be strengthened.
08 Nov 2017
IndiaLK Advani: The man who couldn't become PM or President
Lal Krishna Advani, one of BJP's founding fathers, is credited for scripting BJP's landmark win in the 1998 polls.
08 Nov 2017
IndiaDemonetization anniversary: How has India changed in the last year?
This day last year, as citizens were settling down for dinner, PM Narendra Modi dropped a bomb on unsuspecting Indians: Rs. 500/1,000 notes were suddenly dead.
06 Nov 2017
IndiaManmohan Singh: Accept demonetization was a blunder, let's rebuild economy
In an interview to BloombergQuint, former PM Manmohan Singh said that demonetization's impact on the weaker sections is "more damaging" than is indicated by economic indicators.
06 Nov 2017
IndiaModi in Chennai: Highlights media's importance, offers flood assistance
PM Narendra Modi landed in Chennai even as the city is witnessing heavy rains. Modi met CM Palaniswami and deputy CM O Panneerselvam; and after reviewing the situation, he offered central assistance for relief and rescue operations.
06 Nov 2017
IndiaDigital transactions have shot up by 77 times since demonetization
PM Modi's demonetization drive may not have been as effective in tackling black money as it intended to, but it has served as a definitive catalyst in pushing India towards being a cashless economy.
05 Nov 2017
Himachal PradeshCongress like termites, have to remove it from roots: Modi
PM Narendra Modi yesterday blamed senior Congress leaders for "running away" from Himachal Pradesh ahead of elections.
04 Nov 2017
IndiaModi: With GST, our rankings of "doing business" will improve
While speaking at the 'India's Business Reforms' conference in New Delhi, PM Modi lauded his government and corporate India's "hard work" for ensuring that India breaks into the top-100 of the World Bank's "Ease of doing business" report.
03 Nov 2017
IndiaWorld Food India: Modi lauds India's role in food processing
PM Modi inaugurated the three-day World Food India, 2017.
02 Nov 2017
Himachal PradeshModi in Himachal: Congress is a laughing club, losing everywhere
Himachal Pradesh, which goes to polls on November 9, will see a PM Narendra Modi blitzkrieg as he addresses rallies in different constituencies.
