Narendra Modi: News

19 Jun 2019

India

Happy birthday RaGa: Seven gifts that Congress President (desperately) needs

Despite being the great-grandson of the longest-serving Prime Minister of India, the grandson of India's first woman PM, and son of the country's youngest state head, Rahul Gandhi isn't having the best of times.

19 Jun 2019

Lok Sabha

Explained: What is Narendra Modi's 'One Nation, One Election' idea?

In a gigantic country like ours, all elections become a big deal whether it is the panchayat, municipal or Lok Sabha polls. This also means that elections happen pretty frequently, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to change that.

19 Jun 2019

Lok Sabha

Who is Om Birla, the new speaker of Lok Sabha?

On Wednesday, BJP leader Om Birla was elected as the speaker of Lok Sabha. In the last tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the coveted post of the speaker was held by Sumitra Mahajan.

18 Jun 2019

Kolkata

Crackdown on corruption: Narendra Modi fires 15 senior customs officers

Days after the Centre forcibly retired 12 senior Income Tax officials, it did the same with 15 other senior customs officials.

18 Jun 2019

Lok Sabha

Congress names Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as leader in Lok Sabha

The 2019 Lok Sabha elections spelled trouble for Congress as the party failed to improve its previous tally of 44. Despite five years of BJP rule, Congress won only 52 seats, casting doubts on the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.

18 Jun 2019

India

What India expects from Modi 2.0?

Call him what you may, but Narendra Modi's achievements are worth celebrating.

17 Jun 2019

Lok Sabha

What to expect from first session of 17th Lok Sabha

Riding on a historic mandate (BJP won 303 seats in elections), Prime Minister Narendra Modi entered Parliament on Monday for the first session of 17th Lok Sabha.

16 Jun 2019

Lok Sabha

Ahead of Budget Session, PM Modi holds first all-party meeting

Ahead of the first session of the newly-elected Lok Sabha, PM Narendra Modi held the first all-party meeting at the Parliament after reclaiming power at the Center.

15 Jun 2019

West Bengal

At NITI-Aayog meet, Modi talks about making India $5-trillion economy

On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the fifth meeting of the NITI Aayog's Governing Council. This was the first meeting which PM Modi chaired after BJP got a historic mandate in Lok Sabha elections, whose results were declared on May 23.

15 Jun 2019

West Bengal

Those living in Bengal must speak Bengali: CM Mamata Banerjee

After suffering a knockout in recently concluded Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has come up with a new idea to 'connect with voters'.

#SCOSummit: Modi talks on terrorism, launches veiled attack at Pakistan

At the ongoing Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a sharp attack at Pakistan, without explicitly mentioning the neighboring country.

13 Jun 2019

West Bengal

Doctors versus Mamata: What's happening in West Bengal

As the assault on doctors at the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital on Monday escalated into a strike in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued an ultimatum, threatening doctors to resume work.

12 Jun 2019

India

Ex-CEA says India's GDP was 'overestimated', Modi's panel plans rebuttal

An explosive paper written by former Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian has started an uproar.

11 Jun 2019

West Bengal

Banerjee unveils bust of Vidyasagar's statue: Why does it matter

Almost a month after the statue of 19th-century reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was vandalized in West Bengal's Kolkata, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee unveiled a bust on Tuesday.

11 Jun 2019

Lok Sabha

BJP lawmaker Virendra Kumar to be interim Lok Sabha speaker

According to reports, Bharatiya Janata Party's Dr. Virendra Kumar will be the pro-tem or interim speaker for the 17th Lok Sabha.

11 Jun 2019

Sexual Harassment

Centre retires 12 senior tax officials over sexual-harassment, bribery charges

Less than two weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his second term, the Centre cracked down on corrupt officials of the Finance Ministry.

09 Jun 2019

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: PM Modi pays tributes to Easter attack victims

PM Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday morning, has paid tributes to the victims of the Easter Sunday bombings in Colombo that took place in April this year.

09 Jun 2019

Kanpur

13-year-old Kanpur-boy has written 37 letters to Modi. Here's why

Children are often the responsibility of their parents but a 13-year-old boy from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, has shown otherwise.

08 Jun 2019

Kerala

Modi visits Guruvayur temple in Kerala, thanks people for victory

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to the famous Guruvayur temple in Kerala on Saturday, sending a strong political message that the southernmost state is not off BJP's mind.

08 Jun 2019

India

Imran Khan writes to Modi, seeks to resolve Kashmir dispute

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reported to have received a letter from his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan, in which the latter mentioned that talks can solve the differences between the two nations, including Kashmir dispute.

08 Jun 2019

Delhi Police

Meet the IAS-officer who will be Amit Shah's private secretary

There have been enough indications to prove Union Home Minister Amit Shah will enjoy the maximum clout in the second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

07 Jun 2019

Amit Shah

After omitting Rajnath, Centre includes him in six Cabinet committees

Within a day, a lot happened in the Centre. Prime Minister Narendra Modi constituted eight Cabinet committees and gave Home Minister Amit Shah a place in all of them, confirming his position as number 2 in government.

06 Jun 2019

India

Modi creates two cabinet committees to focus on jobs, economic-growth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finally addressed the elephant in the room. On Wednesday, he formed two Cabinet committees to look into job creation and slow economic growth- two issues which his government is facing in its second term.

05 Jun 2019

India

What should India expect from new Home Minister Amit Shah

From 2014 to 2019, things have changed for PM Narendra Modi, for better. This time, he got a bigger mandate and he inducted his right-hand man Amit Shah into the Cabinet.

05 Jun 2019

India

Explained: What is the controversy around Hindi 'imposition'?

Who would have thought that languages, of which there is no dearth in India, would become BJP 2.0's first controversy?

04 Jun 2019

Jammu And Kashmir

Amit Shah prepares list of top 10 terrorists in Kashmir

The Ministry of Home Affairs, under its new boss Amit Shah, has prepared a list of top 10 terrorists who are active in Kashmir, claimed reports.

03 Jun 2019

Kanpur

IIT graduate dupes 15L people with fake Modi laptop scheme

If you recently signed up for a free laptop scheme under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's name, you have been duped.

02 Jun 2019

Bihar

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expands Cabinet, ignores ally BJP

On Sunday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expanded his Cabinet by inducting eight new members.

01 Jun 2019

India

All highway projects will be completed in 3yrs: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Saturday said that all highway projects in the country will be completed within three years by his department.

31 May 2019

Odisha

Meet Pratap Sarangi: The minister who lives in a hut

On Thursday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Cabinet of ministers took oath at the bedecked Rashtrapati Bhavan.

31 May 2019

Amit Shah

#Modi2.0: Shah becomes Home Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman gets Finance

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath along with his Cabinet ministers, the portfolios of the ministers were announced.

31 May 2019

Lok Sabha

#Modi2.0: Understanding who will sit where in Lok Sabha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet took oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.

30 May 2019

India

Narendra Modi takes oath as 15th Prime Minister: Details here

BJP leader Narendra Modi took oath as 15th Prime Minister of India on Thursday, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

30 May 2019

Bollywood

Why is 'Dal Raisina' highlight of today's ceremony? Chef tells

The entire world has its eyes set on Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. But a dish, which will be the highlight of the menu, has sort of stolen Modi's thunder.

30 May 2019

Bollywood

These Bollywood stars will attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony

Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi would be taking oath for his second term as PM on Thursday evening.

30 May 2019

India

Before Modi takes oath, understanding how Union Cabinets are formed

Who will be a part of Narendra Modi's Cabinet, is a question which has kept political analysts busy since BJP got a thumping victory in 2019 general elections.

30 May 2019

Sonia Gandhi

Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony: Here's everything you need to know

Narendra Modi, who will take oath as Prime Minister on Thursday evening, started his day by remembering the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, and late PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

29 May 2019

Karnataka

Now, fly from Bengaluru to Mysuru in just 55 mins

People traveling between Bengaluru and Mysuru will soon be able to their destination in just 55 minutes.