Prime Minister Modi has reassured the members of the Catholic Community that his first priority is the ‘welfare of the people’, and the eradication of poverty. And that he will ‘look into’ issues of intimidation and harassment of Christians , if brought to his notice. Mr. Modi is understood to have ‘reacted positively’ to the […]
RAMALLAH, Feb 10 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the ‘Grand Collar of the State of Palestine’, the highest Palestinian honour for foreign dignitaries, recognising his contributions to promoting relations between India and Palestine.President Mahmoud Abbas bestowed the Grand Collar of the State of Palestine on Modi after the conclusion of their bilateral meeting […]
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday wondered if Narendra Modi had forgotten he was now the Prime Minister of the country. “I can understand Modiji talking about the Congress and its performance in the last 70 years in 2014. Has he forgotten he is Prime Minister now? He is not an Opposition leader,” […]
A former bureaucrat turned politician puts the spin on the demonetization narrative. Black money is like a chameleon. Its multiple forms — in cash, real estate and gold, in tax havens, shell companies and benami properties — make its detection difficult. That is why when asked the reason for frequently changing goalposts after demonetisation, Prime […]
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an appeal to the media to concentrate on the reporting of facts, without fear or favour . He also remarked that there is a surfeit of reports on politics. “I observe, that a lot of the media discourse today revolves around politics. It is only fair that politics be […]
Stung by the UN’s Human Rights Council criticism on the issues of cow vigilante violence, Kashmir and Rohingya refugees, India accused the High Commissioner Zeid Raad Al Hussein of passing “tendentious judgements made on the basis of selective and even inaccurate reports”. The UN statement was made on September 11. “India is proud of its […]
The BJP led Union Government finally has a junior minister from the Kerala Catholic Community. A “thrill” and a “surprise” – that’s how KJ Alphons, the former bureaucrat from Kerala, has described his selection as one of the new members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet. The 64-year-old took oath as a junior minister in […]
Ahmedabad, Jun 29 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said killing of people in the name of cow protection is not acceptable, remarks that come amid a spurt of attacks by cow vigilantes and a wave of protests. Delivering a speech to mark the centenary of the Sabarmati ashram here and 150th birth anniversary of […]
Bombay (Mumbai) President Pranab Mukherjee has urged the nation to guard against “majoritarianism”, saying those in power must take the entire nation along at all times. “Consultation and consensus is the best and often the only way forward,” he said, appreciating the measured tone of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the BJP victories in Uttar Pradesh […]
Rohtak: “Cashless Transactions” appeared to be PM Narendra Modi’s main theme as he addressed the National Youth Festival. The delegates also were made to take an ‘oath’ to go cashless! The Festival Theme this year is ‘Digital Yuva Bharat’. Over 5,000 youths from across the country gathered here as the National Youth Festival began t […]
Gandhinagar (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government is focused on development of railways. And he also indicated that railway stations may be remodelled into high-rise commercial buildings as well. “My government has given priority to railways… it should expand, it should be developed, get modernised and it should bring a qualitative change in […]
New Delhi, Dec 28: This cash ban soap opera never ends the twists and turns ! The government has come up with a new rule once again! Two days before the deadline for depositing old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes expires, the Cabinet today approved promulgation of an Ordinance to make possession of a large […]
