The bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin was on full display on Tuesday when the latter asserted that the India-Russia ties and the personal bond shared by the two leaders is so strong that it leaves no room for a language barrier. “Our relationship is so tight that you will...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has applauded the success of the UDAN scheme, highlighting how the initiative has made revolutionary changes in India’s aviation sector by adding smaller cities and making air travel affordable. He also underlined the rise in the number of air routes, and airports bringing air travel within reach of the common man on...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Monday that the Haryana poll result has reinforced people’s message of stability that was visible in his government’s return to power for the third straight term at the Centre, comments which came as he prepares to spearhead the BJP’s campaign in the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls. Speaking at...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hit out at previous governments for neglecting eastern Uttar Pradesh and said Kashi’s identity has for long been that of a centre of religion and spirituality but it will now emerge as a big centre of healthcare. The prime minister was addressing the inauguration ceremony of the RJ Sankara...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called upon the private sector to move forward from ‘participation’ to ‘taking the lead’ in the defence sector, assuring full government support to make the country a hub for innovation and technology. Speaking at the Twaral workshop on Defence Technology Acceleration, held in New Delhi on Friday, he addressed industry...
Replacing underperforming sitting MLAs, barring its councillors from contesting to “avoid negativity” on their lack of performance in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) — the BJP is considering several approaches to pick candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls slated for early next year, it is learnt. Throwing its preparations into the next gear, the BJP Tuesday...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday took a swipe at Pakistan during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, stating that if cross-border activities between two nations are characterised by extremism and separatism, it is hardly likely to help bilateral trade, relations, and other activities. “It is axiomatic that development and growth requires peace and stability....
Deepening the diplomatic row between Delhi and Ottawa over the killing last year of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, India Tuesday strongly rejected Canada’s assertion that it had shared credible evidence of Indian involvement in the Nijjar case. The Indian pushback came on the day Canada reached out to the UK and New Zealand — along...
India on Monday asked Canadian diplomats in New Delhi to leave the country by Saturday after Ottawa said it was investigating its Indian ambassador and other diplomats as “persons of interest”, after the killing last year of a Sikh separatist leader. In a tit-for-tat move, Canada too has asked six Indian diplomats to leave the...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) has emerged as a transformative initiative aimed at revolutionising India’s infrastructure and is driving faster and more efficient development across sectors. He also made a surprise visit to the PM GatiShakti Anubhuti Kendra at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on the...