Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (February 1, 2026) renamed the Adampur airport in Punjab’s Jalandhar district as ‘Sri Guru Ravidas Ji’ Airport and virtually inaugurated the civil terminal building at Halwara Airport in Ludhiana. Mr. Modi visited ‘Dera Sach Khand Ballan’ at Ballan village on ‘Ravidas Jayanti’ on the occasion of the 649th birth...
Sunetra Pawar will take oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Saturday at 5 pm, sources said. She has accepted the proposal for her elevation and will continue to hold the Excise and Sports ministries in the state government. According to NCP sources, the Finance portfolio will remain temporarily with Fadnavis as the...
A charter plane flying from Mumbai to Baramati crash-landed at 8:45 a.m. in Baramati, Maharashtra, with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on board, ANI reported. DGCA has confirmed that the NCP leader has tragically passed away in the fatal incident. The incident occurred when the plane carrying NCP leader Pawar (66) and others was landing in Pune’s...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India will play a decisive role in the global energy demand-supply balance as he interacted with chief executives of leading global and Indian energy companies. The interaction with energy sector CEOs was held at the Prime Minister’s residence at Lok Kalyan Marg as part of the ongoing India...
India and the European Union (EU) on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) announced the conclusion of negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) that would see the EU drop tariffs on 99.5% of items India exports to the region, with most tariffs going down to 0% immediately once the agreement comes into effect. India, on the other hand,...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (January 21) struck an optimistic note on the proposed India–US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), saying the two countries were “going to have a good deal,” while praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a close friend and respected global leader. Trump made the remarks in an interview with Moneycontrol after...
The Bharatiya Janata Party officially named Nitin Nabin as its new national president on Tuesday, marking a clear generational shift in the saffron party’s top leadership. At 45, Nabin became the youngest leader to take charge of the largest nationalpolitical party in the country. Nabin was sworn at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi and...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held wide-ranging talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a short but substantive two-hour visit to India on Monday, with cooperation on nuclear reactors, artificial intelligence, defence, energy security and counter-terrorism emerging as key focus areas. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the two leaders, who share an “extremely...
The BJP-led alliance has swept the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, with the Thackerays losing grip on Mumbai’s civic body after 25 years. The Mahayuti has come to power in 25 out of 29 civic bodies across Maharashtra. The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance has emerged victorious in 118 wards in the BMC. While the BJP won in...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked the people of Mumbai for “blessing” the NDA in the municipal corporation elections. “I am extremely grateful to my sisters and brothers of Mumbai for blessing the NDA,” Modi said in a post on X, as the BJP-Shiv Sena combine was racing towards a majority in the Brihanmumbai...