The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Tuesday asserted it will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that he will return to the helm for a third straight term with a “huge majority”. On a day 26 opposition parties held their conclave in Bengaluru to take...
The BJP and its NDA partners on Tuesday hit out at the opposition parties, saying giving a new name to their alliance will not change their character and the 2024 LokSabha battle is going to be “Bharat Mata versus INDIA”. They were reacting after 26 opposition parties announced their coalition – Indian National Developmental Inclusive...
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that the ordinance on control of services in Delhi was promulgated as officers working in the vigilance department were “targeted” by the city government, and bureaucrats and officials were humiliated. In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the Centre claimed that after the May 11 judgement...
The BJP on Sunday termed Prime Minister NarendraModi’s recent visits to France and the UAE “successful” and said they were not just “high on optics” but also “high on substantive outcomes”. Modi returned on Saturday after “successful” visits to France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The prime minister’s visits to France and the UAE...
BJP president J P Nadda alleged on Sunday that opposition parties are forming an alliance to “protect” their dynastic politics and that the Congress-led UPA stands for “utpidan, pakshpat and atyachar” — oppression, favouritism and atrocities. The proposed coalition of the opposition parties is not a “Patriotic Democratic Alliance”, but a “Protection of Dynasties Alliance”,...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described India as a “model of diversity” in his addresses to the Indian diaspora in which he also announced an agreement for the use of UPI in France, opening a huge new market for the Indian innovation in cashless instant payment. In his nearly an hour-long speech to the...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first Indian premier to have been conferred with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest civilian and military honour, by French President Emmanuel Macron. Modi received the honour at the Elysee Palace here on Thursday and joined the ranks of other prominent world leaders such...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday began his visit to France with “fruitful” meetings with his French counterpart Elisabeth Borne and Senate President Gerard Larcher during which he discussed ways to impart new impetus to India’s multifaceted cooperation and time-tested strategic partnership with the key European nation. Modi, who landed here earlier in the day,...
Muslim World League secretary general Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa on Wednesday said the diversity of thought in India has impressed him a lot and asserted that he has not experienced anywhere else the kind of peaceful coexistence he has witnessed in the country. Addressing a gathering at the Vivekananda International Foundation here, Al-Issa also...