Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth around Rs 18,800 crore in Surat, marking one of the largest infrastructure investment programmes undertaken in the city in recent years. The projects span key sectors including transport connectivity, industrial infrastructure, power distribution, healthcare, and urban development, aimed...
India and Venezuela on Thursday agreed to forge a long-term energy partnership, along with measures to ramp up economic ties –including in critical minerals, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and automobiles– after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez. Rodriguez is on a five-day visit to India to bolster the overall bilateral cooperation against...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Union Cabinet approved a scheme that will work towards reducing pollution in the Delhi-NCR region and promote cleaner mobility. “The scheme will improve air quality, support sustainable transport and benefit vehicle owners,” the Prime Minister said in a post on X. Earlier in the day, the Union...
DK Shivakumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on Wednesday. He took the oath while holding a copy of the Constitution of India. A video showed him bowing down to the people ahead of the ceremony. He also received the blessings of seers who arrived at Lok Bhavan on Wednesday to attend...
Iran launched missile and drone attacks targeting US military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain on Wednesday, describing the strikes as retaliation for a US attack on Iran’s Qeshm Island earlier. Iran’s Armed Forces said they targeted the US Fifth Fleet and a US air base in the region in response to what they called US strikes...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held wide-ranging talks with Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing focusing on boosting bilateral cooperation in trade, connectivity, border security and defence. Aung Hlaing visit to India comes less than two months after he became the president following Myanmar’s parliamentary elections. During the talks, Hlaing assured PM Modi that Myanmarese territory would...
The death toll in the collapse of a commercial building near Saket Metro station in south Delhi rose to six on Sunday, while several others were rescued from the debris and admitted to hospitals, officials said. Police sources said that some of the injured and deceased were preparing for the Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) Examination....
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday stated that strict action will be taken against all unauthorised structures and the municipal officers responsible for allowing them. This comes after the tragic five-storey building collapse in South Delhi’s Mehrauli area on Saturday. Speaking to reporters, Rekha Gupta said, “Action will be taken against all such unauthorised...
A high-level meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s top leadership, including Union Ministers and party president Nitin Nabin, will take place at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence, this evening. The meeting, to be held at 5.30 PM is expected to focus on various issues including Rajya Sabha polls and the impending elections to several...
The Supreme Court was informed on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was personally supervising the NEET-UG cancellation, following a paper leak. The submission was made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta after the apex court sought a response from the government in an affidavit detailing how and in which manner the process and conclusion of...