Modi One Year In Power

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Congress-led INDIA bloc is mulling a "one year, one PM" formula after coming to power which means the country will see five prime ministers in five years, a jibe over the apparent lack of

Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal in years, has killed 12 people in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday. The powerful cyclone destroyed thousands of homes, leaving authorities struggling to mount relief efforts amid the coronavirus crisis. Bengal took the brunt of Cyclone Amphan, which barreled...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP and the Shiv Sena appear set to retain Maharashtra, as votes are being counted. In Haryana though, the BJP has a slim lead over Congress with Dushyant Chuatla's JJP emerging as a possible kingmaker. The BJP, which is in power in both states, where elections were held on Monday, hopes to reinforce its national elec...

Few outside Maharashtra had heard of Devendra Fadnavis when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah handpicked him five years ago for the post of Chief Minister. The 49-year-old, a compromise candidate in a power tussle that had vexed the BJP, became one of the youngest Chief Ministers of Maharashtra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today borrowed a quote from a Shah Rukh Khan-starrer to claim that his cabinet's achievements in its first 100 days in governance were just a "trailer", and the complete picture would emerge in the years to come. "Before the elections, I had promised to create a strong and work-oriented government -- a government that w...

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said if voted to power, Rs 72,000 would be deposited in bank accounts of 5 crore people of the country within one year under the NYAY scheme.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi's report card for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government completing four years had four Fs, two As and one B and plenty of bite. Hours before the Prime Minister launched a blistering attack on the Congress and other opposition parties in a public address in Odisha, the Congress chief posted the sarcastic tweet.

Ahead of next year's crucial Lok Sabha Elections, the Congress and the BJP face a tough challenge as votes forKarnataka elections 2018 are counted today. While, the Congress would want to make a comeback after losing a string of elections in the country, for BJP the challenge is to maintain the momentum of victories. Karnataka, a key state, is one ...

It's not every day that you find a ardent BJP worker muttering under his breath that his party, which has been ruling Gujarat for the last 22 years, is on a sticky wicket. When you do find one, that too in Vadnagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hometown, it is perhaps indicative of the discontent in parts of the state, where the BJP is aiming to ...

India has jumped a massive 30 places to 100 in the World Bank's ease of doing business rankings this year, driven by reforms in access to credit, power supplies and protection of minority investors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wants the country in the top 50 on the index, called the achievement "historic". India is closing the gap with China ...

The stakes are high for China to pull off a trouble-free summit, its highest profile event of the year, as it looks to cement its standing as a global power and avoid acrimony over issues like the South China Sea territorial dispute. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flew into this Chinese city for the crucial G20 summit and talks with top world l...

Like year one, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to celebrate two years in power outside Delhi. He might address a rally, said sources in the ruling BJP, in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where elections will be held early next year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "personal chemistry" has emerged as a "powerful tool" in enhancing India's diplomatic engagement and a "different approach" was quite evident in dealing with international events and situations in the last one year, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said today.

History is cruel and ruthless, but it is neutral. Most of the time it does not side with the vanquished, but victors are not spared either. In the run-up to the 2014 national election, Narendra Modi was hailed as a charmer. But after a year in power, one finds it more difficult to describe him as one. His body language has changed and the shoulders...

To mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's one year in power, the NDA government released the slogan "varsh ek kaam anek" (one year achievements many) on May 15. The list of initiatives launched by PM Modi, new or re-packaged, is visibly long.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Congress-led INDIA bloc is mulling a "one year, one PM" formula after coming to power which means the country will see five prime ministers in five years, a jibe over the apparent lack of

Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal in years, has killed 12 people in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday. The powerful cyclone destroyed thousands of homes, leaving authorities struggling to mount relief efforts amid the coronavirus crisis. Bengal took the brunt of Cyclone Amphan, which barreled...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP and the Shiv Sena appear set to retain Maharashtra, as votes are being counted. In Haryana though, the BJP has a slim lead over Congress with Dushyant Chuatla's JJP emerging as a possible kingmaker. The BJP, which is in power in both states, where elections were held on Monday, hopes to reinforce its national elec...

Few outside Maharashtra had heard of Devendra Fadnavis when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah handpicked him five years ago for the post of Chief Minister. The 49-year-old, a compromise candidate in a power tussle that had vexed the BJP, became one of the youngest Chief Ministers of Maharashtra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today borrowed a quote from a Shah Rukh Khan-starrer to claim that his cabinet's achievements in its first 100 days in governance were just a "trailer", and the complete picture would emerge in the years to come. "Before the elections, I had promised to create a strong and work-oriented government -- a government that w...

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said if voted to power, Rs 72,000 would be deposited in bank accounts of 5 crore people of the country within one year under the NYAY scheme.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi's report card for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government completing four years had four Fs, two As and one B and plenty of bite. Hours before the Prime Minister launched a blistering attack on the Congress and other opposition parties in a public address in Odisha, the Congress chief posted the sarcastic tweet.

Ahead of next year's crucial Lok Sabha Elections, the Congress and the BJP face a tough challenge as votes forKarnataka elections 2018 are counted today. While, the Congress would want to make a comeback after losing a string of elections in the country, for BJP the challenge is to maintain the momentum of victories. Karnataka, a key state, is one ...

It's not every day that you find a ardent BJP worker muttering under his breath that his party, which has been ruling Gujarat for the last 22 years, is on a sticky wicket. When you do find one, that too in Vadnagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hometown, it is perhaps indicative of the discontent in parts of the state, where the BJP is aiming to ...

India has jumped a massive 30 places to 100 in the World Bank's ease of doing business rankings this year, driven by reforms in access to credit, power supplies and protection of minority investors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wants the country in the top 50 on the index, called the achievement "historic". India is closing the gap with China ...

The stakes are high for China to pull off a trouble-free summit, its highest profile event of the year, as it looks to cement its standing as a global power and avoid acrimony over issues like the South China Sea territorial dispute. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flew into this Chinese city for the crucial G20 summit and talks with top world l...

Like year one, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to celebrate two years in power outside Delhi. He might address a rally, said sources in the ruling BJP, in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where elections will be held early next year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "personal chemistry" has emerged as a "powerful tool" in enhancing India's diplomatic engagement and a "different approach" was quite evident in dealing with international events and situations in the last one year, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said today.

History is cruel and ruthless, but it is neutral. Most of the time it does not side with the vanquished, but victors are not spared either. In the run-up to the 2014 national election, Narendra Modi was hailed as a charmer. But after a year in power, one finds it more difficult to describe him as one. His body language has changed and the shoulders...

To mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's one year in power, the NDA government released the slogan "varsh ek kaam anek" (one year achievements many) on May 15. The list of initiatives launched by PM Modi, new or re-packaged, is visibly long.