Narendra Modi

For Flood-Hit Kerala, UAE Government Offers Rs 700 Crore Assistance

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Tuesday August 21, 2018

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extended Rs 700 crore as financial assistance to rebuild the flood-ravaged state.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Never Buckled Under Pressure: PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 21, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday described Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a person who neither buckled under pressure nor lost hope despite the odds.

Vajpayee Shifted Narrative "From Kashmir To Terrorism": PM Modi's Tribute

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday August 20, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said it was his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had shifted the narrative on Kashmir. The man who wanted dialogue with Pakistan and was started the historic Lahore bus service was also the one to get the international community to focus on terrorism instead of geography.

Pakistan Backtracks After Foreign Minister Claims PM Modi Offered Talks

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday August 20, 2018

The new Pakistan government has backtracked after claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had offered talks in a letter to Imran Khan, who was sworn in as Prime Minister on Saturday. Sources say in the letter, PM Modi had expressed India's commitment to build good neighbourly relations and "pursue meaningful and constructive engagement" for the ...

Congress to PM: Declare Kerala Floods As National Calamity

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 20, 2018

The Congress today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he was playing politics on the issue of flood relief, and asked him to show large-heartedness in providing more central assistance to flood-hit Kerala as the Rs. 500-crore aid was "too little, too late".

In Potential Challenge To Army, Pakistan Seeks India Talks

India News | Kamran Haider, Bloomberg | Monday August 20, 2018

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said he will seek talks with India and Afghanistan as part of a regional peace initiative and claimed that foreign policy would be determined by the civilian government, setting up a potential clash with the powerful military.

"Heights Of Shamelessness": Sena On Navjot Singh Sidhu Hugging Army chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 20, 2018

The Shiv Sena lashed out today at Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for visiting Pakistan and hugging its Army chief, dubbing it as "heights of shamelessness".

PM Modi, In Letter To Imran Khan, Says Want "Peaceful, Neighbourly Ties"

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday August 20, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan, who was sworn in as the country's 22nd prime minister on Saturday. Prime Minister Modi said, "we are for good neighbourly relations. We should look for constructive and meaningful engagement towards this."

"Remember The Many Birthdays We Celebrated": Rahul Gandhi On Father Rajiv

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Monday August 20, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, the father of the Congress president, on his 74th birth anniversary on Monday.

Rahul Gandhi Says I'm For Love, His Love Mani Shankar Aiyar Is Back: BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 19, 2018

The BJP today took on Rahul Gandhi over the revocation of suspension from his party of Mani Shankar Aiyar, who had used objectionable language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it exposed the Congress chief and his "love for a person of many controversies".

Karnataka Floods: PM Modi Speaks With HD Kumaraswamy, Extends Support

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 19, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke with Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy regarding flood situation in parts of the state.

PM Modi Praises Shooters For Winning India's First Medals At Asian Games

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 19, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated today Indian shooters, Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar, for winning the country its first medals in the Asian Games.

Meet The Woman Who Leads India's "Manned Mission" To Space

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Sunday August 19, 2018

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India's first human space flights mission on a rocket built by ISRO on Independence Day last week, a widely-appreciated clause was his promise that it could be a "son or a daughter" who would take the Indian flag to outer space. At the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO, a part of PM Modi's promis...

After Haridwar Immersion, Lucknow Procession Planned For Vajpayee's Ashes

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday August 19, 2018

The ashes of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee were immersed in the river Ganga in Haridwar today in a power packed ceremony, attended by Chief Ministers of two states - Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand - home minister Rajnath Singh and BJP chief Amit Shah.

Air India Pilots Write To PM Modi, Offer Help In Flood-Hit Kerala

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 19, 2018

The Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA) today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing its willingness to fly planes to Kerala on a "voluntary basis" in the larger interest of the affected people in the state.