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PM Modi to begin tour to Jharkhand, Bengal, Bihar today. Full schedule

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a two-day visit to Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Bihar today to launch several development projects

Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney dies at age 84, says daughter

Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney is dead at the age of 84, his daughter said in a social media post Thursday. The country's 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded by family, Caroline Mulroney said in a post on X, formerly known as twitter. Mulroney's family said last summer he was improving daily after a heart procedure that followed treatment for prostate cancer in early 2023. Mulroney, who headed the Progressive Conservative party, soared to the largest majority mandate in history when he was elected in 1984. He entered the job with massive support, but he left with the lowest approval rating in the history of polling. Mulroney lived in Montreal.

PM Modi, Mauritian PM inaugurate development projects in Mauritius

PM Modi said India has extended a credit line of $1 billion, and $400 million worth of assistance to the people of Mauritius in the last 10 years

Zero-emission hydrogen ferry launched by PM to pave way for green transport

India's first indigenously developed and built hydrogen fuel cell ferry, launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, has zero emission and zero noise and can reduce the impact of global warming. According to Cochin Shipyard here, which constructed the fuel cell ferry, the adoption of green hydrogen as a maritime fuel is at the forefront of India's commitment to a sustainable future that aims for net zero emissions by 2070. The inland waterway vessel, under the Harit Nauka initiative, is a pilot project to demonstrate the technology for the maritime sector, Cochin Shipyard said in a statement. "The fuel cell powered vessel has zero emission, zero noise and is energy efficient, which in turn reduces the effect of global warming," it said. In line with the Government of India's green vision, Cochin Shipyard took up the ambitious project to design, develop and construct India's first fully indigenous hydrogen fuel cell catamaran ferry vessel to demonstrate the technology

China's flag on DMK's ad for Isro spaceport sparks political firestorm

Prime Minister Modi accused the DMK of putting its stamp on the BJP-led Centre's projects and trying to claim credit for them

Work on quality, live up to global standards: PM Modi tells MSMEs

Noting that the country viewed the future of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as the future of the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the sector to work on quality and durability and live up to global standards. For its part, the Centre was striving on multiple fronts to improve their resources from money to talent and initiatives like the PM Mudra Yojana and PM Vishwakarma Yojana were playing a huge role in this direction, he said. Further, the government has given an impetus to infrastructure development in India through the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan for providing multimodal connectivity infrastructure. "Today, the MSMEs have a huge opportunity to be part of the global supply chain. However, for this, our MSMEs have to work on its quality and durability. We need to work to live up to the global standards," the Prime Minister said at the launch of CII-TVS Mobility Centre of Excellence on Employment and Livelihood, held here. The "Creating the

India's growth, fast delivery new normal for world: PM at global summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the world no longer feels surprised at India's achievements as it has become a new normal now and they today realise the benefit of walking alongside the country. Earlier the world used to be surprised to see India has done something but it is no longer so and it has become a new normal for the world, Modi said at a global summit organised here by the TV9 News Network. "Growing trust in India has become the biggest recognition for India," he said. Modi also hit out at previous governments, saying those in power till 10 years ago did not have any faith in India's capabilities. It is very difficult to get victory with a mind that has accepted defeat, he added. "They were the people who called Indians lazy. If there is hopelessness in those in power, how can they inspire hope among the people," Modi said. "We have brought the country out of that era of hopelessness," the prime minister said. Now, decisions are taken fast and those decision

PM lays foundation stones for redevelopment of 45 rail stations in Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually laid foundation stones for redevelopment of 45 rail stations in the southern parts of West Bengal under the 'Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.' While foundation stones were laid in 22 stations under South Eastern Railway jurisdiction, the same was done for 23 stations under Eastern Railway limits, railway officials said. These are among the over 550 stations for which the PM laid the foundation stone all over the country for improvement of facilities under the scheme, which aims to modernise railway stations throughout the country, the official said. West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose, accompanied by the Eastern Railway general manager, attended the programme at Bandel station. Bandel will get Rs 307 crore for transforming it into a world-class station. Kharagpur Junction is another station in the state where the foundation station was laid, a South Eastern Railway spokesperson said. The prime minister's address was streamed on a gian

PM Modi to inaugurate ring road in Lucknow in 2nd week of March: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ring road here in the second week of March, when he will launch several developmental projects for the country. Singh was addressing a gathering at Gomti Nagar railway station which was among over 2,000 rail infrastructure projects worth about Rs 41,000 crore launched by the prime minister this afternoon. "As far as development of Lucknow constituency is concerned, people are experiencing it. Work is on for the construction of one-two flyovers. Besides them eight-nine flyovers are sanctioned and work is to be started. "A ring road of 104 km is going on. It will be completed in the next three to four days and PM Modi will inaugurate it in the second week of March, when he will launch several projects for the country," Singh said. The minister said, "In today's programme, UP projects worth about Rs 1,876 crore are being inaugurated or foundation stones (are being) laid for them. It included

'Nari shakti' touching new heights of progress in every field: PM Modi

PM Modi also said that March 8, observed as International Women's Day, is an opportunity to salute the contributions of women's power in the developmental journey of the country

PM inaugurates world's largest grain storage plan in cooperative sector

The power of cooperation has a huge role in strengthening the foundation of agriculture and farming and this has led to a separate Ministry for Cooperation

Special day for Guj's growth story: PM to unveil signature bridge tomorrow

The bridge, spanning 2.5 kilometres, holds immense signficance for both local residents and pilgrims visiting the revered Dwarkadhish Temple

Modi is 'Ambassador' of small farmers and small entrepreneurs: PM

"When I nudge people to buy Khadi and wear Khadi, then I connect the women, Dalits and backwards communities associated with Khadi to the markets," Modi noted

From 'Vikas ki Ganga' to 'damru' of development: PM's top quotes in Kashi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi said that Kashi saw ''damru' of development playing in all directions during the past 10 years

Day not far when Kashmir will get connected with Kanyakumari by rail: PM

The day is not far when Kashmir will be connected with Kanyakumari by rail, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday as he commissioned a newly completed 48.1-km stretch of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project. The 272-km USBRL is being commissioned in phases -- the 118-km Qazigund-Baramulla section was done in October 2009, the 18-km Banihal-Qazigund section in June 2013 and the 25-km Udhampur-Katra section in July 2014. Development works are happening simultaneously, unlike in the past when work was done in the rest of India but its benefits were either not available to the people of Jammu and Kashmir or were made available very late, the prime minister said here while addressing a public rally. "Today new airports are being built across the country. Jammu and Kashmir is also not behind. Today the expansion work of the Jammu airport has started. The dream of connecting Kashmir to Kanyakumari by rail has also moved forward today with the commissioning of th

PM Modi seeks support of women to make 10 million 'lakhpati didis'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sought the support of the country's women folk and said he wants to make one crore women in India "lakhpati didis". The prime minister lauded the beneficiaries of the Centre's major schemes in Jammu and Kashmir for setting an example for the rest of the country. He interacted with the beneficiaries during his visit to Jammu to ascertain how the schemes have transformed the lives of the people in the Union Territory. During a public rally, the PM encouraged a self-help group (SHG) head Kirti of Basohli area of Kathua district to leverage the loan scheme under livelihood scheme and contribute to the success of rural women. Kirti, whose SHG had purchased three cows and repaid the loan, has now a big cowshed due to the efforts of several women. She said, "The lives of women are changing and they are becoming the engines of change in rural India. The credit of the changes goes to such schemes gifted to us by the prime minister". Lauding Kirti for

PM Modi to inaugurate world's highest railway bridge in Jammu today

PM Modi in Jammu: Modi will also flag off the first Electric Train in the valley and also a train service between Sangaldan station and Baramulla station

PM Modi, UP CM take stock of progress at Noida International Film City

At the ground-breaking ceremony in Lucknow for projects worth more than Rs 10 lakh crore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took stock of the progress of the upcoming Noida International Film City, officials said. The project piqued his interest as Modi inaugurated and went around an exhibition on the sidelines of the programme to get an insight into the progress of major development projects across various sectors in Uttar Pradesh. "Prime Minister Modi, who was accompanied by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, also made a visit to the Noida International Film City's stall to find out more about the upcoming project," an official said. The Uttar Pradesh government recently awarded the contract to develop the greenfield film city to Bayview Projects, a venture backed by filmmaker Boney Kapoor and real-estate developer Bhutani Infra. The film city is to be built in a public-private partnership. It will come up over 1,000 acres (230 acres in the first phase) of land in Sector 21 of

Govt assisting, encouraging farmers to take agriculture on new path: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated his government's commitment to support farmers in exploring new avenues in agriculture. Addressing an event in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, the prime minister emphasized the importance of working towards a common goal of having Indian food products on dining tables across the globe. His remarks came amid a protest by a section of farmers over their various demands such as a legal guarantee for minimum support price for crops. "We are assisting and encouraging farmers to take our country's agriculture on a new path," he said. He emphasised the focus on natural farming and millets. "This is the right time for investment in superfoods like millets," he said. He cited the emergence of large-scale natural farming along the banks of the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, which not only benefits farmers but also helps preserve the purity of sacred rivers. The prime minister appealed to food processing entrepreneurs to prioritise the mantra of "zero .

Mamata writes to PM, questions govt's intention behind Aadhaar deactivation

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that her government would provide alternative identification cards to people whose Aadhaar cards have been deactivated