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The President vs the Prime Minister

India's Presidents were never intended to be rubber stamps, but could they manoeuvre things to strike fear into the heart of a Prime Minister?

PM Modi dedicates world's longest railway platform in Hubballi to nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated to the nation the "longest railway platform in the world" at Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Station near here. The record has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records recently, officials said, adding that the 1,507 m long platform has been built at a cost of about Rs 20 crore. Modi at an event here, also dedicated the electrification of Hosapete Hubballi Tinaighat section and the upgradation of Hosapete station, for boosting connectivity in the region. Developed at a cost of over Rs 530 crore, the electrification project establishes seamless train operation on electric traction. The redeveloped Hosapete station will provide convenient and modern facilities to travellers. It has been designed to resemble the Hampi monuments, officials said. The PM also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various projects of Hubballi-Dharwad smart city. The total estimated cost of these projects is about Rs 520 crores. He

PM Modi, Hasina to launch Rs 377-cr cross-border oil pipeline on March 18

The 130-km-long friendship pipeline on West Bengal border will transport diesel from Numaligarh Refinery in Assam

India, Australia pledge to boost economic and security relations

After the first India-Australia summit talks, Albanese said both sides are looking at firming up the CECA by 2023

Need proactive approach to minimise damage from natural disasters: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pitched for a "proactive rather than reactive" approach and the use of future technologies in handling natural disasters to minimize damage. Inaugurating the third session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) here, the prime minister said, "We cannot stop natural disasters but we can come up with systems to minimize damage from them." "We have to be proactive rather than reactive. What was the situation in the country (earlier) for being proactive and what is the situation now? Even after five decades of Independence, there was no law in the country to tackle disasters," he said. He said that after the 2001 earthquake in Kutch, Gujarat was the first state to come up with a disaster management act. On the basis of this act, the Centre enacted the National Disaster Management Act in 2005, he said. Subsequently the National Disaster Management Authority was set up. The prime minister said traditional housing and town plan

PM receives grand welcome in Guwahati, 5,000 artists perform Bihu dance

PM Modi has received a warm welcome in Guwahati when he returned to the city after attending the swearing-in ceremonies of Conrad Sangma and Neiphiu Rio in Shillong and Kohima respectively

PM Modi conducts review meeting on preparedness for summer season

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) was asked to ensure optimal storage of grains in extreme weather conditions by the Prime Minister, sources said

Opposition write to PM on misuse of central agencies; slam Sisodia arrest

Leaders of nine opposition parties, including Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, K Chandrasekhar Rao, have written a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging "blatant misuse" of central agencies against members of the opposition. The other signatories of the letter are Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Tejashwi Yadav (RJD), Sharad Pawar (NCP), Farooq Abdullah (Jammu & Kashmir National Conference), Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena, UBT) and Akhilesh Yadav of Samajwadi Party. "The blatant misuse of central agencies against the members of the opposition appears to suggest that we have transitioned from being a democracy to an autocracy the misuse of central agencies and constitutional offices like that of the Governor - to settle scores outside of the electoral battlefield is strongly condemnable as it does not bode well for our democracy, the letter said. Highlighting Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's arrest by the CBI in connection with the ...

Said, unsaid promises set the stage for Karnataka Assembly polls

As the campaign hots up, there is an indication that the cues given by the state BJP leadership are finding only limited resonance in the central BJP

PM Modi announces establishment of a 'Startup Bridge' between India, Italy

Prime Minister Modi made the remarks at the press meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni here at Hyderabad House

PM Modi expected to address BJP meeting as party retains power in Tripura

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address BJP workers and supporters on Thursday as the party appeared set to retain power in Tripura on its own and with its senior ally Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party in Nagaland. Official sources said Modi is likely to be felicitated for the victory at a meeting of senior party leaders at its headquarters here. The BJP's tally of seats, it has either won or is leading, stood at 33 in Tripura, according to the latest Election Commission figures for the polls to the 60-member assembly. The corresponding tally for the party and its ally is 36 in Nagaland. In Meghalaya, the BJP was leading in three seats and may join hands with the NPP again to be part of the government like the last time. Its win in Tripura is significant as the Left and the Congress had come together against it while Pradyot Debbarma-led TIPRA Motha dented its support among the tribals. However, the BP still retained the popular support.

CEC, ECs to be appointed by Prez on advice of PM, Opposition leader, CJI

A Constitution Bench comprising Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, and CT Ravikumar said this practice will continue until a law in this regard is made by the Parliament

Election commissioners to be appointed by PM, opposition leader, CJI: SC

Justice KM Joseph, while reading the judgement, said that this will be followed until the Parliament comes up with a law in this regard

G20 foreign ministers' meeting today: Schedule, agenda, other details here

G20 foreign ministers' meeting: In a video message, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the experience of the last few years has shown that global governance failed in its mandates

Amid tensions, PM Modi calls for consensus at G20 foreign ministers' meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called upon the G20 countries to build consensus on pressing global challenges and not allow differences on geopolitical tensions to affect overall cooperation, in comments that came amid a bitter rift within the grouping on the Ukraine conflict. In his video message at the G20 foreign ministers meeting, Modi also referred to Mahatma Gandhi and Buddha and urged the delegates to draw inspiration from India's civilisational ethos to focus not on what divides us, but on what unites us. The foreign ministers from the world's largest industrialised and developing nations gathered to hold crucial deliberations on key global challenges at the meeting which many diplomats believed could be a contentious one as it is taking place amid increasing rift between the US-led West and the Russia-China combine on the Ukraine conflict. The prime minister said the world looks upon the G20 to ease the challenges of growth, development, economic resilience, ...

Important to build infrastructure that is futuristic, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that well-planned cities will determine the fate of the country, asserting that India's position in the world would have been completely different if 75 planned cities had been developed since Independence. Addressing a post-Budget webinar on 'Urban Planning, Development and Sanitation', he noted that only one or two planned cities have been developed in the country in 75 years of India's Independence The prime minister said with India urbanising rapidly, it is important to build infrastructure that is futuristic. "Urban planning will determine the fate of our cities in 'Amrit Kaal' and it is only well-planned cities that will determine the fate of India. When planning is better, our cities will become climate resilient and water secure," the prime minister said. He urged the participants of the webinar to focus on three main questions about how to strengthen the urban planning ecosystem in the states, how to properly use the expertise

PM releases Rs 16,000 cr to farmers in latest installment under PM-KISAN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the 13th instalment of over Rs 16,000 crore, under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), through direct benefit transfer to more than eight crore beneficiaries. Under the scheme, eligible farmer families are provided Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000 each. During the programme, Modi also dedicated the redeveloped Belagavi Railway Station building, to the nation. The railway station has been redeveloped at an approximate cost of about Rs 190 crore to provide world-class amenities to the passengers. Another railway project that was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister is the rail line doubling project between Londa-Belagavi-Ghataprabha section at Belagavi. This project, developed at a cost of about Rs 930 crore, will enhance line capacity along the busy Mumbai Pune Hubballi Bengaluru railway line, leading to promotion of trade, commerce and economic activities in the region, according to a

PM Modi to inaugurate Shivamogga airport, other projects in Karnataka today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Shivamogga airport in Karnataka today, i.e., February 27, 2023. The Shivamogga airport has been built on 663 acres of land with ₹449 crore investment.

Have a heart, be sensitive, PM Modi tells young cops in Uttar Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked fresh recruits in Uttar Pradesh Police to have a heart -- be sensitive even as they are asked to wield the stick as part of their new responsibility. Modi pitched for sensitivity in the system even as he claimed that UP has shed the tag of being a state where the law and order was in shambles. "There was a time when Uttar Pradesh was known for the mafia and the poor law-and-order situation. Today, it is known for better law and order and as a state that is progressing rapidly, he said in a recorded message at a rozgar mela, where over 9,000 appointment letters were handed over to newly recruited security personnel. He asked the young policemen and women never to stop learning. These included police sub-inspectors, Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) officers and firefighters, joining the service in a state which in the past has faced accusation of police excesses. When you don the police uniform, the government places a baton ('danda')

PM SHRI scheme to benefit students studying in 1,753 UP schools: CM Yogi

In line with the government's vision of providing quality education to children in the state and creating a learning-friendly atmosphere, the Yogi Adityanath government has swung into action