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PM to visit Bhilwara on Jan 28 on Lord Devnarayan birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Rajasthan's Bhilwara district on January 28 for the 1111th birth anniversary celebrations of Lord Devnarayan, the deity of Gurjar community

PM Modi remembers Bal Thackeray on Sena founder's birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on his 97th birth anniversary on Monday, saying he devoted his life to public welfare. Modi said he would always cherish his interactions with the Maratha leader, one of the early pioneers of hardline Hindutva politics, who enjoyed a large following. "Remembering Balasaheb Thackeray Ji on his birth anniversary. I will always cherish my various interactions with him. He was blessed with rich knowledge and wit. He devoted his life to public welfare," the prime minister tweeted. The Shiv Sena recently split into two factions with the one commanding the support of a majority of its lawmakers siding with the BJP, while another headed by Thackeray's son Uddhav Thackeray aligning with the Opposition in the state.

PM Modi lauds CJI's pitch to provide SC judgments in local languages

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud's emphasis on making Supreme Court judgments available in regional languages. "At a recent function, the Hon'ble CJI Justice DY Chandrachud spoke of the need to work towards making SC judgments available in regional languages. He also suggested the use of technology for it. This is a laudatory thought, which will help many people, particularly youngsters," Modi wrote on Twitter and shared on the site the relevant clip of the CJI's speech delivered at an event organised by the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa in Mumbai. The prime minister has in the past often pitched for making judicial verdicts more accessible to the common man by making those available in regional languages. "India has several languages, which add to our cultural vibrancy. The central government is undertaking numerous efforts to encourage Indian languages including giving the option of studying subjects like engineering an

Opportunities for India amid global headwinds, says PM Narendra Modi

PM Modi underscored 'Nari Shakti' as a key driver of India's growth

MP will play vital role in India's developmental journey, says PM at GIS

MP will run like a cheetah; become a $550-bn economy by FY27: CM

Prime minister to address 'Voice of Global South' summit on Thursday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the inaugural leaders' session at the two-day 'Voice of Global South' summit on Thursday

PM Modi, Israeli PM Netanyahu discuss bilateral cooperation over phone call

Israeli PM Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation on Wednesday during which they emphasised the importance of continued cooperation between the two countries

Pravasi Bharatiyas are 'brand ambassadors' of India on foreign soil: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described Pravasi Bhartiyas as the "brand ambassadors" of India on foreign soil and said they have a significant place in the journey of the country as it enters the 'Amrit kaal' of the next 25 years. He was speaking after inaugurating the 17th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city. "I consider Pravasi Bharatiyas as brand ambassadors of India on foreign soil. Your role is diverse. You are the brand ambassador for yoga, Ayurveda, cottage industry, handicrafts and also millets," Modi said. "The GenNext Pravasis are also curious to know about the country of their parents' origin," he said. The PM asked universities in India to document contributions made by the diaspora in their respective nations for the benefit of students. Modi also said Madhya Pradesh has a number of natural sites, including the Narmada river, and the recently developed Mahakal Lok at the famous Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, and

PMO holds high-level review meeting on situation in Uttarakhand's Joshimath

Central government agencies and experts are assisting Uttarakhand to prepare short, medium and long term plans to deal with the Joshimath situation, officials said on Sunday after the Prime Minister's Office held a high-level review meeting. One team of the National Disaster Response Force and four teams of the State Disaster Response Force have already reached Joshimath, where people are in alarm due to land subsidence and cracks have developed in hundreds of houses. Affected families are being shifted to safe locations, officials said. The Border Management secretary and members of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will visit Uttarakhand on Monday and assess the situation A team of experts from NDMA, National Institute of Disaster Management, Geological Survey of India, IIT Roorkee, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, National Institute of Hydrology and Central Building Research Institute will study the situations and give recommendations, they said. During the

PM speaks to Uttarakhand CM on Joshimath land subsidence, rehabilitation

In a telephonic conversation wih Uttarakhand Chief Minister, PM inquired about steps taken for safety and rehabilitation of affected residents of Joshimath in the wake of the land subsidence incident

PM Modi speaks to King Charles, discusses issues of mutual interest

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday had a telephonic conversation with the UK's King Charles III for the first time since he assumed the throne

PM Modi to interact with students on 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' on January 27

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with students, parents and teachers during his annual 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' on January 27, the Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday. The sixth edition of the interaction will be held at the Talkatora Indoor stadium here, it said. "The wait is over! #PPC2023 is going to be held on 27th January 2023 at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi will interact with students, parents, and teachers. Stay Tuned! #ExamWarriors," the ministry said in a tweet. Pariksha Pe Charcha is an annual event where Modi interacts with students appearing for the forthcoming board examination. During the event, he also answers students' queries related to exam stress and other issues. The first edition of the prime minister's interactive programme with school and college students was held at the stadium on February 16, 2018. "Pariksha Pe Charcha is part of the larger movement - 'Exam Warriors' - led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

PM Modi outlines vision of science at 108th Indian Science Congress

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday outlined the vision for science for the next 25 years, urging researchers to make the country self-reliant and focus on converting their knowledge to bring about change in everyday life. Inaugurating the 108th Indian Science Congress here, Modi also stressed on strengthening scientific processes, focus on emerging areas such as quantum technologies, data sciences, development of new vaccines, stepping up efforts on surveillance for newer diseases and encouraging youngsters to take up research. "Efforts of science can turn into great achievements only when they come out of the lab and reach the land, and their impact reaches from global to grassroots, when its ambit is from journal to zameen (land, everyday life) and when change is visible from research to real life," the Prime Minister said. The five-day Indian Science Congress was inaugurated at the Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University here in the presence of Maharashtra Governor ...

India-Aus trade pact 'watershed moment' in bilateral ties, says PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said the India-Australia trade pact, which came into effect on December 29, is a watershed moment for a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries

I owe my success to institutional reforms over 30 years: Gautam Adani

As both he and PM Modi are from the same state, it makes him the easy target of baseless allegations, says Adani

PM visits mother at Ahmedabad hospital, may get discharged in 2 days

PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited his mother Heeraben Modi at the U.N. Mehta Hospital here, where she was admitted earlier in the day for treatment. Heeraben had turned 99 in June this year.

PM-Kisan grows from strength to strength amid calls for raising the amount

For the April-to-July 2022 installment (11th overall), a sum of around Rs 22,500 crore was distributed to over 10.45 crore farmers

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan meets PM Modi to discuss the ESZ issue

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter's official residence in New Delhi, an official source said. The Chief Minister's Office shared photographs of the meeting which is being held in the wake of farmers and residents of areas close to forested parts of the southern state protesting against implementation of the one-kilometre eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) in those places. Other than photographs of the meeting, no other details were released by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO). An official source on Monday had said that the ESZ issue was likely to be discussed during the meeting. Besides that, the delay in getting the Central government's clearance for the semi-high speed rail project SilverLine, connecting Kasaragod in the north to Thiruvananthapuram in the south, and the financial crisis that has gripped the state during the time of COVID-19 pandemic may also be topics of discussion, the source had said. The state govern

PM Modi to flag off West Bengal's first Vande Bharat Express on Dec 30

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off West Bengal's first Vande Bharat Express on the busy Howrah-New Jalpaiguri route on December 30, a senior Eastern Railway official said on Sunday. The superfast train with modern passenger amenities will take around 7.5 hours on its run in both directions, Eastern Railway spokesperson Ekalabya Chakraborty said. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Vande Bharat Express service from Howrah to New Jalpaiguri on December 30," he told PTI. The first Vande Bharat Express service in the state will be run six days a week, he added. It will bring down travel time between Kolkata and Siliguri, the gateway to the Northeast considerably. The train will leave the Howrah station at 6 am to reach the New Jalpaiguri station at 1.30 pm, and after a one-hour stopover, it will leave the north Bengal station at 2.30 pm and reach Howrah at 10 pm, Chakraborty said. The blue and white 16-coach new rake has already arrived at the Liluah loco shed of

Winter Session ends: PM, other leaders attend meeting hosted by LS Speaker

Prime minister Narendra Modi, Congress MP Sonia Gandhi and other leaders on Friday attended the customary meeting at Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's chamber at the end of the Winter Session