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Modi govt spreads lies about economy to hide massive failures, says Kharge

He stated that a promise of doubling farmers' income was not fulfilled, so they had to eat rubber bullets, whereas women's security is currently in tatters

Health infrastructure got massive boost under PM Modi's leadership: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that India's health infrastructure got a massive boost under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and lauded private institutions for assisting the government's efforts. Shah was addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone of 'Swasti Niwas', a residential facility for cancer patients and caregivers at the National Cancer Institute in Nagpur. "Under the Modi government, 60 crore poor people are being provided treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh free of cost," he said. He further pointed out that 23 All Indian Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have now been approved compared to seven set up after Independence. "The budget for the health sector is Rs 1.35 lakh crore under PM Modi, while it was Rs 37,000 crore under the Manmohan Singh government," the Union minister said. Shah said he assured Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of all assistance from the Central government to set up a state-of-the-art research facil

End is near for those daring to wipe off sindoor of our sisters: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said Pakistan's only aim is to hate India and think of ways to harm it, while our nation has set goals of removing poverty and bringing about economic development. Addressing a rally in Dahod in Gujarat, the PM hailed Operation Sindoor and said "those daring to wipe off the sindoor of our sisters must know their end is near". Twenty-six men were gunned by terrorists in Pahalgam in Kashmir on April 22, following which India launched Operation Sindoor in the early hours of May 7, resulting in massive damage to terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. Tearing into Pakistan, the prime minister said, "The country that came into existence after Partition lives on hatred for India. It only wants to harm Bharat. However, India's goals are to remove poverty, bring about economic development and become a developed nation." "Our government's policy is to take development to areas that have remained backward," he added. He also ..

Country has progressed in every sector, says PM Modi in Gujarat's Dahod

The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple developmental projects worth over Rs 24,000 crore

Niti Aayog's Governing Council meeting begins under PM chairmanship

Niti Aayog's 10th Governing Council meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, began here on Saturday. The theme of the Governing Council meeting is 'Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat@2047'. The council, the apex body of Niti Aayog, includes all state chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union Territories, and several Union ministers. Prime Minister Modi is the chairman of Niti Aayog. It is the first major meeting of the prime minister with chief ministers of all states and lieutenant governors of Union Territories after Operation Sindoor. "In line with his commitment to take all the states together as 'Team India' for a Viksit Bharat, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will chair the 10th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog on May 24, 2025. "...the Governing Council Meeting will discuss the approach on Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat @2047," Niti Aayog had said in a statement earlier. According to the statement, the idea of Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat is a call for

Northeast region witnessing unprecedented growth, says PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Northeastern region is witnessing unprecedented progress and the government is determined to accelerate its growth story. Addressing the 'Rising North East Investors Summit' here, he also said that diversity of the Northeast is its biggest strength and that the region is emerging as the frontrunner of growth. "The Northeast is witnessing unprecedented progress. We are determined to accelerate its growth story," he said while inaugurating the two-day event which is being attended by chief ministers of the region, union ministers, bureaucrats, diplomats among others. Top industry leaders Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Anil Agarwal among others attended the inaugural session. Modi said for his government, EAST means - "Empower, Act, Strengthen and Transform". "There was a time when Northeast was only called frontier, now it is frontrunner of growth," he said. He said the Northeast was earlier synonymous with bombs, guns and rockets which

Pawan Khera questions PM Modi's silence on Trump's ceasefire claims

Earlier, the US President again said that he facilitated the understanding through trade negotiations that de-escalate tensions between the two nations

India eyes multi-phase trade deal with US, interim pact likely before July

The talks are still ongoing and there's no clarity if the Trump administration has agreed to a three-stage process for a trade deal

PM Modi to inaugurate 3 redeveloped railway stations in Bengal on May 22

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate three redeveloped railway stations in West Bengal on Thursday under the Centre's Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, officials said. The three stations Panagarh, Kalyani Ghoshpara and Joychandi Pahar are among 103 Amrit Bharat railway stations to be inaugurated by the PM across the country through video conferencing, they said. While Panagarh and Kalyani Ghoshpara are under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Railway, Joychandi Pahar is part of the South Eastern Railway. These existing railway stations have undergone a total revamp with new passenger facilities and aesthetics, the officials said. "With a focus on enhancing passenger amenities, improving accessibility and incorporating sustainable design, these upgrades will not only elevate the travel experience, but also contribute to the economic growth of the region," an SER official said in a statement. A total of 100 railway stations in West Bengal are being developed under the scheme, the

Waqf case: Centre urges SC to limit hearing to 3 issues for interim orders

The Centre on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to confine the hearing on pleas challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act for passing interim orders to three issues, including the power to denotify properties declared as waqf by courts, waqf-by-user or waqf by deed. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih was asked by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, to confine the proceedings identified by the earlier bench. The court had earmarked three issues. We had filed our response to these three issues. However, the written submissions of the petitioners now exceed several other issues. I have filed my affidavit in response to these three issues. My request is to confine it to the three issues only, the law officer. The submission was opposed by senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for those challenging the provisions of the 2025 law, that there cannot be any piecemeal hearing. One of the issues

PM Modi likely to visit Sikkim on May 29 for 50th statehood anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Sikkim on May 29 to take part in the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of its statehood, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said. He said the final confirmation from the Prime Minister's Office about the proposed visit is yet to be received, but all other formalities have already been completed. "Around 1 lakh people will be present at the Paljor Stadium to greet the PM that day. Earlier, we planned the programme at Manan Kendra, but that place could not accommodate such a large crowd, so we changed the venue," Tamang told reporters on the sidelines of a programme on Sunday. "The PM wholeheartedly wants to visit the state to greet the people on the historic occasion. More or less, the confirmation has come. It is a historic occasion for the state as well as the country, which is why the PM will definitely visit," he said. A high-level meeting was held on Saturday to review preparations for the PM's proposed visit. It was chaired

Congress slams Modi govt over professor arrest, cites double standards

An academic's arrest for a "thoughtful" post against violence and BJP ministers facing no action for "demeaning" the armed forces has brought to the fore the Narendra Modi government's "double standards", the Congress said on Sunday. The opposition party's scathing remarks came after the Haryana Police arrested Ashoka University's head of the political science department Ali Khan Mahmudabad over his Operation Sindoor remarks. "His only mistake is that he wrote this post. His other mistake is his name," Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said. "This is the state of New India under the Modi government". Mahmudabad was arrested on Sunday after two FIRs were lodged on stringent charges, including endangering sovereignty and integrity, for his social media posts related to Operation Sindoor. One of his lawyers, Kapil Balyan, said the associate professor was produced before a court on Sunday evening and was remanded in police custody for two days in a case register

Cong questions BJP's ties with nations supporting Pak after Pahalgam attack

Congress leaders responded after BJP's Amit Malviya shared a video of Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera, accusing the party of being 'disconnected' from public sentiment after the Pahalgam terror attack

PM Narendra Modi's doctrine on dealing with terror: Operation Sindoor

Operation Sindoor is the Modi government's clearest articulation of a zero-tolerance, no-compromise policy to safeguard national security, the Modi Doctrine

Congress urges Centre to clarify third-party mediation in Kashmir issue

The Congress on Monday urged the Centre to clarify whether it is open to third-party mediation on the Kashmir issue, warning that such as stance could potentially violate the Simla Agreement. The grand old party pointed to US President Donald Trump's daily statements, claiming that he was intervening in the matter, and said a clarification from the union government on the matter was inevitable. While addressing a party programme here, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said the party wants to know whether there has been a shift in the country's foreign policy, and therefore the matter has to be taken up in the Parliament at the earliest. Questions are now being raised if the Simla Agreement has been violated. "Was the Simla Agreement, which rejects any third-party involvement in the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan, violated? Trump has been making statements daily, claiming that he has intervened in the matter. We need the government's clarification," Venugopal said. "Th

PM Modi chairs high-level meet with defence brass amid Pak conflict

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting with the top defence establishment to take stock of the emerging security situation amid the intensifying military conflict with Pakistan. Modi met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the three service chiefs and Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan to review the security scenario and chalk out strategies for the future course of action, officials said. The conflict with Pakistan has intensified with the armed forces responding proportionately and adequately to Pakistani attempts to target Indian installations. Pakistan's military is moving its troops in the forward areas, India said on Saturday, as the two countries continued to attack each other's military facilities. "The Pakistan military is observed to be moving their troops to the border areas," Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said at a press briefing along with Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.

Operation Sindoor: Government calls for all-party meeting on May 8

The meeting will be convened to brief the leaders about the strikes under 'Operation Sindoor' that were carried out in the early hours of Wednesday

Parl panel seeks action plan against 'anti-national' social media platforms

A parliamentary panel has sought details from two key ministries overseeing information flow on the action they have planned against social media platforms and influencers who "seem to be working against national interest", following the Pahalgam terror attack. The parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey, has noted that some social media influencers and platforms in the country seem to be working against national interest, which is likely to incite violence, sources said. The committee, in a communication to the ministries of Information and Broadcasting and Electronics and Information Technology, has sought details of the "contemplated action to ban such platforms under IT Act, 2000 and Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021". The letter, the sources said, has been sent to the secretaries of the two ministries and they have been asked

PM Modi announces $200 million for modernisation of Angolan armed forces

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a USD 200 million defence credit line for Angola and expressed commitment to act firmly and decisively against terrorists and their backers, an assertion that came days after the Pahalgam terror strike. Modi made the remarks after holding wide-ranging talks with Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Laurenco that focused on ramping up overall bilateral ties, including in areas of digital public infrastructure. In his media statement, the prime minister said Laurenco's visit to India not only gives a new direction to the bilateral relations but also strengthens the India-Africa partnership. "I am pleased to announce India's USD 200 million defence credit line to support modernisation of Angola's defence forces," he said. The prime minister also said that there was a discussion on repair, overhaul and supply of defence platforms as well. India will also share its capabilities with Angola in the areas of digital public infrastructu

Sanjay Raut slams PM for Mumbai visit, Bihar campaign amid Pahalagm row

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for attending events in Mumbai and campaigning in Bihar even as the Central government is talking about giving a "befitting" reply to Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack. Raut also demanded Union Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation for a "security lapse". "A big massacre took place in Kashmir. Our Prime Minister said Pakistan will be taught a lesson, but just days later, he was in Mumbai, spending nine hours with Bollywood celebrities. He also campaigned in Bihar and inaugurated a port belonging to Gautam Adani (in Kerala)," Raut told reporters. The prime minister was in Mumbai on Thursday at the inauguration of the first World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES). Raut alleged the prime minister's demeanour does not reflect the seriousness of someone preparing to retaliate against Pakistan. "While he is in a 'khush mijaaz' (cheerful) mood, we are worried about how to respon