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PM Modi greets people on Raksha Bandhan, wishes happiness and prosperity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people on Raksha Bandhan and hoped that the auspicious festival brings happiness, prosperity and success to everyone's lives. Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. On the occasion, sisters tie vibrant threads, or rakhis, on their brothers' wrists as a symbol of their heartfelt prayers and well wishes, and brothers reciprocate with thoughtful gifts and promise to protect them under all circumstances. "Happy Raksha Bandhan. May this auspicious festival bring happiness, prosperity, and success to all your lives," Modi said in an X post in Hindi. The prime minister also wished that the bond of affection, togetherness and mutual trust remains eternal.

Focus on critical minerals during PM Narendra Modi's Uzbekistan visit

Bilateral trade rose from $13 billion in 2021 to $60 billion in 2025, while the trade imbalance widened from $6.6 billion to over $50 billion in Russia's favour

Can Meta lose safe harbour over AI moderation? What Sec 79 of the IT Act says

Instagram's temporary removal of a PM Modi video has revived questions over intermediary liability, AI-led content moderation and the limits of safe harbour protection under Section 79 of the IT Act

We don't participate in half of Olympic sports, need to improve: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India's Olympic performance can improve only if the country manages to increase its participation in those events where it has not participated in the past. In a virtual address to hundreds of athletes, students and volunteers who gathered at various locations for the Khelo India Dialogue, the PM said his vision for sports is not merely about winning medals but making it an integral part of the nation-building process. "In the Olympics, there are so many different sports... Indian teams don't even participate in half of them," Modi said, calling it a "bitter truth". In the 2024 Paris Olympics, India participated in 16 of the 32 sports which were a part of the Games roster. "...we don't even compete for a huge chunk of the medal tally. And this has been going on for decades. Other countries of the world win medals in those sports, and we don't even participate in them. "To increase our medal tally, we will have to master these sports as

Nepal floods: PM Modi speaks to Balen Shah, offers humanitarian assistance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to his Nepalese counterpart Balendra Shah and conveyed condolences on the loss of lives due to the floods there and told him that India is ready to provide all possible humanitarian assistance to the neighbouring country. Modi also said that people of India stand in solidarity with their sisters and brothers in Nepal at this difficult time. A sudden, massive flood swept through two central Nepal districts bordering Tibet killing four people, causing extensive devastation at settlements along the river and damaging at least a dozen hydropower projects early Wednesday. The flood surged through the Bhote Koshi river at around 9 am (local time) coming from the Tibet side affecting Rasuwa and Dhading districts bordering Tibet and Nuwakot district, southwest of Kathmandu, officials said. In a post on 'X', Modi said, "Spoke to Prime Minister Balendra Shah and conveyed condolences on the loss of lives due to the floods in Nepal. The people of

India steps up three-week diplomatic outreach ahead of Brics Summit

Modi, Sitharaman, Jaishankar, Goyal and Doval are leading a diplomatic push spanning key capitals and multilateral meetings ahead of the September Brics Summit

Modi stresses need for reforms across all stages of infra project execution

Modi calls for end-to-end infrastructure planning, faster project execution and continuous reforms as he reviews ₹30,000-crore projects across nine states

Major turning point in India's digital payment journey: PM on 10 yrs of UPI

On completion of a decade of the Unified Payments Interface, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed it as a major turning point in India's digital payment journey and said its sheer scale is something every Indian must be proud of. The UPI was launched on August 25, 2016 by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) under the regulatory oversight of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The UPI has emerged as the backbone of India's digital payments ecosystem and a critical driver of financial inclusion. "A decade ago, UPI was rolled out, marking a major turning point in India's digital payments journey. The sheer scale and reach of UPI are something every Indian must be proud of," Modi said in a post on X. The prime minister also asked people to share with him their UPI experience and how it impacted the life. Over a decade of operations, the UPI has demonstrated extraordinary scale and momentum in the country. Annual transaction volume expanded from just 1.78 crore in .

Caution over Trump's unpredictable behaviour led India to skip full presser

Concerns over US President Donald Trump's "unpredictable behaviour" towards many foreign leaders led the Indian side to opt against a full press conference by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the American leader following their talks in France in June, government sources said on Monday. The clarification came after US envoy Sergio Gor publicly revealed that New Delhi had communicated to the US side to skip taking questions by the two leaders. The sources emphasised that discussions regarding leaders' public appearances are standard protocol and part of routine diplomatic practice. Modi and Trump held bilateral talks on June 17 in Evian-les-Bains on the sidelines of the G7 summit. The meeting was widely viewed as a step forward in mending bilateral ties, which had faced severe strain over the preceding year. The fresh controversy comes amid a growing perception of a lack of intensity in overall relations between the two sides, with the much-talked-about bilateral trade deal remainin

'Standard protocol': Govt sources on US envoy's remark on media interaction

Discussions on public appearances of leaders are standard protocol, government sources said on Monday following remarks by US envoy Sergio Gor that New Delhi told the American side before a meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in France that it would not prefer a press interaction. Modi and Trump held talks in France's Evian-les-Bains on June 17 on the margins of the G7 summit. Gor, speaking at the Economic Times World Leaders Forum, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had conveyed to the US side that it would prefer no media interaction by the leaders after the meeting. The US envoy suggested that Trump had forgotten the request and ended up taking many questions as the media interaction lasted for almost 45 minutes after the meeting with Modi. The sources said it was normal to have discussions on arrangements before public appearances of leaders. "Discussions regarding arrangements for public appearances of leaders are normal practice a

PM urges space startups to make India global hub for talent, innovation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed creating an aura around the private sector in space research so that people worldwide feel that if they want to make a career, they should go to India. In an interaction with CEOs and founders of 20 space startups on Friday, Modi also highlighted India's cost-competitiveness in launching space ventures. He emphasised that the country's vast talent pool and high risk-taking capacity would allow India to rapidly establish a dominant position in the global space sector, according to the transcript of the interaction, which was released on Sunday. The prime minister said the world must now be looking for Indian startups wondering who is leading in this space. Because whenever a breakthrough happens, people's attention shifts immediately, he said. One of the CEOs told the prime minister that after India opened the space industry for private players, a very positive trend was observed and many Indian citizens living in the US and Europe now wan

PM Modi meets BJP's new national team, stresses ideas to strengthen party

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the newly-appointed office-bearers of the BJP's national executive on Saturday and said such deliberations are all about fresh ideas and perspectives aimed at strengthening the party. The new team under BJP president Nitin Nabin was announced on August 17 and this was the first time that all its members had a meeting with the party chief and the prime minister. Those who attended the meeting also included some office-bearers of the outgoing national executive and a few state unit chiefs of the party. "Organisational meetings are all about new ideas and perspectives aimed at strengthening the Party and deepening connect with the people. Great interaction with fellow Party colleagues and the new organisational team," Modi said in a post on X. Those who attended included new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice-presidents Ram Madhav and former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhra Raje, general secretaries Smriti Irani, a former Union minister, .

PM Narendra Modi meets founders, CEOs of 20 homegrown space-tech startups

The Prime Minister said private participation had strengthened India's space ambitions and urged startups to explore applications in agriculture, environment and education

India has political stability, world sees it as spot of growth: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Friday that reforms in all spheres are his government's commitment and that India continues to take several steps to ensure continued growth momentum. Addressing the Economic Times World Leaders Forum, Modi also said India has political stability and continuity in its policies, and the world sees the country as a bright spot of growth and hope. "India continues to take several steps to ensure continued growth momentum. India is pushing ahead with reforms across sectors and reforms are our commitment," he said. The prime minister said the world has many concerns regarding growth as resources are getting weaponised, but India is being seen as a bright spot of growth. He said the NDA government has a clear roadmap for reforms, with a strong focus on governance. "Our government is rewarding higher production with incentives," he said. Modi alleged that it was the policy of the previous regimes to keep people in scarcity, so that they beg befor

PM Modi calls for better use of govt data, greater interoperability

PM Modi urges government departments to break data silos, improve interoperability and use AI with human judgement to strengthen governance and connectivity

Modi govt's Gen Z outreach: One minister to visit one university every day

In a major outreach to Gen Z, the Modi government is planning to send one Union minister to one university every day to engage with the youth, discuss their concerns and better understand their perspectives on issues facing the country. The initiative comes in the backdrop of student protests on the NEET paper leak issue at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and in other parts of the country. Under the 'One Day, One University' programme, a Union Minister will visit an assigned university to interact with students, listen to their views on different subjects, and inform them about various government welfare schemes, particularly those for youth and students, sources aware of the initiative told PTI. It is learnt that Education Minister Pralhad Joshi and Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya have been given the responsibility to coordinate with the universities and the ministers for the visits. The planned initiative also figured at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime

Centre works on national platform to offer free competitive exam coaching

The proposed platform will provide learning content, expert guidance and structured preparation to students following the Prime Minister's Independence Day announcement

500-plus exhibitors, 290 companies to feature in Semicon India 2026

The three-day event will feature more than 500 exhibitors, over 290 international companies and delegations from more than 40 countries as India prepares for ISM 2.0

Dimagi Naxal Party gets 200K followers: What is it and how did it start?

The online outfit surfaced after PM Modi's Independence Day reference to "dimagi Naxals" and has quickly built a large following across social media

PM's I-Day speech: Gen Z outreach, Sapta Dhara vision for Viksit Bharat

In his 13th Independence Day speech, PM Modi unveiled the Sapta Dhara strategy, focusing on jobs, manufacturing, technology, connectivity and self-reliance