The stampede occurred during a satsang (prayer meeting) organised by self-styled godman Bhole Baba, also known as Narayan Saakar Hari
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The planned hike in housing subsidies is part of a broader government initiative to boost spending on rural infrastructure
Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, wanted to intervene but was not allowed, leading to the opposition MPs staging a walkout
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The Modi government on Wednesday constituted various cabinet committees, including the country's highest decision making bodies on security, economic and political affairs. According to an official notification, the Cabinet Committee on Security comprises Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Apart from PM Modi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs comprises defence minister, home minister, finance minister, external affairs minister, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Heavy Industries and Steel Minister H D Kumaraswamy. Others in the committee are: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of Panchayati Raj and Fisheries Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs comprises defence minister, home minister
PM Narendra Modi on July 2 replied to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Lok Sabha, marking his first address on the floor of the House since securing a third term in office.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes his first remarks on Manipur in Rajya Sabha today, assures Parliament of decline in violence and schools reopening
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will felicitate the T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, and its support staff in a private ceremony on Thursday
The Congress on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's legitimacy has been diminished to "one-third" and his government is on its "last legs" and can fall anytime. The opposition party's assertion came over Prime Minister Modi's remarks in the Rajya Sabha that since the results came out, one Congress leader kept on beating the drum that there is a "one-third government" in place. "What can be a bigger truth than this that we have completed 10 years, 20 more are left. One-third is done, two-thirds are still left and so we are very happy for this prediction," Modi said in his reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address to the joint sitting of Parliament. Modi's remarks were an apparent dig at Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who has been referring to the PM as 'one-third PM'. Reacting to the remarks, Congress general secretary Ramesh said, "As always, the 'one-third' Pradhan Mantri is distorting. The label of 'ek tihai (one-third)' does not ref
Petitioner Captain Deepak Kumar alleged PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Jyotiraditya Scindia took false oaths at the beginning of their term in office and conspired against him
PM Modi made the remark while replying to the debate on a motion in Rajya Sabha thanking President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of Parliament
The Opposition staged a walkout as PM Modi on Wednesday was replying to the debate on a motion in Rajya Sabha thanking President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of the Parliament
The stampede at an event in Hathras by Suraj Pal, known as 'Bhole Baba', caused devastating suffocation and a pile-up of bodies, marking it as one of the most severe tragedies in recent years
PM says working on war footing to curb paper leaks, guilty won't be spared
A second senior official said a lot of the 100 days agendas will be 'milestone based' with timelines for achieving targets for social sector schemes
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US's terrible political and economic leadership will ultimately cost the dollar its value. India must act early to avoid being dragged down
Given the "very trusting nature" of the relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, no topic was off-limits for the two leaders when they meet here soon, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. The dates of Prime Minister Modi's visit to Moscow will be announced a bit later but preparations for it are already at their final stages, Peskov said. Putin and Modi will discuss regional and global security, trade and all other topics on the agenda during their meeting, Peskov was quoted as saying by Russia's state-owned TASS news agency. "We (Russia and India) jointly take part in integration processes, so regional affairs, regional security and global security are always at the top of the agenda. In addition, of course, our bilateral trade and economic interaction is always a focal point, the Kremlin official said, answering a question about what topics will be discussed at the negotiations between Putin and Modi. Describing Prime ...
The PM also asked the MPs that uppermost, beyond their party affiliations, should be their commitment to serve the nation