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India, US natural partners: Modi on Trump's pitch to resume trade talks

PM Modi welcomed Trump's offer to resume trade talks, even as ties remain strained over Washington's 50% tariffs on Indian imports linked to Russian oil purchases

PM Modi chairs Cabinet committee meet on Nepal unrest, calls for peace

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to discuss developments in Nepal, where violent protests have toppled the government headed by K P Sharma Oli, and stressed that stability, peace and prosperity of the country are of utmost importance to India. Modi said the violence in Nepal, in which at least 19 people have lost their lives, is heart-rending and appealed to "my brothers and sisters in Nepal to support peace". He called a meeting of the CCS on his return from a tour of flood-hit Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. Modi said, "The violence in Nepal is heart-rending. I am anguished that many young people have lost their lives. The stability, peace and prosperity of Nepal are of utmost importance to us. I humbly appeal to all my brothers and sisters in Nepal to support peace." Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are among the CCS ..

C P Radhakrishnan thanks President Murmu, PM Modi after his election as VP

Vice President-elect C P Radhakrishnan on Tuesday thanked President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their best wishes on his election to the second highest constitutional post of the country. Radhakrishnan won the vice presidential election on Tuesday by bagging 452 votes, while Opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy polled 300 votes. Radhakrishnan, who was elected as the 15th Vice President of India, took to 'X' to thank President Murmu and PM Modi for their greetings. "My heartfelt thanks to our Honourable President of India Smt. @rashtrapatibhvn Ji," he said in response to the President's post on X. "My heartfelt thanks to our Honourable Prime Minister Shri. @narendramodi Ji," Radhakrishnan said. Murmu on Tuesday congratulated Radhakrishnan on his election as the Vice President of India and said his rich experience in public life will contribute significantly to the nation's progress. Modi expressed confidence that Radhakrishnan will be an outstanding vice

PM Modi announces ₹1,600 crore relief package for flood-hit Punjab

PM also expressed his condolences to the family members of those who have lost their lives and announced an ex-gratia payment of ₹2,00,000 for their next of kin

Highlights: PM Modi conducts aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Punjab

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Cabinet okays Hudco loan of ₹2,000 cr for projects in Sambhajinagar, Nagpur

The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday cleared a approval to raise Rs 2,000 crore from the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO) under the Urban Infrastructure Development Loan Scheme to help municipal bodies mobilise matching funds for infrastructure projects. The decision will enable Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation to access Rs 822.22 crore for a water supply project, Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority to raise Rs 268.84 crore for four sewage treatment projects, and Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation to get Rs 116.28 crore for a water supply project. The scheme is designed to ensure that projects under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0, Maharashtra Suvarna Jayanti Nagarothhan Maha Abhiyan and other state/central initiatives do not stall due to lack of funds. Repair funds for two minor irrigation projects in Murtizapur taluka of Akola district were sanctioned in the cabinet,

PM Modi announces ₹1,500 cr aid for rain-affected areas in Himachal Pradesh

Modi first conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas before attending a meeting in Kangra to review the relief and rehabilitation measures

PM Modi announces ₹1,500 cr immediate relief for disaster-hit Himachal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced an immediate relief of Rs 1,500 crore for rain-affected Himachal Pradesh. Modi, who took stock of the flood and landslides situation in the state, also announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for the next of kin of the dead and Rs 50,000 for the injured. He first conducted an aerial survey of affected areas and then held a meeting in Kangra to review the relief and rehabilitation measures undertaken as well as assess the damage. In the meeting with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, BJP leaders, affected families and people engaged in rescue services in Kangra, Modi assured all help for restoration and rebuilding of infrastructure in the affected areas. The financial assistance of Rs 1,500 crore will be advance release of the second instalment of SDRF and PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. Modi asked for a multi-dimensional view to be taken to get the entire region and people back on its feet. These would be done through

Centre stands with flood-hit states, says PM Modi as he starts his visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Government of India stands shoulder to shoulder with the affected people as he begins his visit to Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to take stock of the flood situation. While leaving from Delhi for Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to review the situation in the wake of floods and landslides, PM Modi wrote on X, "The Government of India stands shoulder to shoulder with those affected in this tragic hour." PM Modi will be on a day-long visit to Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to take stock of the flood situation, said officials. After visiting Himachal Pradesh, PM Modi will conduct an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Punjab. He will visit Gurdaspur and hold discussions with senior officials and chair a review meeting on the ground situation, said officials. He will also interact with flood-affected persons as well as NDRF, SDRF and Aapda Mitra Team in Gurdaspur. PM Modi was deeply concerned about the flood situation in Punjab and was .

Voting begins for vice presidential election; PM Modi first to cast vote

Voting began for the vice presidential poll on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the first to cast his vote. The poll is witnessing a direct contest between ruling NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan and joint opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy, with the BJP-led alliance having a clear edge in the poll necessitated due to the sudden resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar. Among the early voters were Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Kiren Rijiju. Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson Harivansh, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut and SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav were among others who came to cast their vote. Members of both Houses of Parliament will cast their votes in the Parliament House between 10 AM and 5 PM on Tuesday. Counting votes will begin at 6 PM, and the results will be announced late evening. Members of Parliament are not bound by party whips to vote in the vice presidential election, which takes place under a secret ballot system. The electoral college for the vice ...

PM Modi to inaugurate Combined Commanders' Conference in Kolkata on Sept 15

The Armed Forces will host the Combined Commanders' Conference (CCC) 2025 in Kolkata, West Bengal, from September 15 to 17, 2025. The theme for this year's conference is 'Year of Reforms - Transforming for the Future', said a statement from the Ministry of Defence on Monday.The conference will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister and will also be graced by the Defence Minister, National Security Advisor, Raksha Rajya Mantri, Chief of Defence Staff and Defence Secretary. Secretaries from other Ministries are also likely to be present in addition to officers from the three Services and the Integrated Defence Staff.The CCC 2025 will focus on Reforms, Transformation & Change and Operational Preparedness. Together, these reflect the Armed Forces' commitment to institutional reforms, deeper integration and technological modernisation, while sustaining a high level of multi-domain operational readiness.The deliberations will seek to further strengthen the Armed Forces, which are agile .

Varanasi decked up to welcome PM Modi, Mauritius PM Ramgoolam on Sept 11

PM Ramgoolam will arrive in Mumbai on September 9 for city engagements, then travel to Varanasi on September 10 to continue the programme

PM Modi to lay foundation stone for textile park in MP on Sept 17

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate a textile park on September 17 in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, an official said on Monday. Modi will turn 75 on September 17 and this will be his second visit to Madhya Pradesh on his birthday. On September 17, 2022, the PM released wild cheetahs brought from Namibia into an enclosure at the Kuno National Park in the state's Sheopur district. The big cats were introduced in India under Project Cheetah, which was world's first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation initiative. When contacted, Dhar Collector Priyank Mishra told PTI over phone that the Prime Minister is scheduled to inaugurate the PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park at Bhensola village under Badnawar tehsil of the district on September 17. The PM MITRA scheme has been launched by the Centre to establish large-scale textile manufacturing hubs with world-class infrastructure and facilities. During his visit, Modi will ...

US 'right' to impose tariffs on trade partners of Russia, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said imposing tariffs on countries like India trading with Russia is the right step, commenting amid oil trade tensions and Russia's biggest air assault

PM Modi asks NDA MPs to hold 'Swadeshi Mela' to boost self-reliance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the ruling NDA MPs to organise 'Swadeshi Mela' to promote indigenous products, stressing that self-reliance is the way to power India's rise when its increasing strength is bound to face some challenges. Addressing the MPs a day before the vice presidential election, Modi kept the focus on the need for promoting made-in-India products and taking to the masses the wide impact of the GST rate cuts by holding meetings with people and traders in their constituencies, especially during the festival season between Navratri and Diwali, sources said. Union minister Kiren Rijiju later said that Modi was not referring to any country, while emphasising the need for self-reliance. "The prime minister said that some challenges will come up when India is emerging as a strong nation and it needs to be 'aatmanirbhar' (self-reliant) to continue on the path to become a developed nation," he said. Amid a strain in ties with the US following President Donal

Modi@75: Govt to organise 75,000 health camps across India on PM's birthday

The Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan will feature 75,000 health camps at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, community health centres (CHCs), and other healthcare facilities

LIVE News: Hoax bomb threat at Kerala CM's residence and court complex, searches underway

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India treads with caution as Trump softens rhetoric after trade tensions

Trump said at the White House on Friday there was nothing to worry about with US-India ties and the two countries had a special relationship

Navarro's India post gets fact-checked on X, Musk says 'you hear all sides'

Peter Navarro's post blaming India over Russian oil imports was flagged by X's community notes, sparking his angry response, while Elon Musk defended the platform's fact-check system

A tribute to Bhupen Da: Remembering the legendary voice of India

This year marks the beginning of his birth centenary celebrations. It is an occasion to revisit his monumental contributions to Indian artistic expression, public consciousness