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PM Narendra Modi lands in New York from San Jose

New York, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on Monday after winding up a busy two-day trip to the U.S. West Coast. Modi's trip to the West Coast - first by an Indian leader in more than 30 years - ended on a high note as he received a resounding reception from Indian diaspora when he took stage at the 18,000-seat sports arena in San Jose. In New York, Modi will hold bilateral talks with US President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron. He also has meetings scheduled with other world leaders including Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani; Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat; Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. He will also attend the Leaders' Summit on Peacekeeping at the United Nations in New York

UN must take clear stand on India, there is no good or bad terrorism: PM Modi

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday pointed out that the United Nations took fifteen years to define the term 'terrorism', adding that it must clarify as to who is with terrorists and who is with humanity to make the picture clear. Addressing the Indian Diaspora at the SAP Center in California, the Prime Minister said that terrorism is one of the pressing issues that the world is facing, pointing out that it will take time to fight terrorism as the United Nations is taking fifteen years to define it. He asserted that there is nothing such as good terrorism or bad terrorism.

PM Modi departs for New York

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left San Jose city of California for New York on the last leg of his US visit. Clad in his usual Nehru jacket and kurta, PM Modi waved to the crowd and the city as he boarded the Air India flight for New York. Talking about the same, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted, "Goodbye California! PM @narendramodi departs San Jose for New York, after a very productive weekend." PM Modi is scheduled to meet US President Barack Obama and also British Prime Minister David Cameron in New York before leaving for New Delhi.

BRICS, World acknowledging India as fastest growing economy: PM Modi

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated India's power in the world. He said that today BRICS and the entire world is acknowledging India as a fast growing economy. He said that India is today standing with all strength among the BRICS countries. He also maintained that be it World Bank, Moody's or any other research agency, everyone is saying India is the fastest growing economy of the World. PM Modi further, talked about his 'JAM mission' which implies J for Jandhan account, A for Aadhar Card and M for Mobile governance.

PM Modi addresses Indian Community in San Jose, terms 'brain drain' as gain for India (Part-2)

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): While addressing Indian Community in San Jose, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary. Modi also said that he came to California almost after 25 years, and he has witnessed a lot of changes including new faces. PM Modi said that nobody ever thought that 'brain drain' will become 'brain gain' for India as it will be benefitting the country with added interests. Prime Minister Modi also said that the Indian community has changed the Silicon Valley with its effort and innovations. He also praised the Sikh community residing in the country. The prime minister also praised the contribution of the Indian community in the United States at SAP Centre in California. He said that Indians have got a new identity and a new image in the world, while the old image has been forced down because of their proficiency in computers.

PM Modi asks for certificate on his governance, Indian Diaspora stands with 'Loud Yes'

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): While talking to Indian Diaspora in San Jose, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the community in the US for 'a certificate' on whether he has fulfilled the promises he had made during election campaigns or not. The crowd too answered the PM with a unanimous and loud 'Yes'. PM Modi also took a jibe at Congress for corruption and asked if anybody could say that a corruption charge is filed against him. He reiterated that he is trying to fulfill all the promises he has made to the people of India with full dedication and hard work.

PM Modi addresses Indian Community in San Jose, terms 'brain drain' as gain for India (Part-1)

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): While addressing Indian Community in San Jose, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary. Modi also said that he came to California almost after 25 years, and he has witnessed a lot of changes including new faces. PM Modi said that nobody ever thought that 'brain drain' will become 'brain gain' for India as it will be benefitting the country with added interests. Prime Minister Modi also said that the Indian community has changed the Silicon Valley with its effort and innovations. He also praised the Sikh community residing in the country. The prime minister also praised the contribution of the Indian community in the United States at SAP Centre in California. He said that Indians have got a new identity and a new image in the world, while the old image has been forced down because of their proficiency in computers.

PM Modi meets organizers and elected officials in San Jose

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met organizers and elected officials in San Jose city of California. The PM met the officials one on one and also interacted with them. He was also presented with San Jose Sharks jerseys by elected lawmakers from California and elsewhere at the SAP Centre. Talking about the meeting, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted, "The Democracy Connect. PM @narendramodi meets elected lawmakers from California and elsewhere before his address."Following this, the prime minister will address the Indian Community in San Jose who are eagerly waiting for PM Modi's 'rockstar entry and speech'.

MEA briefs on PM Modi's Day-2 in San Jose; says PM will meet David Cameron tomorrow (Part-1)

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Monday briefed the mediapersons on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Day-2 in San Jose city of California. Swarup said that Modi met many dignitaries including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg where he talked on how to use social media to encourage social platform for governance. He also briefed on his meeting at Google where Google Chairman Eric Schmidt also came to meet PM Modi. Swarup said that the PM was shown projects like Google Earth, Google Translate and others there. The PM's next engagement, Swarup said, was a roundtable on Renewable energy where the main thought was that India has the potential of becoming the capital of clean energy. Then came the India-US Start-up Konnect 2015 where PM Modi also addressed a total of 40 different companies participating. The MEA spokesperson also said that PM Modi will also meet British Prime Minister David Cameron in New York tomorrow.

MEA briefs on PM Modi's Day-2 in San Jose; says PM will meet David Cameron tomorrow (Part-2)

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Monday briefed the mediapersons on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Day-2 in San Jose city of California. Swarup said that Modi met many dignitaries including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg where he talked on how to use social media to encourage social platform for governance. He also briefed on his meeting at Google where Google Chairman Eric Schmidt also came to meet PM Modi. Swarup said that the PM was shown projects like Google Earth, Google Translate and others there. The PM's next engagement, Swarup said, was a roundtable on Renewable energy where the main thought was that India has the potential of becoming the capital of clean energy. Then came the India-US Start-up Konnect 2015 where PM Modi also addressed a total of 40 different companies participating. The MEA spokesperson also said that PM Modi will also meet British Prime Minister David Cameron in New York tomorrow.

PM Modi makes brief address at Google with Sundar Pichai

California, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Google CEO Sundar Pichai together made a brief address at Googleplex on Monday. Pichai said that Google has participated in PM Modi's Digital India campaign with providing high speed internet at 100 of the busiest railway stations in India with the hope to expand it to 400. PM Modi complimented the employees of Google for working several hours on the computer to find solution to many of the world's problems. He also joked that technology came into being to save time but now just the opposite happens because people end up spending more time with gadgets.

'Code for India' praises PM Modi's 'Digital India' initiative

California, Sep 28 (ANI): 'Code for India' employees, who were present at the Googleplex to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that they were extremely impressed by his 'Digital India' initiative and that it would digitally empower the people of India. The CFI employees said that their team had put in more than 15 hours of coding and had come out with around 55 apps for the Prime Minister's dream of 'Digital India'. Code for India is a non-profit organization based in Mountain View and Bangalore and is dedicated to inspiring millions of techies to volunteer their time and talent to give back to their communities and to the developing world.

PM Modi pitches for entrepreneurship, says start-ups close to his heart while inviting foreign companies (Part-1)

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the India-US Startup Konnect 2015 in San Jose city of California and pitched for entrepreneurship with great enthusiasm. PM Modi said that it was a pleasure for him to participate in the event as start-ups are close to his heart. While inviting foreign companies to do business in India, the prime minister said that there are challenges in the process but the government is working to reform the regulations in order to make the nation business friendly. He said that India has a huge market of untapped growth and the start-ups in India represent great example of social innovation. The prime minister said that the idea and spirit of start ups should be to light up rural India, especially rural women who transform our societies. PM Modi finally thanked companies based in Silicon Valley for a special event like 'India-US Startup Konnect 2015'.

PM Modi discusses renewable energy collaboration with US Energy Secy

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in San Jose to discuss collaboration in renewable energy between both nations. Following this, the Prime Minister attended a round table on renewable energy with Moniz and other US officials. Moniz and Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal had earlier on September 23 co-chaired the US-India Energy Dialogue in Washington DC and held discussions on their mutual goals for combating climate change, ensuring energy security, and fostering economic growth. The two sides discussed ongoing work of five of the established working groups (power and energy efficiency, oil and gas, new technology and renewable energy, coal, and sustainable growth) and welcomed the formation of the new working group on research arm of PACE. The duo convened a series of meetings in September to review progress in these areas since President Barack Obama and

PM Modi tours Google HQ with CEO Sundar Pichai

California, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given a thorough tour of Googleplex, the home of the search engine giant Google by its Chennai-born CEO Sundar Pichai in California's Mountain View. During his tour of the company, the Prime Minister was given a view of Project Iris- a smart lens that measures glucose levels. Following that, Pichai explained navigational, safety and other uses of Street View and Google Earth to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister was also joined by Chairman Eric Schmidt and Google co-founder Larry Page in the tour of the headquarters. In wake of PM Modi's visit to Google, Chef Irfan Dama had recreated Indian flavours with samosa, chana and jalebi on menu. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi visited Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park and answered questions from some of Facebook's 1.5 billion users at the Townhall. He also wrote a special message in Gujarati 'Ahimsa is the greatest Dharma, Satyameva Jayate' on the wall of Facebook Headquarters.

PM Modi attends 'India-US Start-up Konnect 2015' in San Jose

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in San Jose city of California on Monday attended the India-US Start-up Konnect 2015 where he will also address the audience and share his vision on 'Start up India, Stand up India'. IT industry body Nasscom, TiE Silicon Valley, and IIM Ahmedabad's CIIE India is hosting the first India-US Startup Konnect in the Silicon Valley to showcase the strengths of India's start-up ecosystem. The start-ups are exhibiting products, prototypes and achievements to their investors and other potential Valley partners, a statement said. Meanwhile, a California based businessman Charanjit Singh said that the India-US start up Konnect will be of great benefit for both countries. The Indus entrepreneurs president Venkatesh Shukla underlined the importance of PM Modi's interest and understanding of the start-ups.

Stage all set as PM Modi is to address Indian community in San Jose

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to address the Indian community in San Jose city of California on Monday, the Diaspora looked full with enthusiasm to welcome the PM. The stage at SAP Center is all set for the prime minister who will for the first time address the Silicon Valley. Over 1,200 volunteers are part of the grand reception for Modi's address in San Jose, and more people are joining in. The evening looked all colourful with various classical and folk dance performances by the participants. It was no more than a small India in the city of a foreign nation. The event is also trending in social networking sites in the city.

PM Modi pitches for entrepreneurship, says start-ups close to his heart while inviting foreign companies (Part-2)

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the India-US Startup Konnect 2015 in San Jose city of California and pitched for entrepreneurship with great enthusiasm. PM Modi said that it was a pleasure for him to participate in the event as start-ups are close to his heart. While inviting foreign companies to do business in India, the prime minister said that there are challenges in the process but the government is working to reform the regulations in order to make the nation business friendly. He said that India has a huge market of untapped growth and the start-ups in India represent great example of social innovation. The prime minister said that the idea and spirit of start ups should be to light up rural India, especially rural women who transform our societies. PM Modi finally thanked companies based in Silicon Valley for a special event like 'India-US Startup Konnect 2015'.

PM Modi meets California Governor, Khan Academy Founder in San Jose

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met California Governor Edmund G Brown Jr. while in San Jose city. PM Modi discussed issues like climate change, renewable energy and the digital economy with Brown Jr. The meeting with Prime Minister Modi is the latest in a series between Governor Brown and world leaders. Talking about the meeting, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted, "Deepening ties with California, this time on the official side: Governor Edmund Brown Jr. calls on PM @narendramodi." Later, PM Modi also met Founder and CEO of Khan Academy, Salman Khan. Salman Khan, the online tutoring fame - has been shaking up the world of education for some years now, and his work has reached even the ears of the prime minister. About the meeting, Swarup tweeted, "An educator with a difference. Salman Khan, founder of @khanacademy calls on PM @narendramodi."

Seven MoUs signed between companies for a boost in startup-creation in India-US space

San Jose, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attended the India-US Start-up Konnect 2015 in San Jose city of California where a total of seven MoUs were signed to kick off boost in startup-creation in India-US space. PM Modi witnessed the exchange of the MoUs in the presence of 40 different companies. The prime minister also released the logo of Bharat Fund IIM innovation and entrepreneurship program which will provide seed funding to Indian entrepreneurs. This is expected to bring India back to the 'golden bird' period. While addressing the India-US Start-up Konnect, LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman maintained that entrepreneurship is key to how new technology is developed. PM Modi earlier took tour of the stalls at the exhibition which is showcasing products from 40 different companies.