Tag: PM Modi

PORT LOUIS, March 11, 2025.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate over 20 India-funded projects, ranging from capacity building to community-linked infrastructure, during his two-day State Visit to Mauritius, officials said.Modi will also announce new major infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening democracy in the Southeast African island nation.Prime Minister Modi, along with his Mauritian counterpart Navin Ramgoolam, will jointly inaugurate the Civil Services College building.

New Delhi, February 04, 2025.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to the United States starting February 12, where he will hold wide-ranging discussions with US President Donald Trump, sources familiar with the matter confirmed on Monday.This will be Modi’s first bilateral visit to Washington since Trump secured a second term in the White House. His early visit underscores the strategic importance of Indo-US ties, as he will be among the first foreign leaders to meet Trump in person following the new administration’s inauguration.PM Modi’s US trip will come immediately after his two-day visit to France, where he will attend the AI Action Summit on February 10-11 at the Grand Palais. The summit, hosted by the French government, will bring together global leade...

New Delhi, February 03, 2025.The Prime Minister today congratulated musician Chandrika Tandon on winning Grammy award for the album Triveni. He commended her passion towards Indian culture and accomplishments as an entrepreneur, philanthropist and musician.“Congratulations to @chandrikatandon on winning the Grammy for the album Triveni. We take great pride in her accomplishments as an entrepreneur, philanthropist and ofcourse, music! It is commendable how she has remained passionate about Indian culture and has been working to popularise it. She is an inspiration for several people. 

New Delhi, January 31, 2025.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday latched on to veteran leader Sonia Gandhi's remark on President Murmu to attack Congress, accusing the grand-old party of insulting the tribal community and a woman in the highest post of the country.While addressing a rally in Delhi's Dwarka, PM said that the "royal family of Congress" found the speech of a tribal daughter boring."Droupadi Murmu has risen from a tribal family in the forests of Odisha to reach here. Her native language is not Hindi; she was raised speaking Odia. Despite Hindi not being her first language, she delivered an inspiring speech in Parliament today. However, the royal family of Congress has resorted to insulting her. A member of the royal family said that the tribal daughter gave a boring spee...

New Delhi, January 26, 2025.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday upheld his tradition of wearing striking and colourful turbans on national occasions like Republic Day and Independence Day. For the 76th Republic Day celebrations, he chose a bright red and yellow turban, adding a splash of color to the event.The Prime Minister paired his turban with a white kurta-pyjama and a brown bandhgala jacket and pocket square.

New Delhi, January 11, 2025.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spend the entire day on Sunday with the participants in the 'Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue', being held as part of his efforts to bring one lakh youths having no political link in politics.The programme is being held on National Youth Day, which marks the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.An official statement said Modi will engage with 3,000 "dynamic young" leaders from across India.

New Delhi, January 09, 2025.Asserting that the world today listens to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that due to the country's heritage, it is able to tell the international community that the future does not lie in war but in Buddha.Addressing the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Bhubaneswar, Modi said India is not only the mother of democracy, but democracy is a part of people's lives here.He said the world today listens to India, which not only presents its own views strongly but also those of the Global South."Due to the strength of its heritage, India is able to tell the world that the future does not lie in war, but in Buddha (peace)," he said.Modi said he has always considered the diaspora as India's ambassador to the countries they liv...

New Delhi, December 30, 2024.Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 117th Episode of Mann Ki Baat started off by invoking the Constitution, saying, "it's our guiding light". Honoring the milestone of India completing 75 years of Constitution next January, PM Modi announced that a nationwide campaign has been created, inviting citizens to read the Preamble and share their videos on the holy book."A special website http://Constitution75.com has been created to connect the citizens of the country with the legacy of the Constitution. You can read the Constitution in myriad languages and ask questions pertaining to the Constitution," PM Modi said.Speaking about the Maha Kumbh event going to be held in Prayagraj from 13th January, PM Modi said an AI chatbot will be available for users to access...

New Delhi, December 26, 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired the meeting of the 45th edition of PRAGATI, the ICT-based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Centre and State governments, the PMO said in a statement.In the meeting, eight significant projects were reviewed, which included six Metro Projects of Urban Transport and one project each relating to Road connectivity and thermal power. The combined cost of these projects, spread across different States/UTs, is more than Rs 1 lakh crore, the statement said.The Prime Minister stressed that all government officials, both at the Central and State levels, must recognise that project delays not only escalate costs, but also hinder the public from receiving t...

New Delhi, December 14, 2024.Honourable Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel Ji, Honourable Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath Ji, Honourable Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya Ji and Brajesh Pathak Ji, esteemed ministers of Uttar Pradesh, respected Members of Parliament and Legislative Assembly, the Mayor and District Panchayat President of Prayagraj, other distinguished guests, and my dear brothers and sisters.I bow with reverence to this sacred land of Sangam in Prayagraj. I also extend my obeisance to all the saints and sages arriving for the Maha Kumbh. I particularly commend the efforts of the employees, workers, and sanitation staff who are tirelessly working day and night to ensure the success of the Maha Kumbh. Hosting such a grand global event, preparing t...

New Delhi, December 02, 2024.Use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and counter specifically the potential of deepfakes to disrupt social and familial relations; officers in border areas should spent nights in villages to understand issues; dismantle the whole narco-trafficking nexus; upgrade electronically the crime data of village/areas; and make specialised teams to tackle digital frauds — these are some of the key directions Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave to the Directors/Inspectors General of Police on Sunday.On the concluding day of the All-India Conference of Director/Inspector Generals of Police in Bhubaneswar, Modi also called for the use of technology to reduce the workload of the police constabulary and suggested that the police station be made the focal point for resource ...

Bhubaneswar, November 30, 2024.Slamming opposition parties for propaganda against the BJP-led NDA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that they have “crushed” the spirit of the Constitution and rejected all norms of democracy. PM Modi, addressing party workers in Bhubaneswar, also said that the opposition has only one aim, “to somehow capture power by misleading people”."Those who consider power as their birthright have not been in power at the Centre for the last decade," he said in an apparent dig at the opposition.The prime minister said it is quite natural that there would be ideological differences among political parties on different issues, and that they have the right to express their views and resort to agitations.PM Modi said everyone, however, can no...

New Delhi, June 11, 2024.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged his supporters to remove "Modi Ka Parivar" suffix from their social media handles, saying the election win of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has effectively conveyed the message it was meant to.BJP members and his supporters in huge numbers had identified themselves on social media platforms as "Modi Ka Parivar" (Modi's family) in March following opposition leader Lalu Prasad Yadav's barb at him for having no family of his own. The prime minister had retorted that the people of India are his family.In a post on X, Modi said on Tuesday, "Through the election campaign, people across India added 'Modi Ka Parivar' to their social media as a mark of affection towards me. I derived a lot of strength from...

New Delhi, May 20, 2024.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the banking sector has witnessed a remarkable turnaround in the last 10 years."In a remarkable turnaround in the last 10 years, India's banking sector net profit crosses Rs 3 lakh crore for the first time ever''.He further said that when the BJP-led goverment came into power, banks were grappling with losses and high Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), largely attributed to the policies of the previous government."When we came to power, our banks were reeling with losses and high NPAs due to the phone-banking policy of UPA. The doors of the banks were closed for the poor. This improvement in the health of banks will help improve credit availability to our poor, farmers, and MSMEs," said PM Modi.

New Delhi, December 28, 2023.Ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a slew of development projects in the Uttar Pradesh city on December 30, including an airport and a redeveloped railway station, and flag off two new Amrit Bharat and six new Vande Bharat trains.Modi will launch projects worth more than Rs 11,100 crore to revamp civic facilities and develop world-class infrastructure in Ayodhya and projects worth over Rs 4,600 crore for other parts of Uttar Pradesh.A statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said Modi's vision is to develop modern, world-class infrastructure in Ayodhya, improve connectivity and revamp its civic facilities, which also conform to the rich history and heritage of th...

New Delhi, December 26, 2023.The number of subscribers on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal YouTube channel crossed two crore on Tuesday, with the Indian leader becoming the only world leader to have this distinction and leading his contemporaries by a long distance.Officials noted that the videos posted on Modi's channel have more than 4.5 billion views, far ahead of his global peers.Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is second on the list of subscriber numbers with around 64 lakh -- less than a third of Modi's.

New Delhi, December 07, 2023.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday cited poll data for assembly elections over the decades to assert that the BJP has become people's most preferred choice for governance as its record of retaining power is better than the Congress and other parties.Speaking at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting, he said not any leader but "team spirit" should be credited for the party's big win in the recent assembly polls, noting that besides winning in three states it has also grown in strength in Telangana and Mizoram, sources said.The prime minister also asked party leaders to use the language preferred by the masses in their interaction with them. While giving an example, he said they should use "Modi ki guarantee" instead of "Modi ji ki guarantee". Quo...

New Delhi, August 06, 2023.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the opposition of playing "negative politics" and said now the entire country is rooting for corruption, dynasty and appeasement to 'quit India'.Addressing an event after laying the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country via video conferencing, he alleged a section of the opposition is driven by the principle of neither working nor letting others work."Unfortunately, in our country, there is a section of the opposition who even today won't do anything themselves and won't allow others to do anything either. They are stuck with this attitude.