Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday remembered former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary. In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, “Remembering Atal Ji on his Punya Tithi. His dedication and spirit of service towards the all-round progress of India continue to inspire everyone in building a developed and self-reliant India.” The…
NEW DELHI: Emphasising self-reliance as the bedrock of national strength, PM Modi on Friday announced a broad contour of initiatives that will focus on making India secure in different sectors including energy, semiconductor chip manufacturing, critical minerals, digital infrastructure, medicines and fertilisers.He shared that the first ‘Made in India’ semiconductor chips will come to the…
Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana: PM Modi unveils job scheme on I-Day; 3.5 cr youth to get employment opportunities NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday announced the launch of the Rs 1 lakh crore employment scheme aimed at supporting the creation of 3.5 crore jobs in the private sector over the next two…
NEW DELHI Emphasising on the need to have digital sovereignty, PM Modi on Friday called on the youth to develop India’s own social media platforms, like Facebook, Instagram and X, to ensure that the country’s technological ecosystems remain secure and independent, reinforcing digital autonomy.“From operating systems to cybersecurity, from deep tech to artificial intelligence, everything…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi rejected Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan as ‘unjust and one-sided’, reiterating India’s position that “blood and water cannot flow together” and asserting that India will “no longer tolerate nuclear blackmail”. In his I-Day speech Friday, the PM lauded Operation Sindoor and the role played by armed forces, while outlining India’s…
NEW DELHI: Absence of Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, leaders of opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, respectively, from the Independence Day event at Red Fort on Friday drew a sharp reaction from BJP which alleged that the main opposition party, Congress, has hit a “new low” with its top functionaries “insulting” the country…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Friday broke his own record for the longest-ever I-Day speech, speaking for 103 minutes in his address to the nation. He spoke for 98 minutes last year. Modi had first broken the record in 2015 with an 88-minute speech. In 1947, then PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s first I-Day speech had lasted…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday used the pulpit of Red Fort to lavish praise on RSS, saying that the Sangh’s contribution to the nation marks a “proud and golden chapter”.Speaking about the contributions of individuals and organisations to nation-building in his Independence Day address, he said: “Today, with great pride, I wish…
NEW DELHI: The “most troubling” element of PM Modi’s speech was his “name-checking of RSS”, Congress said Friday, terming it “a blatant breach of the spirit of a constitutional, secular Republic”.Describing the speech as “stale, hypocritical and insipid”, Congress’ Jairam Ramesh said, “It’s nothing but a desperate attempt to appease the organisation in the run-up…
NEW DELHI: Airing concerns over infiltration and illegal immigration and their impact on national security and demographic character of border areas, PM Narendra Modi Friday announced the setting up of a ‘high-powered demographic mission’ to address these challenges.Elaborating on the decades-old problem of illegal immigration from across the international border, Modi said it is part…