Tag: Narendra Modi
India implements Largest Curfew in History to fight Coronavirus
An eerie, unnerving silence met residents of one of the world’s most populous cities this morning as they awoke to a second day of lockdown. India will begin the world’s largest lockdown, Prime...
Assembly Elections 2017: BJP retains Gujarat, takes Himachal from Congress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped out of his car, greeted the media with a 'namastey' and flashed a victory sign while entering the Parliament, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks comfortably placed to sweep the...
Rahul Gandhi Officially Elected Congress President Unopposed
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was elected unopposed as president of the Indian National Congress here on Monday. Briefing reporters, the party’s central election authority chief Mullappally Ramachandran said Mr. Gandhi will formally take...
Ram Nath Kovind becomes the First BJP Leader to be President of India
New Delhi: "Who?" That was the reaction of most Indians when they heard that Ram Nath Kovind, who was announced as India's new president on Thursday, was first nominated for the post. Kovind,...
Singer Hans Raj Hans joins BJP, calls PM Modi ‘Babbar Sher’
New Delhi: Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans on Saturday left the Congress and joined the BJP in the presence of party President Amit Shah at the party head quarters here. After joining the...
Wearing topi, Afghan President and Modi visit Harmandir Sahib
AMRITSAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a surprise visit to Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), where he knelt and bowed five times before Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji and also served...
Currency ban backlash? Modi loses 3 lakh twitter followers in 1 day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes seems to have backfired. Besides anger on the streets and confusion in markets, Modi also appears to be...
New Rajya Sabha Members: Modi govt makes last-minute changes to list
The Modi government is reported to have made last-minute changes to the list of new Rajya Sabha Members. However, the criterion remains the same - support or affinity to the BJP. There are...