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Jaipur, Aug 15 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will arrive in Rajasthan on Saturday on a two-day visit. During this, he will release Rs 667.40 crore, the sixth instalment of the Mukhyamantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, through Direct...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on Independence Day, drawing attention to the Father of the Nation's enduring vision and legacy while reaffirming his government’s commitment to the...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended greetings to the countrymen on the occasion of Parsi New Year, while hailing the Parsi community's contributions across sectors and wishing good health and...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong pitch for transforming India into a global hub for defence manufacturing, with particular emphasis on achieving self-reliance in advanced capabilities such as hypersonic technologies, drones and...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday remained absent from the 80th Independence Day celebrations led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Red Fort...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met 86 interns from 24 partner companies of the Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) to hear about their career aspirations, and experience during the programme.The interaction focused on the programme’s role...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, on Saturday said the younger generation was increasingly raising its voice over the condition of government schools, calling the demand for basic facilities such as desks, clean drinking...
Lucknow, Aug 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, on Saturday hoisted the National Flag at his official residence on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day and said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, government policies are...
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) From the historic ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that India has succeeded in significantly weakening armed Naxalism, but cautioned that a more subtle challenge — what he...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the country should have 50 companies among the Fortune 500 list, an Indian bank among the global top five and 100 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity by...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong appeal to all political parties to come together and extend their support to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, stressing the need to ensure greater representation for...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address on Saturday, unveiled the concept of 'Sapta Dhara' (Seven Streams), describing seven key areas of strength that he said would provide India with the momentum and...