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TopicPM Narendra Modi

Topic: PM Narendra Modi

PM Modi chairs high-level national security meeting with secretaries of govt ministries, departments

PM reviewed ministries' plans, directing secretaries to ensure smooth operations, focusing on readiness, emergency response, and communication with a Whole of Government approach.

At meeting with Yunus, Modi raises safety of Hindus in Bangladesh, says vitiating rhetoric best avoided

The leaders met on sidelines of BIMSTEC summit. Yunus last week provoked New Delhi with statement that Bangladesh ‘only guardian’ of ocean in region as India’s Northeast ‘landlocked’.

India-Thailand reset ties amid Trump’s tariffs, elevate relations to ‘strategic partnership’

The two countries agreed to discuss establishing a ‘strategic dialogue’ between their security agencies. This comes a day before a meeting of BIMSTEC leaders.

‘Condolences to those who lost loved ones,’ Modi after Mahakumbh stampede

The incident occurred in the early hours as millions of devotees gathered to take a holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya.

After thaw in ties, key questions facing India-China relations in 2025

One indicator of how India sees progress on the military standoff will be whether PM Narendra Modi visits China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.

Death toll rises to 14 in Jaipur tanker collision and fire, PM Modi announces ex-gratia

The Friday accident, which resulted in a massive fire, involved a truck loaded with chemicals colliding with a tanker carrying LPG and other vehicles.

Siddaramaiah meets PM Modi, seeks urgent clearances for two irrigation projects

Karnataka CM pushed for clearances for the Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir and the Kalasa Bandhuri project; both await approvals from the Jal Shakti and Environment Ministries.

Guyana and Barbados to bestow their top awards on PM Modi during his historic visit

Guyana will confer its highest national award, 'The Order of Excellence', and Barbados will confer the 'Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados' on Modi.

Winter Session of Parliament 25 Nov to 20 Dec, Waqf & One-Nation, One-Election may be on agenda

Announcing the dates, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said 75th anniversary of the Constitution would be celebrated on 26 November.

Modi expands Ayushman Bharat to include 70-plus age group, 2.72 cr citizens added to beneficiary pool

New beneficiaries will be issued Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card upon registration. India has nearly 6 crore people who are 70 and above, according to government estimates.

On Camera

I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.