Narendra Modi

Diwali shopping boosted retail sales of certain categories: Retailers

PM asks people to buy local products this Diwali

1:21 pm November 9, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made a fervent appeal to people that along with ‘vocal for local’, they should promote ‘local for Diwali’ big time and buy local products this festival season. Celebrating Diwali with local will give a new boost to the economy, he said. While extending festival greetings to people, […]

PM inaugurates, lays foundation stone of development projects for Varanasi

1:16 pm November 9, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects for Varanasi, including those related to agriculture, tourism and infrastructure. The total cost implication of these projects is Rs 614 crore, according to the Prime Minister’s Office. The prime minister also interacted with some of the beneficiaries […]

US President-elect Joe Biden has been a strong proponent of closer India-US ties

10:48 pm November 8, 2020

New Delhi: A strong proponent of closer India-US ties since his days as a senator in the 1970s, US President-elect Joe Biden had played a key role in getting the approval of the Senate for the civil nuclear deal between the two countries in 2008 and even co-sponsored several legislations on countering terrorism. In August […]

Shipping ministry to be renamed: PM Modi

2:58 pm November 8, 2020

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Ministry of Shipping is being expanded and renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating a Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira in Surat and Ghogha in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, which will reduce the 370-km road distance between the two places to 90-km […]

PM to flag off Ro-Pax ferry service in Gujarat on Nov 8

9:36 pm November 7, 2020

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday flag off a Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira and Ghogha in Gujarat via video conferencing. The service is expected to reduce a distance of 370 kms to 90 km through the sea route, thereby saving time and fuel and boosting eco and religious tourism in the Saurashtra region of the state, […]