Prime Minister Narendra Modi

SAARC video conference shows how leaders can present practical proposals: US official

11:05 pm March 16, 2020

Washington: The video conference by SAARC member countries over the coronavirus crisis shows how leaders can present practical proposals such as establishing a regional fund to combat global challenges, the United States said on Monday as it praised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led initiative. SAARC nations on Sunday vowed to jointly combat coronavirus as Prime […]

Pak uses SAARC video-conference on coronavirus to raise Kashmir; govt sources slam Islamabad

11:56 pm March 15, 2020

New Delhi: Pakistan used the SAARC nations’ video-conference on coronavirus on Sunday to raise Kashmir, with the country’s State Minister of Health Zafar Mirza calling for an immediate lifting of the “lockdown” there to allow virus containment measures. Government sources here said the neighbouring country’s attempt to “politicise” a humanitarian issue by its “unwarranted” statement […]

PM speaks to Maha CM on coronavirus mitigation efforts

6:26 pm March 15, 2020

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday to discuss the state’s preparedness to tackle the novel coronavirus outbreak. The telephonic conversation, which took place at 11 am, was centred on the efforts by the state and the Centre to tackle the situation. Thackeray informed the PM about the […]

PM Modi participates in SAARC video conference to formulate joint strategy to combat coronavirus

6:11 pm March 15, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with leaders and representatives from SAARC nations participated in a video conference to chalk out a joint strategy to fight the coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 5,000 people worldwide. Apart from Modi, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Nepalese Prime Minister K P […]

JK Apni Party delegation meets Amit Shah

4:31 pm March 15, 2020

New Delhi: Chief of newly-formed ‘JK Apni Party’ Altaf Bukhari met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday during which the minister allayed fears of demographic changes in Jammu and Kashmir and also assured for early return of statehood. Emerging after a nearly two-hour long meeting with the home minister, Bukhari, a businessman-turned-politician who led […]