Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Modi-Mamata meeting amid protests against CAA in city

11:48 pm January 11, 2020

Kolkata: Black flags and angry chants of “Modi, go back” greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrived on a 2-day visit here on Saturday but nicety was not abandoned as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shared dais with him while remaining insistent on annulment of the new citizenship law. Banerjee, arguably the most bitter critic […]

PM says will make India a hub of heritage tourism

11:43 pm January 11, 2020

Kolkata: Dedicating to the nation four refurbished British-era buildings of the city, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the rich heritage of the country will be presented before the world. The country’s history, written after Independence, has ignored various facets and it is not what we read or write for examinations, Modi said. In […]

PM inaugurates sound and light show at Howrah Bridge

11:20 pm January 11, 2020

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a sound and light show at the iconic Howrah Bridge from the Millenium Park on the banks of the Ganga here. The 2.5 minute show and sound system is installed at the Millenium Park and is part of a project of the KoPT’s 150th anniversary celebrations. The […]

Activists hold protest rallies against Modi’s visit

4:30 pm January 11, 2020

Kolkata: Hundreds of protesters staged protest outside Kolkata airport and various parts of the state on Saturday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to the city during the day. Youth Congress activists assembled outside Kolkata airport and shouted slogans against Modi demanding that he should not be allowed to land in the city. SFI […]

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

PM Modi likely to spend Saturday night at Belur Math

4:07 pm January 11, 2020

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to spend Saturday night at Belur Math, the headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission, in the neighbouring Howrah district, officials of the Mission said. If Modi spends the night at the Math, probably he will be the first PM of the country to do so. Former PM Indira Gandhi and […]