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Modi meets ailing Swami Atmasthananda, receives Blessings
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on the ailing Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission president Swami Atmasthananda at a hospital run by the order, referring to the nonagenarian as "Guruji" during his…
PM Modi launches 3 Ambitious Social Security Schemes
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched three ambitious social security schemes, relating to the insurance and pension sector and intended at widening the process of financial inclusion.
On his first…
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Kolkata on a 2-Day Visit
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Saturday about 45 minutes ahead of schedule while on a two-day trip to West Bengal.
Modi, who was slated to reach at 5 p.m., flew in to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose…
PM Modi makes Emotional Appeal to Maoists to shun Violence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today made an emotional appeal to left-wing extremists to shun the path of violence and join the mainstream of development. Modi became th first PM in 30 years to visit Maoist hotbed Bastar district.…
Maoists take around 500 villagers ‘hostage’ in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, May 9 (IANS) Around 500 residents of Marenga village, some 150 km from Dantewada where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending an event, have been prevented from leaving the village, eyewitnesses said, but it was not immediately…
Gadkari hints at Toll Relief, but rules out Complete Removal
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Electronic toll plazas in India will not be removed although the government is considering ways to provide some relief, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday.
"If you want good…
Modi pays tributes to Freedom Fighter Gopal Krishna Gokhale
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Gopal Krishna Gokhale on his birth anniversary. In a tweet, Modi remembered Gokhale as a "remarkable freedom fighter and social reformer".
"Gopal Krishna…
8 Congress Legislators join Ruling DAN in Nagaland
Kohima, May 8 (IANS) The Nagaland legislative assembly was virtually left without any opposition after the eight Congress legislators joined the ruling Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) alliance on Friday.
While Chief Minister T.R.…
Lakhvi’s Release from Jail was Mistake by Pakistan: US
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Richard Verma on Friday said release of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind, from jail, was "a mistake" and his country has already shared its concern on issue with…
Russia a ‘Pillar of Strength’ for India: Mukherjee
Moscow, May 8 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that Russia has contributed to India's development, growth and security and has been a "pillar of strength at difficult moments" for his country.
Addressing the diplomatic…