NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that the fight against militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is in its last stage, and a multi-pronged strategy has been adopted to destroy the remaining militant network. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the prime minister emphasised that militant incidents have declined in the Union Territory […]
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Truth can be expunged in Modi’s world, not in reality: Rahul Gandhi on portions of his LS speech getting deleted
NEW DELHI — A defiant Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said truth can be expunged in the world of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but not in reality, hours after significant parts of his Lok Sabha speech were deleted by the chair. “Whatever I had to say, I have said and that is the truth. They can […]
PM Modi interacts with Yoga Day participants in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with the participants on the 10th International Day of Yoga in J&K’s Srinagar city. After leading the Yoga event at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here, PM Modi spent over 40 minutes interacting with the participants on the lawns of the SKICC. Even rain gods […]
PM Modi leads Yoga Day celebrations with hundreds of participants on banks of Dal Lake in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the people of the country and the World on the 10th International Day of Yoga while celebrating the event in J&K’s Srinagar city. He told the participants here at the SKICC, located on the banks of Dal Lake, that it is in the sanguine environment of […]
Assembly Polls, Statehood not far away: PM Modi’s twin promises in J&K
SRINAGAR — Assembly elections and statehood — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first address to Jammu and Kashmir on his third term contained words the Union Territory has been waiting long to hear. Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union territories in 2019 — when it also lost its special status — and has been […]
Modi sworn in as PM for third consecutive term
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for a third consecutive term at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Sunday. Along with Modi, senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Amit Shah also took oath as cabinet ministers, while party president J P Nadda returned to the cabinet after five years, indicating […]
President appoints Narendra Modi as PM-designate; oath on Sunday evening
NEW DELHI — President Droupadi Murmu on Friday appointed NDA Parliamentary Party leader Narendra Modi as Prime Minister-designate and the new government will take oath on Sunday evening. Murmu handed over the letter of appointment to Modi, who called on her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday evening. Earlier, leaders of the BJP-led NDA […]
PM Modi dividing nation to stay in power: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to divide the nation to stay in power, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said the PM should remember he may not be in power in the future but the country will survive. Speaking to reporters after a public rally in Shangus area of Anantnag in south […]
‘Modi dividing Hindus and Muslims for votes,’ alleges Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to create divisions between Hindus and Muslims for the sake of votes and urged the public to send him out of power. Addressing a public meeting in the Eidgah locality here in support of party candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah […]
PM Modi didn’t read Congress manifesto for LS polls: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not read the Congress’ manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls as there is nothing in the poll document of the opposition party that the BJP leaders are claiming. Attacking the Congress, Modi had said that its manifesto carried an imprint […]