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Rise in Covid cases in Maharashtra and Kerala is a matter of grave concern for the country, Modi said. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)

PM asks states with rising COVID cases to take proactive steps to prevent third wave

Modi said apprehensions about a third wave of the coronavirus are being expressed with number of cases in some states a matter of concern

16 Jul 2021 1:32 PM

Right now, there is a physical difference between the PM’s House and the PM’s Office. By coalescing these together, we will be creating a White House or even a Kremlin, with executive power concentrated in one structure. (Twitter)

Mohan Guruswamy | Modi’s new architecture for govt may hurt India

What should cause us concern is the centrality of the Prime Minister’s residence and office to this new layout

24 Jun 2021 7:03 AM

India has only managed to fully vaccinate only three per cent of its population against the world’s average of nine per cent. (PTI)

Aakar Patel | No good news: It’s difficult to be an optimist in India today

India’s economic growth has been falling for 42 months now, but the government has not spoken about why that is so and what went wrong

22 Jun 2021 7:17 AM

Guruprasad Mohapatra (Image credit : Twitter)

Industry Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra passes away; PM Modi, ministers express grief

Guruprasad monitored the supply of medical oxygen across the country under very challenging circumstances during the second wave of COVID-19

19 Jun 2021 1:28 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath during a meeting, in New Delhi on June 11, 2021 (PTI)

Anita Katyal | UP rumblings: Yogi’s men bank on Modi to allay 2022 ticket fears

The BJP MLAs are hoping Yogi’s meetings with the Prime Minister and home minister Amit Shah will yield positive results

13 Jun 2021 7:33 AM

Highlighting that vaccination of young adults and children is not supported by evidence and would not be cost effective, they said unplanned inoculation can promote mutant strains. (AP)

Unplanned vaccination can promote mutant strains: Health experts to PM Modi

Vaccinating the vulnerable and those at risk, instead of mass population-wide inoculation including children, should be the aim at present

11 Jun 2021 1:45 PM

Earlier, in his monthly “Mann ki Baat” radio address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a powerful positivity message needs to go out. (PTI)

Shashidhar Nanjundaiah | Positivity effect: Govt has to do things differently

Rather than viewing criticism negatively, the criticism-averse govt can also help transform public perceptions by responding more positively

18 May 2021 7:27 AM

Family members of COVID-19 patients wait outside an oxygen-filling centre to refill their empty cylinders, as demand for the gas rises due to spike in coronavirus cases, at Naraina, in New Delhi, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (PTI/Manvender Vashist)

Sunanda K. Datta Ray | Caring governance vital to save lives & India’s future

The devastating second wave might not have struck so ferociously had it not been for the government’s triumphalism

28 Apr 2021 7:23 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at the crowd during a public meeting ahead of the West Bengal Assembly Polls, in Bankura on March 21, 2021. (PTI)

No Indian is outsider in Bengal, BJP CM will be son of soil: Modi

Modi's comments came amid an 'insider vs outsider' debate with Mamata asserting that she won't allow Bengal to be ruled by 'outsiders'

24 Mar 2021 1:17 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses webinar on effective implementation of Budget provisions in Health sector, in New Delhi, Tuesday, February 23, 2021. (PTI)

Government working on four fronts to keep India healthy: PM

The world has noted the strength shown by India's health sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, he said

23 Feb 2021 12:27 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a webinar on effective implementation of Budget provisions in Defence sector, via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Monday, February 22, 2021. (PTI)

India committed to enhancing capabilities in defence manufacturing: PM

The prime minister listed a series of measures taken by his government to boost self-reliance in the defence sector

22 Feb 2021 1:07 PM

The honest way of going about this important issue dealing with the challenges of agriculture is to tell the truth that the government is unable to pay the rising MSP bill. (PTI/Kamal Kishore)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | PM’s arguments on farm laws seem deeply flawed

The government is now telling a lie -- that farmers will get a better deal outside the mandi, which is not the case over the long term

17 Feb 2021 7:18 AM

The protests are no longer primarily about fears around the potential reduction or doing away with minimum support prices, or ending of the mandi system, it is now about hurt farmers set against the hubris of the government. (PTI file photo)

Sriram Karri | How PM can win hearts, keep bills, end protests

In the next many days, on any day of his choosing, Mr Modi should just walk into a protest site and spend several hours

16 Feb 2021 7:08 AM

Biden and Modi committed that the US and India will work closely together to win the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, renew their partnership on climate change, rebuild the global economy in a way that benefits the people of both countries. (File photo / Saul LOEB / AFP)

Biden, Modi commit towards greater Indo-US ties; work against COVID, terrorism

A veiled message to Pakistan was also sent, with both countries resolving to 'stand together against the scourge of global terrorism'

09 Feb 2021 10:20 AM

What started out as a peaceful protest took a violent turn, as the “tractor rally” went rogue. (PTI file photo/Manvender Vashist)

Leher Sethi | A non-partisan nationalism is the new glue of farmers’ stir

The BJP has thus far successfully managed to 'other-ise' the anti-farm law protesters

08 Feb 2021 7:19 AM

Mr Modi’s visit is expected to boost the BJP’s poll prospects in the state, where crucial Assembly polls will be held early next year. (PTI Photo)

Modi going to Bengal for Netaji’s birth anniversary

Ahead of Mr Modi’s visit, home minister Amit Shah will also visit the state on January 12, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

31 Dec 2020 11:29 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao during a meeting, in New Delhi. (PTI)

KCR asks Modi for flood relief, state dues

The Chief Minister submitted a memorandum to PM Modi on the huge loss incurred by Telangana, in particular Hyderabad due to floods

13 Dec 2020 7:20 AM

File image of PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian PM Putin. (ANI)

Amid standoff with China, Modi dials Putin to congratulate him on winning constitutional vote

MEA spokesman Anurag Srivastava did not give a direct answer when asked if the Sino-Indian border situation had been discussed.

03 Jul 2020 3:34 AM

Congress says government package only worth Rs 3.22 lakh cr and 1.6% of GDP, not Rs 20 lakh crore

Congress accuses government of misleading people in the name of economic package

Government's economic package is only of Rs 3.22 lakh crore and 1.6 percent of India's GDP and is not worth Rs 20 lakh crore: Congress

17 May 2020 4:03 PM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI Photo)

Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free automatic loan for businesses, MSMEs: Sitharaman

To provide stressed MSMEs with equity support, the government will facilitate the provision of Rs. 20,000 crore as subordinate debt

13 May 2020 5:33 PM

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