Mumbai: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram criticized PM of India Narendra Modi by saying that “he thinks of himself as PM of Gujarat”. “He can’t take Gujarat out of him. He can’t cease to be PM. So he has struck a balance by thinking of himself as PM of Gujarat. …
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RSS worried about erosion of values in society
Nagpur: Below given is the summary of speech by RSS Sasrasanghachalak Mohan Bhagwat at VIJAYA DASHAMI celebrations held at Reshimbagh Maidan, Nagpur. Dileep Gupta, Prant Sanghachalak presided over the event. Ram Harkare Sah-prant Sanghachalak was present. RSS top functionaries including Dr Manmohan Vaidya, Jagadish Prasad, Rashtra Sevika Samiti’s Pramukh Sanchalika …
Read More »PIO Card will be now valid for Life Time
New Delhi: In pursuance of the announcement made by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi at Madison Square Garden in New York on September 28, 2014, Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a Notification on September 30, 2014 to the effect that Person of Indian Origin (PIO) Card …
Read More »Joint Statement during the visit of PM of India to USA
Washington: The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and the President of the United States of America Barack Obama met this morning. Marking their first bilateral summit, the President recognized the Prime Minister’s historic election victory in the largest democratic election ever held. The two leaders extolled the broad strategic …
Read More »Remarks by PM of India at the Joint Press Briefing with US President
Washington: Mr. President, members of the media, First, I want to thank President Obama for his invitation and his warm and generous hospitality. I am pleased to visit USA and meet President Obama at the start of my tenure. I am happy that we are meeting here just a few …
Read More »New slogan of India: “Development without Destruction”
Text of Statement made by MoS for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar, at United Nations Climate Summit 2014 Distinguished Chairpersons, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today’s Opening presentation has effectively put on the table what the world expects from us. Distinguished Co-Chairs, Just as the fossil fuel led model …
Read More »Now ‘Make in India’ initiative for ‘Zero Defect; Zero Effect’ policy
New Delhi: The ‘Make in India’ initiative is for ‘Zero Defect; Zero Effect’ policy. State Governments, Business Chambers, Indian Missions aboard are playing an active role in the launch of the initiative. The Government is committed to chart out a new path wherein business entities are extended red carpet welcome …
Read More »Today’s era once again belongs to Asia: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi presented interesting picture of Asia in a Global Television Exclusive on CNN’s FAREED ZAKARIA GPS. HERE WE PRESENT THE INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT… ZAKARIA: After your election people have begun asking again a question that has been asked many times for the last two …
Read More »Australia to support India as a permanent member in UN Security Council
New Delhi: The Prime Ministers discussed the importance of consolidating the G20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation. Prime Minister Abbott briefed Prime Minister Modi on Australia’s priorities as host of the G20 in 2014 and underlined Australia’s interest in working closely with India to lift ambition and …
Read More »New Colombo Plan: Australian students will study in India
New Delhi: The Prime Minister of India and The Prime Minister of Australia welcomed the collaborations between Universities and called for efforts to enlarge the scope for joint research, joint Ph. D. programmes and joint degrees and commended the work of the Australia-India Education Council (AIEC) in advancing education, training …
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