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Narendra Modi will attend the BJP's Central Election Committee and the meeting will be attended by other senior leaders of the party. The main agenda of the meet is likely to be hold discussions on the upcoming state assembly polls, party leaders said. The CEC members are expected to take stock of the ongoing poll preparations, gather feedback and shape the party's strategy, including for selecting candidates, in the meeting, sources said to news agency PTI.

BJP on Wednesday hit back at the Congress for its criticism of the change of the name of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, saying the opposition party's thought process revolves around the Nehru-Gandhi family alone while Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes in paying respect to all eminent personalities. The NMML has been formally renamed as the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society, weeks after a decision was taken to this effect following the government's move to include all other former prime ministers in the institute earlier dedicated entirely to Jawaharlal Nehru.

Days after a ‘secret meeting’ between Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar ignited a buzz in the Maharashtra political circle, Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Wednesday claimed that PM Modi set a condition before the nephew that he should rope in Sharad Pawar if he wanted to become the chief minister.

For the first time ever India has settled an oil t... moreFor the first time ever India has settled an oil transaction with UAE in rupees.

A total of Rs 57,613 crore has been allotted to the scheme. Of this, the central government will provide Rs 20,000 cr and the balance will be paid for by the state governments. With an eye on green mobility and climate change readiness, 10,000 new electric buses will be rolled out in 100 cities, Thakur said.

In his Independence Day Speech 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Government will provide cheaper home loans to those living in rented houses in cities through a new scheme.

₹2 lakh ($2500) in FY23 to ₹14.9 lakh ($12,400) in FY47, according to the SBI's latest research report. Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the country during the 77th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort said that India will be a developed country by 2047. "In 2047, when the country will be celebrating 100 years of Independence, India will be a developed country", the Prime Minister noted during his speech from the Red Fort.

Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, and NDA leaders paid floral tributes to former PM and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary Sadaiv Atal' memorial. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Praful Patel, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister and Apna Dal (Soneylal) leader Anupriya Patel and HAM's Jitan Ram Manjhi also paid floral tribute to the former prime minister. Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's foster daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya pays floral tribute at 'Sadaiv Atal', on his death anniversary.

India and China held positive and constructive talks to resolve the border dispute, a statement issued by the Indian Army said on Tuesday. During the corps commander level talks on Sunday and Monday, both sides agreed that a resolution to the disputes on the Line of Actual Control should be expedited. The 19th round of India-China corps commander level meeting was held on the Indian side of the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point.

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence about returning to power in 2024 even as he pledged measures to contain surging food prices and unveiled development initiatives, including the ₹15,000 crore Vishwakarma Yojana for workers skilled in traditional crafts and an urban housing plan aimed at providing interest rate relief for the poor. In his 90-minute Independence Day address from the Red Fort in New Delhi, about eight months before national elections are due, Modi also announced that the government is working with women self-help groups (SHGs) to create 20 million ‘Lakhpati Didis’ in villages.

A study published by SBI Research economists on Tuesday also said the weighted mean income of tax filers in the country will increase to ₹49.9 lakh in FY47, from ₹13 lakh in FY22, owing to the transition to an upper-income group economy from a lower-income group and tax buoyancy. The government has set a target of FY47 to become a developed economy.

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday hit out at BJP IT department head Amit Malviya for claiming that his father Rajesh Pilot dropped bombs as an air force pilot in Mizoram in March 1966, saying the facts and dates are wrong as he was commissioned into the force in October that year. In a post on X, Malviya had claimed that Rajesh Pilot and Suresh Kalmadi were flying the Indian Air Force planes that bombed Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, on March 5, 1966.

NEW DELHI : The government will set up agriculture-focused cooperative societies in every village where one doesn’t exist now, and will develop them into multi-sector units, giving a major fillip to the cooperative movement, NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand said. “A big movement toward rural cooperatives is happening. The government plans to set up one cooperative in agri-business in every village, where they are not there.

India's G20 presidency had introduced the country's capabilities and diversity to the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday and asserted that the country is becoming a «voice of the Global South». In his address to the nation on the 77th Independence Day, he also said that India's small towns may be small in size or population, but in having hopes and aspirations, they are «not less than anyone». Modi also recalled his visit last year to Bali, where India was handed over the G20 presidency by Indonesia.

India has gained new strategic strength in recent years and its borders are now more secure than ever, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday even as he highlighted efforts to modernise the military and make it «young and battle ready» to confront future challenges. In his Independence Day address from the ramparts of Red Fort, Modi also reiterated his government's unwavering resolve to ensure national security amid the current global security scenario. «India has gained a new strategic strength in recent years and today our borders are more secure than ever,» Modi said.

Red Fort on the 77th Independence Day on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his government is working with Women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs) with the aim of creating two crore 'Lakhpati Didis' in villages. The PM observed that 10 crore women are today associated with Women's Self-Help Groups. «In villages today, one can find a Didi in the Bank, in the Anganwaadi and a Didi to provide medicines.» Also, PM Modi spoke about agri-tech and made a pitch for leveraging the potential of science and technology in rural development.

Kej says leading the UK's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) for a rendition of "Jana Gana Mana" was special as the national anthem has been the most «important piece of music» in his life. Kej on Monday shared the video of the national anthem, recorded with a 100-piece British orchestra from the RPO at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London, that earned him praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ahead of the collaboration, Kej said the first thought that came in his mind was how the times have changed as a man from a country that the British Empire ruled for over 200 years is now leading their «most in-demand» orchestra and performing «Jana Gana Mana».

Akshay Kumar on Tuesday announced that he has once again become an Indian citizen, a news that he shared with his fans on Independence Day. Kumar, who has often faced criticism over his Canadian citizenship, shared a photo of his Indian citizenship certificate on X, formerly Twitter. «Dil aur citizenship, dono Hindustani (Heart and citizenship, both Indian). Happy Independence Day! Jai Hind!» the 55-year-old actor said. Kumar had previously said that he went through a lean phase in his career in the 1990s when he delivered over 15 consecutive flops and it pushed him to apply for the Canadian citizenship. His citizenship status had come under intense scrutiny after he did not vote during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The matter also became a topic of debate after he conducted a «non-political» interview of Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the elections. During an event in 2019, the actor had revealed that he had applied for an Indian passport.

India has gained a new strategic strength in recent years and the country's borders are now more secure than ever, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, in his Independence Day address from the ramparts of Red Fort. The prime minister said a number of military reforms are being undertaken to modernise the armed forces and make them young and battle ready to deal with the future challenges. He also reiterated the government's unwavering resolve to ensure national security amid the current global security scenario.

NDTV. "As I look to the future, I believe the greatest challenge before the Indian judiciary is to eliminate the barriers to accessing justice," he said as reported by news agency PTI.

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday said the greatest challenge before the Indian judiciary is to eliminate the barriers to accessing justice and make sure that judiciary is inclusive and accessible to the last person in the line. He also said that there is a need to overhaul the infrastructure on a priority basis to make courts accessible and inclusive.