Narendra Modi News

Rahul Gandhi's conviction in the Modi surname remark case was granted a stay order by the Supreme Court of India on Friday. The stay order qualifies to reinstate Rahul Gandhi's status as the Member of the Parliament as an MP of Wayanad. However, the procedure for the same has not taken to fruition casting shade on the fact if Rahul Gandhi will be able to enter the parliament premises on Monday, 7 August.

Karnataka government on Saturday formally launched 'Gruha Jyothi' scheme, one of the five poll guarantees of the Congress party, which promises to provide up to 200 units of free power to households in the state. Formally launching the scheme by handing over the «zero bill» to 10 people symbolically, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress national President Mallikarjun Kharge targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the ruling Congress of «emptying» state coffers for selfish interests through populist announcements. With the launch of 'Gruha Jyothi', the state government has implemented three of the five poll guarantees so far, the other two being, 'Shakti', by providing free services for women in public transport buses, and 'Anna Bhagya' scheme — by payment of cash in lieu of the additional 5 kg rice to beneficiaries. The CM indicated that 'Gruha Lakshmi' to provide Rs 2,000 monthly assistance to the woman head of every family will be launched mostly on August 24; and 'Yuva Nidhi' to provide Rs 3,000 every month for unemployed graduate youth and Rs 1,500 for unemployed diploma holders will be launched by December end or January. «We had promised to provide up to 200 units of free power. There are 2.14 crore consumers eligible under Gruha Jyothi, and 1.42 crore households have registered. The scheme has come into effect on July 1, as the bill for July electricity consumption will come in the beginning of August, it is being formally launched today,» Siddaramaiah said.

Congress leader Surendra Rajput on Saturday said that Rahul Gandhi will take part in the no-confidence motion against the Modi government following the Supreme Court decision to stay his conviction in the 'Modi surname' defamation case. «The Bharatiya Janata Party should return Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership to him. Rahul Gandhi will take part in the 'no-confidence' motion against the Modi government's 'anti-people's policies», said Congress leader Rajput.

Sanghi Industries Ltd (SIL) from its existing promoter group - Ravi Sanghi and family. Day after the deal was announced Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government has been ‘handing over’ prized assets to the beleaguered billionaire, all while unleashing probe agencies on Adani Group's competitors.

NEW DELHI: The Union home minister and minister of cooperation Amit Shah is scheduled to inaugurate the digital portal of the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies (CRCS) office in Pune on August 6. This move by the Ministry of Cooperation aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Sahkar se Samridhi," which aims to bolster the cooperative movement in the nation.

Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi on his death anniversary, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday inaugurated the much awaited four-laning of Kamakshyanagar-Duburi section of National Highway-53 on EPC (Procurement and Construction) mode here in presence of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. Shah, who was here on a two-day tour to this eastern state, started his programme with a tribute to Bordoloi and credited him as the person for whom the entire northeast region is now part of India. «Bordoloi, who was the first chief minister of Assam, made immense contribution to keep the northeast region as an integral part of India,» Shah said.

Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the Indian women's compound team for winning the country's first-ever gold medal in the World Archery Championships, saying their hard work and dedication led to the outstanding outcome. The Indian women's compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur on Friday created history by winning the gold medal in the World Archery Championships in Berlin, beating Mexico in the final.

Allahabad High Court ordered to conduct of the ASI Survey of the Gyanvapi mosque, an exercise that the Muslim side says will "reopen wounds of the past". The Muslim side, knocked Supreme Court's door to halt the survey process on Thursday. However, a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.

NEW DELHI : The Indian Railways will spend over ₹24,470 crore to redevelop 508 stations over the next year and a half to bring them on par with global standards. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment over videoconferencing on 6 August. The stations to be redeveloped include 55 each in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, 49 in Bihar, 44 in Maharashtra, 37 in West Bengal, 34 in Madhya Pradesh, 32 in Assam, 25 in Odisha, 22 in Punjab, 21 each in Gujarat and Telangana, 20 in Jharkhand, 18 each in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, 15 in Haryana, and 13 in Karnataka.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will lay the foundation stone for redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country on Sunday. An official statement said these stations will be redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for over Rs 24,470 crores.

Rahul Gandhi in the Modi surname defamation case. The Supreme Court has said that there was no reason given by the trial court judge in Gujarat for imposing maximum sentence, order of conviction needs to be stayed pending final adjudication. While the order was celebrated by through the Congress leadership and members, also the Opposition INDIA bloc, this does not mean the acquittal of the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from the Modi Surname defamation charges.

Rahul Gandhi in the Parliament, on the orders and directions of the ruling party. As reported by ANI, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, “The world and the country know that this has been done to shut Rahul Gandhi in the Parliament, on the orders and directions of the ruling party. What was the fault of Rahul Gandhi that he will apologise?...

Rahul Gandhi against the Gujarat high court's verdict today, Friday, August 4. He is seeking a stay on his conviction in a defamation case related to his "Modi surname" remark. The Gujarat HC had earlier refused to put Rahul Gandhi's conviction on hold in a defamation case over Modi's surname remark case that took away his Lok Sabha membership.

BRICS summit in Johannesburg set to discuss admitting new members, India on Thursday dismissed as «baseless» reports that it is opposed to the expansion of the grouping. It is learnt that New Delhi is yet to take a final decision on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's in-person attendance in the summit of the five-nation grouping from August 22 to 24. The summit is set to extensively deliberate on expansion of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday accused the BJP of backstabbing the people of the national capital after Lok Sabha passed a bill to replace an ordinance promulgated for handling the transfers and postings of senior officers in the city government. Kejriwal lashed out at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and urged people not to believe anything the PM says. «BJP always promised to give full statehood to Delhi.

Shashi Tharoor on Thursday alleged that «blatant subversion of the constitutional separation of powers» was taking place through the bill to replace the Delhi services ordinance and said while Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks about cooperative federalism, the country was witnessing «coercive federalism». Participating in the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, Tharoor argued that the proposed bill represents a «grave chapter in the history of the Indian republic, seeking to ratify an ordinance that in many ways is an assault on our democratic heritage and the spirit of federalism».

Vande Bharat Express soon. India’s 26th Vande Bharat Express is likely roll between Chennai and Tirunelveli in the first week of August, media reports say. The much famed semi-high speed express train is tentatively scheduled to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in first week of August.

India will participate in Ukraine peace talks to be hosted by Saudi Arabia on Aug. 5 and 6, a foreign ministry spokesperson said during a news briefing on Thursday. Saudi Arabia has invited Western nations, Ukraine and some major developing countries to discuss the peace plan proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier this year.

MPs on Thursday offered a middle path to discuss Manipur. Minutes before the parliament opened on Thursday afternoon, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted, INDIA parties have offered a middle path solution to the Leader of the House to break the logjam and get a discussion on Manipur going in an uninterrupted manner in the Rajya Sabha. Hope the Modi government agrees.

Tesla headed by Elon Musk, is on its way to India and has been making significant strides toward establishing a manufacturing facility. Following a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Tesla CEO during Modi's recent visit to the US, the EV maker has gone ahead with its plans for the manufacturing facility by signing a five-year lease for a 5,850 sq ft office space in Pune.

Tesla has had a red-carpet welcome from India for its proposal to invest in the country, while its largest rival in electric vehicles, China's BYD, has been stopped cold by increased scrutiny from New Delhi. The result could be an opening for Tesla to negotiate terms for an entry to the world's third-largest auto market without the competitive threat from BYD that it faces in other emerging markets, like Thailand. «The future of who wins in India will have some bearing on who wins globally in the EV race,» said Jasmeet Khurana of the World Economic Forum.