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September 16, 2024 6:13 PM

Prime Minister lauds Lok Sabha speaker’s condemnation of emergency

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised the Lok Sabha Speaker for his strong condemnation of the Emergency period in India and the associated excesses. In a post on X, PM Modi expressed his approval of the Speaker's remarks and the significance of remembering this period in India's history. "I am glad that the Speaker strongly condemned the Emergency, highlighted the excesses committed during that time and also mentioned the manner in which democracy was strangled. It was also a wonderful gest...

September 16, 2024 6:13 PM

Prime Minister Modi to move motion in Lok Sabha to choose Om Birla as Speaker of the house today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will move the motion today (Wednesday) in the Lok Sabha to choose Om Birla as the Speaker of the lower house amid a tussle for the post with the opposition's INDIA bloc. In today's list of business, the remaining MPs who have not already taken the oath or made the affirmation to do so will sign the roll of members. Then, in what promises to be a stormy session, PM Modi will bring the motion that Om Birla, a member of the Lok Sabha, be chosen as the Speaker of the Ho...

September 16, 2024 6:33 PM

PM Modi to visit Uttar Pradesh & Bihar on June 18-19, to release 17th installment of PM Kisan Nidhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on June 18 and 19 (Tuesday and Wednesday). According to PMO, the Prime Minister will participate in PM Kisan Samman Sammelan in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi at around 5 pm today (Tuesday). During the event, he will grant certificates to more than 30,000 women from self-help groups (SHGs) Krishi Sakhis. PM Modi, after being sworn in as Prime Minister for the third time, signed his first file authorising the release of the 17th inst...

September 16, 2024 6:41 PM

Prime Minister Modi invites Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe for oath-taking ceremony

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to attend his swearing-in ceremony which is likely to take place on June 8. Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the BJP-led NDA's electoral victory over a phone call. During his conversation, PM Modi invited President Wickremesinghe to his oath ceremony, which the Sri Lankan president accepted. "During the conversation, Prime Minister @narendramodi invited ...

September 16, 2024 5:57 PM

Prime Minister Modi appeals voters to cast franchise in festival of democracy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters on Monday to cast their franchise in record numbers for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, making a special plea to women and young voters to actively participate in the festival of democracy. "As 49 seats across 8 states and UTs go to the polls today in the 5th phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, I urge all those whose constituencies are polling today to vote in record numbers. I especially appeal to women and young voters to participate en...

September 16, 2024 6:07 PM

PM Modi says, “I never said Hindu or Muslim, I talked about poor families”

Clarifying his "infiltrators" and "those with more children" remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with a news channel said that he did not only talk about Muslims, but spoke about every poor family, adding that the day he starts doing Hindu-Muslim, he will be "unworthy of public life." In this interview, PM Modi said that he does not market love towards Muslims, "I do not work for a vote bank. I believe in Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas." "I am shocked. Who told you that whenever on...

May 14, 2024 8:41 AM

Prime Minister Modi to file nomination from Varanasi today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat today in Uttar Pradesh. Before filing the papers, the PM will offer prayers at Dashwamedh Ghat and will take a dip in the River Ganga before boarding the cruise ship. PM Modi also posted on X about his relationship with Kashi. "My relationship with my Kashi is amazing, inseparable and incomparable... all I can say is that it cannot be expressed in words!" PM Modi is the sitting MP and candidate from Varanasi...

May 13, 2024 8:33 AM

Lok Sabha Election 2024: PM Modi calls for ‘democracy duty’ as voting begins in fourth phase

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday morning expressed hope that people will vote in large numbers to strengthen democracy while Union Home Minister Amit Shah urged voters including those in Jammu and Kashmir to reach polling booths in record numbers as polling began for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Taking to X, PM Modi said, "In today's 4th Phase of the Lok Sabha elections, 96 seats across 10 States and UTs are going to the polls. I am sure people in these constituencies will...

May 8, 2024 8:57 AM

Prime Minister Modi to hold road show in Varanasi on May 13 before filing nomination

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be filing his nomination papers from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on May 14 and before filling his nomination papers, he will hold a road show in his parliamentary constituency on May 13. Before starting the roadshow, PM Modi will first pay tribute to the Madan Mohan Malviya statue at the main gate of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Lanka. The roadshow will go until Kashi Vishwanath Corridor. The high-voltage roadshow is likely to see the participation of lakh...

May 7, 2024 9:02 AM

‘India’s election process is an example for world’s democracies’, PM Modi after casting his vote

After casting his vote in the third phase of Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday emphasised the importance of 'Daan' in our country and said that India's election process and election management are examples for the world's democracies to learn from. Speaking to reporters in Ahmedabad, the Prime Minister urged the voters to cast their votes in large numbers. "Today is voting for 3rd phase of the Lok Sabha Election 2024. I appeal to countrymen that they should vote in large...