PM Modi arrives in Bangkok for ASEAN, East Asia, RCEP summits

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bangkok on Saturday for a three-day visit to Thailand where he is scheduled to participate in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), East Asia, and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) summits. Prime Minister will also address the Indian diaspora in the ‘Sawasdee PM Modi’ community programme in Bangkok today […]

PM Modi embarks on two-day visit to Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday embarked on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia with an aim to boost bilateral ties between the two countries in key sectors, including energy and finance. Prior to his departure, Modi said in a statement that he looks forward to his participation in the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Forum […]

PM Narendra Modi meets Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Nobel Prize 2019 winner Abhijit Banerjee here on Tuesday and said that the latter’s passion towards human empowerment is clearly visible and the country is proud of his achievements. Terming his meeting as excellent, Modi said that he had a healthy and extensive interaction with Banerjee on various subjects. “Excellent […]

PM Modi pays tribute to India’s ‘Missile Man’ on his birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to late former President APJ Abdul Kalam on his 88th birth anniversary and remembered his contributions to the country. “My heartfelt tribute to Dr APJ Abdul Kalamji on his anniversary. He dreamt of the India of 21st century, which was capable and then went on to give […]

PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina hold bilateral talks; jointly inaugurate 3 projects, sign 7 MoUs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated three more bilateral projects. The projects include import LPG from Bangladesh, inauguration of the Vivekananda Bhavan at Ram Krishna Mission in Dhaka and inauguration of Bangladesh-India professional skill development Institute at the Institute of Engineers in Khulna. “I am glad that I […]

PM Modi thanks Arunachal student for feedback on his book ‘Exam Warrior’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked a student named Aleena Taayang from Arunachal Pradesh for reading his book ‘Exam Warriors’ and suggesting its shortcomings. During his 57th edition of the radio programme ‘Mann ki Baat’, Modi read out the “interesting” letter sent by Taayang for him. In the letter, Taayang mentioned that in the […]

PM Modi says India has given world peace and not war, its voice against terrorism reflects seriousness, anger

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India has given the world “budh and not yudh (war)” and his government’s work in the past five years in areas such as sanitation, health and banking has given an inspiring message to the world. Without naming Pakistan, PM Modi referred to India facing terrorism and said […]

PM Modi wishes Manmohan Singh on his 87th birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended birthday greetings to his predecessor Dr. Manmohan Singh on his 87th birthday. “Best wishes to our former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji on his birthday. I pray for his long and healthy life,” the Prime Minister wrote on Twitter. Best wishes to our former Prime Minister Dr. […]

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation honours PM Modi for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesday (local time) honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Global Goalkeeper Award for his contributions to the cleanliness drive and efforts to “improve access to sanitation in India through Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. The Swachh Bharat Mission was launched by the Modi government in 2014 and its components […]