India to vaccinate 300 million people against COVID-19 in next few months, says PM Modi at Davos dialogue

India will vaccinate 300 million people including the elderly and those with co-morbidities against COVID-19 in the next few months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Addressing the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Davos Dialogue on via video conferencing, the Prime Minister said there are two ‘Made in India’ vaccines against coronavirus and many more vaccines will […]

PM Modi greets Nation on 72nd Republic Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his greetings to the people on the occasion of the 72nd Republic Day.“Wishing all the people of India a Happy #RepublicDay. Jai Hind!” Prime Minister Modi tweeted. Meanwhile, security has been tightened in the national capital with police barricades mounted at various important places in the city including […]

PM Modi lauds Election Commission on National Voters’ Day

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has made striking contributions towards strengthening our democracy by ensuring smooth conduct of elections, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of 11th National Voters Day. “National Voters Day is an occasion to appreciate the remarkable contribution of the EC to strengthen our democratic fabric and ensure smooth […]

PM Modi addresses 18th Convocation of Tezpur University; calls on youth to work for ‘New India’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the 18th Convocation of Tezpur University, Assam through video conferencing. Around 1,218 students who passed out in 2020 were conferred degrees and diplomas and 48 toppers of various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes were awarded gold medals. Governor of Assam Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal […]

PM Modi announces launch of National Digital Health Mission

Announcing the National Digital Health Mission during his address to the nation on the occasion of 74th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was the need of the hour, given that the country is battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The ‘One Nation One Health Card’ scheme will help people get better healthcare facilities in […]

PM Narendra Modi hoists National Flag on 74th Independence Day for 7th time

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hoisted the National Flag for the seventh straight time at the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of 74th Independence Day. With this, he became the first non-Congress Prime Minister to do so most frequently.   He surpassed the number of times late Prime Minister Atal Bihari […]

PM Narendra Modi launches transparent taxation platform for better compliance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a new platform to strengthen efforts of reforming and simplifying India’s tax system while praising the role of honest taxpayers in nation-building. Only 1.5 crore people pay the taxes in a country of 130 crores, he said urging people to introspect themselves and come forward to pay the […]

‘Need to increase COVID-19 testing in 10 most-affected states,’ PM Modi tells CMs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that there is a need to increase coronavirus testing in states where the testing rate is low and the positivity rate is high. He added that “if we defeat coronavirus in these 10 states then the country will also win”. Speaking at the meeting with Chief Ministers, held […]

PM Modi urges people to fight coronavirus with ‘full awareness and vigilance’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reiterated the importance of wearing masks and social distancing and urged the country to fight the battle against coronavirus with ‘full awareness and vigilance’. During his monthly “Mann ki Baat” programme, the Prime Minister stressed that over the last few months, the country has fought against corona unitedly and […]