Narendra Modi

With 8,000 guests, Modi's swearing-in to be biggest event ever at Rashtrapati Bhavan

The swearing-in will be held in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the same venue as in 2014. The event then was attended by about 5,000 guests.

May 29, 2019

Retired Indian Army subedar detained on charges of being a 'foreigner' in Assam

The subedar had retired after serving the Indian Army for 30 years in 2017. He was commissioned as a JCO in 2014, promoted to subedar and later made Honorary Lieutenant.

May 29, 2019

Arun Jaitley opts out of Modi government 2.0, cites health reasons

Jaitley wants to stay away from "any responsibility" in the Modi government's second term in office. He said that he had earlier told PM Modi about his decision.

May 29, 2019

US will work closely with 'great ally' India: Donald Trump administration

The Trump administration, including President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Pompeo, congratulated PM Modi and the BJP on the spectacular electoral victory in the Lok Sabha elections whose results were declared on May 23.

May 29, 2019

PM meets Amit Shah to finalise members of Modi 2.0 Cabinet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah held a meeting to finalise the names for the new cabinet ministry as Modi is going to take oath as the PM on Thursday.

May 29, 2019

Expect the unexpected from Narendra Modi in Camelot 2.0

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a huge gene pool to choose from and reward as he goes about appointing members to his new Camelot.

May 29, 2019

Pakistan's ISI teams up with pro-Khalistan outfits to target retired Indian Army officers

Pakistan may be merging pro-Khalistan groups with Kashmiri militants to carry out terrorist activities on Indian soil.

May 28, 2019

PM Modi's upcoming Maldives visit reveals new national security priorities

If Narendra Modi travels to Maldives at the very beginning of his second term, that augurs well for India's immediate security interests in the region.

May 27, 2019

BJP 2.0 and markets: Investors with long-term view to reap great returns

After BJP's triumph in the Lok Sabha elections 2019, the market has given initial reaction to the political outcome and it may last for another couple of days.

May 27, 2019

Tectonic shifts in mandate: BJP creates new voter base among poor, backward

In what was a historic election, the final results were a sweet vindication for the exit pollsters. It is important to see the rise in vote share for the NDA which has jumped from 38.3 per cent in 2014 to 43.8 per cent in 2019, a rise of 5 per cent.

May 27, 2019

After thumping poll win, Narendra Modi to be sworn in as Prime Minister for 2nd term on May 30

A communique from the President's House said the oath-taking ceremony will be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Ram Nath Kovind will administer the oath.

May 27, 2019

Viral video: Atal Bihari Vajpayee predicted BJP to win 300 plus seats and Congress' downfall decades ago

A throwback video of Atal Bihari Vajpayee predicting BJP winning 300 plus seats in Lok Sabha election is now going viral on social media.

May 26, 2019

Budgam helicopter crash: Martyred sergeant's family accuses IAF of hiding facts

Six Indian Air Force personnel were killed on February 27 when a Mi-17 helicopter crashed in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district.

May 25, 2019

Want to make PMO efficient, rather than effective: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he came to power to bring a change in the common man's life.

May 25, 2019

TMC turncoat Subhrangshu Roy to join BJP after party storms Bengal bastion

Subhrangshu Roy was a legislator for the TMC from Bijpur in West Bengal.

May 25, 2019

Explained | What played into PM Modi's hands and not for Rahul Gandhi in 2019 Lok Sabha elections?

Opinion | Under Modi, India has begun to catch up to China and will possibly march ahead soon. India has also become a hotbed for overseas investments and the bar had been set rather high if Modi won a 2nd term.

May 24, 2019

NaMo loyalist Kangana Ranaut makes chai and pakoras after BJP's clean sweep

After returning from her gig at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival 2019, Kangana Ranaut got busy in the kitchen at her Mumbai home.

May 24, 2019

Modi progenitor of Hindutva Plus

The new Hindu order works on the cult of appeasement and anti-minorityism. A consolidation of the Hindu vote cutting across caste fault lines has helped Modi win repeatedly in recent memory.

May 24, 2019

Twitterati tells Anurag Kashyap: Narendra Modi is a 'chowkidar', not a hawaldar

Twitterati have condemned Ramsanghi's rape threat to Anurag Kashyap's daughter Aaliyah, but they also reminded filmmaker that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a Chowkidar, not a Hawaldar.

May 24, 2019

NYT, LA Times and WaPost scorn Modi's win; NYT carries perfidious commentary

The 'largest' epithet is generously used in western press as a descriptor for India's democracy. Is that just used to highlight the size and undermine the quality of India's democracy? .

May 24, 2019