New Delhi: India has strongly condemned a fake letter circulating in Bangladesh’s local media claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed it to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, congratulating the five-judge Supreme Court bench for “their stupendous contribution to Hindu Rashtra”. “We strongly condemn those responsible for deliberately spreading such fake and malicious news, to […]
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Withdraw Babri cases: Hindu Mahasabha writes to PM
New Delhi: Just 72 hours after the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suit dispute, Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding criminal cases against Ker Sevaks for bringing down the Babri Masjid, be withdrawn. The organisation has also demanded ‘martyr’ status for Kar Sevaks killed in […]
Bailable warrant issued against Shashi Tharoor over scorpion remark on PM Modi
New Delhi: A Delhi court has issued a bailable warrant against senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a criminal defamation case filed by BJP leader Rajiv Babbar over the former’s scorpion remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The order was pronounced on Monday by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Naveen Kashyap as the main judge hearing the case […]
New dawn for country, says Modi on Ayodhya verdict
New Delhi: Hailing the Supreme Court verdict in Ayodhya title dispute case, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said it marks a “new dawn” for the country where “fear, bitterness and negativity” should have no place. In a televised address to the nation, he highlighted the date – November 9 – on which the historic judgement […]
PM Modi, the master of political surprise and timing
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi by far is the master of political surprise and timing and when under siege is able to manoeuvre the situation to his own advantage. Modi has often said he likes to convert challenges and problems into opportunities. While it was well known that the Supreme Court judgement on Ayodhya would […]
Modi thanks Imran for timely opening of Kartarpur corridor
Dera Baba Nanak (Punjab): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday thanked his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan for respecting the sentiments of India. The opening of Kartarpur Sahib corridor before the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Devi has brought us immense happiness, he said. “Visit to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib will become easy now,” Modi said at […]
PM appeals for peace and harmony before Ayodhya verdict
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya will not be a victory or defeat for anyone, and asked everyone to maintain harmony. A day before the judgement on Saturday morning, Modi appealed to the people that they should make it a priority that this verdict strengthens […]
PM’s IISF opening speech interrupted by tech glitch
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inaugural speech through video conferencing at the fifth India International Science Festival here was interrupted for over two minutes on Tuesday as the video link got snapped. Realising the link had gone, Modi stopped his speech and was seen asking his aides whether the power link had snapped. At the […]
Total spying is on, Modi should take care of this: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: Assailing the Narendra Modi government over accusations of public surveillance through WhatsApp, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday questioned the kind of freedom enjoyed by Indian citizens who can’t even talk safely and requested the prime minister to take care of the issue. “Yes, I know that the government is using this […]
Situation in Kashmir unsustainable, not good: Angela Merkel
New Delhi: German Chancellor Angela Merkel raised the Kashmir issue during her talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday evening, and conveyed that the “situation for the people in Kashmir is unsustainable and not good”, according to German journalists accompanying her. Michaela Kuefner, the Chief Political Editor at DW, Germany’s international TV channel, tweeted […]