The Narendra Modi government that faced severe backlash from the Opposition as well as the common citizens for demonetisation, on Sunday, tried to justify the move. Notably, it was the fourth anniversary of demonetisation by way of which the Centre banned the use of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually inaugurated the Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira in Surat and Ghogha in Bhavnagar. The new service will bring down the 370-km distance between the two places by road to just 60 km by sea route. The Ro-Pax ferry will not just accommodate passengers, but will also accommodate vehicles....

A Ropax ferry service will be launched between Hazira in Surat and Ghogha in Bhavnagar by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8. The new service will bring down the 370-km distance between the two places by road to just 60 km by sea route. The Ropax ferry will not just accommodate passengers, but will...

Former parliamentarian, BJP leader and a well-known face in Gujarati cinema, Mahesh Kanodia, died on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 81-year-old. Mahesh Kanodia was a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th Lok Sabha from Patan. Notably, Mahesh Kanodia’s brother Naresh has been found infected with coronavirus. He is critical and on...

Also While Prime Minister Narendra Modi is busy attacking the Opposition alliance in the run-up for Bihar election, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has launched a series of attacks on NDA’s chief ministerial candidate Nitish Kumar. During an election rally in Bihar’s Nawada district, Tejashwi Yadav said that Nitish Kumar was staying inside his home for...

The Union government is likely to revise the minimum age of marriage for girls in India after it receives a report from the committee that has been constituted to look into this aspect. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday revealed that his government will soon take a call on revising the minimum age of marriage...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s net worth has increased by Rs 36 lakh in the present year as compared to 2019. The rise in PM Modi’s net worth is reflected in the latest asset declaration submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office. As per PM Modi’s latest asset declaration, his net worth which was Rs 2.49 crore...

In a bid to clarify to pacify the farmers protesting against the contentious farm laws, the Union agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal had invited a delegation of farmers’ leaders. However, the move backfired with the farmers’ delegation miffed over the absence of Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar. The farmers’ delegation demanded the presence of...

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a reply from the Union government in connection with three petitions challenging the recently enacted farm laws. The bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde issued a notice to the Centre and directed it to file its reply in the matter within four weeks. The farm laws were passed...

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at the BJP that has criticised him for using a cushion (gaddi) to sit on a tractor during his Punjab ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra’. Rahul Gandhi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently bought luxury planes for Rs 8,000 crore that has not just a cushion,...

BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis, who lost the Maharashtra throne to Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray, has been made the party’s in-charge of the Bihar election. The announcement in this regard was made by BJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday. JP Nadda also held talks with the Bihar BJP leaders on Wednesday on the three-phase Bihar elections, the...

Following the controversy that erupted due to the manner in which the Hathras rape victim’s body was cremated by police without letting the family and relatives have a last look, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and sought strict punishment against the perpetrators of the crime. Meanwhile, the Opposition...