Modi urged them to join hands to build check dams and embankments along rivers and streams, clean up ponds for storage of dam water.
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.
The document, shared by the prime minister on the occasion of the first anniversary of his second term on his Twitter account and web portal, detailed the steps taken by his government for the progress and development of the country. The document is divided into 15 heads ranging from ease of doing business, ease of living, to eliminating corruption and the country's fight against coronavirus.
With a staff in one hand and the other on his granddaughter's shoulder, the old man briskly takes the lead as the sun breaks over the horizon.
Niti Aayog's plan to create a 'New India' in less than four years should invite scepticism, argues T N Ninan.
Donald Trump, accompanied by US First Lady Melania Trump, was received by Kovind at the forecourt of majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan along with his wife Savita.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf is unimpressed by the Uri trailer.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Upon his arrival, Modi addressed a thanksgiving public meeting organised by the Andhra Pradesh BJP at Renigunta near Tirupati.
He said that the countrymen will be thrilled to know that insurgency in the North-East has considerably reduced.
At $2.6 trillion, the Indian economy is currently ranked sixth in the world behind the US, China, Japan, Germany and the UK.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
On a visit to India in 2013, writer Ved Mehta -- who passed into the ages on Sunday January 10, 2021 - gave Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel a rare glimpse into his state of mind and what he thinks of the changes he encounters in his motherland.
"The policy draft has been approved. The ministry has been renamed as education ministry," a senior HRD ministry official said. The existing NEP was framed in 1986 and revised in 1992. A new education policy was part of the Bharatiya Janata Party's manifesto ahead of the 2014 general election.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that with pro-people measures and infrastructure development, Modi has not only prepared a blueprint for making a strong 'new India' but also a self-reliant one for the country's 'golden future', while party president J P Nadda declared that the period will be known for taking tough and big decisions and turning challenges into opportunities.
Modi said the policies of the government will empower the downtrodden and turn them into a "power house" for the development of the country.
This will be the largest claim in the aviation sector for Indian insurers in the last three years
As the pandemic unfolded, the India-China relationship has come under severe stress. To restore normalcy, agreements between the two countries must be respected scrupulously in their entirety. Where the Line of Actual Control is concerned, any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo is unacceptable, declares External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
The PM said Japan and the Indian diaspora has a big role to play in India's growth story.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
Banerjee, who was flanked by newly-elected MP Nusrat Jahan and her husband Nikhil Jain, said, "Togetherness and tolerance for all faiths is the real religion."
At the Howdy Modi event, the PM said that the people who cannot even manage their own country are harbouring terrorists and supporting terrorism.
The Opposition seems to be speaking on lines of the neighbouring country on Article 370, he said.
'India and China have the wise and sage leadership to steer this complex relationship in the coming decades.'
The protests were triggered by the two attacks on their colleagues.
Will the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party be able to improve its tally of 282 seats in 2014? Will Rahul revive the Congress's fortunes?
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The PM held wide-ranging talks with the Sultan of Oman and signed eight agreements, including pacts on cooperation in the field of defence, health and tourism.
Rahul Gandhi tweeted that hatred had replaced humanity in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'brutal' 'New India'.
The Punjab CM said a young leader with a forward-looking approach would "galvanise" the rank and file of the party after the "unfortunate" resignation of Gandhi.
Narendra Modi addressed the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras' graduating class of 2019.
From India's fight against COVID-19 to China face-off, Kovind spoke on several issues during the televised address.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the nation on the eve of 71st Republic Day.
Hitting out at previous governments, he said they did not care for the people with disabilities but his dispensation was thinking about their problems and finding ways to reduce their issues.
From conserving water to fighting for the rights of the disabled, the seven women who were given access to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's social media accounts have made significant contribution in various fields.
The MNS has convened a meeting of party office-bearers on Tuesday in Mumbai to discuss the issue.
This will be Prime Minister Modi's sixth G20 Summit which is being held at Osaka on June 28-29.
Hima Das represents the generation of Naya Bharat athletes who are conscious of their responsibilities towards their society, state and country.
ETFs function like a mutual fund scheme and have underlying assets of government-owned companies.
