News for 'PM Modi birthday'

Veteran politician N D Tiwari dies on his 93rd birthday

Veteran politician N D Tiwari dies on his 93rd birthday

Rediff.com18 Oct 2018

The politician was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital on October 26. He was suffering from fever and pneumonia.

12 cheetahs from South Africa en route to India

12 cheetahs from South Africa en route to India

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

Presently, the eight cheetahs at Kuno are killing a prey every three-four days and are in good health, officials said.

BJP banking on Yediyurappa, makes him key mascot for assembly polls

BJP banking on Yediyurappa, makes him key mascot for assembly polls

Rediff.com5 Mar 2023

The octogenarian, who has already announced his retirement from electoral politics, is sought to be put on the pedestal by the governing party's central leaders.

Is BJP Getting It Wrong In Tamil Nadu?

Is BJP Getting It Wrong In Tamil Nadu?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

The AIADMK is convinced that the BJP will remain an electoral burden for a long time to come, beginning the Lok Sabha polls next year, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy.

Prime Minister Modi turns 65; greetings pour in from India and abroad

Prime Minister Modi turns 65; greetings pour in from India and abroad

Rediff.com17 Sep 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 65 on Thursday, with a host of leaders across the political spectrum wishing him a healthy and long life.

Can You Decipher Deepika's Message?

Can You Decipher Deepika's Message?

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

Sushmita starts shooting... Kangana's state of Emergency...Kapil goes to Toronto...

Bollywood starlet dares to bare for Modi

Bollywood starlet dares to bare for Modi

Rediff.com11 Feb 2014

Item girl Meghna Patel goes all out to show her support for BJP's PM candidare Narendra Modi

Thousands bid tearful farewell to Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal

Thousands bid tearful farewell to Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal

Rediff.com30 Jul 2022

Slogans for his long afterlife rented the air, as coffin of Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal arrived at his home in Jinder Mehlu hamlet of border belt of R S Pura, where thousands of people gathered to pay their last respects to the fighter pilot.

12 South African cheetahs to reach India on Saturday; to be kept in Kuno park

12 South African cheetahs to reach India on Saturday; to be kept in Kuno park

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

He said the South African cheetahs will first arrive at the Gwalior Air Force base in MP on Saturday morning and 30 minutes later they will be transported some 165km away to KNP in Sheopur district by IAF helicopters.

UK PM visits Hindu temple, vows to partner with Modi

UK PM visits Hindu temple, vows to partner with Modi

Rediff.com8 Dec 2019

In an indirect reference to Labour's perceived anti-India stance over the issue of Kashmir, he noted: "There can be no place for racism or anti-India sentiment of any kind in this country."

HC dismisses plea against acquittal of Advani, others in Babri case

HC dismisses plea against acquittal of Advani, others in Babri case

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

A Lucknow bench of justices Ramesh Sinha and Saroj Yadav passed the order on the appeal by two Ayodhya residents -- Haji Mahmood Ahmad and Syed Akhlaq Ahmad.

Modi Down Under: PM takes a selfie with students

Modi Down Under: PM takes a selfie with students

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

After arriving in Brisbane, Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with students at Queensland University of Technology.

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

Rediff.com18 Oct 2023

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen.'

When Modi, Rahul shook hands!

When Modi, Rahul shook hands!

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

Setting aside their bitterness, both within and outside Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi shook hands at a function to felicitate NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, who turned 75 on Thursday.

Why These Pix Will Anger Xi Jinping

Why These Pix Will Anger Xi Jinping

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

This past week, His Holiness has been in Leh, the capital of Ladakh, the Union Territory where Indian and Chinese soldiers have been in a standoff for two years, since April 2020.

When Modi meets Trump: Will it be a hug or a handshake?

When Modi meets Trump: Will it be a hug or a handshake?

Rediff.com22 Jun 2017

As Modi prepares for his first meeting with United States President Donald Trump, we can't help but wonder will the PM go in for a hug or will 'The Donald' opt for one his 'famous' handshakes?

5 more cheetahs to be released for free-ranging in Kuno ahead of monsoon

5 more cheetahs to be released for free-ranging in Kuno ahead of monsoon

Rediff.com8 May 2023

It also said the cheetahs will be allowed to move out of KNP and will not necessarily be "recaptured unless they venture into areas where they are in significant danger".

'Modi sees himself as a man of destiny'

'Modi sees himself as a man of destiny'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2019

'Modi wants to go down in history not necessarily as India's first overtly Hindu RSS pracharak prime minister, but as a world statesman who built the idea of India as a great nation.'

How Modi tried to manage China & Pakistan

How Modi tried to manage China & Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

'New Delhi showed itself willing -- at least for a period -- to tolerate the risk of conflict and to withstand Beijing's implicit and explicit threats.' 'But it also continued to try to cut some kind of deal with China to reduce tensions.'

Change yourself or...: PM warns BJP MPs on Parliament attendance

Change yourself or...: PM warns BJP MPs on Parliament attendance

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

Modi said party MPs should regularly attend Parliament proceedings and remarked that when children are pointed out an issue again and again, even they don't repeat it.

How Karnataka Results Will Impact Tamil Nadu Politics

How Karnataka Results Will Impact Tamil Nadu Politics

Rediff.com17 May 2023

The DMK leadership may now have to deal with a demand for more seats from its Congress ally in the Lok Sabha polls, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.

Badal used the carrot and stick to play with Punjab militancy

Badal used the carrot and stick to play with Punjab militancy

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Panthic politics came easily to Parkash Singh Badal. But he was quick to abandon it when it became a problem, points out Aditi Phadnis.

King Charles III: The monarch who has a great love for India

King Charles III: The monarch who has a great love for India

Rediff.com6 May 2023

He last visited India in November 2019 and also celebrated his 71st birthday with schoolchildren in Mumbai and earlier this week he told British Indian peer Lord Karan Bilimoria at a pre-Coronation reception that he looks forward to making a State Visit to India soon.

100 days of Modi 2.0: Govt to show it fulfilled promises

100 days of Modi 2.0: Govt to show it fulfilled promises

Rediff.com7 Sep 2019

BJP would observe the next 10 days -- from Sunday to September 17, the birthday of the PM -- as 'seva parva'.

'He is 80, but considers himself to be a young man'

'He is 80, but considers himself to be a young man'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

'That is the secret of his untiring energy.'

'BJP will try to destabilise Nitish Kumar'

'BJP will try to destabilise Nitish Kumar'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

'With vendetta politics as its main plank, the BJP will be looking out for every opportunity to destabilise this Mahagatbandhan government.'

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

'I think my first obsessive, possessive and only half-requited -- as we would joke -- 'love' was Ivan. I saw him first slouching down the corridor of St Stephen's College nearly 50 years ago and was instantly smitten (as was everyone else around him).'

8 cheetahs to arrive in India in this special jet

8 cheetahs to arrive in India in this special jet

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

Cheetah will have to spend their entire air transit period empty stomach, a senior Indian forest department official said on Tuesday.

RSS ideology, Netaji's ideals poles apart: Dr Anita Bose-Pfaff

RSS ideology, Netaji's ideals poles apart: Dr Anita Bose-Pfaff

Rediff.com21 Jan 2023

Amidst the fanfare over Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's plans to celebrate Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary in Kolkata on January 23, his daughter Anita Bose-Pfaff has said that the organisation's ideology and the nationalist leader's ideas of secularism and inclusiveness are 'poles apart and do not coincide'.

Cheetahs in MP: Villagers fear land acquisition, human-animal conflict

Cheetahs in MP: Villagers fear land acquisition, human-animal conflict

Rediff.com17 Sep 2022

Amid the excitement over the arrival of Cheetahs in the Kuno National Park, villagers in the surrounding areas of Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district have a variety of concerns including the fear of land acquisition and the fear of the big cat itself.

If Yogi Wins UP.. If Yogi Loses UP...

If Yogi Wins UP.. If Yogi Loses UP...

Rediff.com30 Sep 2021

If he doesn't win next year, it will set back the party's prospects in 2024. If he wins, it will be seen as his win as much as the BJP high command's, points out Shekhar Gupta.

No objections to Modi's celebrations, want cake: Nitish

No objections to Modi's celebrations, want cake: Nitish

Rediff.com17 Sep 2012

The Narendra Modi-Nitish Kumar tiff is set to enter the electoral arena with the Bharatiya Janata Party finding itself in competition in 100 seats against its own ally -- the Janata Dal United.

Modi effect? Mukesh Ambani celebrates wife's b'day in Varanasi

Modi effect? Mukesh Ambani celebrates wife's b'day in Varanasi

Rediff.com1 Nov 2014

Accompanied by a large entourage, including the kids, the couple reached Varanasi by a private plane in the afternoon.

PIX: Mohan Babu, Lakshmi Manchu with Narendra Modi

PIX: Mohan Babu, Lakshmi Manchu with Narendra Modi

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

They invite Modi for Manoj Manchu's wedding, which takes place on May 20.

Modi nominates Ganguly, Mumbai's 'Dabbewale' to take up the broom

Modi nominates Ganguly, Mumbai's 'Dabbewale' to take up the broom

Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

Taking forward his Swachh Bharat campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday revisited his constituency and lauded people for helping rid the Assi Ghat of mounds of soil and garbage to restore the historical site to its old glory.

This man 'topi pehnau-ed' India: Mahua Moitra on Adani row

This man 'topi pehnau-ed' India: Mahua Moitra on Adani row

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

Moitra brought two birthday caps in the House to press her argument that the businessman being most talked about had "topi-pehnau-ed" the government.

Why did Modi say he spoke to Deve Gowda?

Why did Modi say he spoke to Deve Gowda?

Rediff.com19 May 2018

JD-S sources read it as an attempt by Modi to sow seeds of doubt in the Opposition ranks.

Modi, Advani cold vibes visible at Jethmalani's party

Modi, Advani cold vibes visible at Jethmalani's party

Rediff.com15 Sep 2013

The cold vibes between Narendra Modi and L K Advani, who has been unhappy over his nomination as the Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate, were visible when the two leaders ran into each other at a party to celebrate Ram Jethmalani's 90th birthday in New Delhi on Sunday night.

PM's cheetah release to divert attention from Bharat Jodo Yatra: Cong

PM's cheetah release to divert attention from Bharat Jodo Yatra: Cong

Rediff.com17 Sep 2022

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move to release Cheetahs in a Madhya Pradesh national park as a 'tactic to divert attention' from the grand old party's 'immensely successful' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'.

Modi @ Davos: No great expectations

Modi @ Davos: No great expectations

Rediff.com22 Jan 2018

The question is whether Prime Minister Modi can convince the world's investors that India is the ultimate investment destination of 2018, says Kanika Datta.