PM Modi won't attend SAARC Summit, Sushma Swaraj clarifies... Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister, has clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in Pakistan until cross-border terrorism is stopped. Addressing press conference, Swaraj said talks and terror can't go hand in hand.
PM Modi inaugurates the Western Peripheral Expressway: Details here... Six months after the Eastern Peripheral Expressway was opened, PM Modi is set to inaugurate its sister expressway, the Western Peripheral Expressway on Monday. The opening of the WPE, popularly known as the Kundali-Manesar-Palwalexpressway, will mark the completion of a ring road around Delhi.
#RafaleDeal: SC asks Modi government to submit details in 10-days... After months of controversy, it seems that there might be some clarity on the details of the Rafale deal at long last. The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, asked the government to submit details of the deal, including pricing, cost of jets, and steps taken to seal the deal, in a sealed cover in 10 days.
#StatueOfUnity: PM Modi unveils world's tallest statue of 'Sardar'... Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday unveil the 'Statue of Unity' in Gujarat. The 182m-tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is situated at Kevadiya in Narmada district. It is the world's tallest statue, trumping China's Spring Temple Buddha whose height is 128 meter.
#MeToo reaches Modi government, MJ Akbar accused of sexual harassment... The ripples of the #MeToo movement have reached Narendra Modi government as MJ Akbar, current minister of State for External Affairs has been accused of sexual harassment by a journalist. Priya Ramani narrated her unpleasant encounter with Akbar in a hotel room, and another journalist testified it.
Modi gifts projects worth Rs. 500crore to his constituency, Varanasi... On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced development projects worth Rs. 500 crore while addressing a meeting in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency. The projects mainly involve improvised transport facilities, a better railways, roadways and inland waterways connection in Varanasi.