New Delhi: The latest to join the bandwagon of celebs to take up the fitness challenge tossed up by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is none other than Amitabh Bachchan. The ‘Shahensha’ of Bollywood posted his acceptance message on his Twitter handle.
Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore drops to the floor of his office and does push-ups while talking without a cause, in a video he has posted on Twitter. The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports and – more importantly – the Olympic medalist, posted the video urging everyone to shoot a video of their ‘fitness mantra’ and share it.
Agartala (Tripura): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday that Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation were “revolutionary steps” taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi towards making the nation corruption free.
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Turkey on the trade in poppy seeds to ensure quick and transparent processing for import of poppy seeds from Turkey.
New Delhi, May 23: With prices of petrol and diesel soaring high, Minister of State (MoS) for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla on Wednesday suggested that imposing Goods and Services Tax (GST) on fuel price will not be possible until and unless all state finance ministers agree. “Crude is imported. Foreign companies are raising price. Petroleum Minister has said petrol and diesel should be brought under GST. Point is, it can’t be brought
New Delhi: The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and France in the field of renewable energy.
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, requesting stronger penalties for people who commit acts of cruelty against animals.
New Delhi : The first all-woman Indian Navy team to successfully sail around the globe called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, a statement from his office said.The Prime Minister congratulated the naval officers on the success of their mission, it said. The expedition, Navika Sagar Parikrama, was the first-ever circumnavigation of the globe by an all-woman crew from India.
New Delhi: The Congress will “expose” the Modi government over its alleged failure on various fronts in the last four years and will observe May 26 as “Vishwasghat Divas” (Betrayal Day), party general secretary Ashok Gehlot said here today.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a bilateral summit with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte here on Thursday during which all issues of interest between the India and the Netherlands will be discussed.
New Delhi: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today asked the archbishop of Delhi to come out of his “prejudiced” mindset and asserted that minorities have progressed at a fast pace in the four years of the Modi government, which has worked for “development without discrimination”.
New Delhi/Mumbai: There is no let-up in the cheating and looting in the garb of petrol and diesel hike – a direct fallout of more than 50 percent tax levied on the two fuels.
Sochi (Russia) : Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on Monday said that ties between India and Russia will continue to scale newer-heights following an informal summit he held with Russian President Vladimir Putin here.
Sochi (Russia): Stating that Russia has always been a true and fast friend of India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that his informal summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin will take bilateral ties to a new level.
Sochi (Russia): Russia and India maintain a high strategic level of partnership with close cooperation between the two countries Defence Ministries, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday at a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived in Russia’s Black Sea coastal city Sochi for an informal summit with President Vladimir Putin that will focus on pressing global and regional issues, including impact of the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
“The BJP legislators and the Speaker chose to get up and leave the House even before the National Anthem was over. In a way this is what we are fighting today, the attitude that you can rubbish every single institution in the country, you can disrespect anybody in the country simply because you happen to be in power.”
Leh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir by kickstarting Asia’s longest Zojila Tunnel, part of Rs 25,000 crore projects to be unveiled or dedicated to the nation today, saying it showed New Delhi’s committment to all-round development of the state.
Mandsaur (MP): Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday said the party was being “defeated” by “governors appointed by prime minister” and not by voters. Replying to a query on the party’s string of losses in recent assembly polls, he said, “The Congress is not defeated in the elections. But the governors appointed by Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) ensure the party’s defeat”.
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