Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mentioned how he used to sell tea during his childhood, sharing his journey from a tea seller to the head of the government. Talking about Vadnagar, it's located in Gujarat's Mehsana district which is Modi's hometown.

PM Modi inaugurated projects worth around Rs 744 crore, these include the Centre for Skill and Technical Support of Central Institute of Petrochemical Engineering and Technology (CIPET), 143 rural projects under the Jal Jeevan Mission and mango and vegetable integrated pack house in Karkhiyanv 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described as commendable the efforts of the Uttar Pradesh government in combating the COVID-19 crisis.

PM Narendra Modi will interact with the CMs of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra and Kerala on July 16 to review COVID-19 situation.

PM Narendra Modi told CMs of North-East states that stricter steps are needed at micro-level to check virus spread as he called for greater emphasis on micro-containment zones.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit Varanasi on Thursday. He won elections from Varanasi in 2014 and retained the seat in 2019.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also greeted Rajnath Singh on his birthday.  

Delhi High Court said that the hope expressed in Article 44 of the Constitution that the state shall secure for its citizens Uniform Civil Code "ought not to remain a mere hope".

PM Narendra Modi has directed officials to set up 1,500 PSA Oxygen plants across the country to mitigate the shortage of medical oxygen supply.

Earlier on Thursday, PM Modi had expressed his concern over people flouting the Covid protocols. The Prime Minister instructed his ministers to actively participate in Covid management.

On the core issue of new farm laws, Narendra Singh Tomar asked people associated with farmers' protests that the government is ready to discuss any proposal except repealing them.

Though the final date of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Varanasi visit has not yet been finalised, official sources said that he could visit his constituency later this month.

Yesterday's expansion saw a total of 43 new members taking oath of office, the first such exercise in the NDA govt after its return to power in 2019.

It is usual for the Prime Minister to convene meetings of the Union Cabinet as well as the Council of Ministers after a reshuffle or expansion exercise.

Newly-appointed Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will also be present on the occasion.

Ashwini Kumar Choubey is a Lok Sabha MP from Buxar parliamentary seat of Bihar.

This will be the first reshuffle of the Council of Ministers by PM Narendra Modi since he assumed charge for a second term in May 2019. The Union Cabinet can have 81 ministers.

As many as 43 ministers took oath in a major cabinet expansion-cum-reshuffle while 12 ministers were dropped. The new-look Team Modi now has seven more women members taking the overall strength of female ministers to 11. IN PICS

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Syama Prasad Mookerjee devoted his life to India's unity and progress, and his lofty ideals motivate millions across the nation.

All the members of the PAGD expressed their disappointed at the outcome of the Delhi meeting especially at the absence of any substantial confidence building measures (CBMs) such as releasing political and other prisoners from jails and taking concrete steps to end the alleged "atmosphere of suppression" that has choked J-K since 2019, the spokesperson said