Prime Minister was virtually inaugurating two additional railway lines linking Thane-Diva and flagging off two suburban trains in the presence of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Railway Minister Ashwini Vainshnaw and others.

In his remarks, PM Modi delved into various facets of ties between India and the United Arab Emirates. He said both the nations will stand 'shoulder-to-shoulder' against terrorism while referring to the recent terrorist attacks in the Gulf country.

Speaking via video link, Modi said his government is committed to improving railway infrastructure in the country.

The meeting came two days before the Punjab Assembly polls, with the BJP going all out to woo the Sikh community. 

PM Narendra Modi said that Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has insulted the people of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar with his 'bhaiya' remark and added that such people have no right to rule.

 Addressing an election rally here, PM Modi said people in UP are saying only the BJP will come to power in the state, and cautioned that attempts were being made to divide them.

Adityanath reached the Ravidas temple at the Seer Govardhan premises in the morning, paid his respects to the 15th-16th century poet and also had 'prasad' at the 'langar' served.

PM Modi said that while the BJP sees Punjab from the Punjabiyat angle, which is its priority, rivals see Punjab only through political prism.

Addressing an election rally here at Kanpur Dehat, the prime minister said the tightening of law and order in the state has also benefitted Muslim girls who used to face problems from miscreants while going to school earlier.

Elections are being held today on all 40 Assembly seats of Goa today. The Trinamool Congress is also contesting elections in Goa for the first time.

Without taking the name of Samajwadi Party, PM Narendra Modi said that 'they had distributed areas in UP among family members for loot'.

As campaigning for the February 14 poll came to an end on February 12, PM Modi spoke exclusively to India TV.

One Ocean Summit is being organised by France from February 9 to 11 in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank.

All India Bar Association claimed that 'anti social elements' were trying to spoil secular values in educational institutions by misguiding Muslim students to wear Niqab, Hijab, Burqa etc. in place of prescribed 'secular dress code' of the educational institutions.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has nine children. His son Tejashwi Yadav, who served as the deputy CM in 2015, is currently the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly.

To give a further boost to the NDA campaign in Punjab, the prime minister will address three rallies on February 14, 16, and 17, state BJP general secretary Subash Sharma said.

PM Modi last week inaugurated a 216-foot tall 'Statue of Equality', commemorating Sri Ramanujacharya who promoted the idea of equality in all aspects of living, and drove home the 11th century Bhakti saint's message of equality of all.

Ahead of elections, PM Modi said that BJP and NDA's motive is to create 'Nawan Punjab' adding they will form border area development authority in Punjab.

A week before Goa goes to polls to elect a new assembly, Modi also used his reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in Rajya Sabha to attack the Congress on freedom of speech and how it had sacked Lata Mangeshkar's younger brother from All India Radio for presenting a patriotic poem of Veer Savarkar.

After news reports surfaced that Akshay Kumar has refused to appear on The Kapil Sharma Show for Bachchan Pandey promotions, the show host and comedian Kapil Sharma took to Twitter to issue a clarification in the matter.