India's Prime Minister

PM rules out privatisation of Railways

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday ruled out privatisation of Railways and said that people must not be wary of foreign and private capital being utilised for improving infrastructure of the national transporter which, in turn, will help boost the country's economy.

Dec 25, 2014, 17:46 PM IST

Think how social media can stop terror: PM Modi tells Zuckerberg

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed the use of social media in checking terror activities and a host of other issues with social networking giant Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Oct 10, 2014, 08:48 AM IST

Narendra Modi's meet with top US CEOs: Who said what

After meeting Modi, India-origin Indra Nooyi, who is PepsiCo's chief, said, "he answers questions brilliantly and is very focused on improving India. So, we are thrilled to be working with him".

Sep 30, 2014, 13:21 PM IST

Japan, India biz leaders discuss ways to boost trade ties

The Japan-India Business Leaders Forum discussed ways to boost bilateral trade here on the sidelines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ongoing visit.

Sep 02, 2014, 19:31 PM IST

'PM's Japan visit may push bilateral trade to $50 bn by FY20'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan will induce Japanese companies to invest more in India, and bilateral trade is likely to swell to USD 50 billion by 2019-2020, PHD Chamber of Commerce today said.

Sep 02, 2014, 17:22 PM IST

India offers red carpet to investors, no red tape: Modi

Asserting that his government is working on development and increasing manufacturing activities, Modi said there cannot be a better place to make investments than India.

Sep 02, 2014, 13:48 PM IST

Narendra Modi heads to Japan with trade and China in mind

India`s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Japan Saturday seeking to capitalise on a close relationship with his like-minded counterpart Shinzo Abe to boost trade between Asia`s second and third largest economies.

Aug 29, 2014, 09:35 AM IST

Banks must help poor get rid of poisonous debt trap: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that it is the duty of banks to ensure that poor people paying five times more interest than affluent businessmen come out of the poisonous debt trap.

Aug 28, 2014, 20:48 PM IST

Narendra Modi launches Jan Dhan Yojana

Narendra Modi launched Jan Dhan Yojana, under which bank accounts and RuPay debit cards with inbuilt insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh will be provided to crores of persons.

Aug 28, 2014, 16:38 PM IST

Narendra Modi to launch Jan Dhan Yojana today; 1 crore bank A/Cs to be opened on day 1

Plans are afoot to open as many as 1 crore bank accounts on the first day of the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY).

Aug 27, 2014, 20:34 PM IST

'Majority of Indians feel PM Modi is best hope for economy'

More than 70 percent of Indians are satisfied with the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he took office nearly three months ago, an opinion poll showed, seeing in him the best hope to put the economy back on track.

Aug 22, 2014, 14:50 PM IST