Tag: ODI
PM Modi Removes ‘Rajiv Gandhi’, Khel Ratna Award To Now Be Called Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on Friday that he was renaming the nation's highest award for sports in response to "many requests from citizens across India". It will now be called Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award after the hockey wizard who won three Olympic gold medals for India from 1928 to 1936.....
Tokyo Olympics 2020: India Overjoyed After Neeraj Chopra Wins Gold In Javelin Throw
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Saturday fetched India its first-ever gold medal in athletics at the Olympics. ....
PM Modi Condemns Attack On PM Of St. Vincent And The Grenadines
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condemned the attack on Prime Ralph Gonsalves, his counterpart of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and wished him quick recovery and good health. ....
PM Narendra Modi's Five Principles For Maritime Safety Get Backing At UNSC Meet
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday proposed five basic principles for a holistic approach to maritime security that holds the "key to the planet's future" and the UN Security Council, in a show of support, adopted India's Presidential Statement reflecting them.....
Nirav Modi Can Appeal Against India Extradition On Mental Health Grounds: Report
A High Court judge in London on Monday granted fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi permission to appeal against a magistrates’ court order in favour of extradition to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering before the Indian courts on mental health and human rights grounds. ....
Bengal Governor Dhankhar Meets PM Modi In Parliament, TMC Takes A Potshot
West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Parliament House in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon, triggering speculation and criticism from the Trinamool Congress, the ruling party in Bengal. However, Dhankar described his meeting as a “courtesy” call. ....
Hard To Ascertain Oxygen-related Death Without Probe: Sisodia To Centre
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said that it is difficult to ascertain without a probe if there were any oxygen-related deaths during the second Covid wave. He said that he has written to the Union Health Ministry saying that it is difficult to find out the exact number of oxygen-related deaths without an investigation. He was addressing a virtual press conference here.....
India Committed To Provide Global Standards Of Safety And Quality To Citizens: PM Modi
Launching the national vehicle scrappage policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the BJP government was committed to provide the people with global standards of safety and quality. The PM was virtually participating in the Investors Summit where seven pacts were inked between the government and industrial stakeholders regarding scrapping of vehicles. ....
Independence Day 2021: PM Modi Announces National Hydrogen Mission, Says 'Sabka Prayas' Vital For Building Self-reliant India
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Sunday on the occasion of India's 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the health workers 'deserve to be worshipped'. ....
PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone For Parvati Temple In Gujarat's Somnath
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated several projects in Gujarat’s Somnath and laid the foundation stone for Parvati Temple, which is proposed to be constructed with a total outlay of ₹30 crore. PM Modi also inaugurated other projects including the Somnath Promenade, Somnath Exhibition Centre, and the reconstructed temple precinct of Old (Juna) Somnath virtually.....
