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All-women drivers, 23 km, 17 stations: Pink Line opens to Pune's IT crowd
Commercial services on Pune Metro Line 3 between Maan-Hinjawadi and Shivajinagar began at 6 am on Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the corridor virtually. The 23.2 km elevated Pink Line cost Rs 8,313 crore and was built on a public-private partnership. Around 100 women will drive the trains, a first in the country. Seventeen of the 23 stations open from day one.
Rahul Gandhi dares PM Modi to an open debate: 'You became PM with foreign help'
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to an open debate, alleging that Modi became and remains Prime Minister with "foreign help". The exchange follows Modi's Rashtriya Ekta Diwas speech in Gujarat, where he called the Opposition an "obstructionist bloc" rather than an opposing one.
A 23-km ride out of Hinjawadi's traffic jam, and all of it driven by women
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Pune Metro's 23.2-km Pink Line between Maan-Hinjawadi and Shivajinagar on Tuesday, built at Rs 8,313 crore under a public-private partnership. Passenger services begin at 6 am on November 4 from 17 of 23 stations. He also laid the foundation for four Phase-II corridors worth about Rs 13,500 crore.
₹2,000 lands in 9.34 crore farmer accounts as Modi packs ₹33,000 crore into one Banaskantha morning
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released more than ₹18,690 crore under the 24th PM-KISAN instalment on Friday, reaching over 9.34 crore farmers, and launched projects worth more than ₹14,400 crore in Banaskantha. The package includes the country's first Kankrej cattle breeding centre and two Ahmedabad Metro extensions. He heads to Ekta Nagar for National Unity Day on Saturday.
Raj Thackeray pulls down his Modi-Adani documentary after a call from Mumbai's police chief
The MNS chief said on Sunday he had deleted the documentary from his social media handles following a request from the Mumbai Police Commissioner. He did not say what the request cited.
Wars now target economies, not just borders: PM flags ‘cyber terrorists’ at RBI's new Odisha campus
Inaugurating the RBI's ₹169-crore data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said wars are no longer fought only with weapons and that a country can be weakened by attacking its economy. He said the banking system must be protected from cyber criminals and cyber terrorists, and that outdated systems cannot meet the threat.
Lula wins a fourth term from behind, and Bolsonaro's son refuses to accept it
Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a fourth term with 51.79% of the vote in Sunday's runoff, beating Flavio Bolsonaro's 48.21% by about 4.4 million votes. It is the first time since Brazil's return to democracy in 1988 that a first-round loser has won the presidency. Bolsonaro is seeking an annulment; PM Narendra Modi congratulated Lula.
RBI data centre and cyber training institute to open in Bhubaneswar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the RBI's new data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar on October 25. The facility is certified to the Uptime Institute Tier IV standard, the highest tier for data centre resilience.
Modi begins two-day Varanasi-Kedarnath trip, IAF air show to light up Namo Ghat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a two-day Varanasi and Kedarnath visit on Saturday. In Kashi he will inaugurate an Arvind Mills unit at Mirzamurad and watch the IAF's 'Wings Over Ganga' air show at Namo Ghat on Sunday, with nearly 100 aircraft and about 12,000 security personnel in place.
Modi, Tusk set 2030 target to double India-Poland trade, push early EU FTA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk agreed to work towards doubling bilateral trade by 2030 and pressed for early signing and implementation of the India-EU free trade agreement. They also agreed to deepen cooperation in defence, space, nuclear energy and AI.
India's engineers now designing 2-3nm chips, PM Modi says at global summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Indian engineers are working to design 2-3nm chips at home, and that students at Indian institutions have already designed more than 325 chips. Speaking at a global summit on the theme 'A World Between Orders', he said more than half the world's Global Capability Centres are in India.
Defence, trade and space top the agenda as Tusk meets Modi in Delhi
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Thursday, with trade, defence and technology ties on the agenda. It is the first visit by a Polish prime minister to India in 16 years. Tusk will also travel to Bengaluru.
Drones, nuclear reactors, space: India and Poland deepen defence ties as Tusk calls Modi a friend
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Polish PM Donald Tusk at Hyderabad House in Delhi. The two countries agreed to deepen cooperation in defence, space and nuclear energy. Modi invited Polish firms to co-develop and co-produce in these sectors.
Raj Ghat homage as Poland PM Tusk begins India visit
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on Thursday during a three-day official visit to India. He is set to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House, with trade, defence and the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the agenda.
Sengol craftsman Vummidi Ethiraj dies at 99, Modi and Vice-President pay tribute
Vummidi Ethiraj, the jeweller whose family helped craft the Sengol handed to Nehru in 1947, died in Chennai at 99; PM Modi and the Vice-President condoled.
Modi at Ramlila Maidan: identify the enemies of Mother India, and defeat them
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his Vijayadashami address at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan to urge Indians to identify and defeat the enemies of the nation, called for unity and Nation First, and described Ramrajya as public welfare rather than rule.
SIR, delimitation and women's quota: Kharge to meet Modi today
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to raise the opposition's concerns over the SIR of electoral rolls, delimitation and women's reservation. He says he has written two letters to the PM.
Modi pitches 'Nation First', but delimitation row keeps Congress and BJP at odds
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged political parties to unite in the national interest at a Dussehra event, amid efforts to build consensus on the delimitation-linked Women's Reservation Bill. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has sought an all-party meeting; Kiren Rijiju replied to his letter. Kharge meets Modi on October 21.
Maharashtra Cabinet Unanimously Congratulates PM Modi on 25 Years of Public Service
Maharashtra's cabinet unanimously passed a resolution congratulating PM Narendra Modi on 25 years of continuous public service in constitutional posts. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis moved the resolution at the meeting.
“Keep serving the people and they will choose the right leader”: MLA Pramod Jathar
Jathar said loyalty to the people matters more than any post. He spoke at a free mega health camp at Vengurla Sub-District Hospital, held on the birthday of BJP youth leader Vishal Parab.