Latest Prime Minister’s Office News & Updates

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with participants of the Viksit Vibrant Village Programme 2026 on Sunday at 4:30 P.M. through video conferencing.According to an official statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), “Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will interact with participants of the Viksit Vibrant Village Programme 2026 on 26 July 2026 at 4:30 P.M. via video conferencing.”The programme has been implemented through MY Bharat and is aimed a…

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday hit out at Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi over the agitation near Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence, calling it a “jugalbandi” between the Centre and the Congress.Top Congress leadership, including party President Mallikarjun Kharge, LoP Gandhi and MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, staged a ‘sit-in dharna’ at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg as Minister of State (MoS) in the PMO Dr Jitendra Singh reached the protest site to hold …

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S.Y. Quraishi on Tuesday said he had declined an offer to serve as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), saying he was uncomfortable with what he perceived as a communal approach towards the posting and wanted to be recognised for his professional merit rather than his religious identity. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Quraishi said he preferred to be known as a capable and accomplished IAS officer instead o…

New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday urged people to exercise caution while exposing a fake X account which was misleading public by projecting itself as the social media handle of the ministry. “We have come across an account on X, @MEABharat. This account has absolutely no linkage to the Ministry. As such, it is impersonating the Ministry and misleading the public and undermining public interest. All are advised to exercise due caution,” the MEA’s ‘Fact …

Ahmedabad, July 12 (IANS) Nearly 30 families who lost relatives in the Air India Flight AI-171 crash have written to the Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu on Sunday seeking the inclusion of an experienced Boeing 787 pilot in the official accident investigation, a clear timeline for the release of the final report and regular updates from investigators. In a letter addressed to the Minister of Civil Aviation, the families urged the Union government to ensure that the investigation i…

Jaipur, July 11 (IANS) Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) MP and National Convener Hanuman Beniwal on Saturday condemned the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in Sri Ganganagar, demanding a law that would allow those convicted of such crimes to be publicly hanged at town squares. In a post on social media platform X, Beniwal criticised the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led Rajasthan government over the incident, questioning the state’s law-and-order situation.Tagging the Prime Minister’s Office (PM…

Vadodara, July 10 (IANS) The Congress on Friday called for a Supreme Court-monitored independent judicial investigation into alleged irregularities related to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, demanding the registration of FIRs against those it claimed were involved and questioning the Trust’s governance and financial transparency. Addressing a press conference, party national spokesperson Surendra Rajput alleged that donations and offerings made by devotees for the construction of …

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Dr PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, on Tuesday said that the overall El Nino situation should be continuously monitored and the impact of the monsoon/delayed monsoon on vulnerable districts must be assessed in coordination with states so that remedial action can be taken up when necessary.In a high-level meeting to review and take stock of the preparedness measures undertaken in the context of the progress of the kharif season and possible impact due…

Jaipur, July 7 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday recalled the previous Congress government’s role in facilitating the legal supply of Bansi Paharpur sandstone for the Ram Mandir in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya and said that he had personally urged the temple authorities to use only legally mined stone. Referring to the ongoing controversy over alleged financial irregularities in temple donations, Gehlot called for accountability, saying that an…

Ahmedabad, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Saturday, where he is scheduled to inaugurate the CG Semi Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Sanand in Ahmedabad district, marking the commencement of commercial production at one of India’s first semiconductor assembly and testing plants developed under the ‘India Semiconductor Mission’.According to the Prime Minister’s Office, he will arrive in Sanand at around 4:30 p.m. after completing enga…