Modi Begins his China Tour With a Visit to Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xi'an

Following his arrival in China, PM Modi went on to visit the famous Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xi'an, the home town of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Modi, who is on his three-nation-visit to China, Mongolia, and South Korea, received a warm welcome on his arrival in Xi'an earlier.

Here in Xi'an, the PM will hold talks with president XI. After that, he will go on to visit the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and other tourist attractions in the city.  He will also receive a traditional Tang Dynasty welcome ceremony, and then he will leave for Beijing. 

After getting an official welcome ceremony in Beijing on Friday, PM Modi will hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Both the leaders are expected to sign a number of agreements before releasing a joint statement to the media. Modi will leave for Shanghai, the leg of his China visit, the same day.

PM Modi will hold a meeting with Chinese CEOs on Saturday, before attending an India-China business forum. Modi will then participate in a function hosted by the Indian community in China; he will thenleave for Mongolia, the second destination of his three-nation tour. 

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India will Resolve All Its Issues with China: Rajnath Singh

Home minister of India RajnathSingh has said today that all the contentious issues with China will be resolved in a peaceful manner during PM Modi's visit to the communist nation. He quoted former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said that friends can be changed but the neighbors cannot.

"India is one nation that believes that the whole world is family. I will try my best that the tension between China and India is lessened and I am sure that even China wants peace and hence will make efforts to achieve the same. We have not forgotten Atal ji's statement that friends can be changed but not neighbors," said the Home Minister.

Prime Minister Modi will arrive in China for his six-day, three-nation tour on 14 May. In China, he will be visiting Beijing, Shanghai and Xi'an, and then leave for Mongolia.

India is expected to raise the issues like greater market access; removal of non-tariff barriers; investments in sectors such as defense; and of course, the border conflicts.  

The dragon country has already signed MoUs to set up industrial parks in India.

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PM Modi and Sonia Gandhi Congratulate David Cameron on His Unexpected Win in the UK General Elections

The President of Congress Party Sonia Gandhi has congratulated UK Prime Minister David Cameron on his unexpected victory in the general elections.

She has wished the country well and hoped that UK will attain new dimensions under the leadership of Cameron.



Earlier today, PM Modi also congratulated his British counterpart on his grand victory.

Cameron is set to return to 10 Downing Street after the Labour Party leader Ed Miliband conceded defeat in the wake of the Conservative Party securing a concrete majority at the 7 May polls. Cameron's Conservative Party has defied all the pre-election forecasts.

Acknowledging the mandate Cameron said he want to "govern on the basis of governing for everyone in our United Kingdom".



Cameron expressed his desire to go ahead with a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union and to complete the Conservatives' economic plan.

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PM Modi will Start His Three-Nation Tour to China, Mongolia, and Korea From 14 May

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on his three nation official visit to China, Mongolia, and Korea form 14 to 19 of this month. The PM will be China from 14th to 16th of this month. He will visit Xian, Beijing and Shanghai. Modi will be holding bilateral talks with China's top leadership and will also take part in cultural and business events.

Modi will also participate in an event organized by the Indian community living in China.

He will leave for Mongolia on 17 May. This is going to be the first ever visit of an Indian PM to Mongolia.  

After his Mongolia visit, the Prime Minister will leave for South Korea where he will hold talks with the top business folks of the country and try to bring business home.

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Obama Stresses On Communal Harnomy, Wonem Security, and Mutual Ties Before Concluding Three-Day India Visit

US President Barack Obama has tried to draw the India attention towards the article 25 of the Constitution of India which says that every India has the right to 'practice and propagate' religion of his/her choice. The President concluded his three-day visit to India after addressing a gathering of around 1500 young people and a few other guests at the Siri Fort, New Delhi. He later took off for Saudi Arabia.

"India will succeed so long as it is not splintered on religious lines", Obama said. "Everyone has the right to practice their faith without fear of persecution, discrimination,"

The President spoke about the false perception of some people that he is a Muslim, and not a Christian. "There have been times where my faith has at times been questioned by people who don't know me, or they've said that I adhere to a different religion, as if that were somehow a bad thing," Obama added.

Remembering his own experience as someone hailing from a minority community, Obama said though he has had various opportunities but, "There were moments in my life where I've been treated differently because of the color of my skin." 

Indicating towards Modi's 'educate the daughter, save the daughter' slogan he said, "Nations are more successful when their women are successful." He emphasized on women security and empowerment, "Every woman should be able to go about her day - to walk the street, or ride the bus - and be safe and be treated with the respect and dignity that she deserves."

President of the US started his speech with 'Namaste' and emphasized that Indo-American relation can be a trend-setting phenomenon in this century.  He has been using words and phrases every now and again in his three-day visit to India quoted a famous dialogue Shah Rukh Khan's Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge to enchant his audience, "Senorita...bade bade deshon mein...you know what I mean."

He pointed the similarities between two of the world's biggest democracies, and said that America will definitely help India in bringing people out of stark poverty and providing them with proper healthcare.  

The concluding words of his speech were: "I believe America can be India's 'best partner; the world will be better if we stand together."   

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New President Of Sri Lanka Will Come To India Next Month; 15 India Fishermen To be Released

The newly elected President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena has accepted PM Modi's invitation to visit India as his first state visit as the head of the his nation. He will visit New Delhi next month. 

A political aide of the Sri Lankan President said that PM Modi invited Mr Sirisena when he called to congratulate him on his historical victory on Friday.  Rajitha Senaratne, a close political ally of Sirisena, said that the island nation is planning to release 15 Indian fishermen in its captivity in the foreseeable future.

Senaratne, while talking to the media on Saturday, said that Sri Lanka recognizes the importance of having India as its close allay.  He also compared the humble backgrounds of both Sirisena and Modi in order to emphasis that Sri Lanka gives its top priority to its relations with India. “Mr. Modi invited our President to come to India first. Mr. Sirisena told him it would be difficult this month, and that he will go next month.”  

Recently, Sri Lanka's relation with India has not been too warm as it has moved its emphasis towards China. And the huge Chinese investment in the country has made it difficult for India to become a top priority country for the island nation.

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Will Provide 24x7 Electricity, Kejriwal An Anarchist: PM Modi Starts BJP's Election Campaign In Delhi

PM Modi kick-started BJP's election campaign in Delhi today from Ramlila Maidan by promising the Capital state 24x7 power supply and homes to the slum dwellers.

"If we come to power, we will rid the city of generators and the poisonous gases...wil give 24x7 electricity, " the PM said. This was not all, he also promised that the Delhi people will soon be allowed to chooses their power suppliers as we choose our mobile service providers on the basis of their cost effectivity. He argued that the competition among the companies would cut the price down hence the end users will benefit.

The CMs of Haryana, Maharashtra, and Jharkhand were felicitated for their respective victories in the assembly election last year. Many of Modi's cabinet colleagues were also there along with the BJP President Amit Shah.  

Taking a dig at Arvind Kejriwal, the PM asked his audience - at least 25-30 thousand people were there- “have you ever seen a leader who says, 'yes I am an anarchist,' let then do dharnas and all those kinds of things, give reins of power to." 

The BJP has not been able to come to power in Delhi for the past 16 years. Delhi BJP head Satish Upadhayay said that the party is pretty confident to sweep the election this time.

Delhi assembly election was held on 4 December 2013, in which no political party could gather a clear majority. Arvind Kejriwal managed to form a government with support from Congress; but he resigned after ruling for 49 days following the failure of the introduction of Delhi's Jan Lokpal Bill.

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No Privatization Of The Indian Railways: Modi

PM Modi has clarified that the government has no intentions of privatizing the Indian Railways. He was addressing a gathering in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi.

The PM flagged off the WDP4D locomotive at Diesel Locomotives Work (DLW) in the presence of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. He went there after having showered tributes at Madan Mohan Malaviya from the Assi Ghat.

He said, “I have heard that 96% of the rail engine is prepared in the country; but it is my deep wish that 100% of the same should be made in India."

He proposed four railway universities in four corners of the country. He also talked about the skill development in the rail technology.

Earlier from the Assi Ghat, he congratulated Malaviya and former PM Vajpayee as today is the birthday of both the right wing icons. Yesterday the government conferred the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honor on both of them.   

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The President's office announced today that former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter and educationist Madan Mohan Malaviya will be honored by Bharat Ratna. The Bharat Ratna happens to be the highest civilian award of India.

"Atal ji means so much to everyone. A guide, inspiration & giant among giants. His contribution to India is invaluable," tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.

Vajpayee, 89, is a three times PM, and is BJP's most popular leader till date. He was the PM of India till 2004 and is popular across all party lines. He abstained from politics in 2009 due to bad health.

Senior party leader and a longtime colleague, LK Advani has said, "[he has a] blemish free record and deserves the Bharat Ratna." The BJP has always demanded a Ratna for Vajpayee. And severely criticised the government last year when Sachin Tendulkar and CNR Rao were conferred the award and Vajpayee wasn't.   

A Ratna for Madan Mohan Malaviya was one of PM Modi's promises he made during during his for the general election held in April-May this year.

Malaviya, popularly known as Mahamana, was the founder of the Banaras Hindu University. He was a two times president of the INC. He was also the chairman of the Hinduatan Times newspaper for a considerable amount of time. 

Forty three people have been given the Bharat Ratna till date.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused the Congress Party of telling lies and misleading the people of Jharkhand. PM launched this tirade at the Congress party in his election rally in Dumka, Jharkhand. 

"Congress doesn't even know the magnitude of the tribal people who stay in the nation. They never thought of working for them. Those against us are short of issues to criticize us. They wonder what to say, because we are devoted to serving the people. Congress holds a meeting every evening and thinks about what lies to spread, how to mislead the voters," Modi told the crowd.

Modi did not stop there, he accused the previous governments of looting the state coffers and resources. He urged the public to vote for the BJP to ensure development in the state.

"It is the development of the tribal communities that will lead to the development of the nation. Jharkhand has so much coal that you can remove darkness from all of India. If the previous governments did not work for the welfare of the people, what were they doing? They were looting you all," he spoke in his usual style.

"Do not give another chance to the people who have wronged you. If you do they will only wrong you more, punish them and they might get a lesson. Jharkhand is 14 years old now, when one is 14 years old care for them is intensified and this election will lay the foundation for Jharkhand for the next 100 years," he added eloquently.

The Election Commission said that the fourth phase of the five-phase election saw a voter turnout of 61.5% and no incident of violence was reported from the election zone.

The final phase of election in the state is going to be held on 20th December and the counting will take place on the 23rd of the same month. 

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PM Modi Congratulates Shinzo Abe On Being Re-elected As The PM Of Japan

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has congratulated his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on being re-elected for the top spot for the third time. Modi has said that he looks forward to continue to work closely with him to further strengthen the bilateral ties.

"Congratulations @AbeShinzo on your victory in the elections. Japan will scale newer heights of progress under your able leadership," Modi tweeted.

Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its partner Komeito Party have won the the elections with two third majority in the 475-member lower house of the parliament.

"I look forward to continuing to work closely with @AbeShinzo to strengthen the relations between India & Japan," he said in another tweet.

Modi and Abe share a close personal relationship, which was showcased in Modi's recent tour to Japan. Both the leaders are said to have similar personalities.

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