PM Modi At Assocham: Record FDI As World Trusts India; Invest In R&D In Agri, Pharma, Space, Energy

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address at ASSOCHAM Foundation Week 2020 via video conferencing on Saturday, 19th December. The Prime Minister also presented the ‘ASSOCHAM Enterprise of the Century Award’ to Ratan Tata, who received the award on behalf of the TATA Group. According to a press statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, addressing the gathering, Prime Minister Modi commended the business community for their contribution to nation-building. He declared that now the industry has complete freedom to touch the sky and urged them to take full advantage of this, urging them to put full strength in the coming years for a self-reliant India. The Prime Minister said the country today is with enterprise and wealth creators giving opportunities to crores of youth. The Government is continuing efforts to build an efficient and friendly ecosystem. He urged the industry to ensure that its benefits reach the last mile by bringing reforms within the industry like more inclusion of women and young talent, adopting the best practices of the world as soon...
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Now virus hits Modi’s family, aunt Narmadaben dies of Covid-19

Now Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s family has been affected by the pandemic coronavirus. Modi’s aunt Narmadaben, 80, died of Covid-19 at a hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on Tuesday evening. She lived with his family in the New Runip area of Ahmedabad.Modi’s younger brother Prahlad Modi said Aunt Narmadaben’s condition deteriorated after she was infected with Covid-19. She was admitted to a government hospital 10 days ago. He died there on Tuesday evening.He added that Modi’s uncle Jagjivandas had died many years ago. He was a few years younger than the Prime Minister’s father. However, Modi has not yet said anything about the death of the family member.Covid-19 has taken a terrible turn in India since the beginning of March. Infection is on the rise. Concerns about well-being are also increasing. The people of the country are wailing for oxygen shortage. Many are blaming the “lack of foresight” of the Center for such a situation.More than 315,000 people were infected with the Covid-19 within 24 hours from Monday morning to Tuesday morning in India only. At the same time, another...
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Modi congratulates Mamata

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi congratulated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this evening and assured that the Centre will "continue to extend all possible support to the West Bengal Government to fulfil people's aspirations and also to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic". Counting the BJP's gains in a state where it only had a marginal presence, he thanked the people of Bengal for their "blessing" to the party."From a negligible presence earlier, BJP's presence has significantly increased," PM Modi tweeted as his party -- which aspired to 200 of Bengal's 294 seats -- looks set to win only 70-plus seats. Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is likely to win more than the 211 seats it won in 2016.PM Modi's congratulations came hours after several of his party leaders, including Union Minister Rajnath Singh, extended their good wishes to the Chief Minister.In another tweet, the Prime Minister -- who addressed more than 50 meetings as part of the BJP's Mission Bengal – said: "I would like to thank my sisters and brothers of West Bengal who have blessed our party. From a negligible...
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