Narendra Modi - Electronic Gurudev

Mar112017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

7 Reasons Why BJP Won An Unprecedented Mandate In Uttar Pradesh

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s unprecedented victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections has left everyone asking the same question – how did the party manage to register such a thumping majority? Here are eight reasons why the BJP won big in the state. 1. Modi’s Connect With The People Much of the credit for the BJP’s win in Uttar Pradesh goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The win is testament to the trust he enjoys among the people of the state. During the party’s aggressive campaigning, PM Modi did not forgo a single opportunity to lead from the front, even if that meant a prolonged stay in Varanasi. 2. Demonetization Effect A lot was said about demonetization and its effects on the common man. However, the way things have panned out, it appears that the ma...

Mar112017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

UP election results 2017: Move over exit polls, Artificial Intelligence gives Modi’s BJP 220 seats

Uttar Pradesh

An internet data analysis says the BJP could get between 220-222 seats and about 35 per cent vote share in Uttar Pradesh. An artificial intelligence analysis of internet engagements across parties shows the Bharatiya Janata Party is far ahead in its online push and this could translate into 220-222 seats for the party in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, the results for which will be announced tomorrow. Perhaps for the first time in India's history, the country has a prime minister who responds rather readily to tweets, in fact he once presented a scarf to someone who praised it on Twitter and frequently shares stories of his travels on social media. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's love and belief in the power of technology is all too well known. The Bharatiya Janata Party was the f...

Feb102017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Committee led by PM Modi appoints directors for Ten IIMs

National

Filling up some of the pending vacancies at 10 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed Appointments Cabinet Committee (ACC) on Friday notified appointment of directors for the premier B-schools. As per a notification by the Department of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, appointment to posts of IIM director has been made “on contract basis in the scale of pay of Rs 80,000 (fixed) plus usual allowances for a period of 05 years w.e.f. the date of assumption of charge of the post, or till the incumbent attains the age of 65 years, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest”. The 10 IIMs include Bangalore, Bodhgaya, Sirmaur, Vishakapatnam, Tiruchirappalli, Nagpur, Sambalpur, Raipur, Rohtak and Ranchi. Among these, IIM Ahmedabad fac...

Jan292017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

PM Modi urges people to focus on responsibilities, duties on Mann ki Baat

National

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the people to focus on their responsibilities, not just their rights. “People should focus both duties and rights in our discussions,” he said in his `Mann ki Baat” programme on Sunday. “We only think about our rights but forget our responsibilities. “I urge the citizens to focus on their duties towards the country and fellow citizens as much as they focus on their rights,” he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to soldiers who died in an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir. “When we were happily celebrating Republic Day, soldiers were killed in an avalanche,” Modi said in his radio programme `Mann Ki Baat`. “I salute them.” At least 15 soldiers were killed after two avalanches hit a military post and a patrol along...

Jan132017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Black money has destroyed nation, fight against it: PM Modi to youth

National

Contending that black money had “destroyed” the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday reached out to the youth, asking them to fight against it along with social problems like caste discrimination, untouchability and harassment of women. Hailing the youth for their contribution to various aspects of the society, he pitched for new thinking while underlining the need for channelising the tremendous energy of the young people and preventing them from getting misled. The Prime Minister asked the youth to focus on six social challenges — ending of illiteracy, insensitivity, perverted thinking, failure to rise above caste considerations, ill-treatment of women and callous attitude towards the environment. “Black money has destroyed the country… Recently we took a major dec...

Jan102017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

We can’t be dependent only on politicians or political party to bring good days. – Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev

National

Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for demonetising Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev today said printing of Rs 2,000 currency notes should also be stopped in future. ”The adverse effect of high denomination currency is evident as the fake currency in the denomination of Rs 2,000 notes has arrived (in the market). The bigger value note has the same problem for which Modiji has scrapped the other ones,” Ramdev told reporters here. “Fake currency note in high denomination is convenient for printing, transportation and difficult to trace. I feel the printing of Rs 2,000 note should be stopped in future,” he added. “In future, wherever there will be a strong need, cash should be used otherwise we should move towards a cashless economy. As we move ahead towa...

Jan92017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

PM Narendra Modi woos NRIs, calls for investment at 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

National

PM Narendra Modi reached out to the young NRIs by calling them a valuable partner in the journey of development as he delivered the keynote address at the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Bengaluru. While lauding the Indian diaspora for extending their support in the government’s fight against corruption and black money, Modi urged them to first develop India by investing and contributing its expertise in the land of its origin. Catch the highlights here: – Remittance of close to 69 billion dollars annually by overseas Indians makes an invaluable contribution to the Indian economy. We want to turn ‘brain-drain’ into ‘brain-gain’ and your support in this is very important. – NRIs and PIO have made outstanding contributions. Among them are politicians of great stature, scienti...

Jan52017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Govt. of India launched Toll-free Helpline for Digital Payments

National

The government, in collaboration with telecom and IT industry, has launched a toll-free helpline – 14444 – to address consumer queries on digital payments. The helpline will address questions regarding various platforms, including the newly-launched Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), eWallets, Aadhaar-enabled payment system and USSD. “The helpline ‘14444’ is available in North as well as Eastern part of the country in English and Hindi and will soon be extended pan India, and in other languages,” Telecom Secretary J S Deepak told PTI. The helpline has been launched jointly by Department of Telecom in collaboration with software association Nasscom, telecom industry as well as the IT industry, officials said. All telecom companies are participating in the initiative and the ...

Jan42017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

PM Modi’s BHIM app hits 5-mn downloads mark

Technology

The BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) app has seen 5 million downloads since its launch on December 31, reports Shritama Bose in Mumbai. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) MD and CEO AP Hota told FE on Tuesday that the number of user registrations on BHIM so far is 1.5 million. He added financial transactions on USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) — a digital payments platform for feature phones — had jumped to 7,000-8,000 a day, up from 1,000 a day before November 8. Hota said by March the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform can be used to pay utility bills and insurance premiums. He believes more merchants will transact on UPI once the Indian Banks’ Association decides on the interchange rate. “While RBI has capped merchant discount rates, or the ...

Jan32017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Prime Minister Modi’s steps extremely positive for economy: Assocham

National

Terming the steps announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on New Year’s Eve as ‘extremely positive for the Indian economy,’ apex industry body Assocham on Tuesday said that the focus should now be on effective implementation of these schemes to drive economic growth. “The initiatives like 60-day interest waiver for farmers who have taken loans from district co-operative banks and primary societies together with additional fund of 20,000 crore given to NABARD to give loans to farmers would help in alleviating pains of farmers and rural class,” said Assocham president Mr Sunil Kanoria. He also said that schemes like interest subsidy on loans for low cost housing together with impetus to affordable housing will provide much needed help to vulnerable se...