試す - 無料

PM's foreign visits cost Centre ₹350 cr since '21

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

|

July 25, 2025

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi's foreign visits between 2021 and July 2025 might have strengthened India's bilateral ties with the host nations, but they have also incurred a cost of nearly ₹300 crore to the exchequer.

- RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR @New Delhi

That includes ₹67 crore spent on his five foreign visits in February, March and April this year to the United States, France, Mauritius, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia.

The Ministry of External Affairs, in a written reply to the questions of TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien, has shared the details of expenditures. The data reveal that Modi visited France and the United States between February 10 and 13, for which the expenses totalled ₹25,59,82,902 for the French visit and ₹16,54,84,302 for the US visit, respectively.

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam からのその他のストーリー

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

SC directs legal help to the 3.66 lakh SIR exclusions

THE Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Bihar State Legal Service Authority (BSLSA) to issue directions to its district-level bodies for assisting 3.66 lakh voters excluded from the final electoral rolls in filing appeals with the Election Commission.

time to read

1 min

October 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

30 Japanese cos to invest in Guj to support 4 chip plants

THE four upcoming semiconductor projects in Gujarat are already attracting investments from ancillary and component manufacturers to support the sector in the state, Minister for Electronics and IT (MeitY), Ashwini Vaishnaw, said here on Thursday.

time to read

1 min

October 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

PM calls Trump, hails Gaza truce, discusses trade

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a phone conversation US President Donald Trump, congratulating him on the announcement of the Gaza ceasefire deal and reviewing the status of bilateral trade negotiations. Modi described Trump as a “friend” in a post on X and praised the “success of the historic Gaza peace plan”.

time to read

1 mins

October 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

Modi's remarks on 26/11 attack 'terribly wrong': Chidambaram hits back

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the UPA government of being too soft on Pakistan, Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram responded on Thursday, saying that PM Modi’s attack on him was a figment of imagination.

time to read

1 min

October 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

Prime accused in Armstrong murder case dies at GH

P Nagendran, a life convict who was named as the prime accused in the murder of former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) TN president K Armstrong, died at Government Stanley Hospital in Chennai on Thursday.

time to read

1 min

October 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

Pushed out by tigers, leopards stray into human dwellings in U’khand

A growing tiger population in Uttarakhand is creating tension in the forests, not just among humans but also among wildlife.

time to read

1 mins

October 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

RCPL relaunches Velvette brand in Chennai

RELIANCE Consumer Products Limited (RCPL), FMCG arm of Reliance Industries Limited, on Thursday launched Tamil Nadu's iconic personal-care brand Velvette, in collaboration with the CK Rajkumar family.

time to read

1 min

October 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

A NOBEL WIN INDIA MUST TAKE NOTE OF

HE 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine could not have come ata more relevant time for India.

time to read

1 mins

October 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

MP points finger at TN over syrup factory licence renewal

COUGH SYRUP DEATHS

time to read

1 mins

October 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

Aadhav moves HC for quashing FIR over X post

REMAINING elusive for days after the Karur stampede, TVK general secretary for election campaign management Aadhav Arjuna has moved the Madras High Court praying for quashing the FIR registered against him by the Cyber Crime wing of Greater Chennai Police on his social media post allegedly calling for Nepal-like uprising against the state government.

time to read

1 min

October 10, 2025

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size