PM Modi attends 56th convocation of IIT Madras

12:02 September 30

Modi attends 56th convocation of IIT Madras

Modi attends 56th convocation of IIT Madras

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends 56th convocation of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras.

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam are also present.

10:41 September 30

Modi addresses Singapore-India Hackathon 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Singapore-India Hackathon 2019 at IIT-Madras:

Friends you have been working for the last 36 hours to solve challenging problems. Hats off to you & your energy & I don't see fatigue. I see satisfaction of a task well accomplished.

Hackathons are great for youngsters, participants get access to state of the art technology for solution of global problems. I firmly believe that the solutions found in today's hackathon are the start-up ideas for tomorrow.

 I congratulate the winners of the Hackathon & each and every young friend assembled here. Your willingness to confront challenges & find workable solutions is of much great value than just winning a challenge.

My young friends here solved many problems today. I specially like the solution about camera to detect who is paying attention. I will talk to my Speaker in the Parliament. I am sure it will be very useful to Parliament.

10:21 September 30

Modi arrives at IIT-Madras

Modi arrives at IIT-Madras

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at IIT-Madras.

He will participate in the prize distribution ceremony of Singapore-India Hackathon and will watch the exhibition on IIT-Madras research park start-ups.

09:36 September 30

World has "great expectations" from India, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the world has "great expectations" from India, and asserted that his government will lead the country to a path of 'greatness' where it will be beneficial to the entire globe.

On his first visit to Tamil Nadu after retaining power in this year's Lok Sabha polls, the Prime Minister reiterated his campaign against single-use plastic.

"During my (just concluded) US tour I saw the world has great expectations from India, which is growing... we will certainly ensure the welfare of India, and swiftly, but we will make it such a great nation that it will be useful for the world," he said.

Making the country great was not just the job of the Central government, but also its 130 crore citizens, he added. 

09:25 September 30

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the 56th convocation ceremony of IIT Madras in Chennai today

PM Modi arrives in Chennai to attend IIT-Madras convocation today

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi arrives in Chennai.

He will participate in the prize distribution ceremony of Singapore-India Hackathon and will watch the exhibition on IIT-Madras research park start-ups. \

He'll also be the chief guest at 56th convocation of IIT-Madras today.

PM Modi on Sunday sought ideas for the speech he will deliver at the convocation ceremony of IIT-Madras.