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Mar 16, 2018 08:28 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com

News18 Rising India Summit LIVE: PM Modi says Rising India means upliftment of 1.25 billion Indians

Catch live updates as News18 hosts the first edition of the Rising India Summit.

  • Mar 16, 08:29 PM (IST)

    People who think all these things we are doing are gimmicks for votes, are people I believe to be cut off from the country and the minds of its people, says PM Modi. 

  • Mar 16, 08:29 PM (IST)

    Today I was in Manipur, and it was my 28th or 29th visit to a North Eastern state, says PM Modi. 

  • Mar 16, 08:28 PM (IST)

    Ujjwala is not just changing cooking, it is changing the picture of millions of families, says PM Modi. 

  • Mar 16, 08:27 PM (IST)

    The video is showcasing the achievements of the government's Ujjwala Yojana, which aims to provide cooking gas to every household in the country. 

  • Mar 16, 08:26 PM (IST)

    PM Modi is now showing a video to the audience. 

  • Mar 16, 08:25 PM (IST)

    The transformational shift that India is seeing is because of its citizens and the strength of their desires, says PM Modi. 

  • Mar 16, 08:25 PM (IST)

    Today, the government only follows what the people tell us, says PM Modi, adding that it is the people who lead. 

  • Mar 16, 08:24 PM (IST)

    In every investigation that the government conducts has been met with a lot of support by the public, says PM Modi. This is indicative that the people of the country are very interested in the development of the country and are doing everything they can for it. 

  • Mar 16, 08:23 PM (IST)

    You have seen how in this short a span of time, Swachh Bharat has become a public movement, says PM Modi. 

  • Mar 16, 08:22 PM (IST)

    For me, Rising India means the upliftment of the 1.25 billion people of India, says PM Modi. When the desires and efforts of all these people unite, even the impossible becomes possible, he adds. 

  • Mar 16, 08:20 PM (IST)

    Rising India signifies our desire to move forward from where we were, says PM Modi. 

  • Mar 16, 08:19 PM (IST)

    PM Modi starts speaking

  • Mar 16, 08:13 PM (IST)

    PM Modi enters the hall and takes the stage for his keynote address. Rahul Joshi, CEO and Group Editor-in-Chief at News18 Network, is receiving him. 

  • Mar 16, 08:11 PM (IST)

    Kangana Ranaut is Bollywood's representation at the event today. 

  • Mar 16, 08:09 PM (IST)

    PM Modi has arrived at the venue and is done with his meet and greet and is scheduled to enter the hall shortly. 

  • Mar 16, 08:08 PM (IST)

    PM Modi is slated to make a Powerpoint presentation, which is a first for the leader. The presentation is likely to be about the state of the economy at the moment and the achievements of his government over the last 4 years it has been in power. 

  • Mar 16, 08:07 PM (IST)

    Security personnel can be seen checking the arrangements every few seconds. PM Modi will likely arrive any moment now. 

  • Mar 16, 08:06 PM (IST)
  • Mar 16, 08:05 PM (IST)

    Guests can be seen at their seats in wait of the PM's keynote address. Another hall next to the venue has been opened up for 200-odd people to sit and watch the entire event live. 

  • Mar 16, 08:04 PM (IST)

    Nobel laureate Paul Krugman is also present at the event. He is scheduled to speak tomorrow in another highly awaited session. 

  • Mar 16, 07:59 PM (IST)

    Senior Congress leader and eminent lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi is also in attendance. 

  • Mar 16, 07:56 PM (IST)

    The guests are waiting with bated breath for the Prime Minister's address that is scheduled to take place shortly. 

  • Mar 16, 07:55 PM (IST)
  • Mar 16, 07:52 PM (IST)

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive at the venue shortly. The ongoing break is to ensure that the security protocol in place is carried out without hassle. 

  • Mar 16, 07:47 PM (IST)

    CM Khattar talks about Haryana and says the state is now 2nd on the Centre's Ease of Doing Business ranking.

  • Mar 16, 07:43 PM (IST)

    The CM adds that his government has taken the state along the path of development and made rapid strides in roads, agriculture and electricity.

  • Mar 16, 07:40 PM (IST)

    MP CM Shivraj Chouhan says that MP is a fast-growing state, and adds that the government is focusing on agriculture.

  • Mar 16, 07:35 PM (IST)

    The theme of the session is Nayi Rahein, Naye Sapne, and dwells upon economies of the states, and what they need to create more jobs in the heartland.

  • Mar 16, 07:32 PM (IST)

    Even as the audience awaits the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, News18 India Executive Editor Amish Devgan is speaking with Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Manohar Lal Khattar, Jai Ram Thakur, chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, respectively.

  • Mar 16, 07:25 PM (IST)

    Unless you localise an issue, take the issue of ease of doing business down to the grassroot levels, manufacturing can never improve, says Suresh Prabhu. 

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