India News Live updates: PM Modi to flag off first 'Made in India' locomotive for export to Guinea, launch projects worth Rs 5,700 crore in Bihar today
20 Jun 2025 | 08:10:44 AM IST
India News Live updates: Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects at Siwan today. India News Live updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to make his "51st visit to Bihar" on Friday, bringing a development package worth over Rs 5,000 crore, besides the launch of a new Vande Bharat Express train.Modi's visit to Siwan district has energised the BJP, which is gearing up for crucial assembly elections in a few months and is relying heavily on the appeal of its most popular leader to boost its prospects.According to the state's Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, the PM's latest tour was "the second in only 20 days and the fifth this year", in an indication that the eastern province was high on the priority of the government.Modi's last visit to the state was on May 29-30, when he had inaugurated a new "world-class" terminal of the Patna airport, held a roadshow in the state capital and addressed a rally in Rohtas district where projects worth Rs 50,000 crore were launched.Furthering the vision of "Make in India - Make for the World," Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off a state-of-the-art locomotive built at the Marhowra Plant in Bihar's Saran for export to the Republic of Guinea on Friday, a release said.According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) release, this is the first export locomotive manufactured in this factory. The release said the locomotives are equipped with high-horsepower engines, an advanced AC propulsion system, microprocessor-based control systems, ergonomic cab designs, and incorporate technologies like regenerative braking. Show more
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