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Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi

DOB: 17/09/1950

Narendra Modi has been the Prime Minister of India since 2014. He is a Lok Sabha member from the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 282 and 303 seats in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha Elections under the leadership of Narendra Modi. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, PM Modi won the Varanasi seat with a margin of 4,79,505 votes. He was polled 6,74,664 votes and defeated Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Shalini Yadav who got 1,95,159 votes. In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Modi contested on BJP ticket from the constituency for the first time and won the seat. He was polled 5,81,022 votes and defeated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Arvind Kejriwal who got 2,09,238 votes. Modi defeated Kejriwal by a margin of 3,71,784 votes. Modi also won the Vadodara seat in 2014 but decided to retain Varanasi. He was the Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001 to 2014. Modi represented Rajkot II constituency in the Gujarat Assembly in 2002 and Maninagar thrice in a row in 2002, 2007 and 2012. He is again contesting from the Varanasi constituency in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

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Three farm laws to be rolled back: PM Modi 

Farm laws repealed: PM Modi's top quotes

India | Nov 19, 2021, 10:36 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 56 DGP Conference, Lucknow, November 20, latest national news updates,

PM Narendra Modi to attend 56th DGP Conference in Lucknow on November 20

India | Nov 19, 2021, 08:04 AM IST

The conference will discuss a wide range of issues including Cyber Crime, Data Governance, Counter-Terrorism challenges, Left Wing Extremism, Emerging Trends in Narcotics trafficking, Prison Reforms among others.

PM Modi addresses conference on Creating Synergies for

PM Modi exhorts banks to support wealth, job creators; increase country's balance sheet

Business | Nov 18, 2021, 02:47 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said banks have to now adopt a partnership model to help businesses thrive and move away from the idea of being a loan approver to a loan applicant.

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PM Narendra Modi lists 5 'digital transitions' shaping India at Sydney Dialogue

India | Nov 18, 2021, 11:07 AM IST

The Sydney Dialogue is being held from Nov 17-19. It is an initiative of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

Light Combat Helicopter that PM Modi will formally hand

PM Modi to hand over indigenous LCH to Armed Forces during Jhansi visit on Friday

India | Nov 19, 2021, 08:35 AM IST

PM Modi will visit Jhansi to launch and dedicate to the nation multiple initiatives of the Defence sector at ‘Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv’, which is being held in Jhansi from November 17 to 19 as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahaotsav’ celebrations.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi 

Conduct of lawmakers should be in line with Indian values: PM Modi

India | Nov 17, 2021, 12:51 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi said that it is legislatures' responsibility to be vigilant about any discordant voice about the country's unity and integrity.

Prime Minister narendra Modi, pm modi to inaugurate first Global Innovation Summit of Pharmaceutical

PM Modi to inaugurate first Global Innovation Summit of Pharmaceuticals sector on November 18

India | Nov 17, 2021, 08:12 AM IST

This initiative will also highlight the opportunities in the Indian pharma industry that has huge growth potential.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Audit Diwas 2021: Data will dictate history, says PM Modi

India | Nov 16, 2021, 12:35 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi said that CAG's new practice of sharing preliminary findings with government departments before the beginning field audits will give better results.

PM Modi being felicitated by Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj

PM Modi in Bhopal: Congress to be blamed for plight of tribals

India | Nov 15, 2021, 03:58 PM IST

The Central government is celebrating November 15, the birth anniversary of revered tribal icon Birsa Munda as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi 

PM Modi divides 77 ministers into 8 groups under new plan to improve governance

India | Nov 15, 2021, 08:32 AM IST

The 77 ministers have been divided into eight groups to develop technology-based resources, create a pool of professionals and bring more transparency and further improve and efficiency of the Modi government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi govt planning to rope in young professionals to improve efficiency

India | Nov 14, 2021, 08:22 PM IST

The 77 ministers have been divided into eight groups to develop technology-based resources, create a pool of professionals for recruiting in their teams and other similar initiatives to be adopted in the offices of all ministers' offices to bring more transparency and further improve and efficiency of the Modi government, the sources said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Govt does not have strategy on China: Rahul Gandhi

India | Nov 12, 2021, 01:57 PM IST

Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat on Thursday said the controversy about the Chinese coming into the Indian territory and building a new village is not true and that the villages were well within the Chinese side of the LAC.

PM Modi launches RBI's two innovative customer-centric

Will increase investment avenues, says PM Modi as he launches RBI's 2 innovative schemes

India | Nov 12, 2021, 11:54 AM IST

PM Modi said that RBI's two innovative customer-centric initiatives will increase investment avenues, make accessing capital market easier and safer.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi 

PM Modi to launch RBI's retail direct, integrated ombudsman schemes on Friday

Business | Nov 11, 2021, 11:28 AM IST

The PMO said the RBI Retail Direct Scheme is aimed at enhancing access to the government securities market for retail investors.

Lok Sabha Speaker, Rajya Sabha Chairman invited to 'chintan

Lok Sabha Speaker, Rajya Sabha Chairman invited to 'chintan shivir' of Council of Ministers

India | Nov 10, 2021, 01:16 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been holding 'chintan shivir' to make governance and its delivery system more effective and efficient.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

'No apology': Rahul Gandhi takes swipe at Modi govt on 5 years of demonetisation

India | Nov 09, 2021, 12:05 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi takes a swipe at the Modi government on 5 years of demonetisation saying there is no apology for it.

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PM Modi greets LK Advani on his 94th birthday, prays for his long & healthy life

India | Nov 08, 2021, 10:21 AM IST

LK Advani was born in Karachi in undivided India in 1927. He is regarded as the principal architect of the BJP's rise as a major national political party in the country in 80s.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

PM Modi to lay foundation stone of 4-laning of 5 sections of Sant Dnyaneshawar Maharaj Marg on Nov 8

India | Nov 07, 2021, 05:09 PM IST

During the event, the Prime Minister will also dedicate over 223 km of completed & upgraded road projects, constructed with an estimated cost of over Rs 1180 crore at different NHs for boosting connectivity to Pandharpur. The event will take place via video conferencing, it said.

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PM Narendra Modi extends Gujarati New Year greetings

India | Nov 05, 2021, 07:51 AM IST

Gujarati New Year, also known as Bestu Varas, marks the beginning of the Kartik month of the Hindu calendar.

Modi said that he continuously monitored the

PM Modi in Kedarnath: 'Principles of Adi Shankaracharya are still applicable today'

India | Nov 05, 2021, 11:46 AM IST

Modi said that he continuously monitored the redevelopment works at Kedarnath from Delhi. "I reviewed progress of different works being carried out here through drone footage. I want to thank all 'rawals' here for their guidance for these works," he said.

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