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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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Cyclone Tauktae

Cyclone Tauktae: PM Modi undertakes aerial survey of affected areas in Gujarat, Diu

India | May 19, 2021, 02:16 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertakes an aerial survey of damage caused due to Cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat and Diu.

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BJP accuses Congress of using 'toolkit' to destroy PM Modi's image amid second wave

India | May 18, 2021, 02:20 PM IST

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said that the Congress toolkit highlights how the party wants to strengthen itself using the pandemic.

Prime Minister directs senior officers to take every

PM Modi holds high level meeting to review preparedness on Cyclone Tauktae

India | May 15, 2021, 08:25 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi took a high level meeting today to review the preparedness of States and Central Ministries/Agencies concerned to deal with the situation arising out of Cyclone 'Tauktae'.

PM Modi reviews Covid situation across the country.

Door-to-door testing in rural areas, localised containment strategies need of the hour: PM Modi

India | May 16, 2021, 12:02 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for augmenting healthcare resources in rural areas to focus on door to door testing and surveillance, and asserted that localised containment strategies are the need of the hour, especially in states with high positivity rate in districts.

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Implementing PM-KISAN scheme in Bengal shows BJP's commitment for 'Sonar Bangla': JP Nadda

India | May 14, 2021, 11:37 PM IST

PM Modi on Friday released 8th installment of financial benefits under the PM-KISAN scheme for the eligible farmers. 

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Krishak Bandhu scheme better than PM-Kisan: Mamata Banerjee

India | May 14, 2021, 04:16 PM IST

The Krishak Bandhu scheme provides farmers with one or more acres of landholding an annual amount of Rs 5,000 (minimum Rs 2,000 per annum assistance on pro-rata basis).

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PM-KISAN 8th installment: PM Modi releases Rs 19,000 crore to more than 9.5 crore farmers

India | May 14, 2021, 04:21 PM IST

Under the PM-KISAN Scheme, the Modi government provides a financial assistance of Rs 6,000 per year to farmers. The amount is payable in 3 equal installments of Rs 2,000 each.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

PM Modi chairs high level meeting to review oxygen, medicines availability and supply

India | May 13, 2021, 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was briefed that the government is actively monitoring the supply of drugs being used in the management of Covid as well Mucormycosis.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi calling it

Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor slam Centre over 'positivity push' amid gloomy Covid-19 situation

India | May 12, 2021, 02:12 PM IST

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has organised the programme “Positivity Unlimited” to boost the morale of citizens amid the pandemic.

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PM Modi hails scientists, innovators for contribution in combating COVID-19

India | May 11, 2021, 12:20 PM IST

"On National Technology Day, we salute the hard work and tenacity of our scientists and those passionate about technology," Prime Minister Modi tweeted

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Country needs breath, not PM's residence: Rahul Gandhi

India | May 09, 2021, 07:42 PM IST

The redevelopment project of the Central Vista -- the power corridor of the country -- envisages a new triangular Parliament building, a common Central Secretariat, the revamping of the three-km-long Rajpath from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate and new residences for the prime minister and the vice president.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that country's armed

'Jal, Thal and Nabh': PM Modi lauds efforts of armed forces in fight against Covid

India | May 06, 2021, 07:00 PM IST

As India battles the second wave of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that country's armed forces have left no stone unturned in strengthening the fight against Covid-19.

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Extradition of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi figures in India-UK virtual summit

India | May 05, 2021, 12:03 AM IST

India has been pressing the United Kingdom to extradite Mallya and Modi to face trial in India for their alleged involvement in cases relating to financial fraud.

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Bengal violence: PM Modi speaks to Governor over deteriorating law and order situation

India | May 04, 2021, 02:46 PM IST

The BJP has claimed that nine of its workers have lost their lives in the last 24 hours during violence unleashed by TMC workers following the party's win in the just-concluded Assembly polls in West Bengal.

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NEET-PG exam postponed, medical interns for Covid duty: PM Modi's new decisions in pandemic war

Education | May 03, 2021, 04:58 PM IST

The government has decided to postpone NEET-PG exam for at least four months and the exam will not be held before August 31.

Modi expressed his appreciation of the EU and its member

PM Modi appreciates European Commission for mobilising quick support for India's Covid-19 fight

India | May 03, 2021, 03:11 PM IST

Modi expressed his appreciation of the EU and its member states for mobilising quick support for India’s fight against the pandemic.

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Mamata Banerjee retains power for third time in West Bengal: Who said what

India | May 03, 2021, 01:37 PM IST

CM Mamata Banerjee said, "It is the victory of the people of Bengal, the victory of democracy. Bengal has saved India today. This landslide victory came after fighting against several odds- the center, its machinery, its agenicies."

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PM Modi reviews progress of converting Nitrogen plants to Oxygen Plants

India | May 03, 2021, 12:12 AM IST

Considering the requirement of medical oxygen amidst the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Government of India explored the feasibility of conversion of existing nitrogen plants to produce oxygen.

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West Bengal Elections Results 2021: Full List Of Winners

Elections | May 03, 2021, 07:21 PM IST

Bengal Winners List: The Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee is set to form the government.

Bangladesh

Gunpowder, firearms used by Hefazat-e-Islam militants in Bangladesh violence in March, says lawmaker

World | May 02, 2021, 08:04 AM IST

Gunpowder, firearms, and various combustible materials were used by the Hefazat-e-Islam militants that carried out violence in Bangladesh's Brahmanbaria from March 26 to March 29

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