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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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Modi govt 8 years: When India's PM won hearts sharing lighter moments with the public

Trending | May 28, 2022, 02:25 PM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always shown his inquisitive side in public. This has generated many moments in the lighter vein that were loved by the public.

Ladakh accident: PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi condole death of

Ladakh accident: PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi condole death of soldiers

India | May 27, 2022, 07:30 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi and others condoled the deaths of army officers who lost their lives on Friday.

PM Modi, Amit Shah to visit Gujarat over weekend

PM Modi, Amit Shah to visit home state over weekend with eye on Gujarat election

India | May 27, 2022, 12:11 PM IST

The BJP-ruled Gujarat is slated to go to the polls by the end of this year.

Rajnath Singh hails PM Modi contribution, pm modi leadership makes world hear us, latest national ne

Rajnath Singh hails PM Modi's contribution, says 'His leadership makes world hear us'

India | May 27, 2022, 07:15 AM IST

Rajnath Singh arrived on a 2-day visit to the Naval base in Uttara Kannada district to interact with personnel of the Indian Navy.

PM Narendra Modi addresses rally in Hyderabad 

'Family-run parties biggest enemies of nation': PM Modi's swipe at KCR in Hyderabad

India | May 26, 2022, 03:15 PM IST

PM Modi at Hyderabad rally: PM Narendra Modi said when parties dedicated to one family come to power, members of that family become the biggest faces of corruption.

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Modi govt 8 years: How PM developed urban infrastructure with swanky expressways, railways, airports

India | May 26, 2022, 02:11 PM IST

The pace of development both on approval of projects and execution has been impressive unlike situation during previous governments when projects were merely passed on paper but less execution on the ground.

How Kanyakumari railway station will look after the

From Rameswaram to Kanyakumari, how 5 Tamil Nadu railway stations will look after redevelopment

India | May 25, 2022, 07:52 PM IST

The foundation stones for the redevelopment of five Railway stations: Chennai Egmore, Rameswaram, Madurai, Katpadi, and Kanniyakumari, will be laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Traditional paintings to artifacts: PM Modi's gifts to dignitaries reflect India's rich heritage

Trending | May 25, 2022, 05:44 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a dhokra boat from Chhattisgarh to crown prince Frederik of Denmark. Dokra is non–ferrous metal casting using the lost-wax casting technique. This sort of metal casting has been used in India for over 4,000 years and is still used.

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Modi Govt 8 years: How PM handled Pakistan with iron fist - Surgical strike, Balakot air strike

India | May 26, 2022, 03:54 PM IST

The Modi government handled Pakistan with an iron fist by conducting two operations -- Surgical Strike in 2016 and Balakot Air Strike in 2019 against terror launch pads in response to Uri and Pulwana terror attacks.

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Modi govt 8 years: How BJP has become the 'greatest election machine' under Modi and Shah

India | May 25, 2022, 05:20 PM IST

Modi Govt 8 Years: The BJP on the electoral battlefield under Modi-Shah jugalbandi has projected itself as the vanguard of the poor, rich and deprived section.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the homage and

From Statue of Unity to National War Memorial - some brilliant works of architecture under Modi rule

India | May 28, 2022, 04:35 PM IST

As PM Narendra Modi completes eight years in public office, let us take a closer look at some of the iconic monuments that were constructed during his time.

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Modi govt 8 years: How PM's 'bear hugs' added a personal touch to foreign dignitaries trip to India

India | May 25, 2022, 02:15 PM IST

PM Modi has made some very popular headlines both nationally and internationally in the name of his magical 'Jadoo ki Jhappi' to global leaders.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 8 years in office,

Modi govt 8 years: Farm laws to sedition, how fate of legislations changed under Modi government

India | May 25, 2022, 11:59 PM IST

Among the many things that the eight years of the PM Modi governance has seen is the scrapping of scores of laws — some archaic, some unnecessary, some bizarre -- that acted as obstacles to running an unwrinkled administration.

China and Russia warplanes conduct “air patrols” over

Watch | Chinese, Russian warplanes conduct air patrols near Japan as Quad leaders met in Tokyo

India | May 24, 2022, 11:45 PM IST

Media reports from Tokyo quoted Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi as telling the media that Japan had expressed “grave concerns” over the joint sorties by the Russian and Chinese military flights when the leaders of the Quad alliance consisting of the US, India, Japan and Australia held the second in-person summit on Tuesday.

Karnataka Accident, PM, Condoles, Loss Of Lives, Kin, bereaved families, announced ex-gratia, Prime

Karnataka accident: PM condoles loss of lives; announces Rs. 2 lakhs each to kin

India | May 24, 2022, 10:23 PM IST

Expressing pain over the loss of lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of those deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured while Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has announced Rs 5 lakh each to the family of deceased.

PM Modi attends the Quad Summit 2022 with US president Joe

Sanjhi Art for Biden, Rogan Painting for Kishida: What PM Modi gifted his Quad friends | Photos

India | May 24, 2022, 08:44 PM IST

PM Modi, who had bilateral sessions with Quad members in the just concluded Tokyo summit, got gifts for US President, Japanese and Australian counterparts, representing Indian art and culture in some or the other form. Take a look.

OPINION | Modi in Quad: knows the way, shows the way…   

OPINION | Modi in Quad: Knows the way, shows the way

India | May 24, 2022, 07:19 PM IST

US President Joe Biden said that he was pleased to have India and the US reached an agreement for US Development Finance Corporation to collaborate in vaccine production and clean energy initiatives.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Indian diaspora

India always finds solution no matter how big problem is: PM to Indian diaspora in Japan | 10 points

India | May 23, 2022, 10:41 PM IST

Prime Minister Modi is in Japan on a two-day visit to attend a summit of the Quad leaders at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida. He will also hold separate bilateral meetings with the Quad leaders on the sidelines of the summit.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Fuel price cut: Sitharaman explains math behind excise duty on basis of what is sharable with states

India | May 22, 2022, 08:03 PM IST

Amid the blame-game between the Centre and Opposition over the intention of reducing the fuel prices, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman put some facts before the people saying criticism/appraisal can benefit from having them before us.

A view of the Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr,

Idols of gods, goddesses buried under Delhi's Jama Masjid: Hindu Mahasabha writes to PM Modi

India | May 18, 2022, 05:34 PM IST

The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha said that Aurangzeb ordered to bury the idols of Hindu gods and goddesses under the stairs of Delhi's Jama Masjid.

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