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Narendra Damodardas Modi, born 17 September 1950, is the 15th and current Prime Minister of India, in office since 26 May 2014. Modi,a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament (MP) from Varanasi. He led the BJP in the 2014 general election, which gave the party a majority in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian parliament) – a first for any party since 1984 – and was credited for October 2014 BJP electoral victories in the states of Haryana and Maharashtra.

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    Sewer worker’s death: Rahul Gandhi says PM Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat a hollow slogan

    — By IANS |  Sep 19, 2018 07:55 pm

    New Delhi: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the “tragic death” of sewer worker Anil in west Delhi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said “PM’s Swachh Bharat is a hollow slogan, when he is blind to the plight of thousands of manual scavengers”. “Anil’s tragic death in the sewers of Delhi and photographs of his grieving son have made headlines worldwide,” said Gandhi on Twitter.

  • Rahul Gandhi, Kerala floods

    Dictatorship has become a profession under PM Narendra Modi government: Rahul Gandhi

    — By IANS |  Sep 19, 2018 02:09 pm

    New Delhi: A day after Congress workers were lathicharged in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district, party President Rahul Gandhi attacked the Narendra Modi government saying that dictatorship has become a “profession” and the attack would be remembered as an act of “political atrocity”. “Under Narendra Modi’s regime, dictatorship has turned into profession. The attack on Congress workers’ fundamental rights by Raman Singh’s government in Bilaspur will be remembered by citizens as an act of political atrocity,”

  • Can “Modi Hatao” serve as glue for the Opposition?

    — By T R Ramachandran |  Sep 19, 2018 07:22 am

    The non-BJP opposition is becoming increasingly vary if their single point agenda of “Modi Hatao” can send the BJP led NDA government packing in next year’s general elections. This is particularly so with the National Executive of the Lotus party at its meeting recently drawing attention to the mood being exuberant and brimming with confidence.

  • India, Bangladesh members of same family: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

    — By IANS |  Sep 18, 2018 07:11 pm

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described India and Bangladesh as members of the same family while inaugurating with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina a pipeline project and a railway project connecting the two countries. “Geographically we may be neighbours, but in our hearts we are members of the same family,” Modi said while addressing the event via video-conferencing from New Delhi. “We have shown the world, what can be achieved when

  • PM Narendra Modi’s silence on Rewari gangrape case is unacceptable: Rahul Gandhi

    — By PTI |  Sep 18, 2018 04:36 pm

    New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the gangrape of a 19-year-old board exam topper in Haryana was “unacceptable”, adding that it was shameful on the part of the government to leave the country’s women unprotected and allow rapists to walk free. He also said the country’s head hung in shame as another of its daughters was brutally gangraped. “India hangs its head in shame as another

  • Former Defence Minister A.K. Antony accuses PM Narendra Modi of compromising national security in Rafale deal

    — By PTI |  Sep 18, 2018 03:18 pm

    New Delhi: Senior Congress leader A.K. Antony on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “gravely compromising national security and defence preparedness” by reducing to 36 the number of Rafale fighter jets purchased from France. “In 2000, the Indian Air Force (IAF) told the then NDA government that they require at least 126 fighter aircraft. With threats looming on both eastern and western borders, modern air power is very crucial.”In the present context, the

  • Bhopal: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan plants saplings on PM Narendra Modi’s birthday

    — By Staff Reporter |  Sep 18, 2018 12:07 pm

    Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday planted saplings and inaugurated a blood donation camp on the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said various public services were being held in the state from September 17 to 25, as Modi’s birthday is celebrated as Seva Divas.

  • Bhopal: Rahul road show flop, speech visionless, says Narottam Mishra- Minister for public relations

    — By Staff Reporter |  Sep 18, 2018 12:04 pm

    Minister for public relations Narottam Mishra, termed the road show of Congress national president Rahul Gandhi as a flop show. Mishra, interacting with media persons here on Monday, dubbed Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s address at a public gathering here as “visionless and devoid of any commitment”. He alleged that Rahul even did not come out of the bus to meet the party workers. Commenting on Rahul’ statement on accessibility of common man

  • ‘Sui Dhaaga’ duo Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma signed as ambassadors of Skill India Campaign

    — By PTI |  Sep 18, 2018 12:01 pm

    Mumbai: Bollywood stars Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma have been signed on to promote and endorse the Skill India Mission, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The actors will next be seen in “Sui Dhaaga – Made in India”, a Yash Raj Films project, which salutes India’s entrepreneurs and skilled workforce, including homegrown artisans, craftspeople and weavers.

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns teacher for school children at Varanasi

    — By IANS |  Sep 17, 2018 09:01 pm

    Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who turned 68 on Monday, donned the hat of a teacher during his visit to Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, as he interacted with students at a primary school in Narur village here and gave them tips on life. Soon after his arrival at the Babatpur airport where he was received by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and senior BJP leaders, he went on a chopper to Dereka

  • 568 kilo ladoo unveiled on PM Narendra Modi’s birthday              

    — By PTI |  Sep 17, 2018 04:13 pm

    New Delhi: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar and his cabinet colleague Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi unveiled a 568-kg ladoo on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 68th birthday on Monday.Participating at a function organised by Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, which is celebrating the PM’s birthday as ‘Swachhta Diwas’, Javadekar said, “Sanitation coverage has significantly increased in the country in last four years.

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    PM Narendra Modi turns 68: 5 unique birthday wishes for Narendra Modi you can’t miss

    — By FPJ Web Desk |  Sep 17, 2018 12:35 pm

    India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned 68 today, will be celebrating his birthday in his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi. PM Modi will be interacting with children of a primary school in Narur village. According to official sources, Modi will also pay a visit to Kashi Vishwanath temple later in the day and also watch a film “Chalo Jeete Hain” inspired by his life along with a few schoolchildren. The movie will also be

  • Let my country awake…

    — By Sumeet Naik |  Sep 16, 2018 06:00 am

    Book: Newsman: Tracking India in the Modi Era

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    Swachhata Hi Seva Movement: I found TV an effective way to spread cleanliness message, says Amitabh Bachchan

    — By IANS |  Sep 15, 2018 11:19 am

    New Delhi/Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday while interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that he found TV to be an “effective way to spread the message of cleanliness”.”Four years ago, you (Modi) introduced the nation to the Swachh Bharat Mission. I too decided to get involved as a citizen of India. I have been associated with various cleanliness campaigns including the campaign to clean the Versova beach in Mumbai,”

  • Indore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit left of human chain & harried commuters

    — By Staff Reporter |  Sep 15, 2018 07:55 am

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit left city commuters and shopkeepers harried on Friday. PM’s cavalcade moved through Kalani Nagar, Bada Ganpati, Raj Mohalla, Gangwal Bus stand, Mhow Naka, Collectorate Square, Palsikar Sqaure, Manik Bagh Bridge and Khatiwala Tank to reach Saifi Mosque in Saifi Nagar. Traffic police had closed one side of the road two hours before the PM’s visit in the above-mentioned area.

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