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TopicNarendra Modi

Topic: Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi is India’s 14th prime minister and has been in power since May 2014. He is the first prime minister to have been born after Independence. Modi is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has served as Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001 to 2014. His Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, though, is in Uttar Pradesh, and Modi has represented this seat since 2014.

Narendra Modi joined the RSS, the BJP’s ideological parent, in the 1970s and joined the BJP in 1987. The following year he was chosen as the party’s general secretary for Gujarat. Modi took oath as Gujarat CM in 2001, after replacing Keshubhai Patel, who was held responsible for the government’s poor response to the Bhuj earthquake. Modi contested his first-ever election in 2002, shortly after which the Gujarat riots fueled controversy over his leadership. The Supreme Court in 2022 gave a clean chit to Modi and 63 others in a plea exploring a larger conspiracy behind the riots.

Pained by loss of lives, says PM Modi on Shivamogga explosion incident

PTI -
At least six people were killed after a truckload of explosives, suspected to be meant for mining, exploded in Karnataka's Shivamogga Thursday.

India must say ‘Namaste, Biden’, convince US to ease sanctions on Iran or lose out to China

Seshadri Chari -
New Delhi should not forget that the US has its own trajectory of relationship with China, based on its national interest.

Bangladesh to receive ‘gift’ of 2 million Covidshield doses from ‘true friend’ India

Nayanima Basu -
Dhaka’s announcement comes a day after a meeting between the Modi govt and vaccine makers Bharat Biotech and SII to discuss India’s export plan for Covid vaccines.

Only 5 people knew about Balakot airstrike, must book those who leaked info — Rahul Gandhi

Fatima Khan -
Rahul Gandhi says 'passing of' information on Balakot airstrike is a 'criminal act', and the person who gave the information and the one who got it should both be booked.

Like Joe Biden, PM Modi should’ve taken Covid vaccine on first day, says Congress leader

PTI -
Congress leader Pradeep Mathur said it would've boosted people's faith in the vaccine more if PM Modi had taken a shot himself.

Johnson invites Modi to G7 summit in UK in June, says he will visit India before that

Aditi Khanna -
UK PM Johnson had extended an invitation to Modi during a phone call last year when India was chosen alongside South Korea & Australia as guest countries of the multilateral summit.

Modi is the modern-day CEO of India — his vaccine leadership is proof

Makarand R. Paranjape -
Vaccine diplomacy, which Modi is sure to deploy, will fetch India collateral benefits with Nepal, Bangladesh and other neighbours if we handle our domestic needs well.

Modi’s close IAS aide set to join BJP in Uttar Pradesh today, days after voluntary retirement

Prashant Srivastava -
Arvind Kumar Sharma, who was serving as the secretary in the Union MSME ministry, is now likely to get an MLC ticket for this month’s polls in Uttar Pradesh.

Swami Vivekananda’s ‘take’ on National Youth Day & the govt’s ‘middlemen’

Tina Das -
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Not end of road for Modi’s trusted IAS officer who took VRS, he could play bigger role in govt

Sanya Dhingra -
Arvind Kumar Sharma, a Gujarat cadre IAS officer, had joined Modi CMO in 2001, before moving with him to the PMO in 2014, where he served in key positions.
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