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Topic: PM 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.

Congress accuses PM Modi of misusing his office to benefit Dassault through Rafale deal

PTI -
Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the government's claim of buying 36 aircraft at Rs 59,000 crore was wrong and misleading.

PM Narendra Modi set to inaugurate National War Memorial, a nation’s ode to fallen soldiers

Manisha Mondal -
There is no entry fee for the National War Memorial, which is meant to honour the thousands of soldiers who’ve died in the line of duty.

With eye on polls, PM Modi transfers first instalment of income support scheme to farmers

Pratik Parija -
Funds were transferred to the accounts of more than 10 million farmers.

PM Modi says no Mann ki Baat for 2 months & promises to be back in May

PTI -
The prime minister said that he will be back on radio on the last Sunday of May, by when results of the Lok Sabha elections are expected to be declared.

Time for talk over, world must take concrete action against terrorism: PM Modi

PTI -
Referring to last week's Pulwama attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said dithering to take action against terrorists and their supporters is akin to encouraging them.

India’s fastest train breaks down on inaugural run, 18 hours after launch by PM Modi

Ifrah Mufti -
Vande Bharat Express suffered a technical snag approximately 200 km away from Delhi.

BJP is worried about Assam protests during Modi visit, so carefully chalks out PM’s trip

Ruhi Tewari -
BJP feels the optics of widespread, impassioned protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill during Modi's visit will be damaging.

Utilise Budget session for constructive debate, Modi urges ahead of his govt’s last session

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Modi-led NDA, which presents its last Budget before the country votes for a new central government in a few months, will look to push through a few key bills.

Israel’s NSA meets Modi, discusses security deals, technology & economic ties with India

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Israeli National Security Adviser (NSA) Meir Ben-Shabbat was in India during the start of this week on an invitation from Ajit Doval, India's NSA.

India rejects Trump’s jibe at PM Modi on Afghanistan

PTI -
US president Donald Trump had said countries such as India should be doing more to combat Taliban in Afghanistan, instead of building a library.
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US campus protests shows up Western media hypocrisy. Compare how they covered JNU stir

Amana Begam -
To understand the depth of bias against India or the lack of understanding of ground reality in India, one only needs to examine the headlines from Western media covering the protests in colleges of both countries.

Apple ad just an example of Big Tech’s inflated sense of self, not the collapse of the world

Election Commission has changed—from objecting to my red dress to allowing Modi roadshow

Economy

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

Yuthika Bhargava -
About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Defence

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Smruti Deshpande -
Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

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A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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