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Narendra Modi is the 14th prime minister of India and represents Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi constituency in the Lok Sabha. Born and raised in Gujarat’s Vadnagar, he is a senior member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The 71-year-old political leader is also a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a country-based right-wing Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Modi led the saffron party’s political campaign as its prime ministerial face. In the polls, he fought from the Varanasi seat for the first time and won with a huge margin. The party also won the polls with a majority in the lower house of Parliament and Modi was appointed as the Prime Minister of the country. With this, he became the first PM of the country, who was born after its independence in 1947. He was re-elected in the 2019 general elections after BJP retained power in the Centre for the second consecutive term. Earlier, Modi had served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014. In his tenure, he has taken several historic decisions, including ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’, abrogation of Article 370, demonetization, introduction of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and passage of several other significant bills. More

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  • Meeting Narendra Modi the most significant aspect' of India trip: Nepal PM Prachanda June 03, 2023 09:49 PM IST

    Meeting Narendra Modi the most significant aspect' of India trip: Nepal PM Prachanda

    Prachanda visited India from May 31 to June 3, his first official trip abroad since assuming office in December 2022

  • PM Modi visits Odisha crash site, meets injured; vows ‘severe punishment’ for guilty June 03, 2023 11:07 PM IST

    PM Modi visits Odisha crash site, meets injured; vows ‘severe punishment’ for guilty

    Modi emphasised on the "whole of government" approach to mitigate this monumental tragedy, which has claimed over 280 lives so far.

  • In Pics | PM Modi at Odisha train crash site, takes stock of situation June 03, 2023 06:12 PM IST

    In Pics | PM Modi at Odisha train crash site, takes stock of situation

    "It is a serious incident, and instructions have been issued for probe from every angle. Those found guilty will be punished stringently," Prime Minister Modi told reporters, after meeting the injured victims at the hospital.

  • PM Modi to visit train accident site, hospital in Odisha June 03, 2023 11:44 AM IST

    PM Modi to visit train accident site, hospital in Odisha

    At least 238 people were killed and more than 900 injured in the train crash involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday.

  • Outcome of 2024 elections will 'surprise' people: Rahul Gandhi June 02, 2023 06:27 AM IST

    Outcome of 2024 elections will 'surprise' people: Rahul Gandhi

    Rahul Gandhi, who is in the US for a three-city US tour, made the remarks in response to a series of questions during an interaction with the media at the National Press Club here.

  • Morgan Stanley report on India's transformation under PM Modi indictment of UPA's lost decade: Rajeev Chandrasekhar June 01, 2023 11:05 AM IST

    Morgan Stanley report on India's transformation under PM Modi indictment of UPA's lost decade: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    Speaking to PTI on Wednesday, Chandrasekhar said the report reminds Indians how the Congress-led UPA had left "a shattered economy" in 2014. Nine years later, India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world with record FDI, he said.

  • India, Nepal likely to ink number of pacts after Modi-Prachanda talks June 01, 2023 08:50 AM IST

    India, Nepal likely to ink number of pacts after Modi-Prachanda talks

    Hours after arriving in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon on a four-day visit to India, 'Prachanda' said at an event at the Nepalese embassy that both sides are keen to expand the overall ties and indicated that a number of agreements are likely to be firmed following his talks with Modi.

  • PM Modi, Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal Prachanda to inaugurate UP's first land port June 01, 2023 08:46 AM IST

    PM Modi, Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal Prachanda to inaugurate UP's first land port

    A P Singh, posted as an adviser at the Rupaidiha Land Port by the Land Port Authority of India, on Wednesday said the prime ministers will inaugurate the facility from Delhi at 11:30 am.

  • FY23 GDP growth shows economy resilient despite global challenges: PM Modi May 31, 2023 09:18 PM IST

    FY23 GDP growth shows economy resilient despite global challenges: PM Modi

    "This robust performance along with overall optimism and compelling macro-economic indicators, exemplify the promising trajectory of our economy and the tenacity of our people," PM Modi said.

  • PM Modi's Rally To List 9 Years' Achievements, To Sound The Bugle For Next Phase Of Assembly Elections May 31, 2023 04:45 PM IST

    PM Modi's Rally To List 9 Years' Achievements, To Sound The Bugle For Next Phase Of Assembly Elections

    PM Modi addresses public meeting in Ajmer, Rajasthan to celebrate his government completing 9 years.

  • Rahul Gandhi says PM Modi thinks he knows more than God, calls him 'specimen' May 31, 2023 12:24 PM IST

    Rahul Gandhi says PM Modi thinks he knows more than God, calls him 'specimen'

    Speaking at the 'Mohabbat Ki Dukaan' event organised by Indian Overseas Congress USA in Santa Clara in the US state of California on Tuesday, Gandhi said these people are "absolutely convinced" that they know everything and can explain history to historians, science to scientists and warfare to the army.

  • PM Modi to address rally in Rajasthan's Ajmer May 31, 2023 10:44 AM IST

    PM Modi to address rally in Rajasthan's Ajmer

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also offer prayers at the famous Brahma temple in the holy town of Pushkar, nearly 15 km from Ajmer city, before addressing the public rally.

  • Modi govt's 'fire sale' of national assets to 'friends' is 'single biggest anti-national' act: Mallikarjun Kharge May 31, 2023 10:11 AM IST

    Modi govt's 'fire sale' of national assets to 'friends' is 'single biggest anti-national' act: Mallikarjun Kharge

    The Congress has been running a campaign claiming that the government's nine years have been marked by incompetence and failures.

  • Manipur Crisis | Meiteis, Kukis urge Centre to control situation in state May 31, 2023 10:55 PM IST

    Manipur Crisis | Meiteis, Kukis urge Centre to control situation in state

    Manipur Crisis: As the ethnic unrest continues in Manipur, representatives of the Meitei and Kuki communities sought restoration of peace in the state even as differences remained stark.

  • Confidence in Narendra Modi runs high despite state poll challenges, says Jefferies May 31, 2023 06:52 AM IST

    Confidence in Narendra Modi runs high despite state poll challenges, says Jefferies

    Chris Wood, in his GREED & fear newsletter, praises Prime Minister Modi's emphasis on physical infrastructure development.

  • Filled with humility and gratitude; will keep working harder: PM Modi on govt's 9 years May 30, 2023 10:11 AM IST

    Filled with humility and gratitude; will keep working harder: PM Modi on govt's 9 years

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has planned a month-long campaign from Tuesday to celebrate the ninth anniversary with various mass connect programmes, with Modi himself scheduled to address a rally in Ajmer in Rajasthan on Wednesday.

  • Road To 2024: Modi magic intact, Rahul’s ratings improve, economic concerns May 30, 2023 08:28 AM IST

    Road To 2024: Modi magic intact, Rahul’s ratings improve, economic concerns

    If Karnataka and recent state polls hinted at elections turning bipolar, a new survey shows this could happen in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls too. Parties hoping to prop up a third front should watch out: Resilient support for PM Modi and uptick in Rahul Gandhi’s ratings may be foreshadowing BJP, Congress performances

  • Bank privatisation on course as per schedule, says FM Sitharaman May 30, 2023 06:14 AM IST

    Bank privatisation on course as per schedule, says FM Sitharaman

    The finance minister was speaking in Mumbai on the occasion of the Narendra Modi government completing nine years.

  • Modi govt's nine-year rule has seen focus on welfare of poor: Jyotiraditya Scindia May 29, 2023 02:16 PM IST

    Modi govt's nine-year rule has seen focus on welfare of poor: Jyotiraditya Scindia

    Addressing a press conference at the Delhi BJP office, Scindia said the Modi government is working with a focus on service, good governance and uplift of the poor.

  • PM Modi flags off Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express May 29, 2023 01:26 PM IST

    PM Modi flags off Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express

    The prime minister symbolically waved a green flag on screen, to launch the train from Guwahati station where Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were present.

  • 'Photo bombed': Smriti Irani's pic with Amit Shah in new parliament building May 29, 2023 01:53 PM IST

    'Photo bombed': Smriti Irani's pic with Amit Shah in new parliament building

    Even as all the key dignitaries made their way to the new Parliament building on Sunday, Union Minister Smriti Irani posted a tweet, where she was seen in the same photo as Home Minister Amit Shah.

  • Live: PM Modi Flags Off Assam's First Vande Bharat Express May 29, 2023 12:14 PM IST

    Live: PM Modi Flags Off Assam's First Vande Bharat Express

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off Assam's first Vande Bharat Express. Watch!

  • PM Modi congratulates Recep Tayyip Erdogan on re-election as Turkey president May 29, 2023 10:05 AM IST

    PM Modi congratulates Recep Tayyip Erdogan on re-election as Turkey president

    Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election Sunday, extending his rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that levelled entire cities.

  • BJP scores a six with sengol May 29, 2023 09:36 AM IST

    BJP scores a six with sengol

    The Tamil connect puts the DMK on the back foot 

  • Manipur violence: Mallikarjun Kharge-led delegation to meet President Droupadi Murmu on May 30; Congress slams PM Modi May 29, 2023 07:02 AM IST

    Manipur violence: Mallikarjun Kharge-led delegation to meet President Droupadi Murmu on May 30; Congress slams PM Modi

    A delegation led by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will be calling on President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday morning regarding the situation in the state, according to party general secretary Jairam Ramesh.