Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi was born on 17th September 1950. He is an Indian politician who served as Gujarat’s chief minister from 2001 to 2014 and as a Member of Parliamentfor Varanasi. Modi is additionally a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-winged Hindu nationalist organisation. He was appointed the 15th Prime Minister of India in May 2014.
Born and raised in Vadnagar, located in the Mehsana district of Gujarat, he was introduced to the work of the RSS at the age of 8. He was appointed as a full-time worker for the organisation in 1971, after which he was appointed a member of the BJP, in the year of 1987. Over the course of 15 years, he performed various roles and held numerous positions within the political party. He was appointed as their General Secretary in 2001.
In the same year, he was appointed Chief Minister of Gujarat, and a few months later elected to the legislative assembly. His administrative decisions had been called into question after the 2002 Gujarat riots. A special investigation team was put together by the Supreme Court of India in 2012 to investigate these accusations. The team found no evidence against him and further prosecution proceedings were not pursued.
In the year of 2014, under his leadership, the BJP acquired a parliamentary majority vote, a first for the party since1984. He is presently serving his second term as India’s prime minister.
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ED searches 19 premises of Amazon, Flipkart vendors in FEMA probe
Press Trust of India | November 7, 2024
It is learnt that the ED inspected documents and took copies of some from the premises of about six such vendors who were not named.
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PM Modi launches projects worth Rs 12,850 Cr, extends Ayushman Bharat to everyone over 70 years
Press Trust of India | October 29, 2024
PM Modi also launched a U-WIN portal that seeks to benefit pregnant women and infants by fully digitising the vaccination process.
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How 45,000 women have come together to revive Tamil Nadu’s rivers
Rekha Balakrishnan | October 26, 2024
Led by Chandrasekar Kuppan from the Art of Living Foundation, the Naganadhi River Rejuvenation Project involved 20,000 women under the TN government’s MNREGA scheme to revive the river through recharge wells and boulder checks. Today, the project is being replicated across 25 rivers in the state.
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Union Cabinet approves Rs 1,000 Cr VC fund for space tech sector
Abha Warrier | October 24, 2024
The fund aims to advance India's space sector, aligning with national priorities and fostering innovation and economic growth.
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PM Narendra Modi calls for India's leadership in 6G, ethical AI and data privacy at India Mobile Congress 2024
Press Trust of India | October 22, 2024
Organised by the Department of Telecommunications and the Cellular Operators Association of India, the four-day forum-cum-exhibition witnessed 1.75 lac participants from over 123 countries.
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Govt must take call on data entry, exit from telecom networks for security: COAI DG
Press Trust of India | October 18, 2024
SP Kochhar, Director General of Cellular Operators Association of India, said the government has to take the lead in setting up security standards for Indian telecom networks, including OTT players, and the industry will support it.
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Mumbai Skill Centre will generate 1 lakh jobs in one year: Piyush Goyal
Shradha Sharma | October 15, 2024
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, who launched a state-of-the-art skill centre in Mumbai’s Kandivali area, spoke to YourStory about his skilling aspirations for Maharashtra.