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Who is Narendra Modi?

Narendra Modi

About Narendra Modi

Who is Narendra Modi?

Narendra Modi is the current Prime Minister of India. He represents Varanasi constituency in the Lok Sabha. He is a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He assumed office as Prime Minister for his third term on June 9, 2024 after securing a decisive mandate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
 
PM Modi also holds charge of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the Department of Atomic Energy, the Department of Space, all important policy issues, and all other portfolios not allocated to any other minister.
 
Early life
Born in Gujarat's Vadnagar in 1950, Modi is said to have
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Nepotism in sports has ended, now poor can rise to top levels: PM Modi

The prime minister said that before 2014, irregularities in team selection and sports infrastructure often took place in sports

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2025 | 1:49 PM IST

PM Modi attends Christmas service at Delhi church, extends his greetings

The service included prayers, carols, hymns and a special prayer for the prime minister by Rt Rev Dr Paul Swarup, the Bishop of Delhi

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2025 | 12:01 PM IST

No link between PM's 'global talk, local walk' on environment: Congress

Jairam Ramesh also accused the government of launching a determined assault on ecological balance by weakening environmental protection laws

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2025 | 11:36 AM IST

Prez Murmu, PM Modi pay tributes to Vajpayee at his memorial 'Sadaiv Atal'

In a message, the prime minister said Vajpayee's personality, work and leadership will continue to be a guiding light for the all-around development of the nation

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2025 | 11:31 AM IST

PM Modi to inaugurate 'Rashtra Prerna Sthal' in Lucknow on Thursday

The Rashtra Prerna Sthal has been developed as a landmark national memorial and inspirational complex of enduring national significance

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Updated On : 24 Dec 2025 | 12:11 PM IST

2025 marks PM Narendra Modi's busiest foreign travel year in a decade

PM Modi's overseas travel peaked in 2025 with visits to 23 countries, driven by trade diversification, critical minerals diplomacy and the India-Oman CEPA

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Updated On : 23 Dec 2025 | 12:21 AM IST

PM Modi presented distorted version of history during Assam visit: Gogoi

Modi had said that prior to Independence, when the Muslim League and the British were preparing the ground for India's Partition, a conspiracy was hatched to make Assam a part of East Pakistan

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Updated On : 22 Dec 2025 | 2:40 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: Sebi reforms to make things easier for investors

From Sebi's investor-friendly rule changes and PM Modi's West Asia tour to debates on power grid reform, shrimp exports and a Zomato biography, here's today's Best of BS Opinion.

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Updated On : 22 Dec 2025 | 6:15 AM IST

Modi sounds poll bugle in Bengal, Assam; flags illegal immigration

PM hits out at TMC & Congress over the illegal immigrant issue; Opposition accuses him of neglecting other concerns in both states

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Updated On : 21 Dec 2025 | 11:35 PM IST

Western approaches: PM Modi's three-nation tour has created useful momentum

The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) is the second FTA signed between India and a West Asian nation - the first being with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2022

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Updated On : 21 Dec 2025 | 9:56 PM IST

PM Modi lays foundation stone of ₹10,601 cr fertiliser plant in Assam

The Assam Valley Fertiliser and Chemical Company Ltd (AVFCCL) will have an annual urea production capacity of 12.7 lakh metric tonnes

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Updated On : 21 Dec 2025 | 1:30 PM IST

PM begins interaction with students at Pariksha Pe Charcha event in Assam

A total of 25 students from various schools of Assam are taking part in the event

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Updated On : 21 Dec 2025 | 9:34 AM IST

PM Modi inaugurates ₹4,000-crore new terminal at Guwahati airport

After the inauguration, Modi toured the new terminal. He also examined the model of the airport, the Kaziranga-inspired landscape and other key aspects of the facility

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2025 | 10:24 PM IST

BJP correcting mistakes Cong kept making in northeast for decades: PM Modi

Addressing a rally after inaugurating a new terminal of the Guwahati airport, Modi alleged that the development of Assam and the northeast was never a part of the Congress agenda

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2025 | 9:56 PM IST

Modi's report card in Northeast extremely poor: Assam Congress chief

Earlier in the day, Modi accused the Congress of ignoring Assam and the Northeast during its rule and asserted that the BJP-led government was correcting mistakes made by the opposition party

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2025 | 9:02 PM IST

Ahead of Assam polls, Modi reviews party preparedness at BJP's state HQ

Modi reached the Vajpayee Bhawan in Basistha area of the city after leading a massive 3.8-km-long roadshow from Sarusajai

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2025 | 8:40 PM IST

Modi's Bengal rally speech ignored Matuas' citizenship concerns: TMC

TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh also claimed that the prime minister did not utter a single word about the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2025 | 7:42 PM IST

PM Modi to unveil Rs 10,600-crore fertiliser plant in Assam on Sunday

Modi arrived in Assam on Saturday on a two-day trip, during which he is set to unveil multiple projects worth Rs 15,600 crore, around three months before the state is due to go for assembly polls

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2025 | 7:19 PM IST

Like Brahmaputra, growth flows uninterrupted under double-engine govt: PM

Addressing a gathering, PM Modi said modern, world-class airport facilities open up new possibilities and opportunities for any state and they become pillars of a state's growing self-confidence

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2025 | 6:43 PM IST

In PM's absence, Bengal Guv launches highway projects worth Rs 3,200 cr

Bose officially launched the projects from Netaji Park in Taherpur area of Nadia district instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was initially supposed to unveil the development projects

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2025 | 6:14 PM IST