Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Bengaluru on edge over likely lockdown extension
BENGALURU: Online rumours around parts of Bengaluru being being sealed off to contain the spread of covid-19 set panic in several areas of India's technology capital on Friday.
Bengaluru is among the hotspots in Karnataka, where covid-19 cases number 207. The B.S. Yediyurappa-led Karnataka government is expected to take a final call on the extension of the lockdown after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
Punjab and Odisha have already extended the lockdown period. Bengaluru's civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is taking no chances after a flurry of cases was reported on Friday in some localities in the city. "BBMP will completely seal Bapuji Nagar Ward 134 & Padarayanapura Ward 135 to prevent the
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