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.
Covid-19: Film, TV bodies rally behind daily wagers
NEW DELHI: With film and television productions coming to a standstill because of the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of covid-19, several film employees’ associations, studios and stars have come to the rescue of daily wage earners in the industry such as spot boys, painters, dancers, make-up men and junior artistes.
They have set up relief funds for these workers, many of whom are part of the migrant labour force that comes from India’s smallest towns in search of jobs.
Following the announcement of the 21-day nationwide lockdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, many of these migrants across sectors have been trying to go back to their hometowns threatened by loss of jobs and therefore wages. “We are absolutely okay if
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