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 : Karnataka government on Tuesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the state to resume classes for students of medical courses, who can be utilized for covid-19 related healthcare services.
Medical education minister K.Sudhakar said that this would help make up for the shortage of manpower.Issuing guidelines making it compulsory for undergraduate & post graduate students to render their service in fighting the pandemic after the completion of course will enable us to enhance the manpower pool, Sudhakar said in a statement.The PM today held meetings with chief ministers of the 10 worst hit states by the pandemic.