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.
NEW DELHI : Continuing its attempt to combat the spread of covid-19, the Union government on Sunday announced an extension to the ongoing lockdown till 31 May.
This is the fourth phase of the ongoing nationwide lockdown, which was first announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 March.
While the previous phase of the lockdown witnessed a considerable relation in norms in orange and green zones, the Centre has, this time round, yet to announce the norms for zones across the country.
While the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) too, on Sunday, directed the Centre and state governments to continue the lockdown till 31 May, it asked all states and union territories to implement the measures under the disaster management act,