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.
Modi charts plan to ease lockdown in safe zones beginning next week
NEW DELHI : While extending prohibitory measures by another 19 days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said calibrated steps will be taken to secure India’s green zones.
From 20 April, based on extensive scrutiny, a conditional withdrawal of the lockdown will be permitted in areas where the spread has either been contained or prevented, Modi said.
Acknowledging the sacrifices made by the citizens, the Prime Minister said there will be a greater focus on the hotspots, including those where infection rates could escalate.
In the world’s largest such exercise aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus, India now joins countries, such as France, which have extended their lockdown. “Until April 20, every town, every police station,
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