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Narendra Modi to resign as Gujarat CM at 3 pm

May 21, 2014, at 03:13 pm

Ahmedabad, May 21 (IBNS): A day after President Pranab Mukherjee appointed Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongman will resign as the Gujarat Chief Minister on Wednesday.

Narendra Modi to resign as Gujarat CM today

May 21, 2014, at 03:05 pm

Ahmedabad, May 21 (IBNS) Before his oath-taking ceremony on May 26 as the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi will resign as the Gujarat Chief Minister on Wednesday.

Modi meets Pranab over govt formation

May 20, 2014, at 09:21 pm

New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS) Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi is meeting President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here to stake claim to form the new government.

An 'emotional' Modi heads for government

May 20, 2014, at 08:44 pm

Mumbai, May 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi on Tuesday displayed an emotional and even teary allegiance to his seniors and the nation, presenting an uncharacteristically benign self as he drew closer to forming his government.

Narendra Modi to take oath on May 26: Reports

May 20, 2014, at 08:19 pm

New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongman Narendra Modi will swear in as the Prime Minister of India on May 26, said reports on Tuesday.

Modi to stake claim to form the govt today

May 20, 2014, at 03:07 pm

New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS) Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi will on Tuesday meet President Pranab Mukherjee and stake claim to form the new government.

Modi's oath taking date to be announced on May 20

May 17, 2014, at 09:00 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the date for Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony will be announced on May 20.

United BJP fronts Modi as leader

May 17, 2014, at 07:37 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday unanimously renewed its pledge to be led by Narendra Modi, expressing "deep appreciation for the inspiring and visionary" leadership of the Prime Minister-elect.

Delhi: Modi holds victory march, thanks BJP workers

May 17, 2014, at 06:46 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) India's would-be prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a victory rally from the airport to party headquarters in the heart of New Delhi amid massive fanfare.

Barack Obama congratulates Narendra Modi

May 17, 2014, at 04:53 pm

Washington, May 17 (IBNS): American President Barack Obama on Friday made a congratulatory call to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi for winning India’s national election and invited the Prime Minister-elect to Washington to discuss Indo-U.S. ties.

Modi to hold victory roadshow in Delhi

May 17, 2014, at 03:14 pm

New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) India's to-be Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a massive victory roadshow in New Delhi on Saturday.

Modi thanks voters for landslide support

May 17, 2014, at 12:11 am

Vadodara, May 16 (IBNS) In his first public address after registering a whooping victory in the Lok Sabha polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi thanked the voters in his constituency Vadodara for supporting him.

Narendra Modi: The Tea-seller Who Earned It

May 16, 2014, at 11:40 pm

A few years back when Cadbury launched its Bournville dark chocolate, the catchline of the TV commercial was "You don't just buy a Bournville; you earn it". A flying animal would snatch the chocolate from an American travel host who wanted to have it without much effort and finally got it back with bandages after a presumed fight with the animal. Well, he earned it.

LS poll results: PM congratulates Narendra Modi

May 16, 2014, at 07:28 pm

New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): With BJP-led NDA registering a clear victory in the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Friday.

Narendra Modi meets his mother

May 16, 2014, at 06:02 pm

Gandhinagar, May 16 (IBNS): As trends on Friday showed a NDA government in New Delhi under Narendra Modi is now almost a reality, the BJP strongman went and met his mother Heeraben at her residence here.

India has won: Narendra Modi

May 16, 2014, at 05:59 pm

Gandhinagar, May 16 (IBNS) With Narendra Modi all set to become the next Prime Minister of the country, the BJP leader on Friday said good days are about to come.

Gujarat may get new CM by May 20

May 13, 2014, at 05:50 pm

Ahmedabad, May 13 (IBNS) With Narendra Modi all set to become the next Prime Minister of the country, his successor in Gujarat is likely to be announced by May 20, said reports on Tuesday.

Modi, Kejriwal are outsiders: Congress in Varanasi

May 10, 2014, at 06:39 pm

Varanasi, May 10 (IBNS) The Congress on Saturday said both Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal, who are contesting the polls from Varanasi, are outsiders to the Lok Sabha constituency.

Modi rally: BJP lodges complaint with EC

May 08, 2014, at 08:56 pm

New Delhi, May 8 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against Varanasi Returning Officer Pranjal Yadav for allegedly denying permission to the party's chief ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to hold a rally at Beniabagh.

Modi cancels Ganga Aarti in Varanasi, BJP protests

May 08, 2014, at 04:06 pm

Varanasi, May 8 (IBNS): BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, who is also fighting the polls from Varanasi, has cancelled his Ganga Aarti plans in the holy town amid a raging controversy and BJP anger over denying him permission to hold a rally by authorities. Modi also took on the Election Commission questioning its neutrality.

Narendra Modi cancels Ganga Aarti in Varanasi

May 08, 2014, at 03:43 pm

Varanasi, May 8 (IBNS): BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, who is also fighting the polls from Varanasi, has cancelled his Ganga Aarti plans in the holy town amid a raging controversy and BJP anger over denying him permission by authorities.

Modi mocks Mamata in Bengal rally, raises infiltration

May 07, 2014, at 11:11 pm

Krishnanagar, West Bengal, May 7 (IBNS) BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi again attacked West Bengal Chief Minister on the Bangladeshi infiltration issue on Wednesday saying the people who cross illegally from across the border and pampered here are aggressors and they would have to go.

Narendra Modi's rally in Varanasi cancelled

May 07, 2014, at 08:10 pm

Varanasi, May 7 (IBNS) Citing security reasons, the Varanasi district administration on Wednesday cancelled a rally that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was scheduled to hold on Thursday.

Is it low politics to question corruption, soldiers' beheading: Modi

May 07, 2014, at 07:21 pm

Bettiah, Bihar, May 7 (IBNS) Addressing a rally in Bihar, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi hit back at the Gandhis on Wednesday asking if questioning why Pakistan could behead Indian soldiers or why even in toilet paper buying there was scam in Commonwealth Games could be termed as low politics.

Amit Shah sparks row with Azamgarh terror hub remark

May 05, 2014, at 04:33 pm

Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, May 5 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Narendra Modi close aide Amit Shah has sparked a fresh row after he called Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh a hub of terrorism to attacking the ruling Samajwadi Party.

Modi's security beefed up after Chennai blasts

May 02, 2014, at 03:23 pm

Chennai, May 2 (IBNS) The security of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was beefed up on Friday after his party claimed a possible threat to his life post the twin blasts in Chennai.

Congress alleges Modi has Hawala links

Apr 28, 2014, at 09:37 pm

New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS) Amid a raging war-of-words between the Congress led by the Gandhi family and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over corruption, the Congress on Monday alleged that the latter's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has links with an alleged hawala operator named Afroz Patta.

Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi

Apr 24, 2014, at 06:05 pm

Varanasi, Apr 24 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Thursday filed his nomination papers from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

Narendra Modi to file nomination from Varanasi

Apr 24, 2014, at 03:09 pm

Varanasi, Apr 24 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will file his nomination papers from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.

Refrain from making petty statements: Modi

Apr 22, 2014, at 06:19 pm

Ahmedabad, Apr 22 (IBNS) Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders to refrain from making 'petty statements'.