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Timeline: PM-Designate Narendra Modi, the Messaiah of the Masses in India

Narendra Modi was born in Vadnagar, Gujarat in a middle class Hindu family on 17 September 1950.

May 25, 2014

JD (U) faces trust vote in Bihar Assembly today, RJD extends support

Patna, May 23 (ANI): Jitan Ram Manjhi, who has succeeded Nitish Kumar as the new Chief Minister of Bihar after the latter demitted office taking moral responsibility for the JD (U)'s debacle in general elections, is seeking a confidence vote today. The JD (U) government led by Manjhi has to prove its majority on the floor of the house. In a major development towards the formation of a new alliance in Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal had on Thursday announced its unconditional support to the JD (U) government in the state. With Manjhi, who belongs to Musahar sub-caste, taking over as the Chief Minister, the Lalu Prasad-led party does not want to be seen as opposing a member of one of the most backward community.

May 23, 2014

Modi to be Sworn in as PM on 26 May; First Task to Fill his Cabinet

The next immediate task before the newly appointed PM Narendra Modi is the allotment of key portfolios of the union cabinet ministries to able MPs of the National Democratic Alliance.

May 20, 2014

Modi-Led NDA Meets President Pranab Mukherjee to Form Next Govt at Centre, Modi elected BJP's leader

BJP prime minister designate Narendra Modi-led 15-member National Democratic Alliance (NDA) met President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday, 20 May, and stake claim to form the next government at the Centre.

May 20, 2014

BJP Leaders Huddle in Delhi ahead of Cabinet Formation; SIMI Threatens Modi

India's Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were involved in a flurry of meetings in Delhi on Monday, ahead of the Modi-led Cabinet's formation.

May 19, 2014

Modi Grapples with First Challenge - Filling his Cabinet

India's prime minister-to-be Narendra Modi was huddled in discussions with close aides and advisers on Sunday, finalising the names of people to join his cabinet and grappling with the crucial decision of who will be his finance minister.

May 19, 2014

Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate for Bharatiya Janata Party, gestures after seeking blessings from his mother Heeraben in Gandhinagar

BJP Leaders Meet in Delhi to Decide Modi-Led NDA Government at Centre; Anandiben Patel May Become Gujarat CM

India's new Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi met Lal Krishna Advani, senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in Delhi on Sunday, to discuss the formation of National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) next government.

May 18, 2014

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People have voted for change: RSS

New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) congratulated the BJP, on its landslide victory in mammoth general elections saying that people of the country have voted for a change. RSS Joint General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, heartily congratulated the newly -elected government. Hosabale added that the new government was expected to do good work for the benefit of the country.

May 17, 2014

Modi Faces Mammoth Task to Meet India's Expectations

About a year ago Narendra Modi sat down with some of India's best and brightest to mount what one election strategist called a "shock and awe" campaign.

May 17, 2014

Narendra Modi wins by huge margin in Vadodara

New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi won Vadodara constituency in Gujarat by a record three lakh votes over his Congress rival Madhusudan Mistry. Apart from Vadodara, Modi is also contesting from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh where he is pitted against AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal and Ajay Rai of Congress. Meanwhile, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Ajit Singh has lost the Lok Sabha election from Baghpat to BJP's Satyapal Singh, a former Mumbai police commissioner. The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections 2014 is underway with BJP leading.

May 16, 2014

Quick Updates: Farooq Abdullah trailing in Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency

Election 2014 Counting Updates

May 16, 2014

"Election" Massacres of Muslims Darken Immigration Debate

From his hiding place in a cowshed, Sefaqul Islam watched as masked gunmen moved through his village, shot women and children dead with automatic rifles and tossed wounded survivors into the blazing remains of their homes.

May 10, 2014

Destiny: Developer Explains Armor, Loot and Weapons [VIDEO]

Bungie explains armor and weapons in Destiny.

May 6, 2014

Congress says BJP in aggressive bid to snatch power

Kolkata, April 28 (ANI): Congress Leader, Anand Sharma, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is aggressively campaigning for gaining power. Sharma, while addressing a news conference in Kolkata, said BJP-RSS were unfairly targeting Congress' United Progressive Alliance (UPA). Sharma also added that the BJP has been misusing the resources for their propaganda and publicity.

Apr 28, 2014

RSS ideologue calls for slapping sedition charges against Farooq Abdullah

Nagpur, April 28 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Virag Pachpor on Monday termed National Conference (NC) chief, Farooq Abdullah's comments as objectionable, and said sedition charges must be filed against the latter. The RSS ideologue also added that electing one person as prime minister cannot break the nation, and instead, asked the National Conference chief to come forward and discuss developmental issues. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah said Sunday that Kashmir will not be a part of India if Modi is voted to power. Addressing an election rally, Abdullah, who is also Union New and Renewable Energy Minister, said the people of Kashmir wouldn't accept a communal person.