Protests are part of democracy, but if they get out of control, things can take an ugly turn. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has faced some serious situations. Here is a look at major recent protests:
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Amid a buzz in the corridors of power that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking for a cabinet reshuffle, five ministers are seen as good performers. They have been a source of strength for Modi, who has promised better governance.
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Speaking in Rajasthan in November 2013 Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Mahatma Gandhi as Mohanlal Karamchand Gandhi instead of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. "Towards the end of his life, Mahatma Gandhi had a wish which was not fulfilled. Would you fulfil that wish? Would you fulfil Gandhi's wish? Mohanlal Karamchand Gandhi," he said.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made several bold statements during his foreign visits, which grabbed media attention. Here are nine famous statements Modi made overseas:
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In a bid to make development a mass movement, the Narendra Modi government has come up with various schemes. Here is a look at some key projects launched by Prime Minister Modi:
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Sutanu Guru argues how the Modi brand of politics over the last two years is a strange cocktail of aspirational expansionism and hardline Hindutva
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Jawaharlal Lal Nehru was the first Prime Minister to present the budget when he held the union finance minister portfolio in 1958-59. Indira Gandhi was the only woman Finance Minister who took over the Finance portfolio from 1970 to 1971.
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday (19 February) kicked off the final budget-making exercise by helping to prepare halwa. It has been a tradition which has continued for long. As part of the ritual, halwa is prepared in a big kadhai (vessel) and served to the staff of the ministry.
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The Narendra Modi-government will present its second full-year budget on February 29. Budget-making is an art of striking a fine balance between various competing demands. The Finance Minister is likely to lower taxes, increase social sector spending, raise investment in infrastructure and achieve the impossible by also curbing the fiscal deficit.
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The tragedy involving ten Indian soldiers in the avalanche on February 3 while patrolling the Siachen Glacier region has highlighted the treacherous conditions under which military personnel have to work there. Here are five facts about the inhospitable terrain:
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