10 Interesting Facts About Narendra Modi You Probably Did Not Know Before

  10 Interesting Facts About Narendra Modi.

Few political leaders demand the all-consuming support and devotion of their followers likeNarendra Modi does. From his 'chaiwala' days to being the 16th Prime Minister of India, his journey has been marked with many interesting events and experiences - and knowing them makes one realize that Modi is more awe-inspiring than they previously thought.

1. Shinzo Abe, The Prime Minister of Japan follows only 4 people on Twitter, and Narendra Modi is one of them.

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2. Cartoonist Ramesh Chandra wished to meet Modi on his visit to Olympic Park, Sydney, but could not have made it to the venue because of bad health. He put a request through a news anchor's tweet, and guess what? Modi looked into matter himself and specially arranged to meet Chandra at the venue.

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3. During his Japan visit in the capacity of Chief Minister of Gujarat (to talk about infrastructure projects and investments for Gujarat), Modi decided to travel via bullet train. A little Japanese girl who was sitting alone in the train came up to him and greeted him. What happened next is super awesome! Mr. Modi and the girl both played video games for the next 15-20 minutes.

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4. As a child, Modi always wanted to become a sanyasi and was fascinated with sadhus, different forms of worship and meditation.

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5. Modi has undertaken the largest mass outreach during his election campaign by travelling 3 lakh km addressing 25 states. Besides 1350 innovative 3D rallies and 437 public rallies has been addressed by him. It was covered in 8 months of the election campaign.

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6. During 13 years of his tenure as the C.M of Gujarat he did not take a single holiday and kept his personal staff to as low as three, despite entitlement to a large entourage.

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7. For years Modi used to burn his belongings or anything associated with him. This was his way to disconnect with the past.

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8. Modi left his Vadnagar home for good in 1970. When he returned in 1975, he was dressed like a Sikh for fear of getting caught during the Emergency.

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9. When he became the Gujarat chief minister in 2001, his mother told him, "Beta, kadi lanch na leis." (Son, never take bribe.)

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10. He auctioned whatever gifts and souvenirs he received during his visit to different places, and the proceeds were given to 'Kanya Kelavani' fund (girl child education fund) - an initiative very close to his heart.

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10 Men Who Were Born To Sell Skincare Products

Skincare has long been a field dominated by women. However, times have changed now and men are giving women a run for their money when it comes to fabulous skin. And these 10 men from Bollywood prove that they were born to sell skincare products.

1. Fawad Khan

This man has skin that ladies could kill for.

2. Arjun Kapoor

Arjun Kapoor proves you can be a badass and still look hot as hell. 

3. Hrithik Roshan

There is probably nothing that is not perfect about Hrithik Roshan’s looks.  Thank God there aren’t more like him in the game.

4. Ranbir Kapoor

If there’s someone who can get away with almost anything thanks to his charming looks, it’s Ranbir Kapoor. It’s almost unfair to see a dude have his cake and eat it too.

5. Siddharth Malhotra

The well-groomed Siddharth Malhotra is our answer to the perfect Indian metrosexual man. 

6. Shahid Kapoor

Shahid can pass off a cute boy-next-door as well as a sexy brooding man. When you’ve got skin like that, you can be anything.

7. Neil Nitin Mukesh

He probably beats all the men (and probably some women) in this list in the skin department. We would really like to clone his skin gene.

8. Imran Khan

He is the perfect chocolate boy every man would be jealous of. 

9. Ranveer Singh

With his flawless complexion and hairless chest, Ranveer Singh is someone every guy looks up to. 

10. Varun Dhawan

This guy is our inspiration. He’s got the perfect bod and the perfect skin. And he gets all the ladies too. He proves it’s sexy for a man to spend some time in front of a mirror

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PM seeks Bhutan’s help to counter Bodo militants

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Saturday sought support from Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay to counter violence perpetrated in Assam by Bodo rebels. Government officials here said that Modi discussed the security situation in Assam with Tobgay on the sidelines of the Vibrant Gujarat meet in Ahmedabad.

"The two PMs discussed the need for close cooperation and coordination over security related issues," said a senior government official.

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj too had spoken to Tobgay after the massacre of 64 people by NDFB (S) insurgents who were reported to have taken shelter in the forests on the Assam-Bhutan border. Tobgay, sources said, assured Modi that his government would work proactively to wipe out the presence of insurgents anywhere in the country.

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Army begins operation to flush out Bodo militants

Bodo militants kill over 50 adivasis in Assam

NDFB is believed to have set up a few bases in the dense forest along the Indo-Bhutan border.

Indian officials have maintained that whenever security forces carry out offensives against NDFB, the cadres of the group often sneak into the Bhutanese territory making it difficult to track them down. In 2003-04, Bhutan had carried out an operation against ULFA militants and wiped out their bases from that country. The ULFA leadership had to leave Bhutan after a number of its operatives were killed by the Bhutanese Army.

Tobgay and his delegation are visiting Ahmedabad to participate in the Vibrant Gujarat meet. During his 9-day visit, he will also call on President Pranab Mukherjee and meet several Cabinet ministers. The Bhutanese PM will also visit Varanasi and Bodh Gaya.

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