PM Narendra Modi

Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were also present on the occasion.

ISRO Chairman S Somanath also recalled Modi's support dating back to his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat.

The visit brought the attention of the world to the islands, and Lakshadweep remained the most googled keyword for 2 days in a row.

Ajit Anjum has now said that PM Modi had doubted the EVMs in the past. On 3rd January, Ajit Anjum shared a fact check that showed how such allegations against Modi are false.

PM Narendra Modi's visit to Lakshadweep celebrated development and promoted tourism while that of Rajiv Gandhi was just a picnic using public money.

In the Johannesburg summit, Argentina was also invited to join, as Argentina's former government had expressed an interest in making the country a BRICS member. However, Javier Milei, the new President of Argentina, had decided to withdraw the BRICS application. Milei's policies are more USA-centric.

The author, for reasons best known to her, has not bothered to ask if Modi were to disenfranchise Muslims, why hasn't he already done that in his first and second terms? What exactly do Varshney and the author think he has been waiting for?

With the Lok Sabha elections 2024 around the corner, the Modi government has started the “Jan Man Survey” to gauge its perceived performance among the voters and strengthen its preparations for the crucial elections keeping “people’s aspirations and their feedback” at the center. 

PM Modi said, "I urge all the countrymen to celebrate Deepawali on that evening. On the evening of 22nd January, the whole of India should be illuminated."

Jaishankar is on a five-day Russia visit from December 25 to 29 as a part of the ongoing high-level exchanges between the two sides.