For the people of Vadnagar, the name of Narendra Modi still remains the biggest X factor whether it be the elections in Gujarat or the way he has led the country.

New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): On the 100th birthday of his mother Heeraben Modi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday penned an emotional blog and recollected some special moments from his childhood that he spent with his mother.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inspected the headquarters of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) after inaugurating it in Ahmedabad.

New Delhi Mar 26 PTI A portal modistoryin has been launched to bring together inspiring stories related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from those who have interacted with him during his life journey over the decadesAnnouncing the launch of MODI STORY a volunteer driven initiative to bring together inspiring moments from Narendra Modis life as narrated by his co-travellersInaugurated by Smt Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi the portal tweeted from its Twitter handleThe website shares stories experiences and anecdotes from the likes of Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia from Punjab a state Modi handled in the early days of his political journey as a party office-bearer Rasbihari Maniyar his school principal at Vadnagar in Gujarat and Sharda Prajapati in whose house the future prime minister often stayed in the 1990s during his toursOlympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra and ace shuttler Pullela Gopichand are also among those who have shared their experiences with the prime minister Kalia recalls Modis astute understanding of election campaigning and his advice that they should carry toffees for children during electioneering while Maniyar notes the prime ministers deep feelings for the countrys armed forces and how as a young student he came to him with a sainik school application formSome have shared their early experiences of Modis motivation to work for the country as he travelled around to work for the party PTI KR RC

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