Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
At least seven people have died after a massive fire broke out at a hotel that was being used as a Covid-19 facility in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state early this morning, police said. "Several people who were trapped and injured have been rescued and moved to a government hospital," one constable at the police control room said. "Fire is under control but rescue and firefighting operations are still under way," he added.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was "anguished" by the fire. Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted: "Deeply anguished by the news of tragic fire accident at a Covid-19 facility in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh". "Centre assures all possible support to the state government.