{
  "id": 7918103,
  "title": "Modi turns 76: How BJP marks PM’s birthday with nationwide ‘Seva Diwas’, bike rallies, blood donation camps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/modi-turns-76-how-bjp-marks-pms-birthday-with-nationwide-seva-diwas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T01:15:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/modi-turns-76-how-bjp-marks-pm-s-birthday-with-nationwide-seva-diwas-bike-rallies-blood-donation-camps-11789606893927.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is organizing nationwide programs to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday. Modi, who has been leading the BJP since 2014, was born on September 17, 1950, in Vadnagar, Gujarat. On June 9, 2024, he was sworn in as Prime Minister for the third consecutive term, a record achieved only by Jawaharlal Nehru before him. Modi, a former member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has been the face of BJP's success in three previous general elections.\n\nUnion Home Minister Amit Shah will commence a bike rally from Vadnagar in Gujarat to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, while Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate a similar rally from Varanasi to Vadnagar. In Delhi, BJP President Nitin Nabin will inaugurate a blood donation camp at the party's headquarters, marking Modi's birthday as 'Seva Diwas'. The party will also conduct a nationwide cleanliness campaign and organize programs at over 700 locations across the nation, where leaders, workers, and locals will light the 'ashirvaad ka diya' for Modi's health and long life.",
  "summary": "Narendra Damodardas Modi was born in Gujarat's Vadnagar city into a middle-class Hindu family with no political background on 17 September, 1950.",
  "key_points": [
    "BJP marks Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday with nationwide 'Seva Diwas'",
    "Union Home Minister Amit Shah leads bike rally from Gujarat to Uttar Pradesh",
    "Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates rally from Uttar Pradesh to Gujarat"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The BJP's nationwide events rebrand Modi's birthday as \"Seva Diwas\", positioning the prime minister as a figure deserving of service and devotion, and showcasing party unity and loyalty.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "PM Narendra Modi Birthday: Varanasi Youth Mark Occasion With Blood Donation Camp As Gen Z Wing Launches 'Modi’s GenZ Blood Squad'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pm-narendra-modi-birthday-varanasi-youth-mark-occasion-with-blood",
        "published": "2026-09-17T02:51:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}