{
  "id": 7918991,
  "title": "Rajnath, Yogi to launch Modi 76th birthday bike yatra from Varanasi to Vadnagar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/rajnath-yogi-to-launch-modi-76th-birthday-bike-yatra-from-varanasi-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T01:19:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rajnath-yogi-to-launch-modi-76th-birthday-bike-yatra-from-varanasi-to-vadnagar-101789607571567.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who turns 76 years old on Thursday, is set to celebrate his birthday with a special bike yatra organized by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be among the dignitaries participating in the event, which aims to commemorate the Prime Minister's 25 years of public service. The yatra will kick off from Varanasi's Rudraksh International Convention Centre on September 17 and travel towards Vadnagar, the birthplace of Prime Minister Modi. Over the course of the month-long \"Seva Sankalp Abhiyan,\" a total of 51 bikers, known as Seva Yatris, will collect Ganga water from Lalita Ghat and perform a ritual at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. The bike rally will traverse 10 states, visiting 193 districts, 773 tehsils, and 1,159 villages. Notable BJP leaders such as Union Minister Chirag Paswan and UP BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary will also be present during the event.",
  "summary": "The BJP will launch its month-long “Seva Sankalp Abhiyan” on September 17 to mark PM Modi’s 76th birthday and 25 years in public service.",
  "key_points": [
    "Prime Minister Modi's 76th birthday bike yatra begins in Varanasi on September 17",
    "51 bikers (Seva Yatris) collect Ganga water and perform temple ritual",
    "Yatra covers 10 states, 193 districts, 773 tehsils, and 1,159 villages"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The BJP's month-long bike yatra ahead of Modi's 76th birthday cements the Prime Minister's Varanasi constituency as a site of party-sponsored celebrations, highlighting his 25 years of public service.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}