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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's will be addressing the nation in his "Mann Ki Baat" on August 25 on All India Radio, DD National, DD News and DD Bharti.

The polling booth of Shyamgiri recorded 77% polling as against a mere 45 in the rest of the constituency. 

BJP MLA from Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, Bheema Mandavi was killed in a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by naxals on Tuesday. According to the police, the BJP leader was returning from a public meeting at Bacheli and was heading towards Nakulnar when the rebels ambushed his convoy.

While the model code of conduct prohibits government functionaries to address the nation in between the announcement of election dates and the dates of polling via radio or television, DD News had relayed the programme. The national broadcaster explained to the Election Commission that it was not its own telecast but news agency ANI's. ANI, in turn, got it from YouTube. Moreover, Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not make an announcement of any new policy decision, which is prohibited at the time when the model code is in vogue.

An interview with Rahul Gandhi that never happened and one with the then prime ministerial candidate of the BJP' that was recorded but met with red tape on DD News: The book Narendra Modi Censored tells the story of the struggle of journalist-anchor Ashok Shrivastav to make the truth prevail in a professional world that harbours malice

The 51st edition of Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat was aired on state broadcaster Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR) and can also be streamed on the YouTube channels of the Prime Minister's Office, Information and Broadcasting Ministry, AIR and DD News