Biharis

BJP's search for peace: Narendra Modi meets Advani

Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Tuesday June 18, 2013

The BJP is making a concerted effort to course-correct after the promotion of Narendra Modi laid bare bitter internal differences. Mr Modi, the Gujarat Chief Minister, met this morning with BJP veteran LK Advani. He then visited the home of stalwart ...

Will consider return to NDA if LK Advani helms it: Sharad Yadav

Reported by Manish Kumar; edited by Mala Das (with inputs from Agencies) | Monday June 17, 2013

A day after his party, the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) ended a 17-year alliance with the BJP, party president Sharad Yadav listed the terms for a possible reconciliation.

Government ordered to disclose spend on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's treatment

Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2013

The Central Information Commission has directed the Health Ministry to make public expenses incurred on the treatment of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee within 15 days.

Stuffed Baati

Thursday June 6, 2013

Baati is a popular Rajasthani bread snack. In this recipe a paneer and spice stuffing is used. Traditionally you mash the baati then pour ghee, chutney and dal over it.

LK Advani takes a swipe at Narendra Modi, rates Shivraj Singh Chouhan higher than him

Edited by Mala Das | Saturday June 1, 2013

It's not the first time that LK Advani has pitted Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan against his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi, seen by many as a frontrunner to be the BJP's presumptive prime minister in the next general election...

BJP appoints Amit Shah in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Varun Gandhi gets West Bengal

Edited by Mala Das (with inputs from PTI) | Monday May 20, 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's close confidant and BJP General Secretary Amit Shah has been appointed as the person in charge of the politically-crucial state of Uttar Pradesh. BJP president Rajnath Singh, in a reorganisation of the party's p...

Will be very happy to invite Manmohan Singh to swearing-in ceremony: Nawaz Sharif

Edited by Mala Das (with inputs from AFP) | Monday May 13, 2013

Nawaz Sharif, set to be Pakistan's Prime Minister for a third time, has said he is happy to invite India's Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to Islamabad for his oath-taking ceremony, the latest in a series of bonhomous statements that seem to signal ...

Nawaz Sharif says he will invite Manmohan Singh for his oath-taking ceremony

Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Monday May 13, 2013

In Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated Mr Sharif for his "emphatic victory" in the elections and invited him to visit India. The BJP though says the decision has been taken in haste.

Budget session of Parliament resumes; government faces heat on 2G, coal scam

Edited by Mala Das | Monday April 22, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today appealed for the "House to function smoothly" ahead of the resumption of the Budget session. Earlier, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had warned that "the session will restart on a note of confrontation, not conse...

Budget session of Parliament resumes today, Opposition set to target government on 2G, coal scam

Press Trust of India | Monday April 22, 2013

The Opposition is all set to corner the government in the Budget Session of Parliament which resumes on Monday after a recess. The BJP is likely to raise the issue of the vetting of the CBI report on coal scam by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and the Jo...

LK Advani slams JPC report on 2G scam, says it should be rejected entirely

Ketki Angre | Saturday April 20, 2013

That the leaked draft report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 2G scam will be a big issue in Parliament next week was expected. Now the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has made it official. BJP leader LK Advani today slammed the r...

Naveen Patnaik rules out tie up with BJP, says Third Front an option

Press Trust of India | Monday April 15, 2013

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today ruled out his party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) having any tie up with its former ally BJP in the next general elections, and maintained that the Third Front was a "very healthy" option.

Nitish Kumar vetoes Narendra Modi, gives BJP till December

Manish Kumar (With PTI inputs) | Monday April 15, 2013

No names were taken, but Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar listed his criteria for what sort of prime ministerial candidate his party will back in a speech that ruled out Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

'Narendra Modi followed Vajpayee's policies': BJP leader Kalraj Mishra

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Sunday April 14, 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stoutly defended its leader Narendra Modi, who became the target of indirect digs at ally Janata Dal (United)'s national executive meet today. Senior leader Kalraj Mishra told NDTV that Mr Modi was hugely popular ...

Need a leader like Vajpayee who can carry everyone along: Nitish's dig at Modi

Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt (With inputs from PTI) | Sunday April 14, 2013

In a fiery 40-minute speech at the Janata Dal (United)'s national executive meet in Delhi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took several digs at Narendra Modi without naming him. He cited Atal Bihari Vajpayee's example and said, "Only one who can ca...