Narendra Modi, yoga and a new university for Gujarat
Reported by Rohit Bhan; edited by Janaki Fernandes | Friday May 24, 2013
Narendra Modi's love for yoga is well known. He not only practices it every day, the Gujarat chief minister is also famous for making his bureaucrats attend special yoga sessions with him. Now, he has inaugurated what is being touted as the country's...
BJP divided over face for 2014
Edited by Mala Das | Wednesday May 22, 2013
Under sharp attack from the BJP on the fourth anniversary of the UPA 2 government it leads, the Congress can draw some solace from the fact that the main opposition party too is struggling with a leadership battle now playing out for all to see.
Use social media to reach out to youth: Modi
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday suggested using social media to reach out to the youth.
Narendra Modi attends his first BJP parliamentary board meeting in Delhi
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Narendra Modi is attending a meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentary board, a team of 12 top leaders who make the big decisions in the party. He is its newest member.
Narendra Modi to attend BJP's first parliamentary board meeting today
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday May 21, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentary board, the party's top decision-making body, will meet in Delhi today. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who was inducted into the board in March this year, will attend the meeting.
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...
Sharad Pawar attacks Narendra Modi over Ishrat Jehan encounter
Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday May 19, 2013
Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar today attacked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying the latter was "proud" of the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter episode which has seen several of the state's top...
Nitish Kumar snubbed me twice, says BJP leader Kirti Azad who was asked to keep quiet
Reported by Manish Kumar; edited by Mala Das | Sunday May 19, 2013
A day after he was asked by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to keep quiet after he reportedly interrupted him at a meeting, BJP leader and former cricketer Kirti Azad is crying foul. He has alleged that the JD(U) leader, who runs the state governme...
Government misusing CBI to target our leaders, says BJP
Edited by Mala Das | Wednesday May 15, 2013
A day after one its senior leaders was chargesheeted by the CBI in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, the BJP today slammed the government, alleging that the latter was indulging in a political witch hunt.
Naroda Patiya case: Congress says no change in Narendra Modi's mindset
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013
The Congress today flayed Gujarat government for withholding its decision to seek death for former minister Maya Kodnani in in a 2002 Gujarat riots case, saying there has been no change in the mindset of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his feelings ...
Narendra Modi government now rethinks death penalty for ex-aide Maya Kodnani
Rohit Bhan | Tuesday May 14, 2013
The Gujarat government has decided to withhold a permission it had given to file death appeal against former state minister Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, convicted for their role in the Naroda Patiya massacre, a 2002 Gujarat riot...
Narendra Modi acknowledged as one of the finest administrators: Infosys founder Narayana Murthy
Written by Rohit Bhan | Monday May 13, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's developmental agenda has got a shot in the arm. In what is being seen as an endorsement of his developmental work, Narayana Murthy, the co-founder of Infosys, on Monday remarked that Mr Modi had been acknowledge...
Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar trade barbs again, this time over development
Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday May 13, 2013
They don't name each other, but barely a day passes without either Narendra Modi or Nitish Kumar taking a swipe at the other. These are designed to undermine the other while highlighting their own achievements and no attack goes unanswered.
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 ...
Narendra Modi's 'virtual' US tour: Hard-sells Gujarat, slams Centre
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday May 13, 2013
Narendra Modi did not need the visa that he has been denied to address NRIs today in 18 US cities. He just linked up again through video conference to hardsell Brand Modi and the Gujarat growth story at the expense of the Congress-led UPA, which he s...
