Narendra Modi addresses Indian diaspora in US: highlights
NDTV.com | Monday May 13, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the Indian diaspora in 18 US cities through video conferencing. The event was organised by the Gujarati community in the US as a part of the Gujarat Day Celebration.
Narendra Modi to address Indians in 18 US cities
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 10, 2013
Narendra Modi is again set to talk to the Indian community in 18 cities in North America via satellite from state capital of Gandhinagar on Sunday.
BJP workers put posters of Narendra Modi as PM during Nitish Kumar's Bihar tour
Reported by Manish Kumar; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Thursday May 9, 2013
The Bihar BJP has been told by the party leadership to make things work with ally and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, but they are clearly yet to get over his public attack on Narendra Modi a few weeks ago.
A whitewash for BJP in coastal Karnataka bastions
Written by Sindhu Manjesh | Thursday May 9, 2013
It's a whitewash for the BJP in Karnataka's coastal districts -- Dakshina Kannada, home to Mangalore, and Udupi. In Dakshina Kannada, the BJP lost all the eight Assembly segments to the Congress and in Udupi, it won just a single seat out of five.
The 12 heavyweights who fell as Congress crushed BJP in Karnataka
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013
As the Congress juggernaut rolled on in Karnataka, 12 Ministers of the Jagadish Shettar Cabinet, including Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa, fell by the wayside, rubbing salt into the wounds of the vanquished BJP.
Karnataka election results: BJP loses only government in south, aided by Yeddyurappa
Edited by Mala Das | Wednesday May 8, 2013
For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it is game over in Karnataka. The party, which broke into the Congress' bastion, forming its first government in the south, has faced an embarrassing loss, failing to garner even half of the 110 seats it won last...
Karnataka election results: Desperate for development, Bangalore does not give BJP a second chance
Written by Mala Das | Wednesday May 8, 2013
A sense of the change in political winds in Karnataka is also evident with how Bangalore has voted. The state capital, which hugely favoured the BJP last time with hopes of development, chose to ignore it.
Karnataka election results: Narendra Modi magic fails in Karnataka
Edited by Mala Das | Wednesday May 8, 2013
Counting of votes began at 8 am today across Karnataka. Early leads indicate the BJP is losing half of the 110 seats it held in the 224-member state assembly.
Nitish Kumar's 'wait and watch' on Bihar BJP's latest Narendra Modi gimmick
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Tuesday May 7, 2013
Narendra Modi: In Nitish Kumar's Bihar, would Narendra Modi be listed as a person belonging to an extreme backward class or EBC?
Centre worried only about 'nephews and uncles', says Narendra Modi
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Centre on Monday for allegedly ignoring the state government's demand about construction of gates at Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam, and said the Centre was only concerned about "nephews and uncles".
Supreme Court declines to stay Centre's scheme for minority students in Gujarat
Reported by A Vaidyanathan; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Monday May 6, 2013
The Supreme Court today declined to stay the Gujarat High Court's February order, in which it had rejected the Narendra Modi government's contention that the Centre's pre-matriculation scholarship scheme for students from minority communities was dis...
Karnataka records 65 per cent turnout at end of polling
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh (with inputs from agencies) | Sunday May 5, 2013
Karnataka has recorded 65 per cent voter turnout as polls closed at 6 PM. There are nearly 3000 candidates in the fray for the 225-strong Assembly; 224 MLAs are elected and one is nominated.
Amartya Sen's take on India's growth story: Full transcript
NDTV.com | Sunday May 5, 2013
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The politics of statues, from Gujarat to Maharashtra
Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday May 5, 2013
When Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi visited Mumbai this week, he articulated his idea of honouring the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhai Patel. Mr Modi told a gathering at the Indian Merchant's Chamber, "I want a huge statue of Sardar Patel t...
Karnataka Polls: The time to vote is here
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh (with inputs from Agencies) | Sunday May 5, 2013
Five years after handing the BJP its first opportunity to rule a southern state, Karnataka's electorate votes today to decide whether the BJP should continue in office or whether the mandate should go to other contenders.
