Nitin Gadkari

BJP's turf war: LK Advani backs Nitin Gadkari over Narendra Modi, say sources

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday May 24, 2013

Narendra Modi has to battle more than just belligerent allies before he can get anywhere near the leadership role that his many fans in the party want handed to him. With the next general elections now months away, the tussle for turf in the main Opp...

Maharashtra irrigation scam: Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan promises action

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Saturday April 20, 2013

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said that action will be taken against anybody found guilty in the Maharashtra irrigation scam, adding there should be "hard evidence" against the person.

Seeking my call records could be outsourced operation of government, says Arun Jaitley

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013

BJP leader Arun Jaitley today alleged that attempts to seek his call record details could be an outsourced operation of the government or a private "rogue" effort and sought to know whether the Delhi Police are trying to protect the mastermind behind...

Draft emails, pen drives: how BJP leaders' phone records were stolen

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday April 16, 2013

The Delhi Police has formally presented charges in court today against a group of men who allegedly accessed the cellphones of senior opposition leaders including Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari.

Nitin Gadkari's whodunit: 'Influential politician asked me to help bring down UPA government'

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Friday April 12, 2013

Nitin Gadkari, out of the big picture since he lost the chance to be BJP president again, created a stir on Thursday evening when he said that an "influential political leader" had asked him to help bring down the Congress-led UPA 2 government at the...

Influential leader wanted help to pull down UPA 2, says Nitin Gadkari

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday April 12, 2013

Former BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that an influential political leader had approached him, seeking help in pulling down the central government. Mr Gadkari added that he had turned down the request.

Devendra Fadnavis elected BJP chief in Maharashtra

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Thursday April 11, 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today chose Nagpur legislator Devendra Fadnavis as the party's chief in Maharashtra.

Modi inducted into BJP's highest decision-making body

Edited by Mala Das | Sunday March 31, 2013

Narendra Modi has been inducted into the BJP's parliamentary board, the 11-member group of top leaders that is the party's highest decision-making body, in a first sign that the Gujarat Chief Minister could be the party's showstopper in the Lok Sabha...

Narendra Modi likely to get key role in Rajnath Singh's Team 2014

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Sunday March 31, 2013

The BJP is likely to unveil the team that will design its campaign for 2014 and Narendra Modi is expected to be given a key role in the first official sign that he will be the party's showstopper in next year's elections.

Yashwant Sinha threatens to quit BJP over appointment of new party chief in Jharkhand

Press Trust of India | Monday March 11, 2013

Expressing resentment over the appointment of BJP's new Jharkhand chief, senior party leader Yashwant Sinha today threatened to quit and made his intentions clear before the party's top brass.

Bhandara rape-murders: School official suspended, 'did not report girls were missing'

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Friday February 22, 2013

The headmaster of a school in Bhandara, Maharashtra where the three minor sisters, who were raped and murdered last week, studied has been suspended. The girls went missing from the school, not turning up for midday meals, but it is alleged he did no...

Court rejects CID's report on death of Yogita, child who allegedly died in Nitin Gadkari's car

Reported by Miloni Bhatt; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Thursday February 21, 2013

A Nagpur court has rejected a second attempt by Maharashtra's Crime Investigation Department or CID to close the Yogita Thakre case. Seven-year-old Yogita Thakre was found dead with bruises all over her body in a car allegedly owned by former BJP pre...

Nitin Gadkari questioned by Income Tax officials

Press Trust of India | Friday February 1, 2013

Former BJP President Nitin Gadkari was on Thursday questioned for over four hours by Income Tax authorities in connection with the probe into alleged dubious investments in Purti group of companies.

Income Tax body asks Nitin Gadkari to apologise for alleged threat

Press Trust of India | Sunday January 27, 2013

Demanding apology from former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari for an alleged threat to Income Tax officials, its association today claimed the remarks were aimed at hindering a free and fair probe into Purti group investments and sou...

Sharad Pawar shares solar auto rickshaw ride with Nitin Gadkari

Press Trust of India | Saturday January 26, 2013

Union Minister Sharad Pawar today shared a solar autorickshaw ride with former BJP president Nitin Gadkari at 'Agro Vision 2013', an agriculture exhibition organised in Nagpur.