Jaswant Singh

Jaswant Singh Cremated In Jodhpur, Family, Leaders Pay Last Respects

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday September 28, 2020

Former Union Minister Jaswant Singh, who died in Delhi this morning, was cremated at his farm house inRajasthan's Jodhpur in the evening

Jaswant Singh's Death "Huge Loss To Nation, And To Me," Says LK Advani

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Sunday September 27, 2020

Veteran BJP leader LK Advani today condoled the death of ex-union minister Jaswant Singh, who died this morning in Delhi. "He was not only one of my closest colleagues in my party, but also a very dear friend," LK Advani said as he remembered Jaswant Singh, one of the longest serving parliamentarians in the country.

Jaswant Singh: Soldier, Statesman, Trouble Shooter In Vajpayee Government

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Sunday September 27, 2020

Former Union minister Jaswant Singh, who died in Delhi today at the age of 82, had quit a career in the army to join politics. Alumni of Ajmer's Mayo College, he made a course correction as he felt that he wouldn't be able to make a difference while in the army.

PM, Rajnath Singh Remember Veteran Leader Jaswant Singh's Contributions

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Swati Sharma | Sunday September 27, 2020

Former Union minister Jaswant Singh, a close associate of ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, died today following a long spell of illness. He was 82.

Former Union Minister Jaswant Singh Dies At 82: Tributes

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Sunday September 27, 2020

Former Union Minister Jaswant Singh died on Sunday. He was 82.

Ex-Union Minister Jaswant Singh Dies At 82. "Saddened By Demise," Says PM

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday September 28, 2020

Former union minister and BJP leader Jaswant Singh dies at 82. "Saddened by his demise," tweets PM Modi

Kailash Choudhary, Rajasthan Underdog Who Won, Rewarded, Takes Oath

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Abhimanyu Bose | Thursday May 30, 2019

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a new term, Kailash Choudhary from Rajasthan is the surprise inclusion in his government.

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: "Past Hurts Never Leave": Manvendra Singh Returns To Barmer With Congress

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Monday April 22, 2019

Barmer is one of India's largest parliamentary constituencies and the battle for this seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections is haunted by ghosts of 2014 - old friendships gone sour, bitter political rivalries and the desire to settle scores for past wrongs

Lok Sabha Elections: Sons Of Ashok Gehlot, Jaswant Singh To Fight Key Rajasthan Battles For Congress

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Friday March 29, 2019

The Congress has announced candidates for 19 of Rajasthan's 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in its first list. While 10 of them are repeat candidates, six will be fighting the polls for the very first time.

In Congress's Latest List, Ashok Gehlot And Jaswant Singh's Sons

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 29, 2019

Congress List 2019: The Congress late on Thursday night released a list of 31 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, fielding Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav from Jodhpur and former BJP leader Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra from Barmer.

Revealed: Exact Role Of Ajit Doval In Masood Azhar's Release For IC 814

India News | Written by Sunetra Choudhury | Wednesday March 13, 2019

The release of terror mastermind Masood Azhar in 1999 in exchange for the 155 passengers held hostage on the hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814 is at the core of an electoral battle today, but many details of this swap remain secret.

Interim Budget: What P Chidambaram, Pranab Mukherjee, Jaswant Singh Did

Business | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Sandeep Singh | Friday February 1, 2019

Interim Union Budget 2019: Union Minister Piyush Goyal will on Friday present the interim budget in Parliament. This budget will be the last by the NDA government before Lok Sabha elections due by May. From a cash package for the farmer to tax reliefs for the common man, expectations are high from the annual financial statement of the current admin...

Jaswant Singh’s Son, Up Against Vasundhara Raje, Says "I'm Here To Win"

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 30, 2018

Fighting the most keenly observed contest in Rajasthan polls, Congress candidate Manvendra Singh said Friday it was an "uphill task" to beat Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in her political fortress of Jhalrapatan, but he was here to "fight and win" the election.

In Rajasthan, Jaswant Singh's Son Banks On Rajput Anger, Father's Legacy

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday November 28, 2018

Pitted against Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stronghold of Jhalrapatan, former Union Minister Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra Singh is banking on Rajput "anger" and his father's legacy to win the toughest electoral battle of his life.

Congress Fields BJP Veteran Jaswant Singh's Son Manvendra Singh Against Vasundhara Raje

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday November 17, 2018

Manvendra Singh, former BJP leader and the son of BJP veteran Jaswant Singh, has been pitted against Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje by the Congress, the party that he joined last month, for the December 7 assembly polls. He is expected to give a tough fight to Ms Raje in Jhalrapatan, a town in Jhalawar district that has thrice voted for h...