Pm On Dadri Modi

Amid a debate on intolerance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India has an ancient tradition of "openness, respect for diversity of beliefs and cultures".

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed spoke out in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Srinagar today, asserting he is inclusive and not intolerant. In the same breath, Mr Sayeed said he expects the Prime Minister to do an Atal Bihari Vajpayee and reach out to Pakistan.

BJP today took a dig at Arun Shourie, a former party veteran, over his sharp criticism of Narendra Modi, saying he was unable to hear the Prime Minister because he had not learnt to listen to others and was being "carried away by emotions".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "angry" with party leaders who made incendiary statements in the aftermath of the Dadri killing over beef rumours and party chief Amit Shah today pulled up those involved, sources told NDTV.

Accusing the Modi government of trying to impose its ideology on the people, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said communal frenzy is being created, innocents are killed on rumours, and intellectuals are targeted under its rule which is threatening the democratic and social fabric of the country.

Speaking out for first time after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on the mob-lynching of a man in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri allegedly over rumours that he had eaten beef, key BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal slammed the party for failing to act against 'rotor-mouths'.

Akhilesh Yadav, the country's youngest Chief Minister, has some unsolicited advice for Prime Minister Narendra Modi - less action on Facebook, more on the ground.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has for the first time spoken on the mob lynching of a 52-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri, calling the incident 'really sad'. However, the Opposition was quick to denounce the PM's remarks, criticising him for his 'delayed' reaction.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken for the first time on the mob killing of a Muslim in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri over rumours that he had beef in his house.

Criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government for "silence" over the mob killing of a man in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri and the continuing attacks on writers and free thinkers, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today said that this "nonchalance" of leaders would result in "a black era in history."

Contrary to the headlines, then, the prime minister didn't break his silence on the Dadri lynching in Nawada; he used his speech (and, more culpably, the President's) to finesse a human tragedy.

The beef controversy reached a fever pitch Thursday, after a politician in the state assembly of Jammu and Kashmir was beaten by members of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, allegedly because he held a beef party on the lawn of a politician's hostel in Srinagar.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces opposition demands for his statement on the mob killing of a Muslim man over beef rumours, NDTV has seen a note from his office asking states to consider legislation banning cow slaughter.

With just three days to go before the assembly elections begin in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is the face of the BJP's campaign, is addressing six rallies in two days. In his first three rallies, he tore into the anti-BJP alliance, but on the day's last rally, he sent out a strong message, underscoring the need for unity and developmen...

At the height of a war of words over beef, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a sharp dig at Lalu Prasad Yadav while campaigning in Bihar and was promptly attacked by Nitish Kumar for his "deafening silence" on the mob killing in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh.

Amid a debate on intolerance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India has an ancient tradition of "openness, respect for diversity of beliefs and cultures".

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed spoke out in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Srinagar today, asserting he is inclusive and not intolerant. In the same breath, Mr Sayeed said he expects the Prime Minister to do an Atal Bihari Vajpayee and reach out to Pakistan.

BJP today took a dig at Arun Shourie, a former party veteran, over his sharp criticism of Narendra Modi, saying he was unable to hear the Prime Minister because he had not learnt to listen to others and was being "carried away by emotions".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "angry" with party leaders who made incendiary statements in the aftermath of the Dadri killing over beef rumours and party chief Amit Shah today pulled up those involved, sources told NDTV.

Accusing the Modi government of trying to impose its ideology on the people, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said communal frenzy is being created, innocents are killed on rumours, and intellectuals are targeted under its rule which is threatening the democratic and social fabric of the country.

Speaking out for first time after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on the mob-lynching of a man in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri allegedly over rumours that he had eaten beef, key BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal slammed the party for failing to act against 'rotor-mouths'.

Akhilesh Yadav, the country's youngest Chief Minister, has some unsolicited advice for Prime Minister Narendra Modi - less action on Facebook, more on the ground.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has for the first time spoken on the mob lynching of a 52-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri, calling the incident 'really sad'. However, the Opposition was quick to denounce the PM's remarks, criticising him for his 'delayed' reaction.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken for the first time on the mob killing of a Muslim in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri over rumours that he had beef in his house.

Criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government for "silence" over the mob killing of a man in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri and the continuing attacks on writers and free thinkers, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today said that this "nonchalance" of leaders would result in "a black era in history."

Contrary to the headlines, then, the prime minister didn't break his silence on the Dadri lynching in Nawada; he used his speech (and, more culpably, the President's) to finesse a human tragedy.

The beef controversy reached a fever pitch Thursday, after a politician in the state assembly of Jammu and Kashmir was beaten by members of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, allegedly because he held a beef party on the lawn of a politician's hostel in Srinagar.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces opposition demands for his statement on the mob killing of a Muslim man over beef rumours, NDTV has seen a note from his office asking states to consider legislation banning cow slaughter.

With just three days to go before the assembly elections begin in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is the face of the BJP's campaign, is addressing six rallies in two days. In his first three rallies, he tore into the anti-BJP alliance, but on the day's last rally, he sent out a strong message, underscoring the need for unity and developmen...

At the height of a war of words over beef, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a sharp dig at Lalu Prasad Yadav while campaigning in Bihar and was promptly attacked by Nitish Kumar for his "deafening silence" on the mob killing in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh.