Rajyavardhan Rathore

BJP MPs Want Shashi Tharoor Out As Panel Chief Over Facebook Summons Row

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday August 20, 2020

The battle over the Facebook row heated up today with a call for removal of Shashi Tharoor as the chief of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology. While the BJP's Nishikant Dubey wrote to Speaker Om Birla, demanding that he be removed, Rajyavardhan Rathore also pitched in with a letter, accusing Mr Tharoor of "flouting rules...

Congress Is Unable To Handle Government In Rajasthan: Rajyavardhan Rathore

India News | ANI | Saturday June 13, 2020

Former union minister and BJP leader Rajyavardhan Rathore on Friday said if the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan wants to save its MLAs, the party has to serve people of the state and resolve their issues.

Rajyavardhan Rathore's Appeal For Homeless Footballer Honoured By PM Modi

India News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday January 27, 2020

An eighteen-year-old Mumbai footballer, who was honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi about three years ago, has been living on a pavement in the city with her family after her home was razed in a demolition drive last month. In a tweet, BJP MP and Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore today urged the central government to help her.

"Not Banana Republic", Says Telangana BJP As Party Leaders Praise Police

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday December 6, 2019

The BJP in Telangana has said it will "as a responsible party" ask the state government and the police to address the media on the killing of four men accused of raping and murdering a 26-year-old veterinarian.

"Yeh Shaam Mastani...": How 4 BJP Lawmakers Prepped For Party Workshop

India News | Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Saturday August 3, 2019

Saturday morning began on a musical note for BJP lawmakers Rajyavardhan Rathore, Babul Supriyo, Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kishan, who gave a "high energy" performance before they sat down for a party workshop on the parliament premises this morning.

Watch: Rajyavardhan Rathore "Superb" Coin Trick Impresses Instagram

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday July 2, 2019

BJP parliamentarian and Olympian Rajyavardhan Rathore has shared a video on Instagram that is making jaws drop. On Monday, Mr Rathore demonstrated a neat trick that he used to improve hand-eye coordination during his "shooting days".

Rajyavardhan Rathore, Left Out Of Cabinet, Says Thank You In Tweets

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday May 31, 2019

Rajyavardhan Rathore's exclusion from the cabinet could be a prelude to the silver-medal winning Olympian and retired army colonel to named as leader of the BJP Rajasthan unit

Out Of Cabinet, Rajyavardhan Rathore May Get A Role In Rajasthan BJP

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Friday May 31, 2019

Rajyavardhan Rathore is among the ministers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's previous government who were not given a place in the new cabinet.Mr Rathore a BJP parliamentarian from Rajasthan, won a second term in the national election. The 49-year-old is one of the most prominent exclusions from the new team of ministers who were sworn in along wi...

37 Ministers Dropped From Team Modi; Sushma Swaraj Among Big Names

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday May 31, 2019

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet were sworn in on Thursday by President Ram Nath Kovind, 37 ministers - including several high-profile names - from the previous government were left out of the line-up.

Rajyavardhan Rathore Not In PM Modi's Council Of Ministers

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 30, 2019

Olympian Rajyavardhan Rathore is one of the most prominent exclusions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, which has a mix of old and new faces.

Election Results 2019: Rajyavardhan Rathore Wins Jaipur Rural Seat For BJP Again

People | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday May 23, 2019

Rajyavardhan Rathore is a silver-medal winning Olympian and a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet. He is a BJP parliamentarian from Jaipur Rural and is seeking a second term in the 2019 national election.

Election Result: BJP's Rajyavardhan Rathore Leads Krishna Poonia By Over 3.9 Lakh Votes In Jaipur Rural

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday May 23, 2019

The 2019 Lok Sabha contest in Jaipur Rural was pitched as a battle between two Olympic athletes; Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won silver at the 2004 Games in Athens and Krishna Poonia competed in the 2012 Games in London

Election Results 2019: "Many Congratulations To PM Modi For Massive Victory," Tweets Sushma Swaraj

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday May 23, 2019

With leads showing the BJP crossing the halfway mark on its own steam and a sweep by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Lok Sabha elections, leaders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party tweeted to congratulate party workers and supporters.

Lok Sabha Polls: "Hope In The Eyes" Of Voters, Says Rajyavardhan Rathore's Wife

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday May 6, 2019

Gayathri Rathore, the wife of BJP leader and former Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, claimed today her husband's five years as a member of parliament, representing the Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha seat, had led to "so much development".

Election 2019: "Khiladi vs Khiladi": Olympian Krishna Poonia On Rajyavardhan Rathore

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday May 6, 2019

Olympian Krishna Poonia, the Congress candidate who is pitted against another Olympian, the BJP's Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, in Jaipur Rural was confident of winning the seat in the fifth round of the national election.