Shivanand Tiwari

Nitish Kumar's partyman Sabir Ali expelled from party for praising Narendra Modi

Elections News | Edited by Devesh Kumar | Monday March 24, 2014

Sabir Ali, one of the most prominent Muslim faces of Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United), was today expelled from the party for praising Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate.

Janata Dal United expels Nitish Kumar's critic Shivanand Tiwari

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday February 27, 2014

Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United today expelled its parliamentarian Shivanand Tiwari, who had openly criticized the Bihar Chief Minister in the past few weeks.

Nitish Kumar's party dismisses the AAP factor in Bihar

Elections News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 7, 2014

A day after one of its leaders joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) quitting the government as well as the party, the JD(U) today dismissed the Delhi-based party as a factor in Bihar in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Shivanand Tiwari questions Nitish Kumar's sincerity to confront Narendra Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 6, 2014

Senior JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari, who has been denied re-nomination to Rajya Sabha, today attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar questioning his sincerity to confront BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

No thanks, says NK Singh to Nitish Kumar for Lok Sabha election

Elections News | Edited by Devesh Kumar | Thursday January 30, 2014

Retired bureaucrat NK Singh, who was denied a renomination to the Rajya Sabha by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, today spurned the Janata Dal (United)'s offer to field him from the Banka parliamentary constituency in the general elections due by May.

Fodder scam: There is no evidence against Nitish Kumar, CBI tells Jharkhand High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 23, 2013

CBI today informed the Jharkhand High Court that it did not find any evidence against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and JD-U leader Shivanand Tiwari in the Rs 950 crore fodder scam.

Shiv Sena slams Shivanand Tiwari for questioning Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar

Press Trust of India | Monday November 18, 2013

JD-U leader Shivanand Tiwari had said giving the Bharat Ratna to Tendulkar, who has earned millions from playing the sport of cricket, was nothing more than a joke.

JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari questions decision to award Bharat Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar

India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With IANS inputs) | Monday November 18, 2013

A Janata Dal (United) parliamentarian Shivanand Tiwari today questioned the decision to award Sachin Tendulkar India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna.

JD-U leader questions Bharat Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday November 18, 2013

According to Shivanand Tiwari - a member of parliament, Dhyan Chand deserved the honour more than Sachin Tendulkar.

Tea seller can't become India's PM, says Samajwadi Party's Naresh Agarwal on Narendra Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 14, 2013

Narendra Modi will be delighted at being handed fresh material today for his next election speech. Not by the Congress, but by the Samajwadi Party's Naresh Aggarwal, who said today, "a tea seller cannot become the country's Prime Minister."

Lata Mangeshkar roots for Narendra Modi as PM; she is entitled to her view, says Congress

India News | Edited by Mala Das | Saturday November 2, 2013

Lata Mangeshkar said she wished to see Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister.

After praising Narendra Modi, he was the first to congratulate Nitish Kumar

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Tuesday October 29, 2013

After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar delivered a speech studded with criticism of his political rival, Narendra Modi, he received thundering applause. Not unexpected, given that he was addressing his own party at a conference to plan its strategy for the national election.

Sign of the times: alliance for Nitish with Congress, coming soon

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday October 7, 2013

A top leader of Nitish Kumar's party today rooted for an alliance with the Congress for next year's polls and the Bihar Chief Minister did not rule it out, in a major indication that the bonhomie between the two parties over the past few months could crystalize in a partnership.

Bihar BJP suspends legislator who criticised Sushil Modi

India News | Manish Kumar | Sunday July 21, 2013

Trouble seems to be brewing within the Bihar unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP. A party MLA was today suspended after he raised his voice against the state unit chief, Sushil Modi.

Nitish Kumar calls cabinet meet today, exit formality before likely split

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Sunday June 16, 2013

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party Janata Dal United or the JDU is likely to end its 17-year-old alliance with the BJP today. The announcement of the split is likely to be made after a JDU meeting at 12:30 pm where a resolution is expected to be passed, say sources, adding party chief Sharad Yadav will step down as convenor of the National D...

Nitish Kumar calls cabinet meet, exit formality before likely split

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Sunday June 16, 2013

Hours after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared "it's time to make a decision," his party and the BJP exchanged hefty parting shots today, reporting the end of their 17-year-old alliance.

Bihar BJP skips meeting with Nitish Kumar, whose team says it's over

India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Saturday June 15, 2013

With an end to the 17-year-old alliance looking imminent, BJP leaders in Bihar have refused to meet Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Mr Kumar had called up Sushil Modi, who is also the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, and other senior BJP leaders from the state, for a meeting.

Under pressure, coarse words between Nitish Kumar's party and BJP

India News | Edited by Mala Das | Friday June 14, 2013

Nitish Kumar appears to have called it. The Chief Minister of Bihar suggested today that his alliance with the BJP is over. "Dua dete hai jeene ki, dawa karte hai marne ki (You wish me a long life, but offer medicines that will poison me)," he said, looking relaxed.

Senior JD(U) leader says Narendra Modi is 'divisive'; Advani phones Nitish, Sharad Yadav

India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Wednesday June 12, 2013

Senior BJP leader LK Advani today reportedly called up Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav amid speculation that the two parties might split over the elevation of Narendra Modi in the BJP.

Hope Narendra Modi does not want to do to India what he did to Gujarat in 2002: Congress

India News | Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Saturday April 6, 2013

Narendra Modi's remark that he is ready to "repay his debt to Mother India", being read as the clearest indication yet of the Gujarat Chief Minister's interest in running for Prime Minister, has set the cat among the pigeons. The Congress has reacted sharply, ally JD(U) too.

Janata Dal (United) slams VHP support for Narendra Modi, says sadhus can't decide PM candidate

India News | Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Sunday February 3, 2013

Its allies remain as much a divided house as the BJP on whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should be their prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 elections.

BJP upset after Nitish Kumar's party leader compares RSS chief to Akbaruddin Owaisi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday January 7, 2013

The BJP has taken strong and public offense to remarks made by a leader belonging to Nitish Kumar's party, the Janata Dal (United).

Why Maharashtra won't ban Raj Thackeray's speeches altogether

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Monday September 3, 2012

After Raj Thackeray's speech against north Indians on Friday, the Home department is contemplating serving him a notice; sources claim that the state will refrain from banning Thackeray's speeches altogether for fear of him deriving political mileage

Nitin Gadkari asks BJP, NDA allies to 'exercise restraint'

India News | Edited by Prasad Sanyal (with PTI inputs) | Monday June 25, 2012

The war of words with key National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner, the Janata Dal (United), has led BJP president Nitin Gadkari to ask all party functionaries and alliance partners to "exercise restraint" while airing views on coalition-related issues.

'BJP dropped Bangaru Laxman like a hot potato, but what about Yeddyurappa?' asks JD(U)

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Monday April 30, 2012

Senior leader of Janata Dal (United), Shivanand Tiwari, has said the party's ally BJP dropped its former party President Bangaru Laxman like a hot potato after his conviction in the Tehelka sting case and yet they did not apply the same rule to former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa.