
Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma has once again attacked Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. This time he has accused Mulayam of being hand in glove with the BJP during the attempt to bring down the Babri Masjid in the early 1990s. He says he has been forced to make the revelation after Mulayam publicly praised BJP leader LK Advani. Beni Prasad had recently apologised after a similar outburst against ...

11:13 AM, May 15, 2013

Rejecting reports of a rift with the JD(U) over the PM candidate, senior BJP leader LK Advani said that all allies will be taken on board while making the crucial decision. Earlier, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had set a year-end deadline for the BJP to announce a 'secular' prime ministerial candidate. Advani said that, "Party will take the decision at an appropriate time. There is no tussle. Our party ...

11:28 PM, Apr 21, 2013

Anger over the rape of a minor girl in Delhi kept rising in the national capital even as several protesters took to the streets demanding justice. BJP veteran LK Advani on Saturday called the incident shocking. ...

07:54 PM, Apr 20, 2013

At the NDA meeting on Saturday, senior leaders slammed the JPC report on the 2G scam, asking why A Raja was not permitted to depose. The JPC report will be raised by the BJP in Parliament next week. ...

07:53 PM, Apr 20, 2013

The video of the incident, captured on CCTV camera, shows the public apathy towards accident victims. ...

09:43 PM, Apr 15, 2013

Senior BP leader Yashwant Sinha on Monday vouched for party veteran LK Advani to be the prime ministerial candidate. BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi, however, said, "Yashwant Sinha does not represent the Parliamentary Board. Only BJP's Parliamentary Board can decide on the PM candidate". ...

07:45 PM, Apr 15, 2013

JD(U) leader Sabir Ali said Nitish Kumar was railway minister during Sabarmati tragedy, however, Vajpayee said 'raj dharma' should be followed. So, it was not needed for Nitish to react, PM had said it all. ...

07:01 PM, Apr 15, 2013

BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi added that Yashwant Sinha's stand backing LK Advani for the PM candidate was his own and not that of the BJP Parliamentary Board. ...

06:41 PM, Apr 15, 2013

Rashid Alvi said it is NDA's internal matter to select LK Advani or Narendra Modi as its PM candidate, but there is not much of a difference between the two. ...

07:24 PM, Apr 14, 2013

Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel on Saturday created a flutter with his remark that the next government at the Centre will be formed under LK Advani's leadership. The Congress, which itself has been speaking in different voices on its prime ministerial candidate, has targeted the BJP over the race for the top post. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari said that the public is aware of who can run, ...

06:46 PM, Apr 06, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went on the offensive on Wednesday as he presented his reply to a debate in the Lok Sabha on the Motion of Thanks to the President for his address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament. ...

11:41 PM, Mar 06, 2013

Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj, while addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) National Executive meet said, "Our party has to stand united if we want to win elections. There is a new word in the political lexicon, 'Niptana' or politically eliminating your opponent within the party. We feel that we are eliminating just one person but we end up doing great harm to the party". ...

04:14 PM, Mar 03, 2013

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Rajnath Singh was elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party President on Wednesday as Nitin Gadkari opted out of the race following corruption allegations against him. ...

11:56 PM, Jan 23, 2013

Welcoming the appointment of Rajnath Singh as the new BJP president, former party chief Nitin Gadkari and senior leader LK Advani said they hope that the change in leadership will help the party emerge a winner in upcoming Assembly elections and 2014 Lok Sabha elections. ...

03:30 PM, Jan 23, 2013

The Andhra Pradesh HC on Thursday lifted the life ban on former Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin, calling it illegal and unsustainable. ...

11:21 PM, Nov 08, 2012

BJP leader LK Advani on Friday celebrated his 85th birthday, making him the oldest politician to ever be in active politics. ...

09:08 PM, Nov 08, 2012

The Bharatiya Janata Party is split wide open over the continuation of Nitin Gadkari as the party President. ...

11:56 PM, Nov 06, 2012

The BJP on Tuesday reiterated its support to embattled party president Nitin Gadkari amidst demands by party member Ram Jethmalani that he resign. ...

10:20 PM, Nov 06, 2012

Former Chief Justice of India JS Verma has sought a probe into Digvijaya Singh's claim of having evidence of graft against relatives of BJP leaders AB Vajpayee and LK Advani, saying it was "very disturbing" and indicated a "conspiracy of silence" at the top. ...

09:27 PM, Oct 28, 2012

Refuting corruption charges against BJP President Nitin Gadkari, senior party leader LK Advani on Wednesday said that allegations against Gadkari were more to neutralise the unprecedented charges against the ruling UPA. Gadkari also got the support of RSS leader MG Vaidya who called it a trial by media. The BJP said that the party chief was ready to face any probe. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat earlier on Wednesday refused to ...

10:09 PM, Oct 24, 2012