
New Delhi: In a major embarrassment for the Government in the 2G scam, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that any decision concerning whether a private citizen had permission to prosecute a public servant, must be taken within four months. The Prime Minister's Office had allegedly been delaying a decision on Janata Party President Dr Subramanian Swamy's petition seeking permission from it to prosecute former telecom minister A Raja in...

08:13 PM, Jan 31, 2012

Patna: Vowing to oppose the move to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and ease norms in single-brand retail, BJP said such a move would have 'direct impact on retail sector'. "The UPA government's move to allow FDI in multi-brand retail and easing norms in single brand retail will have direct impact on retail in India... BJP will oppose it tooth and nail," party's national spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad...

05:58 PM, Nov 26, 2011

Patna: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will welcome BJP leader LK Advani's rath yatra in Gujarat when it enters into the state, senior party leader Ravishankar Prasad said on Sunday. "Modi will welcome Advani's yatra in Gujarat when it enters his state," Prasad said in reply to a question whether Modi will be joining the BJP's campaign at any stage during Advani's 40 day-long yatra across the country beginning from...

06:44 PM, Oct 09, 2011

BJP Spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad spoke to CNN-IBN saying that VIPs and political leaders should avoid visiting victims immediately after a tragedy. ...

08:16 AM, Sep 08, 2011

New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday welcomed the Gujarat special court verdict convicting 31 accused in the 2002 Godhra train burning case and said it had "exposed the nefarious designs" of the UPA government which "tried to cover up" the entire episode. "Certainly, there has been a degree of assurance that law and justice has prevailed. There were elements who were trying to belittle it. There have been politicians who...

02:25 PM, Feb 22, 2011

Lucknow: Sixty years after it first went to court, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has pronounced verdict on the Ayodhya title suit. Senior advocate Ravi Shankar Prasad came out from court on Thursday to say that the three-judge bench had ruled in a majority judgment 2:1, that one-third part of the disputed land should be given to the Sunni Waqf Board, one-third to the Nirmohi Akhara and...

05:19 PM, Sep 30, 2010

New Delhi: Maintaining that it was opposed to demand for autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP on Wednesday said dialogue with any group should be held within the constitutional framework only if they abjure violence. "We are opposed to any demand for autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir and want that dialogue with any group should be held within the Constitutional framework by abjuring violence," BJP chief spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad...

08:42 PM, Sep 15, 2010

Uproar in the Rajya Sabha again on Thursday over Commonwealth Games mess. ...

02:03 PM, Aug 12, 2010
Colombo: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on Tuesday asked his team to be more consistent and make winning a habit if it hopes to go all the way in the ongoing cricket World Cup. Pakistan had a tumultuous build-up to their World Cup campaign, which was ridden by captaincy issues and a spot-fixing scandal. But once the World Cup kicked off, Shahid Afridi's men zoomed to top of Group A after...

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