Kolkata: With Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi echoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's view on UPA's alleged apathy towards non-Congress states and misdeeds of the Left, BJP on Tuesday night said sympathising with Banerjee's view did not mean extending olive branch to her before Lok Sabha polls. "Some channels are showing that Modi has extended an olive branch to Mamata. But the fact is Modi has sympathised with the...
12:17 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday side-stepped questions on his Prime Ministerial ambitions, saying he is an "apolitical person". "I am not a politician," he said, when asked by a questioner at a programme about the desire of politicians to aim for the top political post and what was his attitude about it. ...
11:39 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress on Tuesday appealed to Governor Kamla Beniwal not to give her sanction to the newly-passed Gujarat Lokayukta Aayog Bill 2013, which the party said is "ultra vires" to the Constitution. "Looking at the various provisions of this bill, it clearly spells that the proposed Aayog will remain merely on paper and there is no possibility of independent and neutral probe under it," says the memorandum, which was...
11:35 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Twitter was split in the middle in its reaction to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's speech on Monday at the annual general meeting of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) on the status of women in India. ...
11:31 PM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: As Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi sought to reach out to her, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday deflected questions on the possibilities of her party's tie-up with BJP. "Whatever I have come to know, he (Modi) appreciated the government. Political differences could be there but a government's work can be appreciated by anyone," she said. Banerjee was asked to respond to the praise heaped by...
08:02 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Kolkata: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday side-stepped questions on his Prime Ministerial ambitions, saying he is an "apolitical person". "I am not a politician," he said, when asked by a questioner at a programme about the desire of politicians to aim for the top political post and what was his attitude about it. "A politician may have (the desire to become Prime Minister) but I am not a...
02:49 PM, Apr 09, 2013
A day after wooing the industry in Delhi, Gujarat Chief Minister shifted his attention to West Bengal on Tuesday where he is on a day-long visit. Addressing a joint session of three Bengal chambers of commerce, Modi reached out to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, praising her for taking the steps to reverse the effects of 32 years of Left rule. ...
02:25 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Kolkata: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the central government was engulfed by policy paralysis and it was on "borrowed time". "It (UPA government) is not watching the calender, but the clock. It is on borrowed time," Modi said at a programme jointly organised here by three city-based chambers of commerce. Modi, who is widely being perceived as the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, accused the Centre of policy...
01:58 PM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday reacted to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's address to Bengal Inc by saying he should first woo his own ally Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. "Besides moving around the country, Modi should worry about his ally Nitish Kumar. The United States is not giving him a visa. He is paying their ministers to come to Gujarat and Nitish is not allowing him to come...
01:42 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Kolkata: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been on an overdrive for the past one week addressing various meets to articulate his views on various issues before the country and his vision and ideas to make India a developed country. He has used the different platforms to project himself a workaholic, visionary and a leader who has thew vision to transform India. While Modi hit out at Congress Vice President...
12:49 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Kolkata: 12:15 pm: Modi says public and private partnership in the health sector will be beneficial in future. "In our country if a child falls into a tubewell, there is 24-hour running commentary. One child's misfortune has the entire country in tears but when in our neighbourhood, a mother dies while giving birth, no one seems to care," says the Gujarat Chief Minister. 12:04 pm: Modi hits out at the...
11:45 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking of empowering women on Monday at the FICCI Ladies Organisation meet, gave an example of Jasuben and her thriving pizza business in the state. "More people in Gujarat prefer eating pizza at Jasuben's outlet rather than Pizza Hut or some other big company," Modi said. Ahmedabadis would not agree more with what Modi said in New Delhi, while giving an example of...
08:11 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Dahod (Gujarat): A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by her cousin at Uchvania village of Dahod taluka, police said on Monday. The incident took place late on Sunday night, they said, adding that she had attended a marriage party. After the event got over, her cousin Mukesh Samka took her to a nearby field where he allegedly raped her. She died of severe injuries to her private parts,...
10:39 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was the toast of the day as he took to the stage on Monday, first at an event hosted by the FICCI Ladies Organisation and later, at the Network 18's first Think India Dialogue in the capital. At the former, he wooed women entrepreneurs with talks on the need for their empowerment, education and safety, during the latter, Modi spelt out his definition...
10:14 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Talking about economic reforms, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday came out strongly in support of privatisation while addressing the first Think India Dialogue of Network18. Modi, however, opposed FDI in retail and defence, but backs foreign investment in other sectors and said government's role must be of facilitator in land acquisition. Modi said he favours privatisation but wanted to test the new model in Gujarat without...
07:49 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Emphasising on the need to decentralise power, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday revealed how his government was taken to task by the Centre for laying down gas pipeline across the state. "The Gujarat government was targeted by the Centre for laying down gas pipeline across the state. The Centre said that it was its job, not the state's. What is the use of such policies? We...
07:09 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday while citing a Congressman said most of the problems in India will be resolved if politicians learn to say 'no', and bureaucrats learn to say 'yes'. While addressing the first Think India Dialogue of Network18, Modi said, "A Congress leader suggested a very simple solution to problem of governance - Politicians should learn to say no, and bureaucrats should learn to...
06:58 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid down his formula for better governance at the first Think India Dialogue organised by Network 18 in New Delhi. Modi said clearly that what hurt India the most was policy paralysis due to politics and power play. Commenting on the way in which politics affects decision making power of the governments, he said that the priority for political parties and...
06:46 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for radical initiatives and strong political stand to usher high economic growth and faster development. While addressing the first Think India Dialogue of Network18, Modi said, "It is unfortunate that priority for most of us is in this country to get power." The Gujarat Chief Minister said that external pressure influence the decision making process and political parties are under...
06:20 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Ahmedabad: Water scarcity in major regions of Gujarat is heating up the political arena in the state, with Opposition parties and NGOs up in arms against the Narendra Modi government's "inaction" and "mismanagement" of the crisis. Passing the buck, Gujarat has targeted the Centre for denying permission to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam, and stalling construction of gates over it. The government claims that permits on the dam...
02:48 PM, Apr 08, 2013
