Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan in an interview with CNN-IBN categorically cleared his stand on BJP PM candidate. He said the decision will be taken by the party later. ...
07:05 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Mumbai: Terming as "a deadly attack on Hindus" the Gujarat government's nod for seeking death penalty for former BJP minister Maya Kodnani and nine others in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case, Shiv Sena on Friday said Hindus have different expectations from Chief Minister Narendra Modi. "There is a feeling that Modi is a protector of Hindus. Seeking death penalty for Kodnani and Bajrangi is a deadly attack on Hindus,...
05:22 PM, Apr 20, 2013
In the 1970s, Marathi cinema threw up a comedian in Dada Kondke who went on to create history by churning out the maximum number of ...
12:17 AM, Apr 19, 2013
After Nitish Kumar's clear assertion that the JD(U) would not be comfortable with the BJP projecting Narendra Modi as the NDA's candidate for the position of Prime Minister, Shiv Sena has also echoed similar sentiments. Shiv Sena spokesperson Rahul Narvekar joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the matter. Q. By opposing Modi are the allies trying to push BJP to name a weaker candidate and later squeeze BJP to...
05:44 PM, Apr 18, 2013
New Delhi: As the world celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema, veteran archivist PK Nair reveals that there are no prints of India's first talkie 'Alam Ara' made in 1931 or indeed of many epic films made before the 1950s. The former director of the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) discloses the sad fact that only 'leftovers' could be archived as films made before the 1950s were either destroyed...
01:27 PM, Apr 18, 2013
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11:45 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Shiv Sena on Wednesday cautioned that BJP should take allies into confidence on the issue of its prime ministerial candidate or else there could be a "Mahabharat". ...
10:37 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Mumbai: Comparing NDA constituents to horses of Arjun's chariot, Shiv Sena on Wednesday cautioned that BJP should take allies into confidence on the issue of its prime ministerial candidate or else there could be a "Mahabharat". With the chasm between BJP and JD(U) widening over Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial nominee, the Sena also insisted on convening a meeting of the Opposition alliance to end the prevailing "confusion". "BJP...
04:28 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Mumbai: Shiv Sena on Wednesday asked the BJP leadership to clear its stand on the issue of its prime ministerial candidate and demanded that a meeting of the NDA be convened soon. The BJP ally, however, gave a clean chit to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi over the Gujarat riots, but said that by declaring someone's candidature, allies, who have been with BJP faithfully for so many years will go away,...
02:55 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: The Janata Dal United has now openly challenged its ally the Bharatiya Janata Party following the wrangling over the prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. JDU General Secretary Shivanand Tiwari in a strongly worded comment said that his party was not bending before the BJP for support. Tiwari said that that the BJP has always known the party's views on the PM candidate and it...
12:24 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Tribal Welfare Minister Vijay Shah, who courted a major controversy over his alleged 'sexist remarks', on Wednesday tendered his resignation. "Shah submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday, which was then forwarded to Governor Ram Naresh Yadav, who accepted it," sources close to Chouhan told reporters here. Shah courted a major controversy over his alleged 'sexist' remarks. He had allegedly also made a...
11:49 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Lucknow: The bitter war of words between the Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has escalated in the last few days. The Akhilesh Yadav government has ordered an enquiry into BSP supreme Mayawati's rally at Lucknow's Ambedkar Park where the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister had alleged that the state government was full of goons, mafia and anti-social elements. Samajwadi Party leader and PWD minister Shivpal Singh...
11:24 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Mumbai: There seems to be more trouble for the National Democratic Alliance as the Shiv Sena has now said that the Bharatiya Janata Party should make it clear as to who will be its Prime Ministerial candidate. An editorial in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece, Saamna, says an NDA meeting should be called and a decision should be taken. In reference to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the editorial further says...
09:20 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday demanded that president's rule be imposed in the state. At a hurriedly called press conference in Lucknow, Mayawati urged Governor BL Joshi to take note of "the breakdown of law and order" and recommend imposition of president's rule in the state. Reacting to the attack on her by Public Works Department Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav,...
05:58 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Jalandhar: Terming Punjab as the most 'corrupt' state in the country, People's Party of Punjab leader Manpreet Badal accused the state finance minister of acting as merely the 'munim' (accountant) of the government. "Punjab is the most corrupt state in the country. The people looting the state are being actively shielded by the ministers," said Manpreet Badal, the former state finance minister. He was speaking to reporters after the ending...
02:24 AM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: After winning two National Awards, the first trailer of the documentary film is out. Directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, 'Celluloid Man' explores the life and work of the guardian of Indian cinema P.K. Nair. ...
02:14 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Bhopal: Welcoming the Supreme Court's decision to shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Palpur Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on Monday that the move would not only result in creation of a new home for the lions but also ensure a rise in their numbers. "Madhya Pradesh has made adequate arrangements to shift and rehabilitate Asiatic lions and took all steps for...
10:40 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Mumbai: A Shiv Sena worker was hacked to death allegedly by five goons near his residence at Antop Hill area in central Mumbai in the wee hours on Monday as he did not pay extortion money, police said. Raju Soni was attacked with sharp-edged objects at about 4.00 am when he stepped out of his house in Sangamnagar area to fill water from the taps, police said. Raju ran a...
10:14 PM, Apr 15, 2013
The video of the incident, captured on CCTV camera, shows the public apathy towards accident victims. ...
09:43 PM, Apr 15, 2013
New Delhi: The tussle over talk of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's PM candidature is threatening to split the NDA wide open. A day after JD(U) leader and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar virtually vetoed Modi, a section of the Bihar BJP is now pushing for a break with the JD(U) - but in a bid to buy some time, BJP president Rajnath Singh has asked partymen to wait till December....
09:12 PM, Apr 15, 2013
