Gandhinagar: The CBI on Tuesday questioned Intelligence Bureau Special Director Rajinder Kumar in Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case. Questioning took place at the BSF campus in Gandhinagar. The Central Bureau of Investigation has claimed that it has evidence which shows a senior IB officer colluded in the 2004 fake encounter by the Gujarat Police. Sources say that the CBI has call detail records to prove Kumar's role in the alleged...
03:40 PM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: Days after BJP patriarch LK Advani sent his resignation letter to party chief Rajnath Singh criticising the party's functioning and conduct of its leaders, sources have indicated that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has raised concerns over its content and tone. Sources say Modi claimed that the letter has created problems for the BJP and he discussed it during his hour-long meeting with party leader Murli Manohar Joshi...
01:33 PM, Jun 18, 2013
The oft-talked about Gujarat development model is something that has caught the fancy of the entire nation. What I found particularly impressive was the concept ...
01:16 PM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has issued a statement denying reports of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi planning to visit Ayodhya. There were reports that Modi was planning to visit Ayodhya this month. Reports had said that during his Ayodhya visit, Modi was expected to offer prayers at the disputed site. Reportedly, the VHP had also called a meeting of Hindu saints who played active roles in the Ram...
12:11 PM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: Over a week after being elevated as the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign chief for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi visited his mentor turned opponent LK Advani at his residence after seeking an appointment on Tuesday. This is the first interaction between the two since Advani resigned from three key forums of BJP in the wake of the Gujarat Chief Minister's elevation to head...
11:22 AM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday postponed his visit to Ayodhya which was scheduled to take place this week. He is now expected to visit Ayodhya on June 25, sources said. During his Ayodhya visit, he is expected to offer prayers at the disputed site. Reportedly, VHP has also called a meeting of Hindu saints who have played active roles in Ram temple movement in 1990s. Ashok...
10:46 AM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has sought an appointment to meet senior BJP leader LK Advani. This comes at a time when Advani has been raising concerns over Modi's elevation in the party. Modi is in Delhi primarily to meet Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and finalise Gujarat's annual plan. If Modi meets Advani, it will be the first interaction between the two since Advani had...
10:30 AM, Jun 18, 2013
Patna: 4:27 pm: "JD(U) workers even attacked BJP women protestors. JD(U) leaders identified women BJP workers and attacked them. All this was done under instructions of Nitish Kumar and senior JD(U) leaders," alleges Mangal Pandey. 4:20 pm: "BJP will launch a statewide protest against Nitish Kumar government, says Mangal Pandey. 2:30 pm: After Rudy, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Sushil Modi and Shahnawaz Hussain have also been detained. 2:15 pm: Traffic on...
10:20 AM, Jun 18, 2013
Patna: The Bharatiya Janata Party has called a Bihar Bandh on Tuesday to protest the "betrayal of the people" by the Janata Dal United, which walked out of the National Democratic Alliance on Sunday. A day after the JD(U) and the BJP broke their alliance, the two political parties were busy taking potshots at each other on Monday. While Nitish claimed the BJP never made an effort to address the...
08:39 AM, Jun 18, 2013
Over the last few months, Nitish Kumar had given enough hints that elevation of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi was not acceptable to him. ...
11:58 PM, Jun 17, 2013
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11:50 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Ayodhya: In a move having big political significance, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Ayodhya this week and will also offer prayer at the disputed site. Ashok Singhal, Praveen Togadia, Gorakhpur MP Yogi Aditya Nath and yoga guru Ashok Singhal, Praveen Togadia will be reaching the town on Tuesday to welcome Modi, said Sharad Sharma UP spokesman of VHP. Sharma said that the Gujarat Chief Minister, who...
10:15 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Patna: A day after walking out of NDA, JD(U) President Sharad Yadav on Monday said his party could consider coming back to the alliance if veteran BJP leader LK Advani returns at the helm of the party. "We will consider rejoining NDA if LK Advani returns to helm of the party. We had fought 2009 elections projecting Advani as our Prime Ministerial candidate," the JD(U) chief said. The statement comes...
10:15 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Just 24 hours after the JD(U)-BJP split, both the parties are washing their dirty linen in public. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar accused the BJP of showing disrespect towards its elders. ...
07:37 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: Within 24 hours of the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal United split, the two parties are taking potshots at each other. The BJP has hit back at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for accusing that the BJP does not respect its elders. Addressing a press conference in Patna, BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said that people of Bihar will get to see the 'real' face of Nitish Kumar very...
07:30 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal United split, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday reached out to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, calling him a secular leader. Taking a potshot at the Gujarat Chief Minister, the Prime Minister also said that Narendra Modi is not a threat to the Congress in the next Lok Sabha elections, as the people know what he stands for. On the...
07:14 PM, Jun 17, 2013
The fissures in the BJP were visible after Narendra Modi was made the campaign chief for 2014 polls and now the JD(U) parts ways with its long-time electoral partner on the Modi issue. Is the rise of Modi doing more harm than good for the NDA? CNN-IBN's deputy bureau chief Sumit Pande joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Who is more at fault, JD(U) or BJP?...
04:46 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Long-time alliance partners JD(U) and BJP have parted ways after 17 years. Will the departure of the JDU upset BJP's national ambition for 2014? Social scientist Saibal Gupta joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. What do you think is the exact reason for Nitish to move out from NDA? Asked by: Kemi A. The advent of Narendra Modi in the scheme of the things decided by...
04:40 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Patna: Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushil Modi on Monday said the way his patry leaders were sacked from Nitish Kumar's cabinet was "very insulting" and they "did not expect this from the Bihar Chief Minister". "Instead of asking for our resignation, they dismissed us and announced it through the media. This is very painful," said Modi, who was the Bihar Deputy Chief Minister. The BJP has called a bandh...
03:55 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Chennai: Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday criticised former NDA ally Janata Dal United for questioning the elevation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the party and advised the Sharad Yadav-led outfit not to "poke its nose into other parties". "It is our right to decide who should preside, who should be the chairman of the campaign committee. If anyone says who should be the JD(U) President,...
03:45 PM, Jun 17, 2013
