New Delhi: With JD(U) indicating that it does not have reservations against LK Advani being projected as Prime Ministerial candidate, the Congress on Saturday sought to raise its discomfiture saying there was "not much difference" between him and Narendra Modi. "I don't find much difference between LK Advani and Narendra Modi. They have same thought, same ideology", Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi said. At a press conference after the first day...
08:49 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday took potshots at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying his opposition to Narendra Modi was an eye-wash and he did not have the courage to part company with the BJP. "His (Nitish) opposition to Narendra Modi is just an eye-wash... He is acting as a tool of LK Advani in the perceived factional fight between Advani and Modi for becoming the PM nominee,"...
08:08 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: The Janata Dal (United) on Saturday made it clear that there was no question of the party allying with the Congress even if the situation arose. "The Congress is not an ally. The BJP is our ally," JD(U) General Secretary KC Tyagi said at a press conference. Tyagi evaded questions on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, though he did not hesitate to say that he had failed to...
05:04 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) key ally Janata Dal (United) on Saturday reiterated its demand for a "secular" prime ministerial candidate and said the announcement of the candidate should be made before the Bihar Assembly elections, sources told CNN-IBN. The JD(U) has made it clear that there will be no question of compromising on the basic principals of the alliance with the BJP, sources added. The JD(U) will...
04:18 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: With the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) national meeting expected to dwell on the issue of prime ministerial candidate of the NDA, BJP president Rajnath Singh on Saturday said any issues between the two parties would be sorted out. He was referring to reservations that the JD(U) have expressed over the clamour within the BJP to project Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the alliance's prime minister candidate, ahead of...
03:36 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: A new poster of upcoming Punjabi film 'Rangeelay' was launched on the occasion of Baisakhi. The poster showcases its lead actors - Jimmy Shergill and Neha Dhupia, wishing everyone 'Happy Baisakhi' in Punjabi. The poster is very colourful, very much in accordance with the movie's title. Directed by Navaniat Singh, the movie is produced by Jimmy in association with Eros International. It marks the debut of Neha Dhupia...
03:10 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: A compromise between the Janata Dal United and the Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be in the offing, according to sources. The JD(U) may not insist on the BJP immediately announcing its Prime Ministerial candidate, sources say. The JD(U) may give the BJP six to eight months to decide on a PM candidate. The JD(U) resolution on the NDA's PM candidate that was to come up in the...
11:54 AM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: The Janata Dal United national executive meet is set to be held in the national capital on Saturday. JD(U) office bearers met party chief Sharad Yadav on Saturday morning ahead of the meeting. The JD(U) has already raised pitch on the Bharatiya Janata Party's Prime Ministerial candidate. It has clearly said that it wants the name to be announced at the earliest. JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari though said...
10:31 AM, Apr 13, 2013
Ahmedabad: Through this summer, CNN-IBN will focus on the acute water shortage that is gripping large parts of the country. In areas like North Gujarat, where those who were promised water from the Narmada canals are still waiting for relief. Even as Chief Minister Narendra Modi talks of his Gujarat model of governance across the nation, back in the state, even before the summer has set in, water shortage is...
09:05 AM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) ally Janata Dal United JD(U) is set to raise the pitch over the Prime Ministerial candidate issue at its national executive meet that starts on Saturday. It is likely to demand that the BJP names its Prime Ministerial candidate within a specific time frame, insisting that the nominee should have secular credentials. With Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's rising graph and some BJP...
07:50 AM, Apr 13, 2013
A freak 18-vehicle pile-up in Mumbai left two people dead and six injured. ...
09:21 PM, Apr 12, 2013
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has questioned Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's claims of being a development oriented leader, alleging that the BJP leader's claims are totally hollow. According to Digvijaya Singh Kerala is a most development state in terms of social indicators while Haryana has the highest per capita income among all the states in the country. He pointed out that both Kerala and Haryana had a...
11:15 AM, Apr 12, 2013
Barabanki: At a time when his party chief is projecting a major national role for himself, SP leader Azam Khan on Thursday said Manmohan Singh may become the Prime Minister for the third time if the UPA retains power. "Manmohan Singh may hit the jackpot again as a consensus is emerging in UPA over his name if the alliance is voted back to power," the senior SP leader said in...
02:07 AM, Apr 12, 2013
New Delhi: Amid reports that NDA ally JD(U) is exerting pressure on BJP to declare a "secular" leader as its Prime Ministerial candidate, BJP on Thursday expressed confidence that its "valued" coalition partner will not desert it. There are reports that JD(U) may declare at its national executive scheduled for this weekend that BJP announce its Prime Ministerial candidate. With a clamour in BJP for projecting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra...
08:54 PM, Apr 11, 2013
New Delhi: The rift within the National Democratic Alliance over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi seems to be growing. After the Janata Dal (United), now the Shiv Sena has hinted that it wants the Bharatiya Janata Party to decide on its Prime Ministerial candidate. "Narendra Modi was not in the PM race when Sushma Swaraj met Bal Thackeray. Let the BJP decide on the PM candidate first, we will decide...
01:59 PM, Apr 11, 2013
New Delhi: Tensions are rising between the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the JD(U) national executive in Delhi. The JD(U) is likely to adopt a political resolution asking the BJP to name its Prime Ministerial candidate before the Lok Sabha polls. The resolution will also state clearly that Prime Ministerial candidate must have impeccable secular credentials. JD(U) sources say that if Modi is named as...
10:28 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Shirdi: Yoga guru Ramdev on Wednesday praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi but took potshots at Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi in the context of Prime Ministerial candidates. "There is a long queue of people who want to become Prime Minister. Rahul Gandhi's name is also coming up for the post of PM, but he is not mature enough and has no vision. In the present situation, Narendra Modi appears as...
03:28 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Narendra Modi is widely held as a dictatorial person who likes no second power centre and has been able to cut the RSS and VHP machinery in Gujarat to its size. But leading a national coalition is a different ball game. Is Modi up to it? Senior associate editor of The Hindu Mukund Padmanabhan joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. If Modi becomes PM, does it...
06:15 PM, Apr 10, 2013
New Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley fears that the polarisation of minority community votes can create problems during the Lok Sabha elections for the party. Jaitley expressed the apprehension at a party meeting and the move is seen as a hurdle in projecting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial candidate even though the party is claiming that all its leaders are united. At the meeting on Sunday...
11:16 AM, Apr 10, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh came under attack again by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who said Manmohan was not accepted as a leader within his own party. As Modi goes on overdrive, one of the big questions is as to whether in this era of coalition politics, he could lead a coalition government. The JD(U) for one has rejected Modi's mantra, saying the Gujarat model cannot apply to...
09:18 AM, Apr 10, 2013
