New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister and the Bharatiya Janata Party's potential prime minister in waiting Narendra Modi is not just the subject of debate in television studios but in the literary world as well. There are two books on the man, both written by journalists that are now out. Wherever one stands on the political spectrum, there is no question of ignoring CM Narendra Modi and that's something publishers are...
11:59 AM, Apr 26, 2013
Haridwar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and yoga guru Baba Ramdev are set to share the stage at Haridwar. The Gujarat Chief Minister is in Haridwar to inaugurate Ramdev's new school 'Acharya Kulam'. This is a vedic-cum-modern education centre near Patanjali Yog Vidyapith in Haridwar. Many spiritual leaders and followers are also expected to attend the function. This comes days after Ramdev had backed Modi as a Prime Ministerial candidate....
11:05 AM, Apr 26, 2013
Telugu actor Allu Sirish is going to act in a film by 'Ee Rojullo' and 'Bus-stop' fame Maruthi. The film has been titled as 'Kottha Janta' and 'Routine Love Story' fame Regina Cassandra is the female lead in this film. Bunny Vasu will produce and Allu Aravind will present this movie under Geetha Arts banner. The Puja Programme of the film will be done on May 11th in the presence...
10:44 AM, Apr 26, 2013
Ahmedabad: The lawyer of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), which has given a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in 2002 post-Godhra riots case after investigating complaint filed by Zakia Jafri, on Thursday said that "Modi has never said that go and kill people". Opposing the protest petition filed by Jafri against SIT's closure report, its lawyer RS Jamuar said, "(social activist) Teesta Setalvad and others...
08:53 AM, Apr 26, 2013
Baripada: A 15-year-old school girl was allegedly gangraped by two youths and her picture in compromising position taken on mobile phones by the accused at a village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said. The girl was allegedly gangraped while she had gone to a village pond for attending nature's call on Wednesday evening in Sanasimula village, about 55 kilometer from Baripada, police said. Police has arrested two youths - Bhabani...
04:46 AM, Apr 26, 2013
Bangalore: Contrary to claims by state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders that Narendra Modi would conduct an extensive campaign tour ahead of the May 5 Assembly elections in Karnataka, it appears that as of now the Gujarat Chief Minister would address only one public meeting. State unit BJP President Prahlad Joshi said Modi would address a public rally in the city on Sunday. Asked by reporters why the party is...
03:39 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Dehradun: Opposition BJP in Uttarakhand on Thursday flayed ruling Congress for its decision to show black flags to Narendra Modi during his visit to Haridwar on Friday, saying it reflects the party's frustration at the growing popularity of the Gujarat Chief Minister and its narrow-mindedness. "At a time when Modi has emerged as the most popular leader in the country and his development model is being praised not only nation-wide,...
03:25 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that it was the teachings of Hindu seers had kept the country going forward. He was speaking at the silver jubilee celebrations of the Sivagiri Mutt's headquarters of the Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham, established by Sree Narayana Guru, who propagated the concept of 'One Caste, One Religion, One God'. Modi arrived at the mutt, 45 km from Thiruvananthapuram, on Wednesday evening....
05:34 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited Sree Narayana Mutt at nearby Sivagiri in Kerala for an event amid a controversy and protests by the Left activists. Modi's five-hour visit to the state came against the backdrop of the Left attacking the authorities of the Mutt, which is dedicated to the ideals of 20th century saint-reformer Sree Naryana Guru who preached the message of unity of humanity, for...
02:29 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday temporarily stayed the trial against suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 16-year-old case of custodial torture in Porbandar. Justice SR Brahmabhatt ordered stay till further orders and fixed the hearing in the first week of May 2013. Bhatt, who was posted as SP in Porbandar in 1997, and constable Vajubhai Chau, are facing a trial for alleged custodial torture of a history-sheeter...
12:50 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: Apparently alluding to the protest by CPI(M) and resentment by Congress over his visit to Sree Narayana Mutt at nearby Sivagiri, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday regretted "untouchability" was increasing in politics. "Political untouchability is increasing in society though this great evil had been eradicated in social life to a great extent by works of spiritual leaders and reformers," Modi said inaugurating the golden Jubilee of Sree...
08:39 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Balasore: Indian Air Force on Wednesday conducted the test fire of its short range surface-to-air missile "OSA-AK" from Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, 15 km from here. "It was a routine trial carried out by the IAF to train its personnel," said a defence official. On Wednesday, three rounds of trials were conducted targeting a tow body supported by pilot less target aircraft (PTA) 'Lakshya'. OSA AK is a...
08:10 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Ahmedabad: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday strongly contested the protest petition filed by Zakia Jafri against its closure report giving clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in the 2002 post-Godhra riot case. The day-to-day hearing on the petition filed by Zakia earlier this month, began in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate BJ Ganatra on Wednesday. In a three-point rebuttal, the SIT, represented by its...
07:49 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: BJP workers accorded a rousing reception to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as he arrived for a five-hour visit in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday to attend a jubilee function at Sree Narayana Mutt at nearby Sivagiri. Ignoring the multi-layer security security at the airport, Modi walked to the party workers who had converged in large numbers and greeted them by waving his hands. His visit here was marked by controversies...
07:30 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)-appointed disciplinary committee, looking into the alleged financial irregularities by suspended Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi, is likely to complete its investigation by the end of this month, a move being objected to by the defence. The three-member Committee met for two consecutive days in the national capital - April 22 and 23 for over two hours each during...
04:33 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: Amid tight security and protests against his visit, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Kerala on Wednesday. Modi who will be on a day-long visit to the state, will address a public rally in Varkala. Modi had featured in recent debates in the state, after state Labour Minister Shibhu Baby John met him in Gujarat last week. Top Congress and Left leaders had condemned that meeting,...
10:56 AM, Apr 24, 2013
Ahmedabad: A protest petition filed by Zakia Jafri seeking rejection of the SIT report giving clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in the post-Godhra riots case is likely to come up for hearing in a local court on Wednesday. Zakia, wife of 2002 post-Godhra riots victim and former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the Gulbarg Society riots along with 68 others, had filed...
02:00 AM, Apr 24, 2013
Patna: Apparently distancing himself from suggestions that he was targeting Narendra Modi, Senior JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said his comment made at the recent party conclave that triggered a controversy was not against anybody. "I had also praised former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for the successful run of NDA coalition...How can it (the comment) be construed as comment against somebody," Kumar said, addressing...
01:45 AM, Apr 24, 2013
Ahmedabad: A protest petition filed by Zakia Jafri seeking rejection of the SIT report giving clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in the post-Godhra riots case is likely to come up for hearing in a local court on Wednesday. Zakia, wife of 2002 post-Godhra riots victim and former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the Gulbarg Society riots along with 68 others, had filed...
10:39 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Mumbai: In a fresh trouble for former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, DRI has issued a show cause notice to him and two others for evasion of customs duty of Rs 18.32 crore in the import of an aircraft. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence sources said on Tuesday that the aircraft was imported with the involvement of "dummy" companies floated by Modi to evade customs duty by showing it as one...
05:55 PM, Apr 23, 2013
