New Delhi: Senior BJP leader LK Advani and Rashrtiya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat met on Thursday. The meeting comes a day after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had called on the veteran Sangh leader.
The recent infighting within the BJP is likely to be discussed during Advani's meeting with Bhagwat. The meeting initially set for Wednesday was called off as the senior BJP leader was unwell.
Thursday's meeting is the first personal interaction between them after Advani withdrew his resignation from all party posts on June 11 at the behest of the RSS chief.
Advani was unhappy with the elevation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as head of the BJP election campaign committee which was announced at the Goa conclave on June 9....
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10:16 AM, Jun 20, 2013
Will the Cabinet reshuffle be able to infuse some enthusiasm into the Union government? Or have these been effected only keeping the upcoming Assembly polls in mind? Former JNU professor Pushpesh Pant joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Does Modi has that magical pull to attract voters or is the situation in our country so bad that people will forget caste, creed, sub caste and vote...
05:48 PM, Jun 19, 2013
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11:01 AM, Jun 18, 2013
The 350th episode is destined to leave you in splits as Cyrus Broacha and his team take on the newsmakers of India. ...
11:20 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Lahore: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has claimed that a plot was hatched to assassinate him during an election rally in Punjab before Pakistan's General Elections on May 11. "I was informed by the government before the May 11 polls that there was a plot to assassinate me at an election rally on GT Road," Khan said while talking to a group of journalists at his residence at Zaman Park here on...
10:10 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: Senior Party leaderLK Advani's resignation letter has become an ammunition for a poster war. Advani sent his strongly-worded resignation letter to BJP President Rajnath Singh on Monday and on Tuesday several posters with his letter have been pasted near the party headquarters in New Delhi. Moreover, the posters were titled BJP ka pardaphas (Expose the BJP). Sources say that the posters are being used to target the anti-Advani...
11:11 AM, Jun 11, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has called for bringing an end to political confrontations to effectively deal with the daunting challenges being faced by the country. "We cannot afford confrontation and need reconciliation," said President Zardari while addressing a joint session of the parliament on Monday, being attended by new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other elected members. The president's address marked the beginning of the first parliamentary year...
05:10 AM, Jun 11, 2013
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12:35 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Islamabad: With Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif deciding to retain the foreign affairs portfolio, former minister Sartaj Aziz will play a crucial role as his advisor in charting a way forward on issues like relations with India and the US. The Cabinet Division has notified the appointment of the 84-year-old Aziz as Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs. Aziz served as both finance and foreign minister...
05:35 PM, Jun 08, 2013
Islamabad: Nawaz Sharif was on Saturday formally nominated as candidate for the position of Pakistan's prime minister by the newly-elected members of parliament, said sources in his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party. The party won majority seats in the May 11 general elections and is in a strong position to form the government, reported Xinhua. Lawmakers of the PML-N, who met in Islamabad, formally nominated Sharif to lead Pakistan for...
04:15 AM, Jun 02, 2013
Allahabad: India on Wednesday expressed hope that Pakistan Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif will "convert into reality" the "positive signals" he had given during his election campaign. "There were many positive signals from Nawaz Sharif with relation to India during the election campaign. We hope that he will work towards converting these positive signals into reality upon assuming office," External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said. Khurshid, however, parried a query about...
10:56 AM, May 30, 2013
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04:08 PM, May 28, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: For more than a year, veteran Kerala politician and chairman of Kerala Congress (Pillai) R Balakrishna Pillai's only demand was the ouster of his son from the cabinet. On Monday, he did a volte-face. The father requested Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Monday to reinstate his son in the cabinet. "There is no case against him now. I do not know if the Congress party is against his return. The...
12:00 PM, May 27, 2013
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05:22 AM, May 25, 2013
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12:41 PM, May 21, 2013
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10:05 AM, May 20, 2013
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03:10 AM, May 20, 2013
Rajnandgaon: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said only BJP had challenged the prevailing vote-bank politics in the country. At a rally in Rajnandgaon, the Assembly constituency of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, Modi said before BJP came to power in December 2003, there was no growth in this mineral-rich state. "The country has witnessed vote-bank politics for fifty years. After gaining power through vote-bank politics, leaders subsequently promoted...
10:24 PM, May 18, 2013
Bangalore: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the session of the Karnataka Legislature is likely to be convened for a few days from May 29. After expanding the ministry inducting 28 members, he chaired a Cabinet meeting and told reporters later, "Most likely the Legislature session will be convened from May 29." He said senior Congress leader and former Minister Kagodu Thimmappa would be elected as the Speaker of the...
05:54 PM, May 18, 2013
Mumbai: Pakistani actress Veena Mallik, who is currently busy with her Bollywood films, says that she plans to join politics and fulfill her father's dream. She told IANS: "I have intentions to join politics, but right now I feel I am very immature. When I feel it's the right time, I shall join politics." "My father always wanted me to be in Pakistan and join politics. I will certainty fulfil...
04:50 PM, May 15, 2013
