Ahmedabad: Asserting that NDA allies have no veto power on BJP's choice of prime ministerial candidate, party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said even Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had acknowledged in the past that the nominee will be from the saffron party.
"BJP is part of NDA and we respect all our allies. But one thing is clear that the prime ministerial candidate will be of BJP and none of our allies has a veto power on this matter," Prasad told a press conference here.
The party's renewed aggression came in the backdrop of Congress' bid to cut down Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after the recently-held Karnataka Assembly elections. Responding to a query on the strident opposition from Kumar to Modi's projection as the Prime Ministerial candidate, Prasad said, "Nitish Kumar too said publicly in the past that PM candidate will be from BJP."
The Deputy Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha evaded direct reply to a query if Modi will be BJP's prime ministerial candidate for 2014 elections....
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02:06 AM, May 16, 2013
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, who is facing allegations of being involved in the cash for posts scam in the Indian Railways, resigned on Friday. Reacting to the development, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said the resignation came too late and said Law Minister Ashwani Kumar should also resign. ...
09:21 PM, May 10, 2013
BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the party's defeat in Karnataka was partly because of BS Yeddyurappa's KJP, that ate into their share of votes. ...
12:34 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad refused to accept that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi failed to help the party in Karnataka elections as trends showed that the Congress was well ahead of its rivals and on the way to forming the next government in the state. Prasad said that Modi addressed just three-four elections rallies in Karnataka and "so he cannot be the deciding factor"....
10:31 AM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: Accusing Sheila Dikshit government of failing on every front, BJP on Saturday said it was time the Congress was ousted from power in Delhi to relieve the common man of their troubles. Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad, while speaking at a meeting of party workers, accused the Delhi Government of total failure in checking rising tariff of power and water as well addressing security concerns of the...
09:52 PM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: Attacking the government over the alleged Railway Board bribery case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday demanded Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's resignation and said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should prosecute the Union Minister. The main Opposition party also alleged that because Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi protect their ministers, they indulge in corrupt activities. "This government is no more a common...
11:38 AM, May 04, 2013
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday renamed seventeen streets in the metropolis after legendary personalities from the world of industry, arts, music and others. The streets were given new names after RP Goenka, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ram Manohar Lohia, Uttam Kumar, Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Saheb, Debabrata Biswas as also Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Ramkrishna Paramahansa and others. "It is a great honour for all of us to rename...
09:59 PM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: As the 'missing' Southern actress Anjali makes an appearance before the police on April 13, we take a look at the series of events that happened earlier. April 8: Southern actress Anjali accuses her step-mother Bharathi Devi and Tamil director Kalanjiyam of harassment. She also alleges that the two have used her like an ATM. April 8: Bharathi Devi rubbishes the allegations in front of the media and...
06:25 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Washington: The last recordings of the world renowned sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar would be released in May this year. This would be the first posthumous release of the recordings of Pandit Ravi Shankar, who died in December last year. In a statement on Thursday, East Meets West Music said that the three set of recordings to be released in May is part of the seven recordings that the Indian...
07:33 AM, Apr 12, 2013
Chennai: Southern actress Anjali, who has been in hiding after accusing her stepmother, Bharati Devi, and Tamil director Kalanjiyam of harassment, has left her brother Ravi Shankar worrying about her whereabouts. Anjali has been in hiding since Monday. Her brother has not heard from her since then. Worried about her whereabouts, he registered a missing person's case Tuesday. Police officers are investigating the matter. "I haven't spoken to her since...
04:06 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Mumbai: In the high-profile refund case involving an estimated Rs 24,000 crore payment to over three crore investors, Sahara Group's chief Subrata Roy and other top executives will appear before the marget regulator Sebi on Wednesday. Sebi had summoned Roy and three other directors of two Sahara firms for personal appearance in an order dated March 26. Sebi wants to ascertain details of their personal assets, as also the investments...
08:29 AM, Apr 10, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cryptic remark leaving open the possibility of him being in the race for a third term prompted the BJP to call him a "reluctant" politician who has shown his true "political colours" while Congress sought to downplay the comment. "Dr Manmohan Singh is a very reluctant politician. But what is surprising is that few days after Holi, the reluctant politician has shown his true...
07:29 PM, Mar 29, 2013
New Delhi: Even as the Prime Minister insisted on Friday that his government would complete its term and there would be no early elections in the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said there was no chance that people of India would want to see Manmohan Singh as their prime minister for the next five years. The party also came down heavily on Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, whose...
04:14 PM, Mar 29, 2013
London: Naval War Room leak case accused Ravi Shankaran on Wednesday lost his arguments in a magistrate's court against being extradited to India to stand trial. District Judge Nicholad Evans at Westminster Magistrates Court in London said in his ruling on Wednesday that he had been presented with no evidence to prove that there wasn't a case to answer. The District Judge has now sent the case to the UK...
04:28 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Chennai: For her role in upcoming Kannada revenge saga 'Bachchan', in which she sports three different looks, actress Parul Yadav had to forego four films. However, she has no regrets. "I know it was a hard decision to make, but my producer was very particular that I dedicate myself completely to the project. I had to sacrifice about four films, but I don't regret it because I needed the time...
01:26 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Westminster: A Westminster court, on Wednesday, will announce its verdict on Ravi Shankaran's extradition in the Naval war leaks case. The 46-year-old former naval officer is accused of leaking classified information from the Indian war room to arms dealers. If the judge rules in favour of extraditing Shankaran, the case will be sent to the UK home secretary Theresa May for a final decision. Shankaran has been absconding since the...
12:02 PM, Mar 27, 2013
New Delhi: Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar lodged a spirited counter attack on Bollywood stars and the film industry at a gathering of followers, retaliating against the premise of popular 2012 Hindi film 'Oh My God ' that criticized institutionalized religion and rampant corruption in temple trusts. He mocked actors who make crores by just "sneezing in front of the camera", exploited the poor and led "immoral and unethical...
11:39 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Kolkata: Lauding the effectiveness of social media, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said the freedom that comes out of using it needs to be regulated. "Social media is effective today because we are equal. It is the equality of social media and your ability to manipulate and use technology that gives you the freedom - a freedom which then, perhaps, needs to be regulated. It needs to be regulated...
02:05 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Pandit Ravi Shankar's musician daughters, Norah Jones and Anoushka Shankar, wife Sukanya were among many who turned out to pay tribute to the late sitar maestro at his memorial service in Delhi on Sunday evening. ...
05:55 PM, Mar 12, 2013
"Everybody in the country - be it Hindus, Muslims or Dalits - all are living in constant fear. People are so apprehensive about their security. Ten years ago the situation in the country was not so," said Ravi Shankar. ...
09:42 PM, Mar 05, 2013
