Yoga guru Ramdev decided to take his protest on black money and corruption to Parliament and vowed to oust Congress in the next Lok Sabha polls. ...
11:43 AM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: In a well-synchronised move the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance extended its support to Baba Ramdev, who is protesting against the United Progressive Alliance Government's alleged inefficiency in tacking black money and corruption. The presence of NDA leaders assume significance in the wake of Ramdev taking a vow to defeat the Congress in the 2014 elections. The BJP said the party will back Ramdev's movement. Keen to...
11:05 AM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani on Tuesday came in the line of fire over his blog wherein he talked about the possibility of a non-Congress and non-BJP Prime Minister after the 2014 general elections. While long-time ally Bal Thackeray hit out at him terming his blog as demoralising, former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, who has been a close aide of Advani, also expressed...
11:10 PM, Aug 07, 2012
New Delhi: JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav, whose party had supported the candidature of Pranab Mukherjee, on Wednesday skipped the swearing-in ceremony of the new President, saying his presence there would "not have made a difference". Asked about his absence from the oath-taking ceremony in Parliament House, Yadav said, "I have never attended any oath-taking ceremony. I think my presence there does not make any difference. I don't go to these...
03:38 PM, Jul 25, 2012
JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav says his party supported Pranab Mukherjee's presidential candidature because of his experience as a politician. ...
01:46 PM, Jul 22, 2012
The NDA on Monday named Jaswant Singh its Vice President candidate. Singh, an ex-Army officer, has headed Finance, Defence and External Affairs Ministries and even served as Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. ...
10:42 PM, Jul 16, 2012
New Delhi: The NDA on Monday named Jaswant Singh its Vice President candidate. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani said that JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav did not want to contest the Vice President poll. "We are disinclined towards UPA's Vice President candidate Hamid Ansari. Sushma Swaraj had spoken to Sharad Yadav. But he had refused to accept our proposal of being a candidate for the post. Jaswant Singh will...
12:03 PM, Jul 16, 2012
NDA leaders will be meeting on Monday to decide on their strategy to challenge UPA nominee Hamid Ansari. ...
02:02 PM, Jul 15, 2012
New Delhi: Former West Bengal governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi on Sunday refused to contest the Vice-Presidential election saying he did not want to. The refusal came as a setback for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee who was keen on his candidature. The UPA on Saturday nominated incumbent Hamid Ansari for a second term at the post. The BJP, meanwhile, is considering fielding Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav or Jaswant...
11:31 AM, Jul 15, 2012
New Delhi: After the Presidential poll, the Vice Presidential election has once again exposed the squabbles within the UPA, with ally Trinamool Congress yet again claiming to be "undecided" on the ruling coalition's nominee for the post - incumbent Hamid Ansari. UPA's newfound crisis manager Home Minister P Chidambaram had said that Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee - the duo that gave the...
10:28 AM, Jul 15, 2012
New Delhi: As the UPA declared incumbent Hamid Ansari its candidate for Vice Presidential poll, a move is afoot in the Opposition camp to field JD-U president Sharad Yadav to ensure a contest. Sources say a few leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as from some other opposition parties have already approached Yadav in this regard as there is a view that he can muster the support...
08:48 PM, Jul 14, 2012
Mumbai: A day after the Bollywood's dirty belly, large-scale presence of black money, was exposed on CNN-IBN through a sting operation by the IBN Network and Cobrapost, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has taken cognizance of the operation. The transcripts and the CD of the sting have been forwarded to the investigation department in Mumbai for appropriate action. According to sources, the government is aware of rampant use of...
11:10 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: JD(U) leader and NDA convener Sharad Yadav has said that the government must take over the Padnamabhaswamy temple in Kerala and use the wealth for the development of all the Hindu temples in India. He also said that the government must introduce a bill in Parliament to regulate the riches of temples. "This wealth belongs to the people. The government should introduce a bill in Parliament. The government...
04:01 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: Politicians cutting across party lines on Wednesday welcomed the Cobrapost-IBN Network expose on the use of black money in Bollywood saying one needed to look at the issue seriously. Congress leader and Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily said, "We are aware of the black money problem in film industry and some use this route... we need to stem it." He added, "I dont know what action I can...
12:32 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: The JD(U) on Monday asked the Government to "introspect" over its support to the open market economy in the wake of Time magazine's criticism of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dubbing him as an "under achiever". "The Indian government is following US and European economy model. Prime Minister and his ministers including Chidamabaram and also Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia are working round the clock for the...
05:56 PM, Jul 09, 2012
Questioning the credibility of Time magazine, the JD(U) leader said, 'like East India Company, they also aim to loot us'. ...
05:09 PM, Jul 08, 2012
APJ Abdul Kalam revealed that he would have made Sonia Gandhi the Prime Minister in 2004, had she staked claim. ...
05:34 PM, Jul 01, 2012
New Delhi: JD(U) president Sharad Yadav on Sunday hit out at former president APJ Abdul Kalam for his comments that he was ready to appoint Sonia Gandhi as the Prime Minister in 2004 despite intense lobbying against her. Yadav, who is also the NDA convenor, said "his (Kalam's) conscience has woken up late. It is for self-aggrandisement. We used to respect him a lot but now are very saddened after...
12:01 PM, Jul 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Janata Dal (United) on Saturday dismissed as "not so relevant today" the remark made by former President APJ Abdul Kalam in his book that he was ready to swear in Sonia Gandhi as the Prime Minister after the 2004 polls had she wanted so. "Had he (Kalam) spoken this in 2004, it would have carried a different level of moral force. The remarks do not carry that...
06:55 PM, Jun 30, 2012
New Delhi: It's a big day for Pranab Mukherjee. He will be filing his nomination as the UPA's Presidential candidate on Thursday. In a show of strength, all the UPA allies will be present, but the Trinamool Congress is likely to stay away. TMC chief Mamata Banerjee had opposed Pranab's candidature. And in a sign of changing times, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Ram Gopal Yadav of the Samajwadi Party will...
08:16 AM, Jun 28, 2012
