"Troubled" and "dismayed" at Wharton University withdrawing its invitation to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the varsity's decision to change its mind "under pressure" was "very wrong". ...
09:31 PM, Mar 23, 2013
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12:43 PM, Mar 13, 2013
After the Wharton snub, Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in the US via video conference. Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in Edison, New Jersey, Chicago and Illinois on March 9 at 8.00 pm (local time in US). Modi in a his charming manner stated that Gujarat has become a symbol of development. ...
07:16 AM, Mar 10, 2013
Another key sponsor of the Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) has pulled out of the prestigious annual meet in the wake of the organiser's decision to cancel a keynote address by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The webpage of WIEF showed Colors' channel, which is Viacom18's flagship brand in the entertainment space in India, being removed from the list of silver sponsors of the annual event. ...
10:39 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Expressing disappointment at the decision of Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) on rescinding its invitation to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a US lawmaker has said that for Wharton "to suppress the views of some at the expense of others" is simply not right. "When extending its invite, Wharton knew like the US knows that, more than a decade later, India's Supreme Court has not found any evidence against CM...
08:22 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal confirmed on Tuesday that he will be addressing the Wharton India Economic Forum, but only as a guest speaker. He also added that he will not be replacing Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as the keynote speaker. ...
12:15 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Ending its silence, Wharton School has backed the organising committee of Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) on cancelling the address of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, but regretted the confusion caused as a result of the change in program. ...
04:47 AM, Mar 05, 2013
The Wharton India Economic Forum revoked its decision on Sunday to invite Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to deliver a key note address. ...
11:54 PM, Mar 04, 2013
The Wharton India Economic Forum revoked its decision to invite Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to deliver a key note address after three Indian-American professors from the University of Pennsylvania sent a petition signed by about 135 people "furious" against such a move. ...
04:57 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Shiv Sena leader Suresh Prabhu cancelled his visit to Wharton University to protest against cancellation of Narendra Modi's address at the university. "To deny an entry and to insult a person like this, I think is something which is an extremely odd behaviour and that is why I thought I will also not go there," Prabhu said. ...
04:20 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Shiv Sena leader Suresh Prabhu has decided to cancel his visit to Wharton as a mark of protest against the cancellation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's keynote address at the Wharton Indian Economic Forum. Prabhu, a former NDA power minister, is a member of the India Economic Forum at Wharton. Prabhu said he regards the university's volte-face on Modi an insult to the country. ...
12:15 PM, Mar 04, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party has finally reacted to the cancellation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's keynote address at the Wharton India Economic Forum. Calling it a 'small incident', BJP leader Prakash Javadekar said, "It's not foreigners who will be voting for Modi, it's the Indian people." ...
11:40 AM, Mar 04, 2013
It was a snub for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi from the United States when his keynote address at the Wharton India Economic Forum got cancelled. This came on a day when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) showered praise on the Gujarat Chief Minister at the party's National Executive meet. ...
07:59 AM, Mar 04, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's keynote address at the prestigious Wharton India Economic Forum was cancelled on Sunday under pressure from multiple stakeholders. Modi was invited to deliver the address at the forum, which would be held in Philadelphia on March 22 and 23, via videoconference. ...
11:10 PM, Mar 03, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be one of the keynote speakers at the prestigious Wharton India Economic Forum to be held in Philadelphia in March. The BJP leader would deliver key note address to the prestigious meet through video conference, the organisers announced. ...
01:50 PM, Mar 01, 2013
