Shimla, May 5 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industries Minister Anand Sharma Monday said the BJP’s individual personality promotion of its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is dangerous for parliamentary democracy. “Projection of Modi above the party is an ominous warning of increasing authoritarianism in the country and the entire campaign of the BJP is focused around […]
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday ordered status quo in respect of two 40-floor residential towers of Supertech builders in Greater Noida which were ordered to be demolished by the Allahabad High Court for not complying with building laws. A bench of Chief Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Kurian […]
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The UPA government has decided not to pursue its move to appoint a judge to head the commission to probe the alleged snooping over a woman architect by the Gujarat government. Sources said the decision on appointment of judge had been left to the next government. The government’s move to appoint […]
Bhubaneswar, May 4 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday hit out at BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for backing the Polavaram irrigation project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. “It (Polavaram) shows quite clearly the negative attitude of both Modi and Rahul Gandhi to the interest of Odisha,” Patnaik told […]
Krishnanagar/Ranaghat (West Bengal), May 4 (IANS) Daring BJP leader Narendra Modi to deport any person from West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said her party would “rock” Delhi if any such incident happens. Banerjee, reacting to Modi’s comments that infiltrators from Bangladesh would have to leave India, said: “… He thinks he has already become […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The debate over press freedom came full circle Saturday with Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari refuting allegations that he had any role to play in editing Narendra Modi’s Doordarshan interview, even as the BJP leader compared the controversy to the media repression witnessed during the Emergency. The information and […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Congress will be confined to two digits when election results are announced May 16, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Saturday. “They (Congress) are making efforts to cross the 100-seat mark, but I think they will be decimated to two digits,” Modi said in an interview to TV […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Veteran lyricist Gulzar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema, here Saturday. The 79-year-old was overwhelmed and thanked a string of “gurus” and musical geniuses of the past and current generation for contributing to […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday skirted questions on whether he would tender an apology to the Election Commission over violation of the model code of conduct. Asked if he would like to apologise to the poll panel, Modi told TV channel Aaj Tak: “That stage has not come […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday said he was hoping for a good fight in the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency where Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal is contesting against him. “If there is competition, it is good. Otherwise there will be no fun,” Modi told TV news channel […]