New Delhi/Jodhpur, March 22 (IANS) Annoyed at not being considered from Rajasthan’s Barmer constituency, senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh Saturday said the party was being encroached by outsiders. Sources close to Jaswant Singh said he may resign from the Bharatiya Janata Party soon, even as party members continued efforts to pacify him. Without naming any one, […]
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Union minister Shashi Tharoor has backed Rahul Gandhi for prime minister, saying people with lesser credentials than the Congress vice president have in the past turned out to be good leaders and Gandhi was the “right alternative” to a “divisive force like Modi”. Appearing on the “Right To Be Heard Town […]
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Noted journalist and author M.J. Akbar Saturday joined the BJP. “Social activists, retired military officers and actors have become members of the party. Today (Saturday), veteran journalist M.J. Akbar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party,” party president Rajnath Singh said at a press conference here. This would be his second innings in […]
Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 (IANS) Veteran CPI-M leader V.S. Achuthanandan appears to be rebuilding bridges with his colleagues, giving his party a clean chit in the sensational murder of a Left leader. Achuthanandan, who as late as February this year, had supported a demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the murder of Left […]
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Youngsters should embrace compassion and inner peace for a better future, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Saturday. The Nobel laureate was addressing students from 13 schools here. “Past is past. Even god can’t change the past. But future is something that is in your hand. You all have the […]
Chennai, March 22 (IANS) Known for directing path-breaking films such as “Tahaan” and “Malli”, cinematographer-filmmaker Santosh Sivan, says he will direct commercial films with stars when he runs out of scripts that are close to his heart. “Because I make films close to my heart doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy other kind of films. When I’m […]
Ghaziabad, March 22 (IANS) Congress candidate Raj Babbar was rebuffed Saturday by an official here when he tried to bypass a queue to submit his nomination papers. Ghaziabad Assistant Returning Officer Keshav Kumar turned down the film star-turn-politician’s request to take up his papers before other applicants. Kumar said that he would first take up the […]
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh Saturday said he is confident that senior leader Arun Jaitley will win the Lok Sabha election from Punjab’s Amritsar constituency. “There should be no doubt that Arun Jaitley will win the election from his constituency”, Singh told the media here. The party president, however, did […]
Jaipur, March 22 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain and Congress candidate from Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency Mohammad Azharuddin met Meena leader Kirorilal Meena at his residence here. Meena a member of National People’s Party is a MLA from Lalsot constituency and holds considerable sway among voters of the community and Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency has over three […]
Jaipur, March 22 (IANS) Annoyed at not being considered from Rajasthan’s Barmer seat, senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh is likely to contest the Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from the constituency, sources close to him said Saturday. He is slated to come to Barmer in a couple of days and seek feedback from local […]