Frankly Speaking with Arnab Goswami | Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, who took on the mantle of the party after Balasaheb Thackeray's demise, talks about his personal loss at Thackeray senior's death. According to Uddhav, Balasaheb will always be around ...
Shiv Sena has joined the league of NDA allies that is against Narendra Modi as BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate. Here is an excerpt from Uddhav Thackeray's interview with Arnab Goswami, which deals with what he meant by Modi as a 'protector of Hindus'.
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi has sought the blessings of saints, ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Modi inaugurated Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's Acharyakulam School in Haridwar, in presence of influential spiritual leaders like Morari Bapu and Rameshji Oza. Indica...
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi has sought the blessings of saints, ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Modi inaugurated Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's Acharyakulam School in Haridwar, in presence of influential spiritual leaders like Morari Bapu and Rameshji Oza. Swami ...
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi has got the backing of Swami Ramdev, for being the Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Modi inaugurated the Yoga guru's Acharyakulam School in Haridwar in presence of influential spiritual leaders like Morari ...
The debate on who should be NDA's Prime Ministerial candidate for the upcoming 2014 general elections continues to rage on. BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha said that Narendra Modi might be loved by the people of the country but LK Advani is like a silver lining in...
Newshour | For the first time, leaders of the Ruling party and the Opposition have been caught on the back foot, together in a scam. The coal report names leaders from the UPA and the NDA. Has the controversial coal report exposed both the NDA and the UPA gove...
Kalyan Banerjee, chairperson of the coal panel, reveals that most nontransparent procedures were adopted for the allocation of coal blocks from 1993 to 2004. He claims that the government has suffered heavy losses owing to improper allocation of coal blocks.
The Parliament, which reconvenes today, is likely to witness dramatic scenes as the NDA and the Left are planning to corner the government over the issues of JPC draft on 2G which exonerated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram and ...
The Parliament, which reconvenes today, is likely to witness dramatic scenes as the NDA and the Left are planning to corner the government over the issues of JPC draft on 2G which exonerated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram and ...
BJP has questioned the JPC report on 2G scam which gave clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram and has asked all the NDA allies to reject the report. The NDA has decided to oppose the JPC draft when it comes up in Parlia...
Kalyan Singh has come forward in support of Narendra Modi as a Prime Ministerial candidate. He said that Modi has a huge fan following in the country. He also said that there are a lot of people in the BJP who are fit to be the future Prime Ministers of the co...
Congress seeks to gain maximum political mileage from the rift between BJP and JD(U) which came out in the open after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar criticized BJP's poster boy Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. BJP, unwilling to take the offence lying d...
The 17-year-old political alliance between JD(U) and BJP seems to be headed towards acrimonious divorce, since both the parties are escalating a war of words between them. Making an indirect attack on Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, Bihar's CM Nitish Kumar today sai...
Are the BJP and JD(U) now friends or enemies? After demanding BJP to name the prime ministerial candidate, JD(U) has threatened to walk out of the coalition. Watch a discussion on the situation that has arisen due to this imbroglio.
Even as both UPA and NDA are struggling to manage its hostile allies, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has raked up the Third Front debate again. The Odisha CM has stated Third Front is a healthy option.
JD(U) leader Devesh Chandra Thakur sticks to his stand, says the split will be unfortunate. As an ally they (JDU) have expressed their demand for a secular leader and there is nothing new in it, he says. The leader also said that Nitish Kumar's demands are fai...
Looks like the JD(U), BJP war takes a stunning twist. Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha now backs LK Advani to be NDA's choice for Prime Ministerial candidate. He says such a move would end the debate and unite the NDA, proving that there is no consensus within...
After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took several digs at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in his address and set a deadline for BJP to name its Prime Ministerial candidate, BJP has come out in support of Modi, slamming the Bihar CM. The rift in NDA is ...
Sources have revealed that BJP, after its late night huddle, has assured JD(U) that the Prime Ministerial candidate will be decided only with the consensus of the NDA. JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, in a meeting with the senior leaders of BJP, had made it clear tha...
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JD(U) ahead of its two-day national executive meet has re-ignited the contest for prime ministerial candidate within the NDA. With the title of '2nd Mahabharata War 2014', the poster shows two chariots, one of the UPA and the other of the NDA, but the latter o...
The two-day national executive meet of Janata Dal (United) party begins today, amidst strong reservations against Narendra Modi's much-speculated rise as NDA's prime ministerial candidate. The JD(U) is going to introduce a resolution at its party executive mee...
BJP leader Giriraj Singh in an interview to the media said that there was no haste in deciding the Prime Ministerial candidate as even the Congress are yet to announce their candidate. He said that when the decision is taken all the parties of the NDA will be ...
The JD(U) gives the BJP an ultimatum, and asks the party to announce its Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections soon. According to party sources, JD(U) would like to discuss the candidate in their upcoming party meeting. Nitish Kumar had ea...
The Janata Dal United, which is the principal ally in the NDA has asked the BJP to clarify Gujarat CM Narendra Modi's role and has demanded an NDA meeting for this issue. JD(U) leader Devesh Chandra Thakur says that the name of the Prime Ministerial candidate ...
Comments from Samajwadi Party leaders point to chances of the formation of a new coalition in the 2014 general elections. Mulayam Singh Yadav praised BJP leader LK Advani, while also added that coalition is the future of politics in India. He said, in such a c...
Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav's brother Ram Gopal Yadav praises BJP leader LK Advani. He said Advani was a huge figure in the Indian political arena and there was nothing wrong in praising him. Earlier, Mulayam Singh Yadav had also praised Advani ...
Newshour | Bihar's CM Nitish Kumar stormed at Delhi, setting terms for the UPA saying that only backward states will rule India. He also said that his development model should be adopted. It looks as if the JD(U)-BJP ties have been tensed and Nitish added to t...
In the wake of the 'Adhikar rally' in Delhi, organized by Bihar Chief Minsiter Nitish Kumar, BJP plans for a mega rally in Patna. Is the 'Hunkar rally' announced by BJP a response to 'Adhikar rally'? Is the friction between these two NDA allies out in the open...
The BJP National Council meet, called to project the party as the only alternative to the corrupt UPA, was to a large extent successful in achieving that intention. The party called for a 'decisive change' and said that BJP had proven itself with its 'good gov...
Reacting to the speech of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in which he took on Congress-led UPA government, accusing it of failing to uplift the citizens of the country, Congress leaders have praised the works done by Congress Prime Ministers and questione...
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has released a statement, where he has expressed regret for his remarks on saffron terror and the RSS running terror camps. Sources say that the NDA has agreed to his draft statement. The statement comes after the BJP made it ...
Italian government's investigation agencies have revealed that kickbacks were paid by the Italian helicopter manufacturer Finmeccanica to former IAF chief SP Tyagi in the deal to buy AugustaWestland choppers for VVIP duties. However, SP Tyagi has denied all th...
The UPA government breathes a sigh of relief as NDA's name crops up in the AgustaWestland helicopter scam. According to former IAF Chief, SP Tyagi, the changes that were made in the tender were done by NSA advisor, Brajesh Mishra. Following this revelation, th...
Ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi, who is accused of receiving kickbacks for tweaking rules in favour of AgustaWestland, has denied any involvement in the scam and has pointed fingers at Vajpayee-led NDA government, holding it responsible for tweaking the rules. BJP, howe...
Rubbishing the Bharatiya Janata Party's claim of a cover-up, the Congress defends the AgustaWestland helicopter deal. According to Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh, the process of a contract was initiated during the NDA regime and the helicopter thems...
The chopper kickback scam has caused war of words between political parties. While BJP accused the government of failing to initiate any action against the tainted company, the government has reacted saying that the deal was done during the NDA regime. Senior ...
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari's tweet has put him in the line of fire. On the social networking site, Twitter, the Minster said the nation faced security threats several times during the NDA government's rule.
Reacting to the government's claim that it has initiated stern actions against terror unlike the previous NDA government, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad questions certain decision by the UPA government which appear to have adverse impact on the fight against t...
Is BJP and the rest of the Hindu political parties going the Ram Mandir way once again? Will they resort to religion politics in the 2014 elections? From the indicators that are coming in, it seems very likely. Rajnath Singh in his speech yesterday said that t...
Narendra Modi arrives at Delhi to meet the Prime Minister as a courtesy visit after his re-election to the post of Gujarat Chief Minister. After which Modi will address the students of Delhi University regarding his development plan and scheme that he implemen...
Narendra Modi arrives at Delhi to meet the Prime Minister at 7 Race Course Road. After this Modi is scheduled to address the Business Conclave at Shri Ram College of Commerce. At the same time, the meeting of the VHP leaders and sadhus will begin at Allahabad....
BJP party chief, Rajnath Singh, will arrive at Kumbh Mela today to discuss the future of BJP with the sadhus and saints. The discussion will last for two days. The main topic of discussion at the meeting will be about the future of Modi in the party and if sou...
Pressure mounts on BJP to announce its Prime Ministerial candidate. The party is likely to announce the PM candidate before the Budget session of the Parliament. Although some of the allies are against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi being projected as ND...
After the JDU expressed its displeasure over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi being projected as NDA's Prime Ministerial candidate, BJP has launched a scathing attack on the party saying that it is easier to break an alliance than to make one. Senior BJP l...
Mounting pressure on BJP to arrive at a consensus for PM candidate, Shiv Sena party president Uddhav Thackeray has urged its political ally to announce the Prime Ministerial candidate for the National Democratic Alliance at the earliest. According to Uddhav, h...
Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray in Saamna has given a new twist in the Prime Ministerial candidate debate. He said that the candidate should be decided as soon as possible. He also said that Late Bal Thackeray had suggested Sushma Swaraj's name for the post ...
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has asked the BJP to declare the party's Prime Ministerial candidate immediately. He has said that NDA cannot afford any sort of confusion over the Prime Ministerial candidate like the one it witnessed during the election of th...
Shiv Sena Chief, Uddhav Thackeray in the party mouthpiece Saamna said that NDA should meet to decide their candidate for the post of Prime Minister as soon as possible. He also said that late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has suggested Sushma Swaraj's name for...
Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray in an article in the voice piece, Saamna said that following his father's comments he would also back Sushma Swaraj's name as the candidate for the post of Prime Minister in the 2014 Elections. He said that it was time that NDA...
Another key ally of the NDA, the Akali Dal, has thrown in its weight behind Narendra Modi for PM chorus. The Akali Dal says that it is with the BJP, no matter what it decides and would support them unconditionally.
The BJP's plan to present Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the party's Prime Ministerial candidate has seen a protest even before it has been put into motion. BJP ally Shiv Sena has now proposed Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj for the party's PM cand...
The BJP's decision of declaring Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections has run into a rough weather with the allies of the NDA. After the JD(U) openly opposed the move, the Shiv Sena has now exp...
BJP Spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman says that the BJP is supportive of Telangana and also said the party had asked the government to table the bill in the parliament in 2009, when the talks of the formation of Telangana began. She added that the NDA would also...
A key member of 1998 Pokharan-II Tests has come out backing the claim made by former President Abdul Kalam that nuclear tests, which was hailed to be the defining achievement for the NDA-led government, was in fact an initiative of the Congress regime, led by ...
According to a Mood of the Nation survey, the National Democratic Alliance has an edge over the incumbent United Progressive Alliance government in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Unlike 2009, when the UPA found the required majority, in the upcoming elections, ...
Former President Abdul Kalam who was the operational in-charge of 1998 Pokharan-II Tests has come out with an astounding revelation. He has claimed that the nuclear tests, which was hailed to be the defining achievement for the NDA-led government, was in fact ...
BJP senior leader Sushma Swaraj will be leading protests against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde for his 'Saffron terror' comment. The BJP and the various allies of the NDA have seeked a reply from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue and have asked fo...
The NDA ally, JD(U) has asked BJP to declare their Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 elections. It has also made it clear to the party that the candidate should be finalised with the joint acceptance of all the allies.
NDA ally JD(U) is giving sleepless nights to BJP. JD(U) chief Shivanand Tiwari wants the party to name their Prime Ministerial candidate for 2014. JD(U) says that BJP should also discuss their choice of PM candidate with all the constituents of the NDA and say...
A CBI special court will examine the charge-sheet in the allocation of additional spectrum during the NDA regime today. The charge-sheet has named three telecom firms as accused in the case in which the Department of Telecommunication had allegedly allocated t...
Just hours after Narendra Modi was declared winner in the 2012 Gujarat Assembly elections, BJP made it clear that his hattrick victory is a stepping stone for Modi to contest for the 2014 Prime Minister elections. BJP supporters from across the nation are expr...
Chief Minister Narendra Modi addressed a large crowd of joyful supporters on Thursday evening after BJP's decisive victory in the state elections in Gujarat and thanked the voters for coming out in large numbers to celebrate the enormous win. He spoke in a man...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narenda Modi has scored a hattrick in the state Assembly elections. The BJP emerged victorious winning just one seat short of its 2007 tall of 117 seats. Meanwhile, the Congress did a lot better than the previous elections by securing mo...
The nation awaits on today's outcome of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls which witnessed record turnouts with exit polls predicting a clean sweep for Narendra Modi and a Congress edge in the BJP-ruled hill state. In Gujarat, where 71.32 percent vote...
The 2012 Assembly elections in Gujarat is not just a contest for the 182 Assembly seats. Whatever the results of the Assembly elections, the aftershocks will be felt in the national capital. Exit poll results are predicting a landslide victory for incumbent Ch...
This is the day that will determine the fate of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. In a few hours, the people's decision on 182 Assembly seats in Gujarat and 68 seats in Himachal Pradesh will be made known. All eyes are now on the vote tally, to see if Narendra Mod...
It is counting day for Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. All eyes are now on Gujarat, where poll pandits are predicting a hattrick for Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Over 71 percent of voters have cast their votes during the two phases of polling in the state. Assu...
After the explosive revelations by former CBI director US Mishra, political parties have begun the blame game. Mishra had revealed that he faced political pressure while investigating the Taj Corridor case and the disproportionate assets case against Mayawati ...
Several reactions coming in after BSP Chief Mayawati's outburst against the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Hamid Ansari. The Congress and the BJP have both condemned the BSP supremo's comments, claiming that the Parliament must be respected. Mayawati ...
The government has offered a time-bound probe under a retired judge on the issue of Walmart lobbying allegations. The government's assurance comes after the opposition demanded that the Joint Parliamentary Committee look into the matter. The decision to permit...
The canvassing for the first-phase of the Gujarat polls has ended and now Gujarat Chief Minister has shifted his focus to Phase 2. Modi continued his attack on the Congress top brass, in what is being viewed as a preparation for the 2014 National elections.
Pressure is mounting on the UPA as Mayawati's deadline on the SC/ST Promotions Quota Bill ends today. The BSP supremo was instrumental in getting the FDI in retail motion passed in both Houses of Parliament. All eyes are now on the UPA as the Congress-led alli...
The BJP is now demanding a time-bound judicial probe into the Walmart controversy. Caving in under the immense pressure of the opposition in Parliament, the government agreed to a probe and debate on the issue. The opposition, which lost the vote on FDI in mul...
After chaos in the Parliament, the Government finally agrees to a debate and probe into the Walmart allegations. The opposition has claimed that the UPA bought votes to push the FDI Bill. The US-based retail giant clarified its expenditure of 25 million dollar...
Union Minister for Law, Kamal Nath, claims that the government is open to a probe on the matter of the Walmart report. He assures that the government is taking all the necessary steps to ensure the absence of lobbying in India. The BJP and the Left have demand...
Left leader Sitaram Yechury voices the concerns shared by the BJP-led opposition and calls for a structured debate on the issues of lobbying, which were raked up by a report submitted by Walmart before the US Senate. Despite the US State Department spokesperso...
Opposition leader Yashwant Sinha leads the uproar in Parliament over the Walmart row, demanding an immediate response from the government on the issue. The US-based retail giant issued a statement and spoke before the US senate clarifying its report stating an...
Speaker of the Rajya Sabha, and honourable Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari is forced to adjourn proceedings in the Rajya Sabha after the Left parties and the BJP-led opposition demand the suspension of the Question Hour. The BJP-led opposition has empha...
Responding to a question on the BJP-led opposition's prime accusations, US State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, clarifies that there has been no violation of any law by Walmart in the United States. She then goes on to downplay the Walmart report an...
The Congress-led UPA government hits back at the BJP for threatening to stall Parliament proceedings over the Walmart report. The Congress challenges the BJP to prove its allegations before causing a furore in Parliament. The United States has downplayed the i...
The BJP seeks ans independent probe into the Walmart disclosure report that spoke of lobbying in India's political circles. Although the US has downplayed the Walmart report, the BJP-led opposition is still pushing for a time-bound judicial probe on the matter...
The BJP-led opposition has emphasized that it will step up the pressure on the UPA for a clarification on the issue of Walmart. The US-based retail giant issued a statement and spoke before the US senate clarifying its report stating an expenditure of 25 milli...
After securing the UPA's victory in Parliament over FDI in retail, BSP Chief Mayawati has threatened the government to take a tough stand on Quota Bill. BSP supremo Mayawati has put the onus on the UPA to ensure that the Promotions Quota is discussed in the Pa...
News Night | In what is being billed as Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath's 100-mark noose for NDA, the UPA is set to prove to the opposition parties that no matter how hard hard they try to bring the government down, they are not going to succeed. Wha...
In the midst of his speech during the debate on FDI in retail in the Lok Sabha, BJP's senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi sees Textile Minister Anand Sharma shake his head in studied disbelief. Joshi says Sharma needs a medicine that would 'steady' his head. Sha...
BJP's senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi speaks in the Lok Sabha during the debate on FDI in retail. He says till the time Pranab Mukherjee was the Finance Minister, there was no talk of FDI in retail. But once P Chidambaram took over, the proposal speeded up. ...
The chorus for Narendra Modi as a Prime Ministerial candidate is growing after top Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut has come out an openly backed Modi for the post of the Prime Minister. The ultimate decision, however, will be left to the top brass of the ND...
In a massive jolt to the Gujarat Congress ahead of the upcoming elections, sitting MLA Lal Singh Radodia quit the party and crossed over to the BJP camp after being denied a ticket. The Congress denied the sitting MLA a ticket due to its poll-sharing agreement...
The BJP's crucial meet to decide on its strategy on FDI has ended. The BJP remains adamant on having a voting debate on the issure of FDI in retail. Meanwhile, the DMK has pledged its support to the ruling UPA government, if the FDI debate boils down to a vote...
NDA convener and Janata Dal(U) chief Sharad Yadav calls for support to oppose the FDI in retail on the floor of the House. The winter session of the Parliament has ended on a stormy note as the Opposition parties created a rucks, demanding a debate and vote un...
Samajwadi Party Leader Ram Gopal Yadav has confirmed that the ruling party of Uttar Pradesh will not back FDI in retail. Meanwhile, the BJP has moved a mandatory voting clause condition under rule number 184. This means that the BJP and the Left insist on comp...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeks the cooperation of all political parties ahead of the Winter session of Parliament. Stating clearly that the government is willing to discuss any issue in the Parliament, the Prime Minister calls for calm in the House. He as...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeks the cooperation of all political parties ahead of the Winter session of Parliament. Stating clearly that the government is willing to discuss any issue in the Parliament, the Prime Minister calls for calm in the House. He as...
Trinamool leader Saugata Roy confirms reports that the Mamata Banerjee-led party will bring about a no-confidence motion against the ruling government. The key contentious issues include the FDI in retail and the Lokpal bill. Meanwhile, the BJP has moved a man...
The BJP has moved a mandatory voting clause condition under rule number 184. This means that the BJP and the Left insist on compulsory voting immediately after the FDI debate, while the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party is yet to take a call on which side of th...