'In the course of my interactions with him, Modi insisted that he does not believe charisma alone can sustain people's trust for long.' 'That is why Modi consistently refers to Mahatma Gandhi to contextualise his politics.' 'He believes in taking his ideas to the masses and getting their acceptance as an index of approval.'
A revealing excerpt from Ajay Singh's The Architect of the New BJP: How Narendra Modi Transformed the Party.
Mangalore: 'Moral brigade' manhandles women at party It seems like moral policing is back in Mangalore. This time, members of the Hindu Jagran Vedike barged into a private party and manhandled the women there, urging them to stop 'indulging in such activities'.
Swadeshi Jagran will be leading the delegation on a multi-city tour, expected to start on September 21. The week-long trip will include meetings with industry bodies and government agencies.
Dismissing the Hindu Jagran Vedike's version that there was a rave party on at the home stay in Mangalore, the police said that investigations have revealed that it was a birthday party.
'China can't stop any company from relocating to India.'
A facsimile edition of British daily The Independent will soon be brought out from New Delhi by its Indian joint venture partner Jagran Prakashan Ltd, which publishes the popular Hindi daily Dainik Jagran.
Ranbir may be happy without work, but he sure had a busy Tuesday.
Suddenly, brand activation is big business for India's Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) FM radio industry.
However, in recent times, the clout that trader bodies such as CAIT and other organisations like Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Laghu Udyog Bharati has is steadily increasing. Earlier this year, trader bodies were able to convince the government not to extend the deadline for implementation of the new norms in FDI policy on e-commerce.
People took to the streets in New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jammu, Bhopal, Patna and other cities and set fire to the Chinese flag and photos of the neighbouring country's President Xi Jinping. Protesters urged the Modi government to ensure that martyrdom of the soldiers in the Galwan Valley did not go in vain.
'We do not want people who are air dropped and who fly out once the job is done.' 'Ever since liberalisation started, we keep on hearing that it's going to be jobless growth.' 'This speaks of the failure of the foreign returned policy makers.' 'When questions are raised, answers should be given and not a resignation.'
Six of the top 10 newspapers showed a decline in readership, according to the IRS 2007 Round 2. The four newspapers that showed an increase were Danik Bhaskar, Rajasthan Patrika, The Times of India and Ananda Bazar Patrika. However, Dainik Jagran continues to be the top of the heap with an average issue readership of 1.65 crore
Jagran Prakshan Limited, publisher of Hindi daily Dainik Jagran, has rolled out its second newspaper brand, I-next, in Kanpur and Lucknow.
Swadeshi Jagran Manch on Sunday targeted MNCs.
Small indoor meetings at 370 different locations across the country with 500-1000 opinion makers at the district level, and 35 big indoor meetings having gathering of 2,000 people will be held at capitals of all states and Union territories in the country, the party leader said.
The government on Monday said it was considering a total of five foreign investment proposals, including that of Jagran Prakashan Pvt Ltd and Times Journal India, in the news and current affairs publications and technical and scientific journals.
Alleging "connivance" between the Sangh Parivar and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre, the Congress party on Wednesday said the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of reconversions will upset the social equilibrium in the country.
Tony O'Reilly, chief executive of Independent News and Media Group, is keen on an estimated 30% stake in Dainik Jagran, one of the largest circulated Hindi-language dailies.
From going desi and redefining sexy, our B-town ladies had fun with their sartorial choices in September.
What left Nitish Kumar so irate that he recalled the dinner invitation to Narendra Modi and the BJP during the party's 2010 national executive meet in Patna? The shamiana was pulled down, the kitchen put out and the dinner scrapped after the invitations were sent out. Sankarshan Thakur reveals what happened behind that famous cancelled meal in his new book, Single Man.
From northern backwaters, a new business elite emerges
Agitated activists pelted stones at the police prompting the latter to fire teargas shells.
Against the backdrop of parliamentary proceedings being paralysed regularly, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday suggested that parliamentarians should explore possibilities of amending rules to ensure that both houses are able to transact routine business.
Condemning the attack on students at a home-stay in Mangalore allegedly by members of the Hindu Jagran Vedike, the Congress on Monday said intolerance and violence has been on the rise in Karnataka ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2008.
The organisers, however, remained unfazed, insisting it was in line with the 'communal harmony' theme chosen by the committee for this year's puja.
People who were earlier involved in religious clashes in the city are now playing the role of moral police, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
Taking note of the warning, the Uttar Pradesh Police directed all district police chiefs to take strict action against those indulging in intimidation of any sort.
Bringing to fore the feud in the Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party, its leader Gulabchand Kataria on Saturday night called off his 'Lok Jagran Yatra' following differences at a core committee meeting which saw Leader of the Opposition Vasundhara Raje threatening to quit the party and walking out the meeting in a huff.
Sri Ram Sene chief justifies the incident fully saying it was about protecting culture. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Several protests in the city has forced the police to clamp Section 144, which prohibits unlawful assembly, in the city. Vicky Nanjappa reports
For months, offline retailers and traders have been lobbying hard for a national retail policy to protect their business from the growing influx of e-commerce.
Cautioning the neighbouring country against promoting cross-border terrorism, in the wake of the recent developments in Kashmir, he said, "Talks with Pakistan will henceforth resume only after it stops promoting terrorism. And it must also keep in mind that J&K is an integral part of India. All discussions will only take place about Pak-occupied Kashmir."
Tiktok and Helo in a joint statement said they have plans to invest $1 billion over the period of next three years to develop technology infrastructure and owns responsibility of local community.
Dainik Jagran continues to be India's most read newspaper across all languages.
becoming a TV baron and now inducted into the Union cabinet in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's second rshuffle, Rajiv Shukla's story has been that of rise and rise, writes Sharat Pradhan.