He said he is 'more than satisfied' with his long political career as a five-time Lok Sabha MP, three time Union minister and chief minister for 10 years.
'The sacrifice made by Queen Padmini is a matter of pride for the state,' Raje said.
Senior Cabinet Ministers, including Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to brief him over the suicide of farmer Gajendra Singh.
A senior official said that Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje gave the direction in this regard to the home department yesterday following which remarks of the director general of police were sought on Wednesday.
A cyclonic circulation over Haryana was the trigger for the deadly dust storm that swept parts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, weather experts said.
The precautions are being proposed to ensure that other cattle varieties are not exported or transported outside the state as Nagori cattle
The erstwhile royal family of Jaipur on Thursday took its battle with Jaipur Development Authority over Raj Mahal Palace to the streets with 'Rajamata' Padmini Devi taking out a rally in which scores of her supporters participated.
Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje breaks her silence.
'If you compare Rahul with Modi, then Modi seems larger.' 'The campaign has been built to show that Rahul is not mature enough to lead the nation.'
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani will felicitate Lata Mangeshkar on her 75th birthday.
The CM said the decision to sack Khan was taken after examining a audio clip of a purported conversation in which the food minister was heard asking for a bribe from a builder.
British firm Cairn Energy has approached the Rajasthan government seeking permission for commercial production of up to six million tonnes of pit oil a year from its fields in Barmer district.
In the Narendra Modi-Shah masterminded regime, organisational elections have acquired the gravity, authority and colour of a national or state poll, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan was on Saturday sworn in as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister for third consecutive term, nearly a week after he led Bharatiya Janata Party to a spectacular hat-trick in Assembly elections.
The member, Somya Gurjar, handed over her resignation to Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
For the first time in the Jaipur City constituency not a single rally has been held for any candidate contesting for the state capital seat.
Hitting back at the Congress after its Saharanpur leader Imran Masood threatened to chop Narendra Modi to pieces in a hate speech, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said the Lok Sabha results will clearly show who will be cut to size and who will be the winner.
Whatever the outcome of the assembly election in Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot is firmly ensconced in the Congress inner circle.
Says govt is creating conditions for greater private investment
Raje is likely to meet the BJP top brass amidst mounting opposition pressure for her resignation.
Health Minister Shatrughan Sinha is likely to be allotted another portfolio, BJP sources said.
The Congress on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "silence" on the Lalit Modi controversy, saying he should come out of his 'meditation' and answer the nation as he too is "liable".
She watched Khakee on the recommendation of Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani.
Upset over denial of Lok Sabha ticket, senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh on Monday filed his nomination papers from Barmer as an Independent, leaving the central leadership sulking over his decision.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
Officers who have gone on yearend leave have been informally asked to join duty immediately.
Desperate times need desperate actions, and the BJP's only option is to enforce legislation to build a Ram mandir, says Sunil Sethi.
The Russian president, who flew in from China, was received at the airport by Minister of State Vasundhara Raje and Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
He was returning to Delhi after a day's visit to Lucknow when his plane was diverted to Jaipur.
She would be the chief minister if the BJP wins the assembly election in Rajasthan, Advani said.
Names of the remaining 90 candidates will be short-listed in a day or so, Raje told a press conference in Jaipur.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot, who was recently appointed the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee chief, says people are disenchanted with the Vasundhara Raje government.
Pilot says that the Congress is demanding that the Rajasthan CM be booked for criminal culpability.
The Rajasthan assembly is facing a peculiar problem. The monsoon session has been witnessing ruckus almost everyday due to the presence of Sanwar Lal Jat, a cabinet minister in the Vasundhara Raje government. Incidentally, Jat is also a Member of Parliament, who defeated Congress state president Sachin Pilot in the 15th Lok Sabha polls.
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