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I sought Modi's ouster, opposed Rathyatra: Jaswant

I sought Modi's ouster, opposed Rathyatra: Jaswant

Rediff.com10 Oct 2009

Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh on Saturday said he had sought removal of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after the post-Godhra communal riots and even opposed L K Advani's 'Ram Rathyatra'.

Another round of govt-Oppn talks over RS logjam fails

Another round of govt-Oppn talks over RS logjam fails

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

The over half-an-hour meeting between the opposition parties and the government, however, remained inconclusive.

Modi CHALLENGES Congress: Let's have a debate on development

Modi CHALLENGES Congress: Let's have a debate on development

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

Reiterating his determination to wipe out the Congress, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday challenged the United Progressive Alliance to a direct debate on its performance at the Centre compared that of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Can our parties answer these 4 QUESTIONS?

Can our parties answer these 4 QUESTIONS?

Rediff.com10 Jul 2013

Should parties provide clearer answers to queries about their financials? Sreenivasan Jain examines

Why BJP Is Focusing On These Seats

Why BJP Is Focusing On These Seats

Rediff.com24 Apr 2024

Some have been cherry-picked to assert the BJP's supremacy over its allies or, significantly, its leaders who charted an independent course in the recent past.

In a first, ex-royals fail to retain turfs in Chhattisgarh

In a first, ex-royals fail to retain turfs in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

For the first since the formation of Chhattisgarh in 2000, the new assembly will not have any MLA belonging to erstwhile royal families as all seven candidates fielded by the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Aam Aadmi Party bit dust.

How India can improve its highway network

How India can improve its highway network

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

If India had a road regulator in the late nineties, the capacity-building model based on public-private partnerships would not have been in tatters.

On Opposition seeking rail minister's resignation, BJP says...

On Opposition seeking rail minister's resignation, BJP says...

Rediff.com4 Jun 2023

BJP IT department head Amit Malviya shared on Twitter what he said were the details of accidents under these ministers and added such 'worthies' are the ones demanding the resignation of the 'most qualified' railway minister the country has had in seven and half decades.

Top Performer: Krunal Pandya's All-Round Masterclass

Top Performer: Krunal Pandya's All-Round Masterclass

Rediff.com8 Apr 2023

Krunal Pandya made LSG fans happy with his all round performance

Pakistan backstabbed India, says Sarabjit's sister

Pakistan backstabbed India, says Sarabjit's sister

Rediff.com2 May 2013

The sister of Sarabjit Singh, the death row prisoner who died on Thursday, accused Pakistan of backstabbing India and said she would fight for 'other Sarabjits' languishing in Pakistani jails.

Didn't target anyone at JD-U conclave: Nitish

Didn't target anyone at JD-U conclave: Nitish

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

Apparently distancing himself from suggestions that he was targeting Narendra Modi, senior Janata Dal-United leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said his comment made at the recent party conclave that triggered a controversy was not against anybody.

IPL 2023: DC-LSG: Who Will Win?

IPL 2023: DC-LSG: Who Will Win?

Rediff.com1 Apr 2023

Delhi Capitals take on the Lucknow Super Giants at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, April 1, 2023, evening.

In a new practice, Sengol procession escorts President to Parliament

In a new practice, Sengol procession escorts President to Parliament

Rediff.com31 Jan 2024

President Murmu reached the new Parliament building in a six-horse buggy accompanied by the Presidential Bodyguards riding horses.

Adityanath meets BJP chief Nadda ahead of UP govt formation

Adityanath meets BJP chief Nadda ahead of UP govt formation

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

Uttar Pradesh chief minister-designate Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday met Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda to discuss the formation of government in the state.

Did riots not take place during Cong rule, asks Rajnath

Did riots not take place during Cong rule, asks Rajnath

Rediff.com2 Feb 2013

Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh on Sunday reached out to the Muslim community saying his party is being defamed and maligned continuously over Gujarat riots under a "planned conspiracy".

Two Gehlot ex-ministers, many Congress leaders join BJP in Rajasthan

Two Gehlot ex-ministers, many Congress leaders join BJP in Rajasthan

Rediff.com10 Mar 2024

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, state BJP president C P Joshi and Union minister Bhupendra Yadav welcomed them into the party at its state headquarters in Jaipur.

Dilli Gupshup: What was Modi thinking?

Dilli Gupshup: What was Modi thinking?

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

All the Gupshup from Dilli...

33 first-timers among Modi's council of ministers

33 first-timers among Modi's council of ministers

Rediff.com9 Jun 2024

Those joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers for the first time include three former chief ministers -- Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh), Manohar Lal Khattar (Haryana) and H D Kumaraswamy (Karnataka).

Brajesh Mishra was Vajpayee's troubleshooter

Brajesh Mishra was Vajpayee's troubleshooter

Rediff.com29 Sep 2012

India's first National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra, who died in New Delhi on Friday night, was a pivotal figure in shaping foreign policy during National Democratic Alliance government and a troubleshooter of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Modi aide Amit Shah appointed BJP in charge of UP

Modi aide Amit Shah appointed BJP in charge of UP

Rediff.com19 May 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's close confidant and Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Amit Shah was Sunday appointed in charge of politically crucial Uttar Pradesh.

Cong stands exposed on coal scam, alleges BJP

Cong stands exposed on coal scam, alleges BJP

Rediff.com4 Sep 2012

Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain reiterated on Monday that his party was firm on its demand that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should resign over the coalgate issue because "he is directly responsible for the corruption".

Pakistan envoy calls on Vajpayee

Pakistan envoy calls on Vajpayee

Rediff.com20 Dec 2003

The courtesy call comes ahead of the PM's visit to Pakistan.

Rajnath as PM? The latest twist in the BJP's tale

Rajnath as PM? The latest twist in the BJP's tale

Rediff.com1 May 2013

Varun Gandhi on Wednesday gave a new twist to the prime ministerial candidate race in the Bharatiya Janata Party, comparing party president Rajnath Singh to Atal Bihari Vajpayee and saying he has the ability to bring together people of different religions and castes.

BJP LS list: Shivraj, Scindia included; Pragya Thakur left out

BJP LS list: Shivraj, Scindia included; Pragya Thakur left out

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party's first list of 24 candidates for Lok Sabha from Madhya Pradesh featured former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, while Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur was replaced by another candidate.

KJP leader makes charges against Advani's kin

KJP leader makes charges against Advani's kin

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

The verbal duel between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the fledgling Karnataka Janata Party turned nasty on Monday with a key leader of the B S Yeddyurappa-led outfit making allegations against senior leader L K Advani's children.

Watch LIVE! Parliament's Monsoon Session

Watch LIVE! Parliament's Monsoon Session

Rediff.com20 Jul 2018

The govt and the opposition are set for a showdown in Parliament's monsoon session.

Chidambaram takes on Modi, says rupee value fell under NDA

Chidambaram takes on Modi, says rupee value fell under NDA

Rediff.com27 Nov 2013

Referring to Modi's reported remarks that then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee did not let the value of the rupee fall, he said the exchange of the rupee was 39.49 to a dollar in March 1998 when the National Democratic Alliance government was first formed.

India can get back to high growth: Chidambaram

India can get back to high growth: Chidambaram

Rediff.com9 Jul 2012

Commenting on the Time magazine's latest article, the Home Minister said the United Progressive Alliance-II was confident that it would overcome the present economic situation.

Can History Repeat Itself?

Can History Repeat Itself?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2024

Electoral setbacks and thwarted ambition can have an unpredictable effect on leaders,, observes Aditi Phadnis.

Modi urges MPs to pass Women's Bill unanimously

Modi urges MPs to pass Women's Bill unanimously

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government is committed to ensuring that the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' aimed at expanding women's participation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies becomes a law, as he urged MPs of both Houses of Parliament to pass the bill unanimously.

Kalam gives 'pass marks' to 6-decade old Indian democracy

Kalam gives 'pass marks' to 6-decade old Indian democracy

Rediff.com15 Mar 2013

Former President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday gave 'pass marks' to the over six-decade old Indian democracy awarding it 'five points on a scale of 10', while observing that its fundamental principle to empower citizens will stay forever.

Khurshid's swipe at Sushma: Take pills to improve memory

Khurshid's swipe at Sushma: Take pills to improve memory

Rediff.com14 Mar 2013

Sushma Swaraj's bid to link the terror attack in Srinagar with the lunch hosted in Jaipur to Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf irked External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, who advised the Leader of Opposition to take tablets to improve her memory.

Sushil Modi echoes Nitish on NDA's PM candidate

Sushil Modi echoes Nitish on NDA's PM candidate

Rediff.com19 Jun 2012

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday echoed Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate should be a liberal person like former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee acceptable to all sections of society.

Parliament set to meet in new building today

Parliament set to meet in new building today

Rediff.com19 Sep 2023

The Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha will meet again on Tuesday afternoon in the new Parliament building, with Speaker of the Lower House Om Birla urging the members to abstain from 'organised disruptions' and 'carrying placards' in the new chamber.

'The police made me a scapegoat to mask their failure to trace the mastermind'

'The police made me a scapegoat to mask their failure to trace the mastermind'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2013

'Special police told me that if I speak according to their wishes they will not harm my family and also gave me false assurance that they will make my case weak so that after sometime I will get released...'

When Antony dithered about sacking the general

When Antony dithered about sacking the general

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

Dilli Gupshup: The return of the V K Singh saga led one Union minister to blame Defence Minister A K Antony for the mess.

'Modi Is Not Yet a Legitimate PM'

'Modi Is Not Yet a Legitimate PM'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2024

'Just because the NDA has a majority and the BJP is the single largest party does not mean that this Modi government enjoys a majority in the Lok Sabha.' 'It is always possible that some members (of the NDA and even the BJP) may defect, some members may not want him to be the prime minister and they might vote differently (against Modi) in the confidence vote.'

Vajpayee turns 88; good wishes pour in

Vajpayee turns 88; good wishes pour in

Rediff.com25 Dec 2012

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Tuesday turned 88 with senior leaders, led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wishing him a healthy life.

How political wrangling is killing a power plant

How political wrangling is killing a power plant

Rediff.com19 Dec 2012

Unexpected discovery of huge coal reserves beneath NTPC's Karanpura plant site has led to a stand-off between the coal and power ministries.

Vajpayee has lost voice in BJP: Bardhan

Vajpayee has lost voice in BJP: Bardhan

Rediff.com14 Jun 2004

He said even Vishwa Hindu Parishad had openly said if anyone was to be blamed for the BJP's defeat it was Vajpayee.