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BJP calls out AAP MP for sharing 'edited clip' of Prez, PM

BJP calls out AAP MP for sharing 'edited clip' of Prez, PM

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

Taking to Twitter, AAP's Sanjay Singh shared a video of leaders greeting President Kovind at the farewell ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament.

Uddhav sacks senior Shiv Sena leaders for 'anti-party' activities

Uddhav sacks senior Shiv Sena leaders for 'anti-party' activities

Rediff.com18 Jul 2022

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday sacked senior leader Ramdas Kadam and former MP Anandrao Adsul for indulging in 'anti-party' activities.

BJD MP Baijayant Panda hurt as partymen pelt stones at each other

BJD MP Baijayant Panda hurt as partymen pelt stones at each other

Rediff.com30 May 2017

'Forget stones & eggs, they can't cow me down even if they use bullet,' Panda tweeted.

Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi passes away

Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi passes away

Rediff.com14 May 2024

He died at AIIMS in New Delhi at 9.45 pm, hospital sources said.

RJD's Misa Bharti takes a U-turn over PM 'jail' remark amid flak

RJD's Misa Bharti takes a U-turn over PM 'jail' remark amid flak

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

Bharti accused the media of distorting her statement, attributing it to the BJP's agenda.

BJP fields Metro man in Kerala, Union min, 3 MPs in Bengal

BJP fields Metro man in Kerala, Union min, 3 MPs in Bengal

Rediff.com14 Mar 2021

Actor-turned-politician and sitting MP Locket Chatterjee has been fielded from Chunchura and another MP Nishit Parmanik from Dinhata. Also, a number of film personalities have been nominated as candidates in the high-stakes battle for West Bengal.

Need AIMIM in fray to win Aurangabad, says BJP leader

Need AIMIM in fray to win Aurangabad, says BJP leader

Rediff.com22 Aug 2023

Union minister Raosaheb Danve has caused a flutter by saying if the Bharatiya Janata Party needs victory in the Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra in 2024, then it must ensure that All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen leader and sitting MP Imtiaz Jaleel contests the election next year.

It's Birla vs Suresh for Speaker's post as govt outreach fails

It's Birla vs Suresh for Speaker's post as govt outreach fails

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

Congress leader K C Venugopal and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's T R Baalu walked out of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's office, refusing to endorse NDA candidate Birla without being offered the Deputy Speaker's position.

Love and jihad don't go hand in hand, says TMC MP Nusrat Jahan

Love and jihad don't go hand in hand, says TMC MP Nusrat Jahan

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

Actor-turned-politician Nusrat Jahan had herself married a person of another religion, businessman Nikhil Jain last year.

SC seeks Delhi police's reply on plea to book BJP MPs for hate speech

SC seeks Delhi police's reply on plea to book BJP MPs for hate speech

Rediff.com17 Apr 2023

During the hearing, the bench observed prima facie the magistrate's stand that sanction was required for lodging FIRs against the two BJP leaders was not correct.

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.

Sack Giriraj, says Sanjay Nirupam; defends sexist remark against Smriti Irani

Sack Giriraj, says Sanjay Nirupam; defends sexist remark against Smriti Irani

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday demanded the sacking of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Giriraj Singh for his remarks against Congress President Sonia Gandhi but evaded questions on the statement he made on Union Minister Smriti Irani in 2012 during a television debate.

Congress MP joins BJP in Madhya Pradesh

Congress MP joins BJP in Madhya Pradesh

Rediff.com14 Nov 2013

In a setback to the Congress party which is Opposition in Madhya Pradesh, its Lok Sabha member from Hoshangabad seat, Rao Uday Pratap Singh, on Thursday resigned from the party and joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party along with some of his supporters

How Dropped Candidates Keep Busy

How Dropped Candidates Keep Busy

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

Cricket climate change to medical practice, dropped candidates have their non-political life sorted.

BJP sees plot within Congress in not challenging lower court verdict on Rahul

BJP sees plot within Congress in not challenging lower court verdict on Rahul

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

Both the BJP leaders asserted that Gandhi's disqualification was a natural outcome of the law as the Supreme Court has made it clear that a lawmaker stands disqualified from the time of his conviction.

Extend all possible support to Revanna's victims: Rahul writes to K'taka CM

Extend all possible support to Revanna's victims: Rahul writes to K'taka CM

Rediff.com4 May 2024

In a veiled attack on Modi, Rahul said he has never come across a senior public representative who has constantly chosen silence in the face of untold violence against women.

Defamation case against Amit Shah transferred to Kolkata magistrate court

Defamation case against Amit Shah transferred to Kolkata magistrate court

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

A designated MP/MLA court on Monday forwarded a case of defamation brought against Union Home Minister Amit Shah by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee to the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Kolkata over jurisdiction issues.

BJP may give Shatrughan Sinha's seat to Ravi Shankar Prasad

BJP may give Shatrughan Sinha's seat to Ravi Shankar Prasad

Rediff.com17 Mar 2019

Shatrughan Sinha has been critical of the party's top leadership on several occasions in the past.

Yogi Joins MoSha on Gujarat Poll Trail

Yogi Joins MoSha on Gujarat Poll Trail

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, the final day of campaigning before Thursday's first phase of the Gujarat assembly election, the Bharatiya Janata Party fielded an array of leaders to canvass votes for the party that has ruled the state since 1995.

Congress walks tightrope on Udhayanidhi: Every party has right to its views

Congress walks tightrope on Udhayanidhi: Every party has right to its views

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

Amid different voices within the Congress and INDIA bloc on DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin's remarks against Sanatan Dharma, the principal opposition party on Monday said it respects all religions and stressed that others also have the freedom to express their views.

Will ban Salman Khurshid's controversial book: MP home minister

Will ban Salman Khurshid's controversial book: MP home minister

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

The minister also hit out at Khurshid over the book on the Ayodhya verdict, titled Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood in Our Times, which was released on Wednesday.

RG Kar fails to sway voters as TMC makes clean sweep in Bengal bypolls

RG Kar fails to sway voters as TMC makes clean sweep in Bengal bypolls

Rediff.com23 Nov 2024

The bypolls were held in six constituencies - Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, Taldangra, Sitai (SC), and Madarihat (ST) - following the resignation of MLAs who had vacated their assembly seats after securing victories in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Sena stakes 'natural claim' on Deputy Speaker's post

Sena stakes 'natural claim' on Deputy Speaker's post

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

Raut's demand comes amid speculation over the possibility of Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal getting the post.

Lakhimpur incident: Farmers' Union calls for nationwide protests

Lakhimpur incident: Farmers' Union calls for nationwide protests

Rediff.com3 Oct 2021

Yadav and Singh alleged that BJP MP Mishra issued a 'brazen threat' against the protesting farmers only a few days ago.

'No one can do hawabazi with the PM'

'No one can do hawabazi with the PM'

Rediff.com2 May 2024

'I have had occasion to work with Bill Gates as a young engineer, and am one of the few people in India who has interacted with Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison.' 'I have worked with Andy Grove at Intel, so I know what bright and great people are like, but Modiji is a different level of perfection.'

MP: Slain professor's son to campaign for Congress

MP: Slain professor's son to campaign for Congress

Rediff.com27 Oct 2006

Himanshu, the son of professor Harbhajan Singh Sabharwal who was allegedly murdered on August 26 during students' union poll-linked violence at the local Madhav College, has launched an offensive against Madhya Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party

Will BJP leaders quit if party fails to get 200 seats in WB, asks Prashant Kishor

Will BJP leaders quit if party fails to get 200 seats in WB, asks Prashant Kishor

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

He clarified that if the saffron party does any better than what he has predicted, he would quit his work.

MP: Congress, BJP cross swords over Azad memorial

MP: Congress, BJP cross swords over Azad memorial

Rediff.com1 Jun 2012

Opposition Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government in Madhya Pradesh are locked in a battle over construction of a memorial for revolutionary freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad at his birth place, Bhabhra in Alirajpur district.

BJP changes party chiefs in poll-bound MP, Rajasthan

BJP changes party chiefs in poll-bound MP, Rajasthan

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

Sources said the new heads of the party in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh will be announced soon.

Bengal bandh: BJP workers clash with police

Bengal bandh: BJP workers clash with police

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

Daily life was partially affected in West Bengal on Wednesday due to a 12-hour shutdown called by the Bharatiya Janata Party, protesting the police action against demonstrators during a march to the state secretariat.

Talks with BJD hits hurdle, BJP may go solo in LS, assembly polls in Odisha

Talks with BJD hits hurdle, BJP may go solo in LS, assembly polls in Odisha

Rediff.com9 Mar 2024

Samal also claimed that the Odisha BJP was confident of winning both the polls.

2 India Hockey ex-captains Dilip and Prabodh vie on Odisha's electoral turf

2 India Hockey ex-captains Dilip and Prabodh vie on Odisha's electoral turf

Rediff.com13 Apr 2024

While Dilip Tirkey is the ruling Biju Janata Dal candidate for the Sundergarh (ST) Lok Sabha constituency, his junior and former India hockey captain, Prabodh Tirkey is the Congress candidate from the Talsara (ST) assembly segment also in Sundergarh district.

BJP sends 2 observers to Karnataka to help elect LoP

BJP sends 2 observers to Karnataka to help elect LoP

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda has appointed Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya and party general secretary Vinod Tawde as central observers for the election of the leader of opposition in the Karnataka assembly.

Cong bastion Konkan now a battleground for Sena vs Sena

Cong bastion Konkan now a battleground for Sena vs Sena

Rediff.com18 Oct 2024

All eyes are now on the Sena factions, led by CM Shinde, backed by the BJP, and his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray, and their performance in the coastal belt in the November 20 polls.

BJP drops Varun Gandhi in UP, but fields Maneka

BJP drops Varun Gandhi in UP, but fields Maneka

Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday declared 13 candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha polls including actor Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram in popular TV serial Ramayan, from Meerut, while replacing sitting MP Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit with state minister Jitin Prasada.

President forwards Subramanian Swamy's complaint against Kejriwal to Home Ministry

President forwards Subramanian Swamy's complaint against Kejriwal to Home Ministry

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Subramanian Swamy's complaint about alleged breakdown of governance in Delhi has been forwarded to the home ministry by the President's secretariat.

Priyanka kicks off Wayanad campaign with mega roadshow, files nomination

Priyanka kicks off Wayanad campaign with mega roadshow, files nomination

Rediff.com23 Oct 2024

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was given a rousing welcome by thousands of people, including United Democratic Front leaders and workers, at Kalpetta in Wayanad on Wednesday as she prepares to make her electoral debut by filing nomination papers for the coming Lok Sabha bypoll.

Farmers step up protest in support of wrestlers, to meet Prez Murmu

Farmers step up protest in support of wrestlers, to meet Prez Murmu

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said they planned to meet President Droupadi Murmu and will hold another mahapanchayat in Haryana's Kurukshetra on Friday to discuss the next steps in the agitation.

Boxer Vijender Singh dumps Congress, joins BJP

Boxer Vijender Singh dumps Congress, joins BJP

Rediff.com3 Apr 2024

Singh had fought the 2019 Lok Sabha election unsuccessfully from the South Delhi constituency as a Congress candidate.

PIX: Bidding farewell to old Parliament building

PIX: Bidding farewell to old Parliament building

Rediff.com19 Sep 2023

Dressed in colourful attire, members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday got their group photograph clicked in the old Parliament building, hours before legislative proceedings shift to the new Parliament House.