Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday attacked Robert Vadra saying his "inappropriate" behaviour towards a journalist was a result of frustration and he must realise that the country is no longer ruled by the Gandhi family, even as the Congress downplayed the incident.
The Congress party on Wednesday gave a deadline to Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan up to September 23 to decide whether it wanted to come with Rashtriya Janata Dal-led United Progressive Alliance in the coming Bihar Assembly polls.
The CLP will meet at 11 am at Vidhan Bhavan, party spokesman Anant Gadgil said.
The wife of former UP minister Amarmani Tripathi was absconding for four months.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a long sabbatical, is likely to return on April 15 ahead of Congress' proposed Kisan rally in New Delhi on April 19 against the Land Acquisition Bill brought out by the Narendra Modi government.
Sonia Gandhi on Sunday hosted her first Iftar in three years, which saw the Congress president sharing a table with leaders of RJD and its new-found ally Janata Dal-United.
BJP general secretary Shivraj Singh Chauhan will contest against Chief Minister Digvijay Singh in Raghoghar.
The Bharatiya Janata Party got a shot in the arm on Monday with two sitting Independent members of the Lok Sabha from Bihar -- Putul Kumari and Om Prakash Yadav -- joining the party ahead of the general elections.
Union Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday rode into a controversy when he was caught on camera entering RSS headquarters in Nagpur on his scooter without wearing a helmet in violation of traffic rules.
Congress had attacked Narendra Modi during the Lok Sabha campaign on social media under the hashtag 'Feku'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again led the BJP's campaign holding several rallies and stepping up his attack on Opposition parties, particularly the Congress.
'The people of Goa have not given the BJP a mandate to form a government, but the fact is they are trying to form the government.'
The Chandigarh golfer had a good round of three-under 69 to be tied 11th on the first day of the Volkswagen Masters China.
'But I am not playing ostrich over it. My government is taking all measures not only to buy power from other states but is also active in finding a lasting solution,' says MP Chief Minister Digvijay Singh.
NCP president Sharad Pawar, who was admitted to a hospital in Nashik on Friday evening after he complained of uneasiness, was brought to Mumbai by air on Saturday morning.
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With the court convicting the lone militant in the controversial Batla House encounter for murdering Inspector M C Sharma, the slain cop's family on Thursday said it proved his martyrdom was genuine and the politicians who had raised doubts were wrong.
During his stay, India and South Africa will sign four accords relating to extradition, mutual legal assistance and cooperation in power sector and culture.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who as then Home Minister monitored the probe into the Batla House case, said he felt the gunfight between police and the Indian Mujahideen terrorists was genuine and was satisfied that the prosecution could prove the case in court.
The former was just a stroke ahead of Chowrasia on the penultimate day of the Petroleum Golf Championship.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday came under opposition attack in Rajya Sabha for demanding that the Bhagwad Gita be declared national scripture, with members saying this was a "sinister" design to alter secular character of the Constitution.
The two are leading with 198 each, a 12-under for three rounds, after the penultimate round of the MCG Open Golf championship.
If the BJP returns to the old agenda(Hindutva), then we will not be with them, said senior JD(U) leader Digvijay Singh.
Dave complained of uneasiness at his home on Thursday morning and was rushed to AIIMS.
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Congress on Sunday took potshots at Narendra Modi's ministry expansion saying the inclusion of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Giriraj Singh was a "crisp slap" by the prime minister to secularism.
The Congress on Tuesday used the resignation of D G Vanzara to attack Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi saying the Indian Police Service officer's statement proves that fake encounters were a policy of the state government.
Under attack over his remarks that official auditor should not "sensationalise" its audit findings, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said media did not accurately reflect the spirit of his speech at the CAG conference.
India is in touch with Iran and Afghanistan and other countries in the region and is developing projects to improve trade links, including ports, roads and other infrastructure, Minister of State for External Affairs Digvijay Singh told the Lok Sabha
Indian and US experts will meet in July this year to discuss ways to ease Washington's sanctions on export of dual use goods and technologies to New Delhi.\n\n
The driver, whose name has not be disclosed owing to social stigma, had been admitted to Kasturba hospital a couple of days ago and is under treatment.
Stanley D'silva, his mother Vimla and sister Julie have been hospitalised in Pune and are on their way to recovery, state Health Minister Digvijay Khanvilkar said.
The Dhar district administration in a report had suggesting reopening the Bhojshala-Kamaal Maula mosque.
Digvijay Singh and Gaurav Ghei tallied two-under 70 under the four-ball format, to place four strokes behind the leaders.
She said that the ruling Congress governments failure on all fronts would ensure her partys victory.
The Kolkata pro achieved the feat at the Hero Honda Open South 2003.
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