Sheikh Chilli is a well-known character in South Asian mythology. He abounds in vision, dreams, and knows how to inspire people with his talk. He is brimming with futuristic ideas, but has no idea how to realise them: The most famous Sheikh Chilli story is how he decided to cut a branch off a tree when he needed firewood, except that he was sitting on the branch while cutting it.Several in the Bharatiya Janata Party are reminded of Sheikh Chilli while evaluating the team.
Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Narendra Singh Tomar and Sadananda Gowda were among those who received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.
'I became a chef and started cooking at home and giving lectures through video conference. I delivered more than 950 lectures online, including lectures to foreign universities students, which were uploaded on YouTube.'
He also said there are leaders who stand firm in their ideology but their number is gradually declining.
Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highway Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said his ministry can address the water woes faced in parts of the country.
In an apparent comment on the current political situation in Maharashtra, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said those who were aspiring to become ministers are now sad as the field has got "crowded", and they do not know what to do with their "stitched suits".
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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday asserted that votes are won on the basis of "politics of service" rather than on "posters and banners".
Amid allegations of dubious funding into the companies of Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Gadkari, the Corporate Affairs Ministry on Thursday said it is looking into investments made in his company.
India will soon become a green hydrogen exporting country, the road transport and highways minister told reporters before leaving for Parliament in the car, which is the first of its kind in India.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the country needs 1,000 vehicle scrapping centres and 400 automated fitness test centres. Launching 'DigiELV', Gadkari said the road ministry has so far approved 85 vehicle scrapping facilities across the country. "We need 1,000 vehicle scrapping centres in the country and at least 400 automated fitness test centres," he said.
The CM will be accompanied by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari during his visit to the tunnel site on Sunday.
Stirring the hornet's nest in the Bharatiya Janata Party, Member of Parliament Ram Jethmalani renewed his attack on party chief Nitin Gadkari and demanded his resignation, saying fresh allegations against him will weaken the BJP's campaign against corruption.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took oath as member of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday fell ill after attending a programme at Siliguri and was attended by doctors, BJP MLA Neeraj Zimba said.
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari should explain the growth in his assets and income over the years.
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari should explain the growth in his assets and income over the years.
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Pushed on the back foot, Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Sunday formally accepted tainted former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha's offer to keep his party membership in suspension till he is cleared of all the "malicious" charges levelled against him.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday named 72 more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, including Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal and Anurag Singh Thakur, and former chief ministers Manohar Lal Khattar, Trivendra Singh Rawat and Basavaraj Bommai.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is behind the campaign against Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari, said senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideologue MG Vaidya.
The letter shared with the media on Saturday comes amid Maharashtra losing several big-ticket projects to neighbouring Gujarat.
'We don't believe in the BJP. But the Congress has no main leader who is credible.'
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday night set at rest speculation about the fate of its President Nitin Gadkari, facing flak over the affairs of his company, by expressing its unanimous support to his continuance in office and dismissed media reports of his impending resignation as "baseless and untrue".
We must understand that we live in extremely cynical times. If it is a politician he must be corrupt. If he is a businessman, he must be equally corrupt. Poor Gadkari, he is a politician and a businessman. That compounded matters for him, says M R Venkatesh.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu showered gifts on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman when he met her in New Delhi on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
This has been our history of good governance: Things that were difficult to do and required planning and implementation were first taken up and then abandoned, notes Aaakr Patel.
The Congress activists termed the hike in fines under the amended act an "unrealistic move" that came without any preparation.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated a 418 feet national flag, the tallest in the country, at the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab's Amritsar district.
Demanding an apology from former Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Gadkari for allegedly threatening Income Tax officials, their apex body on Sunday claimed the remarks were aimed at hindering a free and fair probe into Purti Group's investments and sought security for those handling the case.
The Congress on Wednesday sought to put Bharatiya Janata Party in the dock in the Mumbai's Adarsh Housing Society scam alleging that one of its beneficiaries is "very very close" to BJP president Nitin Gadkari, triggering strong protest from the main Opposition.
With activist Arvind Kejriwal targeting Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Gadkari, Congress on Wednesday demanded the opposition party clarify before the nation the "very serious" allegations against him.
According to the police, a social media user shared a post on Facebook on the arrest of notorious gangster Amrish Rana.
Senior BJP leaders said that the amendment of Article 21 of its constitution to enable an incumbent president a second term in office was not done keeping Nitin Gadkari in mind. Prasanna D Zore reports
An unidentified man made a threatening call on the landline number of Union minister Nitin Gadkari's official residence on Motilal Nehru road in New Delhi, the police said on Tuesday.
In the first part of this exclusive interview to rediff.com's Shobha Warrier, Gurumurthy talks about how he, a chartered accountant, became an investigative journalist and a writer.
Experts warn that air pollution in India is a major public health crisis, leading to a surge in undiagnosed airway diseases and cardiovascular issues. They urge for urgent action, early detection, and treatment.
Modi also met the construction workers who worked meticulously amid harsh conditions to complete the tunnel.
He attributed the episode to low sugar and low oxygen supply to his body as he was wearing convocation robes.
The Samajwadi Party on Thursday threatened to move court against Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari for his 'objectionable' comments against party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad. "Nitin Gadkari has used objectionable language against senior politicians like Mulayam Singh and Lalu Prasad. The kind of language used by him shows that though he represents a national party, he has a very narrow minded approach," said a SP leader.
