Neither the BJP, nor the Congress before it, made any manifesto commitments on defence spending, even though allocations have plummeted from 4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the late 1980s to less than 2 per cent today, points out Ajai Shukla.
Parthiv Patel scored a century as Gujarat posted 329 in their first innings. In reply, Bengal were 227 for 5 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Behind its high-decibel campaign, powered by well-organised party machinery, the BJP also appears to have made a slight departure from its 'next generation' approach to stay ahead of an aggressive Congress and enhance its prospects of securing a majority of seats.
The Congress on Saturday appointed 50-year-old Jitu Patwari, who belongs to the Other Backward Classes, as president of the party's Madhya Pradesh unit replacing veteran Kamal Nath.
BCCI tells Hyderabad CA that no further change in schedule possible
Former party General Secretary Satyavrat Chaturvedi has been given nomination from Uttaranchal.
IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla resigned from the high-profile position in the wake of the raging spot-fixing scandal that has rocked Indian cricket, piling up pressure on N Srinivasan to follow suit.
Upset over the spot-fixing scandal and a series of other controversies that have plagued the Indian Premier League, Rajeev Shukla, the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament's chairman, declared on Wednesday that he is will not take up the job again.
The condition of senior Congress leader V C Shukla, who received bullet injuries in Saturday's Maoist attack, is "critical but stable".
A 'hybrid model' to host next year's Champions Trophy in Pakistan remains an option as India's participation cannot be decided by the ICC if there is a government policy against it, a source in the governing body's all-powerful executive board told PTI on Friday.
Having already sealed a super six berth, record five-time champions India will be expected to breeze past USA in their final group game of the U-19 World Cup in Bloemfontein on Sunday.
India and Pakistan haven't played a bilateral series since 2012/13, after that series the bilateral cricket ties between India and Pakistan have been suspended due to the heightened diplomatic tensions between the two neighbours.
Senior BCCI official Rajeev Shukla feels that Sachin Tendulkar should be allowed to retire on his own terms considering the huge contribution the veteran batsman has made to Indian cricket.
'The current stadium in Mohali did not meet the standards of ICC and hence was denied matches.'
After the Bharatiya Janata Party announced the name of Kailash Vijayvargiya as a candidate from the Indore-1 constituency, the BJP leader said that he had no wish to fight elections in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh state assembly elections.
BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla said that selection of the Indian cricket team is done with full transparency and added that only the deserving players get selected to represent the country at international level.
Known as 'Vagirath,' Shukla had laboured hard to take Mahanadi's run-off waters to the state's rice fields.
The 10th edition of Indian Premier League may begin from April 5 next year, less than a week after the Test series against Australia ends on March 29, while the players' auction will be held in Bengaluru on February 4. IPL Governing Council chairman Rajeev Shukla announced this following a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, adding that no decision was taken in violation of the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee directives.
Amid increasing attack on Lalit Modi, a member of the Indian Premier League Governing Council on Friday gave enough hints to its commissioner that he should quit. Shukla, who briefed Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the ongoing IPL controversy earlier in the day, asserted that the Governing Council will meet on April 26 as scheduled.
Ex-Indian hockey star Rajiv Mishra was found dead at his residence in Sarsauli area of Varanasi under mysterious circumstances.
The four astronauts are -- Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Angad Prathap, Ajit Krishnan, and Shubhanshu Shukla -- Modi said at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) at Thumba near the Kerala state capital.
The BCCI may not have accepted his resignation but Rajeev Shukla said he would not take up the IPL chairman's post next year.
Senior BCCI official and IPL governing council chairman Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday said the BCCI is satisfied with the improvement shown by Yuvraj Singh and is hopeful of his availability during the upcoming World Twenty20 Championship in Sri Lanka.
Indian Premier League chairman Rajiv Shukla pushed for the resumption of cricket ties between India and Pakistan, saying the game should not be brought into political controversies.
IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley and renowned media personality Rajat Sharma have been named as board members of the high-profile Hockey India League (HIL), which will be held across the country early next year.
Shukla, who has penned the Hindi dialogues and songs of the retelling of the Ramayana, said the amended lines will be added to the film by this week.
Congress leader and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla on Monday filed his nomination for the biennial Rajya Sabha election from Maharashtra. Apart from Shukla, Nagpur-based industrialist Ajay Kumar Sancheti filed his nomination as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, while the Nationalist Congress Party fielded party general secretary D P Tripathi, Pune NCP chief Vandana Chavan and Member of Legislative Council Prakash Binsale.
The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. Bastar: The Naxal Story seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes, observes Deepa Gahlot.
A group of supporters stopped the vehicle of former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan outside the swearing-in ceremony site for the newly designated Madhya Pradesh CM in Bhopal on Wednesday, chanting slogans and expressing support with cries of 'mama, mama'.
Franchises will earn unprecedented revenue through gate collections in this edition of the Indian Premier League, which, says the league's boss Rajiv Shukla, has seen a remarkable transition from pass culture to ticket culture among fans.
Hosting two World Cup games in as many days is not ideal for organisational as well as security reasons and hope a one day breather is provided, said a HCA official on Sunday.
Former BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla has said the decision to slap ex IPL chairman Lalit Modi with a life ban was a "unanimous" decision and there was no ambiguity in the verdict by the cricket board.
Biographies of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda, Arya Samaj founder Swami Dayanand Saraswati, and writer and freedom fighter Pandit Shriram Sharma have been included in the curriculum.
His legacy will endure through the countless lives he touched, the legal precedents he set, and the principles he upheld.
India are the most successful team in the U19 Asia Cup having won the title eight times.
Acting on a complaint, the Greater Noida police have registered a first information report (FIR) against unknown persons in an incident of a minor boy allegedly throwing a puppy from a high-rise on the road killing the young canine, officials said on Sunday.
Indian Premier League chairman Rajiv Shukla, on Thursday, took exception to Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's opposition to conferring the Bharat Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar, saying the iconic cricketer deserves the country's highest civilian award.
Senior BCCI functionary Rajiv Shukla, on Saturday, demanded an apology from Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar for making disparaging remarks against India's batting stalwarts -- Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in his autobiography.
Former Central Bureau of Investigation joint director Amit Kumar, who is now posted as Chhattisgarh police ADG, led the probe into the coal scam that resulted in convictions in a number of cases.
Indian Premier League Commissioner Rajiv Shukla on Sunday said that there would be review of the IPL rules and all the domestic players will be auctioned from the next edition.
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