'Mr Modi has the power and pre-eminence in the BJP-RSS to choose how long he wants to serve, and he is definitely going to want to contest in 2029.' 'He will only be 79, as old as Donald Trump now, and fitter,' observes Shekhar Gupta.
'I was motivated to do something better -- to improve my life and my parents' lives.'
'After the 2020 Bihar assembly polls when our party got only 43 seats and our ally the BJP got 73 seats, Nitish Kumar refused to become chief minister and assured the BJP that he will support the government led by anyone.' 'But the BJP's top leaders told Nitish Kumar that as the NDA contested the polls under his leadership, the next government will be headed by him.'
The recent death of six people from bites by an unidentified animal in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district prompted a massive search operation by the forest department after villagers reported sightings of a hyena in the area, officials said on Wednesday.
US says it wants 'meaningful accountability' on results of India's probe into Pannun murder-for-hire plot
Vikas Yadav, a former Indian government official charged by the United States authorities for his alleged role in a foiled plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil, was arrested by Delhi Police in December last year in an unrelated extortion and kidnapping case, police sources said.
Sushil Nathaniel, an LIC manager from Indore, was shot dead by terrorists in Pahalgam, Kashmir, after being forced to recite the 'Kalma'. His family has demanded the harshest punishment for the assailants. Nathaniel, who was on a family trip to celebrate Easter, was among 26 people killed in the attack. His daughter was injured in the attack, while his wife and son survived.
'It was a fiasco on the part of the Indian government to think that it could carry out crimes in Canada and the US and get away with it'
Nishant Kumar's demand that the NDA name Nitish Kumar as its chief ministerial nominee is seen as a gambit to consolidate the CM's position in the ruling alliance.
Vikas Yadav, 39, was employed by the Cabinet Secretariat, which houses India's foreign intelligence service, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), the federal prosecutors claimed on Thursday in an indictment filed in a US court in New York.
"I and Vishal were made to sit in the police vehicle itself and nothing was recovered at the instance of either of us," he said.
'During Eid Muslims get Eidi, but Opposition parties never gave that to them.' 'When PM Modi is giving Eidi to Muslims Opposition leaders are getting upset.'
A bench comprising Chief Justices K G Balakrishnan and justices R V Raveendran and L S Panta, however, sought replies from the Delhi and UP police on the plea of the accused.
The BJP registered emphatic victories in seven municipal corporations in Haryana, while its nominees were leading in two other civic bodies in the recently held elections. The Congress, which was hoping to improve its electoral fortunes after a defeat in the 2024 Assembly polls, suffered another setback. The BJP candidates won with large margins in Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Rohtak, Sonipat, and Ambala. The BJP was also leading in Yamunanagar and Panipat. In Manesar, an Independent candidate, Inderjeet Yadav, won the mayoral election. The results are seen as a major setback for the Congress, which has been facing internal turmoil and factionalism.
Bharti, the daughter of controversial Uttar Pradesh politician D P Yadav, had flown in from United Kingdom to record her testimony.
A Delhi court on Wednesday held Vikas, son of Uttar Pradesh politician D P Yadav, and his cousin Vishal guilty for the murder of Nitish Katara. The court is likely to pronounce the quantum of sentence, which may range from life term to the death penalty, on Friday.Katara, a 24-year-old business executive and son of a senior bureaucrat in Delhi, was involved in a relationship with Vikas's sister Bharati. Katara's battered and bruised body was found in February, 2002.
Vikas Yadav, serving life term along with cousin Vishal in the Nitish Katara murder case, was granted custodial parole for a day by the Delhi High Court on Tuesday to execute a general power of attorney in favour of his mother.
"These are unreasonable visits. No record suggested that the treatment for TB was given to them. It appeared there was no need of their hospital visit," the HC bench said, while going through the records which stated that Vishal visited Batra Hospital more than 40 times, while Vikas went to AIIMS for over 80 times.
The Delhi high court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of three convicts, including Vikas Yadav, son of Uttar Pradesh politician D P Yadav, for the abduction and murder of Nitish Katara in 2002, saying it was a case of "honour killing".
Bharti's passport was revoked on the ground that non-bailable warrants were pending against her.
'Life does not change in such a way that everything becomes easy. Struggle and hustle is there for everyone. 'The difference is that people have started knowing me.'
India as a sovereign democratic republic completed 75 years of its eventful journey on Sunday, with the stage set at the Kartavya Path in New Delhi for the ceremonial parade during which the country will showcase its military prowess and rich cultural heritage.
India's rich cultural diversity, military prowess, economic progress and the strides it has taken in sectors, such as science and technology, were on full display at the 76th Republic-Day celebrations on Kartavya Path on Sunday, in the presence of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
Bharti, sister of Vishal Yadav and Vikas Yadav, both accused in the Nitish Katara murder case, in her petition contended that she could not come to India at least for six months
The Delhi High Court granted two-day custody parole to jailed J&K MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, allowing him to attend the ongoing Parliament session. The court imposed certain restrictions on Rashid, including a ban on using a cellphone or addressing the media, and ordered that he be escorted by armed police personnel to and from the Lok Sabha. The decision came after a legal battle between the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which argued against the parole, and Rashid's lawyers, who highlighted the importance of his representation in Parliament during the budget session. Rashid's case is linked to funding separatist activities in Jammu and Kashmir and connections to designated terrorist Hafeez Saeed.
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was passed in the Lok Sabha early Thursday, with 288 members supporting it and 232 against it.
Vikas and Vishal Yadav, convicted in the sensational Nitish Katara murder case earlier this week, were were given the life sentence by a Delhi court on May 30. They have been also been fined Rs 1 lakh each. Though the judgment was to have passed in the morning, but it was deferred till the evening. Vikas Yadav and Vishal Yadav were convicted earlier this week.
She will depose in two days in a local court in the Nitish Katara murder case.
Neelam Katara is the mother of Nitish Katara who was allegedly killed by Vikas Yadav, son of controversial Rajya Sabha member D P Yadav.
Bharti Yadav, key witness in the Nitish Katara murder case, has been issued travel documents by the government to enable her to come to India from Britain for giving evidence in the case on November 29.
The Samajwadi Party announced on Saturday that it would walk out of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi after Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray's close aide hailed the demolition of Babri mosque and a related newspaper advertisement.
The Delhi High Court has reserved its order on a plea by jailed MP Rashid Engineer, facing trial in a terror funding case, seeking custody parole to attend the ongoing Parliament session. Engineer, a Baramulla MP, was opposed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) who argued that he has no vested right to attend Parliament and there were security concerns. The court said though there might not be a vested right to attend the session, it could exercise its discretion. The NIA also argued that Rashid misused the telephone facility in Tihar jail and that allowing him to attend the session would be a security risk.
Union Minister of State BL Verma expressed concern over the situation in Bangladesh and said the government is closely monitoring it. Addressing a Rozgar Mela in Jammu, he lauded the BSF for its role in safeguarding India's borders with Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Pakistan. He also responded to questions on the Samajwadi Party's controversial statement labelling the BJP government as a "Hindu terrorist organisation", the Congress's allegations of EVM fraud, and Rahul Gandhi's call for a caste census.
Bharti Yadav has not appeared before the court despite warrants against her.
The SC also sentenced Sukhdev Pehalwan to 20 years.
'He didn't implement good policies for good politics.' 'He never worked on comprehensive policy-making.' 'In Kejriwal's own constituency youths are jobless.'
Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as new chief minister of Maharashtra while allies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar took oath as deputy CMs at a grand ceremony in Mumbai on Thursday evening.
Shiv Sena-Uhhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said the seat-sharing talks between his party and the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar have concluded as these two parties are driven by a desire and mindset to resolve issues.
The delay in finalising a seat allocation agreement among the Maha Vikas Aghadi allies for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections has ignited concerns among smaller constituents as the nomination process commenced on Tuesday.
The opposition parties also alleged that the gangster was killed to protect the UP government.
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