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Controversial Modi, Kareena's Herione and more

Controversial Modi, Kareena's Herione and more

Rediff.com28 Jul 2012

Controversial Modi, Kareena's Herione and more

Court grants more time to Zakia for filing petition

Court grants more time to Zakia for filing petition

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

A court on Wednesday again extended the time given to Zakia Jafri, the widow of slain former Congress Member of Parliament Ehsan Jafri, to file protest petition against the closure report of the special investigation team which gave clean chit to Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in the 2002 riot cases.

Modi's Japan tour begins Sunday, to meet Suzuki top brass

Modi's Japan tour begins Sunday, to meet Suzuki top brass

Rediff.com20 Jul 2012

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be on a five-day tour to Japan from Sunday to expand business ties with that country and will also meet auto major Maruti Suzuki's top brass, official sources said.

Will celebrate bigger Diwali on Dec 20: Modi on Guj polls

Will celebrate bigger Diwali on Dec 20: Modi on Guj polls

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Confident of a big win in the forthcoming state Assembly elections, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said his party will celebrate a bigger Diwali on December 20, the day when poll results will be out.

Modi calls Tharoor's wife '50-crore-rupee girlfriend'

Modi calls Tharoor's wife '50-crore-rupee girlfriend'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

"Wah kya girlfriend hai. Apne kabhi dekha hai 50 crore ka girlfriend? (What a girlfriend? Have you ever seen a 50-crore girlfriend), Modi said at an election rally, in an apparent attack on Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.

Rahul to meet state Cong leaders to review poll readiness

Rahul to meet state Cong leaders to review poll readiness

Rediff.com7 Feb 2013

To make the Congress party fighting fit for the next elections, a number of changes are likely to take place after the vice president's meeting with state and PCC leaders. Renu Mittal reports

Modi campaigns in Himachal, calls PM 'Maun Mohan Singh'

Modi campaigns in Himachal, calls PM 'Maun Mohan Singh'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday mocked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, describing him as 'Maun (Silent) Mohan Singh'.

PM congratulated me on my new govt: Narendra Modi

PM congratulated me on my new govt: Narendra Modi

Rediff.com6 Feb 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his 7, Race Course Road residence in Delhi on Wednesday, said that it was a courtesy call after the formation of new government in his state.

Modi visa application to be handled as per law: Burns

Modi visa application to be handled as per law: Burns

Rediff.com27 Oct 2012

The United States would handle the visa application of the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as per the country's immigration laws, a top US diplomat said.

Lalu questions Nitish Kumar's secular credentials

Lalu questions Nitish Kumar's secular credentials

Rediff.com12 Jul 2012

Questioning the secular credentials of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Rashitriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad on Thursday said Janata Dal-United is in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is being dictated by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

Guj court to pronounce order on Zakia's plea on Oct 30

Guj court to pronounce order on Zakia's plea on Oct 30

Rediff.com26 Oct 2012

A local court on Thursday reserved its order for October 30 on a plea filed by Zakia Jafri, wife of the slain former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, seeking more time to file 'protest petition' against the closure report of special investigation team which gave clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in 2002 riot cases.

Gujarat BJP to split:  Keshubhai set to form own party

Gujarat BJP to split: Keshubhai set to form own party

Rediff.com9 Jul 2012

Gujarat is likely to witness a triangular fight in this year's assembly polls, as dissident Bharatiya Janata Party leaders -- opposed to Chief Minister Narendra Modi and led by former chief minister Keshubhai Patel -- are set to float their own party.

RSS, VHP planning Mandir stir ahead of Modi move

RSS, VHP planning Mandir stir ahead of Modi move

Rediff.com31 Jan 2013

Before the possible arrival of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to New Delhi ahead of the 2014 general election, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh have decided to rake up the Ayodhya Ram Mandir issue again.

Modi: Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't

Modi: Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't

Rediff.com16 Mar 2012

Narendra Modi's opponents must respect the legal system; otherwise they risk damaging the very cause they protect, says Rohit Pradhan.

Modi: Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't

Modi: Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't

Rediff.com16 Mar 2012

Narendra Modi's opponents must respect the legal system; otherwise they risk damaging the very cause they protect, says Rohit Pradhan.

Modi will NEVER become PM: Swami Agnivesh

Modi will NEVER become PM: Swami Agnivesh

Rediff.com5 Jul 2012

Activist and spiritual leader Swami Agnivesh on Thursday said here that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would never become the prime minister of the country because of his mishandling of 2002 riots.

Cong targets Modi with mock-up on Gangs of Wasseypur

Cong targets Modi with mock-up on Gangs of Wasseypur

Rediff.com4 Jul 2012

The opposition Congress has now entered the ongoing poster campaign against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

Guj court gives more time to Zakia Jafri on SIT report

Guj court gives more time to Zakia Jafri on SIT report

Rediff.com17 Oct 2012

A local court on Wednesday granted time till October 25 to Zakia Jafri to file a protest petition on the closure report filed by Special Investigation Team giving clean chit to Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in 2002 post-Godhra riots.

Kejriwal TAKES ON Modi for protecting ministers

Kejriwal TAKES ON Modi for protecting ministers

Rediff.com29 Jun 2012

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was protecting his cabinet colleagues by not allowing prosecution against them, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said in Ahmedabad on Friday.

Gulburg Society case: SIT submits report in trial court

Gulburg Society case: SIT submits report in trial court

Rediff.com27 Jun 2012

The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team on Wednesday submitted report of its investigation against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in a trial court hearing the 2002 Gulburg Society case in which 69 people were massacred during riots.

Washington sidesteps question on Modi's visa

Washington sidesteps question on Modi's visa

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

Without directly naming Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a senior United States state department official has said that US will evaluate any visa application based on merits and according to US laws.

PTI refutes Modi's remark on Sonia's foreign trips

PTI refutes Modi's remark on Sonia's foreign trips

Rediff.com11 Oct 2012

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a false claim that the Press Trust of India had reported in July that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's foreign trips had cost Rs 1,880 crore during a three-year period.

All hail Rahul Gandhi @ Congress Chintan Shivir

All hail Rahul Gandhi @ Congress Chintan Shivir

Rediff.com19 Jan 2013

Rahul Gandhi has occupied the centre-stage at the Congress 'Chintan Shivir' in Jaipur, as a majority of the Congressmen have demanded that he should be named as the Prime Ministerial candidate.

LeT plot to kill Modi: Stratfor knew before WikiLeaks

LeT plot to kill Modi: Stratfor knew before WikiLeaks

Rediff.com29 Feb 2012

Global private intelligence group Stratfor knew that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayiba was planning to assassinate Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi much before whistleblower WikiLeaks brought it before the world through its leaked US diplomatic cables.

BJP LOST in 2004 due to Modi, Gujarat riots: Nitish

BJP LOST in 2004 due to Modi, Gujarat riots: Nitish

Rediff.com20 Jun 2012

The feud between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal United, over whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi could be the prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, worsened on Wednesday.

'Congress will shatter hype generated by Modi'

'Congress will shatter hype generated by Modi'

Rediff.com4 Oct 2012

Union minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Thursday said his party will "shatter the hype" generated by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and expose high levels of malnutrition in children and disparity in incomes of rich and poor in the run-up to Assembly polls.

Exclusive: Arun Jaitley on Godhra and Modi

Exclusive: Arun Jaitley on Godhra and Modi

Rediff.com27 Feb 2012

Arun Jaitley, one of the BJP's seniormost leaders and a friend of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, in an exclusive conversation with Sheela Bhatt.

New allies, Modi high on Congress agenda in Jaipur meet

New allies, Modi high on Congress agenda in Jaipur meet

Rediff.com13 Jan 2013

The issue of new allies and the likely challenge from BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the next general elections are expected to dominate the Chintan Shivir of Congress at Jaipur this week.

Sonia's unforgettable day in the land of Gandhi

Sonia's unforgettable day in the land of Gandhi

Rediff.com3 Oct 2012

Sonia Gandhi's speech at Rajkot may not have been newsy enough, but her visit to Gujarat was memorable for the people of Rajkot, reports Kinner Acharya.

Keshubhai to meet BJP top brass in Delhi on Jun 19

Keshubhai to meet BJP top brass in Delhi on Jun 19

Rediff.com18 Jun 2012

Dissident Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel will meet senior party leaders in Delhi on Tuesday to raise a pitch of his campaign against state Chief Minister Narendra Modi, sources said.

Rs 1880 cr on spent on Sonia's trips, treatment: Modi

Rs 1880 cr on spent on Sonia's trips, treatment: Modi

Rediff.com1 Oct 2012

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday targeted Congress President Sonia Gandhi by claiming that Rs 1880 cr has been spent from the public exchequer on her foreign trips and her 'treatment abroad'.

Don't resort to 'cheap gimmicks': Modi advises Sibal

Don't resort to 'cheap gimmicks': Modi advises Sibal

Rediff.com1 Oct 2012

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi once again hit out at Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on the issue of Aakash tablets on Sunday.

Adhere to principles to continue alliance: Nitish to BJP

Adhere to principles to continue alliance: Nitish to BJP

Rediff.com14 Jun 2012

In the backdrop of his war of words with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kuamr on Thursday asked Bharatiya Janata Party to adhere to certain principles and understanding to continue their alliance with his party Janata Dal-United.

Nitish rebukes Modi: Think about Gujarat, not Bihar

Nitish rebukes Modi: Think about Gujarat, not Bihar

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

A day after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had observed that the 'casteist' leaders had pushed Bihar to economic backwardness, his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar onj Monday asked the former to look at his situation instead of making comments on others.

The Congress ship is sinking: Narendra Modi

The Congress ship is sinking: Narendra Modi

Rediff.com10 Jun 2012

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sternly criticised the United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre, saying it has disappointed people of the country with a series of scams coming to light and by ignoring burning issues such as price hike.

SIT opposes handing over riots probe report to activists

SIT opposes handing over riots probe report to activists

Rediff.com13 Feb 2012

The Special Investigation Team on Monday opposed sharing with activists its final report on the probe into allegations of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's involvement in 2002 riots. The court in Ahmedabad reserved till Wednesday its order on their plea seeking access to the crucial document.

Paresh Rawal: Narendra Modi is a visionary

Paresh Rawal: Narendra Modi is a visionary

Rediff.com4 Jun 2012

The veteran stage and film actor confesses his allegiance towards the Gujarat Chief Minister

Cong backstabbing nation: Modi on Shinde's remark

Cong backstabbing nation: Modi on Shinde's remark

Rediff.com17 Sep 2012

Targeting Congress over Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's remarks on coal scam, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said that the party was "backstabbing the nation and should be punished for its deeds".

'International leader' Rahul can contest in Italy: Modi

'International leader' Rahul can contest in Italy: Modi

Rediff.com17 Sep 2012

Taking a jibe at Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is just not a national leader but an 'international leader' and can contest election in Italy also.

Feud at the top in BJP continues

Feud at the top in BJP continues

Rediff.com1 Jun 2012

Feud at the top in the Bharatiya Janata Party took new dimensions with the party mouthpiece making a veiled attack on leaders including Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, asking them to rise above issues of self and self-existence.