Gadkari skips questions on Yeddyurappa
February 27th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 27 (IANS) BJP president Nitin Gadkari Monday refused to take questions from the media related to former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's claim that incumbent Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Uma Bharti to cast her vote in Lucknow
February 19th, 2012 - 2:04 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) star campaigner Uma Bharti, who migrated from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh to make Uttar Pradesh her political abode, will cast her vote ... Read more...
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Sex, lies and videotape hit BJP (Comment)
February 11th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Karnataka was supposed to be a stepping stone for the Bharatiya Janata Party's successful political foray in the south. But it is turning out to be a millstone around the ... Read more...
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Election-mode BJP hit by Karnataka porngate (Second Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad/New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Tripped by Karnataka's porngate in the midst of Uttar Pradesh elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) went on the defensive Wednesday.While BJP president Nitin ... Read more...
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Three Karnataka porngate ministers quit, BJP red-faced (Afternoon Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka suffered a major embarrassment as three of its ministers quit Wednesday, a day after two of them ... Read more...
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Porn incident unfortunate: BJP leaders (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad/New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Three Karnataka ministers caught watching porn has not gone down well with the top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who have termed ... Read more...
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BJP announces poll alliance with MGP in Goa
February 5th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday announced a pre-poll alliance in Goa with the regional Maharshtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).BJP president Nitin Gadkari, who was in ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP leaders quit to protest graft
February 1st, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 1 (IANS) With assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh due this year, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got a jolt Wednesday with some senior leaders resigning from ... Read more...
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Quartet of ‘great economists’ has failed India: Venkaiah Naidu
January 31st, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 31 (IANS) A quartet of economists had failed India, where price rise and a slowing economy had severely affected common citizens, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader ... Read more...
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Prominent candidates in Punjab assembly polls
January 28th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) The following are the main candidates from various political parties in the fray for the Jan 30 elections to 117 assembly seats in Punjab:Total Seats: ... Read more...
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BJP promises to remodel Mayawati monuments, oppose minority quota (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised Friday that if voted to power in Uttar Pradesh it would remodel the multi-billion rupee monuments and parks erected ... Read more...
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Coalition talks delay candidates’ lists in Goa
January 25th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 25 (IANS) Prolonged coalition confabulations are delaying the announcement of ticket allocations for the March 3 assembly polls in Goa.Both the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Child tying minister’s shoe laces raises a stink (Second Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 21 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Cooperatives Minister Gauri Shankar Bisen came under attack Saturday after he was filmed getting his shoe laces tied by a tribal student at ... Read more...
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Priyanka and other teasers: Poll scene hots up (Comment)
January 21st, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Why did Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra jump into the election fray in Uttar Pradesh, breaking her long absence from active politics? Is it to give Rahul Gandhi a helping hand or to ... Read more...
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Odisha gangrape: Minister resigns (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 19 (IANS) Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy Thursday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after the opposition accused him of protecting culprits in a gangrape ... Read more...
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Jaspal Rana quits BJP, joins Congress
January 10th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) In a boost to the Congress ahead of Uttarakhand assembly polls, former international shooter Jaspal Rana Tuesday joined the party after quitting the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Akalis field Olympian Pargat Singh, Sukhbir Badal files nomination
January 9th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 9 (IANS) The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab Monday announced that former Indian hockey captain Pargat Singh will be the party's candidate for the Jalandhar Cantt ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP trade charges over assault on Chhattisgarh protesters
January 9th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 9 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition Congress Monday traded charges over last weekend's police action in Korba district against dozens of villagers who ... Read more...
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Kushwaha urges Gadkari to put his BJP membership on hold (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Amid the deepening divide within the Bharatiya Janata Party over his induction, Babu Singh Kushwaha, a former Bahujan Samaj Party leader, has written to ... Read more...
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Poll panel blocks 400 government jobs in Goa
January 5th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 5 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has declared as "null and void" over 400 jobs six Goa government departments recently awarded as the appointments violated ... Read more...
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PM should quit over defeat on Lokpal bill: Gadkari
December 30th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should step down and assume moral responsibility for the government's defeat in parliament on the Lokpal bill, Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Two Himachal BJP leaders resign from party posts
December 23rd, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 23 (IANS) Factionalism within Himachal Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to the fore Friday when two senior leaders resigned from their party posts.Maheshwar Singh, a ... Read more...
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High turnout in Chandigarh civic polls
December 18th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 18 (IANS) Voter turnout for the city's civic polls has been impressive this time, even in the upscale areas which earlier saw around 35 percent turnout.Chandigarh residents ... Read more...
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45 percent turnout in Chandigarh municipal poll (Second Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 17 (IANS) Voting in the 26 wards of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation ended smoothly Saturday with nearly 45 percent polling, election officials said here.The polling percentage was ... Read more...
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Voting progresses for Chandigarh’s municipal elections (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 17 (IANS) Voting in the 26 wards of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation progressed smoothly Saturday with 35 percent polling till 3 p.m., election officials said here.Polling began ... Read more...
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Voting begins for Chandigarh’s municipal elections
December 17th, 2011 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 17 (IANS) Voting for the 26 wards of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation began Saturday morning, election officials said here.The rush of voters at the 452 polling booths ... Read more...
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Court rejects Bangaru Laxman’s plea in graft case (Lead)
December 13th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Bangaru Laxman's plea seeking direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ... Read more...
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‘Provide central protection for Mullaperiyar dam, exercise restraint’
December 6th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS) Deployment of central forces to protect the Mullaperiyar Dam against vandals, exercise of restraint and boycott of official level talks by Tamil Nadu were some of ... Read more...
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Trinamool shielding scamsters: BJP
November 30th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of "shielding the guilty" by continuing to support the Congress-led United Progressive ... Read more...
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Despite yatra, Advani is no Vajpayee (Comment)
November 26th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Since politicians are generally suspected of hiding their self-serving interest under homilies, it is unlikely that there are many takers for L.K. Advani's claim that his recent rath yatra - ... Read more...
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Ahmed Patel was mastermind behind cash-for-vote scam: Gadkari
November 18th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Gadkari Friday alleged that Ahmed Patel, advisor to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, was the 'mastermind' behind the ... Read more...
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Break your silence over corruption: Kalraj to Sonia, Rahul
November 14th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 14 (IANS) Questioning the "silence" Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi over various scams during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime, Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Probe Ashok Gehlot in missing nurse case: BJP
November 8th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Nov 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan Tuesday demanded the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in connection with the case ... Read more...
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Don’t have expectation for any post: Gadkari
October 9th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Amid speculation about his emerging as one of the prime ministerial candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), party president Nitin Gadkari Saturday said that ... Read more...
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Team Anna conducts referendum on Jan Lokpal bill
October 2nd, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 2 (IANS) The citizen's referendum launched by activist Anna Hazare's supporters on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary Sunday received huge response in all parts of Uttar Pradesh, including ... Read more...
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