BJP focuses on corruption at National Executive meeting in Guwahati
January 8th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Jan 8(ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s National Executive meeting commenced in Guwahati on Saturday.Nitin Gadkari, the party president, along with senior leaders L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the ... Read more...
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BJP will come to power in Assam: Gadkari
January 8th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 8 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Saturday said the party would be able to form the next government in Assam by ousting the Congress from power ... Read more...
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‘BJP’s Guwahati meet at buoyant time for party’ (Interview)
January 7th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
By George Joseph
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive meeting in Guwahati from Saturday "comes at a buoyant political situation" for the party after a ... Read more...
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Congress abusing CBI to implicate RSS leaders, says BJP
January 7th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of abusing the CBI to falsely implicate some leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak ... Read more...
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Gadkari in Assam, minus security from state government
January 7th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari arrived here Friday for the party's two-day national executive meeting amid protests from party workers at the Assam government's ... Read more...
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Gadkari’s ‘management acumen’ draws plaudits in survey
January 4th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive meeting in Guwahati Jan 8-9, party party president Nitin Gadkari stands tall amid the party rank and ... Read more...
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Jubilation as ULFA chairman Rajkhowa walks out of jail (Second Lead)
January 1st, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Jan 1 (IANS) Arabinda Rajkhowa, chairman of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), may have led a violent insurgency spanning more than three decades in Assam, ... Read more...
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ULFA chairman Rajkhowa released from jail (Lead)
January 1st, 2011 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Jan 1 (IANS) Arabinda Rajkhowa, chairman of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and one of India's most wanted fugitives, was released early Saturday from jail ... Read more...
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NCP withdraws support to BJD in Orissa
December 29th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 29 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday decided to withdraw its unconditional support to Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the ... Read more...
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Karunakaran’s condition improves slightly, but critical
December 14th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 14 (IANS) The condition of former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran has improved slightly but he continues to be critical, doctors attending on him said Tuesday.The 92-year-old veteran leader, who ... Read more...
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Narendra Modi not likely to campaign in Bihar
October 2nd, 2010 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is not likely to campaign in Bihar as he does not figure in the list of campaigners submitted to the Election ... Read more...
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Another JD-U leader calls for snapping ties with BJP
September 18th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 18 (IANS) Another Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Saturday demanded snapping of ties with alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar, saying it would help the party perform better ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh legislator dies of heart attack
August 22nd, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 22 (IANS) A legislator of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) died of a heart attack here Sunday, doctors and party leaders said.
Madan Lal Sahu, 47, who won Sanjari ... Read more...
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Shatrughan favours Modi, Varun campaigning in Bihar
August 21st, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party MP Shatrughan Sinha Saturday urged his party's central leadership to invite Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and firebrand youth leader Varun Gandhi for campaigning ... Read more...
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Bihar minister plans to invite Modi for campaign
August 18th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 18 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister in Bihar's Nitish Kumar-led government plans to invite Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for campaigning in his constituency if he contests ... Read more...
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Heads start rolling, CGOC treasurer Anil Khanna quits
August 5th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) With charges of corruption piling on everyday against the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC), heads started to roll from Wednesday with its treasurer Anil Khanna quitting in ... Read more...
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Bihar Congress keen to use Nitish-Modi pic in poll campaign
July 21st, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Keen to capitalise on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's discomfiture over a photograph showing him holding hands with the controversial Narendra Modi, Congress workers in the ... Read more...
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Howard nominated for Oz rugby league’s independent commission top job
July 11th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 11(ANI): Former Australian rugby league halfback Steve Mortimer has nominated former Prime Minister John Howard for preselection as the inaugural leader of rugby league's independent commission.Howard had previously been mentioned ... Read more...
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Howard’s rejection as ICC vice-president a shame: Waugh
July 3rd, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, July 3 (IANS) Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has criticised the decision to reject John Howard's nomination for the International Cricket Council's (ICC) vice-presidency, calling the move a "shame".
The strong African ... Read more...
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Mark Taylor may replace Howard as ICC vice-presidential candidate
July 3rd, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 3(ANI): As the dust settles on the ICC's rejection of John Howard as its next vice-president, it is believed that Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket may name former Australian ... Read more...
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Howard’s ICC vice-president bid rejection a real shame: Waugh
July 3rd, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 3(ANI): Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC)'s decision to reject former Australian Prime Minister John Howard's bid for the post of vice-president.The Asian and ... Read more...
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Bihar Police team sent to Gujarat to probe ad issue
June 22nd, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 22 (IANS) A Bihar Police team has been sent to Gujarat's Surat city to probe who sanctioned full page advertisements in vernacular dailies here bearing a photograph of Chief ... Read more...
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Keen to continue coalition with JD-U: BJP (Nightlead)
June 21st, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said it was keen to continue its coalition with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), but wanted Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar, Sushil Modi avoid each other at function
June 21st, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 21 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi avoided each other at an official function Monday, though the Janata ... Read more...
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Sushil Kumar Modi stays away from Nitish’s people’s march
June 20th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 20 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi stayed away from Nitish Kumar's 'Vishwash Yatra' Sunday, a day after the chief minister returned the Rs.5 ... Read more...
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Sushil Modi calls off ‘Vishwas Yatra’ with Nitish Kumar
June 20th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Modi has called off his tour with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after the latter returned the Gujarat ... Read more...
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‘JDU-BJP committed to strengthen coalition’
June 19th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) Hours after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar returned the Rs.5 crore provided by Gujarat for flood relief, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahnawaz Hussain Saturday claimed all ... Read more...
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NDA constituents petrified by Modi’s shadow: Congress
June 19th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Congress Saturday took a dig at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over the Bihar government returning the Rs.5 crore unutilised amount of Kosi flood relief, ... Read more...
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Angry Nitish returns flood relief money to Gujarat
June 19th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 19 (IANS) Miffed over advertisements featuring him and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and referring to the aid provided by Gujarat during the 2008 Kosi floods, Bihar Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Bihar returns Gujarat’s donation for Kosi flood relief
June 19th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, June 19 (ANI): The Bihar Government sources revealed that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has returned five crore rupees cheque to Gujarat which was given to the state as part of ... Read more...
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BJP has to grapple with old friends, sulking allies (Comment)
June 19th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in the throes of change. While several former members like Jaswant Singh and Ram Jethmalani are returning to the party, some of ... Read more...
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BJP resolutions a bundle of lies: Congress
June 17th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of making false charges against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in resolutions adopted at its national ... Read more...
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BJP leaders to ask PM for further excise waiver for hill states
June 14th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including party president Nitin Gadkari and parliamentary party chairman L.K. Advani will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ... Read more...
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BJP takes on UPA, Sonia, on price rise, Maoist violence (Roundup)
June 13th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday ended its two-day national executive meeting with a scathing attack on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government and its chairperson Soni ... Read more...
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Who was Bhopal’s ‘Maut ka Saudagar’, Modi asks Sonia (Lead)
June 13th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 13 (IANS) Using Sonia Gandhi's "Maut ka Saudagar" (Merchant of Death) barb against her, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday attacked the Congress president over her "silence" on the ... Read more...
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