Farmer’s leader Teotia fasts for sixth day in jail
September 11th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Sep 11 (IANS) The fast of farmer's leader Manvir Singh Teotia, who led the agitation against land acquisition at Bhatta-Parsaul in Greater Noida in May, continued on ... Read more...
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Khanduri to be Uttarakhand chief minister again (Lead)
September 10th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Former Uttarakhand chief minister B.C. Khanduri will take over charge of the hill state again, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari announced Saturday.Khanduri ... Read more...
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BJP tells Pokhriyal to step down Sunday
September 10th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to step down Sunday over allegations of corruption, party sources said.Sources ... Read more...
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Farmer leader Teotia fasts in jail
September 10th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Sep 10 (IANS) Farmer leader Manvir Singh Teotia, who led a farmers' agitation against land takeover in Bhatta-Parsaul village in Greater Noida in May, is on a ... Read more...
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Congress against, BJP for right to recall
August 29th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Congress Monday said right to recall MPs and reject poll candidates as demanded by activist Anna Hazare is "not practical" given the turnout ... Read more...
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Hazare supporters stage sit-in at Rajnath’s house
August 21st, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 21 (IANS) Responding to anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare's call, Ghaziabad residents Sunday staged a sit-in at the house of area MP Rajnath Singh of the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned over Haryana land to Rajiv trust
August 18th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday raised the issue of land in Haryana being granted to the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust, forcing adjournment of ... Read more...
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Gowda woos Shettar faction before swearing-in
August 4th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 4 (IANS) Hours before taking oath as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) second chief minister in Karnataka, D.V. Sadananda Gowda Thursday met the party's faction leader Jagadish ... Read more...
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Gowda stakes claim to form government in Karnataka
August 3rd, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 3 (IANS) D.V. Sadananda Gowda Wednesday staked claim to form the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) second government in Karnataka following his election as the legislative party leader ... Read more...
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Sadananda Gowda to be BJP’s new Karnataka chief minister (Second Lead)
August 3rd, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 3 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP D.V. Sadananda Gowda will be the new chief minister of Karnataka after he was elected the BJP legislature party leader, ... Read more...
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BJP denies irate Yeddyurappa smashed laptop
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday dismissed as "totally baseless" a media report that former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa angrily smashed the laptop ... Read more...
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Karnataka chief minister will be chosen democratically: Jaitley
August 1st, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Monday said a new chief minister for Karnataka would be chosen through a "democratic process" and added ... Read more...
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Hectic parleys in Karnataka BJP for new leader
August 1st, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 1 (IANS) Hectic parleys resumed Monday in the faction-ridden Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka to pick a new leader a day after scam-hit B.S. Yeddyurappa resigned ... Read more...
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Election of new BJP leader in Karnataka Aug 3
August 1st, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 31 (IANS) Lawmakers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet here Aug 3 to elect a new leader to form the second government in the state ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa resigns, wants Sadananda Gowda as successor (Third Lead)
July 31st, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 31 (IANS) Scam-hit B.S. Yeddyurappa, who resigned Sunday as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first chief minister in Karnataka, insisted on Lok Sabha member D.V. Sadananda Gowda ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa informs Gadkari about resignation
July 31st, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Sunday morning formally intimated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari that he will resign from the post later ... Read more...
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BJP waits for Yeddyurappa to go; new leader Sunday (Night Lead)
July 30th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident its scam-tainted Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa would resign Sunday, paving way for election of a new leader ... Read more...
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BJP observers tap legislators on Yeddyurappa’s successor (Lead)
July 30th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 30 (IANS) With scam-hit Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa reiterating that he would resign Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central observers Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh ... Read more...
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Quit now or face expulsion, BJP tells Yeddyurappa (Roundup)
July 30th, 2011 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 29 (IANS) On a day of high drama and swift developments, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) high command Friday told scam-hit Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to ... Read more...
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Meet to pick Yeddyurappa’s successor put off indefinitely (Lead)
July 29th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 29 (IANS) The much-awaited meeting of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators to elect a new leader has been postponed indefinitely due to the growing rift ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa finally told to quit, seeks time till July 31 (Intro Roundup)
July 29th, 2011 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday asked its first chief minister in south India, Karnataka's B.S. Yeddyurappa, to step down after being indicted in ... Read more...
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Defiant Yeddyurappa told to quit; successor on Friday (Roundup)
July 28th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday asked its first chief minister in south India, Karnataka's B.S. Yeddyurappa, to step down after the state's ombudsman ... Read more...
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BJP to choose Yeddyurappa successor Friday
July 28th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will Friday select a successor to Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa though till late Thursday he had not obeyed the ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa must go immediately: BJP (Lead)
July 28th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa was Thursday asked to step down immediately by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the Lokayukta indicted him for ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa reaches Delhi, says won’t quit (Lead)
July 28th, 2011 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister B.S.Yeddyurappa, indicted by the state Lokayukta for involvement in illegal mining, arrived in New Delhi Wednesday night to meet senior ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa reaches Delhi, rules out quitting
July 28th, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister B.S.Yeddyurappa, indicted by the state Lokayukta for involvement in illegal mining, arrived in New Delhi Wednesday night to meet senior ... Read more...
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BJP delegation meets president on ‘lawlessness’ in Uttar Pradesh
July 13th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members led by party president Nitin Gadkari met President Partibha Patil Wednesday to demand an inquiry into ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi’s padyatra a political drama: BJP (Lead)
July 5th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Terming Rahul Gandhi's padyatra in Bhatta-Parsaul a "political drama", the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked why the Congress party's "compassion" was ... Read more...
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Rahul’s padyatra a political drama: BJP
July 5th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday termed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's 'padyatra' in Bhatta-Parsaul village of Uttar Pradesh to raise awareness about land ... Read more...
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BJP tells Rajnath to focus on Uttar Pradesh
July 4th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh has been asked by the party to focus on Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in view of ... Read more...
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NDA leaders meet on Lokpal bill
July 2nd, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance are to meet Saturday evening to decide on the alliance's stand on the Lokpal bill.The ... Read more...
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Support strong Lokpal, BJP says after meeting Team Hazare (Roundup)
July 1st, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met with Team Hazare on the Lokpal bill Friday and said it favours a strong anti-corruption law, but ... Read more...
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We want strong Lokpal bill, BJP tells Team Hazare (Lead)
July 1st, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday assured civil society activist Anna Hazare that it was in favour of a strong Lokpal (ombudsman) bill and ... Read more...
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BJP launches satyagraha against action on Ramdev
June 5th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday evening launched a 24-hour satyagraha here to protest against the police's post-midnight swoop on Baba Ramdev and his ... Read more...
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BJP to support Uma Bharti’s Save Ganga campaign: Gadkari
June 1st, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Tuesday extended his party's support to "Samagar Ganga (integerated Ganga)" campaign of former party leader Uma Bharti ... Read more...
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