Leaders
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Gujarat government to start fresh negotiations with quota leaders
National | Apr 12, 2016, 07:10 AM ISTAhmedabad: Gujarat Government announced it will start a fresh round of negotiations with the Patel quota agitation leaders from the next week. Health Minister Nitin Patel, who heads a committee of ministers set up
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Oommen Chandy returns after hectic parleys with Congress leaders
National | Apr 03, 2016, 02:15 PM ISTKochi:Amid continuing tension in Kerala Congress over giving candidature to tainted leaders, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today arrived here after nearly week-long hectic parleys in New Delhi with party leaders, including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul
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BJP leaders wish ‘Happy Good Friday’
National | Mar 26, 2016, 07:31 AM ISTNew Delhi: Two senior BJP leaders were today left embarrassed after they set Twitter abuzz with criticism by “wishing happiness” on the occasion of Good Friday, a day observed to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus
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Kejriwal named among world’s 50 greatest leaders by Fortune, Modi not on list
India | Mar 25, 2016, 02:37 PM ISTNew York:Arvind Kejriwal has been named among the world’s 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine with the Delhi Chief Minister being the sole Indian leader on the list topped by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
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Government will soon connect directly with masses: Amit Shah
National | Jul 12, 2015, 08:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said the government would soon begin working on 24 new subjects that would "directly connect" it with the people of the country.Within one year, he said, the
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Ram Vilas Paswan hosts Iftar party
National | Jul 12, 2015, 08:25 PM ISTPatna: LJP supremo and Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today hosted an Iftar party, which was attended by senior NDA leaders of BJP and HAM (Secular).In a virtual show of strength
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PM Modi hopes visit to Russia, Central Asia will help push ties
National | Jul 04, 2015, 09:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of his eight-day visit to five Central Asian countries and Russia from July 6, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed confidence that it will further enhance ties with these countries as well
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Shiv Sena leaders meet to decide strategy ahead of Assembly session
National | Nov 06, 2014, 04:42 PM ISTMumbai: Even as discussions with BJP over Shiv Sena's role in the new Maharashtra government remained inconclusive, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday held a meeting of party leaders in Mumbai.Sena leaders Anil Desai and
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Muslims to Modi: Rein in leaders who "spew venom" against the minority community
India | Sep 21, 2014, 07:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment on Indian Muslims that they will "live for India and die for India", was Saturday welcomed by many Muslim groups and leaders, even as some said that Modi
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Talks off but Pakistani envoy meets Kashmiri separatists
India | Aug 19, 2014, 09:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pakistan continued its hobnobbing with Kashmiri separatists as its envoy Tuesday met hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and then moderate leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, a day after India called off foreign
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Cambodia's Khmer Rouge leaders sentenced to life
World | Aug 07, 2014, 12:12 PM ISTPhnom Penh: A UN war crimes tribunal on Thursday convicted two top leaders of the Cambodia's erstwhile Khmer Rouge regime - including its president, Khieu Samphan - for crimes against humanity between 1975 and 1977
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Modi and Obama: leaders with much in common
World | May 26, 2014, 07:00 PM ISTWashington: Narendra Modi and Barack Obama have much in common as both leaders rode to power on the slogan of “hope and change” and they are the two most popular politicians on the social media.Modi,
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Govt. formation plans picks up: Modi meets Advani, other leaders
National | May 18, 2014, 05:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Narendra Modi, all set to be the country's next prime minister, today held multiple discussions with top BJP leaders including L K Advani as plans for government formation gained momentum. Modi drove to
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Hectic parleys in BJP over post-poll role for leaders
National | May 15, 2014, 08:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: New power equations in BJP appear to be the focus of hectic consultations between the party leaders and RSS brass amid questions over what role senior leaders like L K Advani would have
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SC rejects PIL seeking action against leaders for hate speech
India | May 15, 2014, 04:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking direction to the Election Commission to take action against political leaders for allegedly making hate speeches during the 2014 Lok Sabha poll campaign. “We are
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BJP leaders hold meetings
National | May 13, 2014, 04:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Top BJP leaders have been engaged in consultations with each other over the post-poll situation in the wake of exit polls projections that the party-led NDA may form the government.“As BJP is the
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Leaders arrive in Myanmar for ASEAN summit
May 10, 2014, 08:20 PM ISTNay Pyi Taw: Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have started arriving in Myanmar Saturday to attend meetings that will focus on many issues including Thailand's political crisis, an official said.Malaysian Prime
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IPL7: Match 22: Holders MI look for elusive win at home against leaders Punjab
Cricket | May 03, 2014, 04:00 PM ISTMumbai: Title-holders Mumbai Indians would be keen to end their dismal five-match losing streak but the task is easier said than done as they will clash against tablet oppers Kings XI Punjab in an Indian
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Uruguay soccer leaders quit in fan violence crisis
Football | Apr 01, 2014, 12:08 PM ISTMontevideo, Uruguay: Uruguayan soccer has lost its leadership with little more than two months before its national team is to compete in the World Cup. The entire executive committee of the Uruguayan Football Association quit
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Expedite formation of separate state: Telangana leaders
India | Dec 24, 2013, 05:02 PM ISTHyderabad: Congress leaders from Telangana Tuesday appealed to President Pranab Mukherjee to expedite the process for formation of a separate Telangana state.A delegation of Congress leaders led by Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha called on