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  Controversy and Kejriwal are made for each other, says BJP

  Politics | May 21, 2015 19:06 IST

  New Delhi: Accusing AAP of “intentionally” creating a Constitutional crisis in Delhi over appointment of Shakuntala Gamlin as acting Chief Secretary for the state, BJP today took a potshot, saying Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and

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  'Divorce before marriage', Naqvi's potshot at Janata Parivar

  Politics | May 16, 2015 18:16 IST

  Rampur (UP):   Amid reports of delay in the merger of Janata Parivar parties, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today took potshots at the alliance constituents, which he said have divorced

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  Relief to Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi as Court sets aside jail term

  Politics | May 16, 2015 17:30 IST

  Rampur (UP):  In a relief to Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the District and Sessions Court here today set aside a magisterial court verdict awarding the BJP leader one-year jail term for allegedly violating prohibitory

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  BJP MPs laud govt's 1 yr, hopeful it will deliver on promises

  Politics | May 12, 2015 14:23 IST

  New Delhi: As Narendra Modi government completes one year in office, BJP today lauded the Prime Minister's efforts towards cooperative federalism and setting in motion a strategy for inclusive development and hoped it will succeed

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  RS panel to revisit report on accessing of Jaitley's call data

  Politics | May 07, 2015 13:45 IST

  New Delhi: The Privileges Committee of Rajya Sabha will revisit its report which said that unauthorised access of call data records of Arun Jaitley in 2013 was not a breach of privilege and consider enlarging

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  BJP member enters into a spat with Deputy Chairman in RS

  Politics | May 05, 2015 14:53 IST

  New Delhi: Heated exchanges were witnessed in Rajya Sabha between BJP's Vinay Katiyar and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien today after the latter refused permission to the ruling party member to speak on

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  Moga molestation issue forces RS to adjourn twice

  Politics | May 05, 2015 13:00 IST

  New Delhi: Opposition led by Congress today forced two adjournments in Rajya Sabha demanding discussion over death of a teenaged girl in Moga in Punjab after being allegedly molested and thrown off a bus owned

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  Congress slams Haryana Minister for calling farmers 'cowards'

  Politics | April 30, 2015 13:58 IST

  New Delhi: Opposition Congress today attacked a Haryana Minister for reportedly calling farmers committing suicide "cowards" and sought to know what action the Prime Minister proposed to take."This is a serious issue...A Haryana government minister

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  Don't pay heed to rumours on quake: Govt asks people

  Politics | April 27, 2015 12:48 IST

  New Delhi: As the death toll in Nepal's devastating earthquake mounted, government today urged people not to pay heed to rumours being spread on social media as members in Rajya Sabha asked government to prepare

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  Renovation of the Rajya Sabha undertaken: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

  Politics | April 24, 2015 13:02 IST

  New Delhi: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Friday that major renovation work had been undertaken in the Rajya Sabha, and thanked the chairman and secretariat of the house for

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  Naqvi offers 'chaadar' at Ajmer Sharif on behalf of PM Modi

  Politics | April 22, 2015 13:08 IST

  Ajmer: MoS for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today offered a 'chaadar' at the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer Sharif, on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Modi had on Tuesday handed over the 'chaadar'

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  PM to meet BJP MPs on Sunday :Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

  Politics | April 18, 2015 18:49 IST

  New Delhi: A day before the second half of the budget session begins, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday meet all members of parliament of the BJP and discuss the government schemes and policies."The

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  Naqvi bats for abolishment of entertainment tax

  Politics | April 11, 2015 21:06 IST

  Mumbai: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today called for the states to rethink entertainment tax citing that taxing the happiness that people derive from cinema is unfair.Naqvi, who was here to release short films on

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  Government follows zero tolerance over attacks on religious places, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

  Politics | April 10, 2015 12:15 IST

  New Delhi: Agreeing that the recent attacks on religious places has "dented" the Narendra Modi government's image, Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said these were "unacceptable" and the government follows a

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  Govt committed to empowerment of women: Naqvi

  Politics | April 05, 2015 23:38 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said the Centre was committed to women empowerment and that steps taken by the Narendra Modi-led government such as “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” campaign have evoked good

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  6 bodies recovered from landslides in J-K; toll rises to 16

  India | March 31, 2015 9:35 IST

  Srinagar/Jammu:Six bodies were recovered today in Budgam district taking the death toll to 16 in Jammu and Kashmir as several areas of the Valley and parts of Jammu were in deluge caused by heavy rain

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  Top News Headlines of March 31 to start your day

  India | March 31, 2015 0:03 IST

  Paswan to visit Chandigarh tomorrow to assess crop damageChandigarh: A delegation led by Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan will visit Chandigarh today to take stock of crops damaged by untimely rains

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  Naqvi takes stock of flood situation in Kashmir

  Politics | March 30, 2015 22:18 IST

  Srinagar: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today visited Pattan area in north Kashmir's Baramulla district to take stock of the situation in the wake of heavy rains.“Naqvi, accompanied by state Minister for PHE, Irrigation and

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  Swamy's mosque comments create uproar in Rajya Sabha

  Politics | March 17, 2015 13:11 IST

  New Delhi: There was an uproar in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday over comments by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in Assam where he reportedly said mosques are not religious places."Secularism is the biggest strength of

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  Passage of Insurance bill is in the country's interest: BJP

  Politics | March 12, 2015 23:51 IST

  New Delhi: After the passage of all-important Insurance bill by Parliament tonight, Government said it is a step in the interest of the country's progress and will help strengthen the economy.“It is a step in