Rajiv Gandhi
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Modi pays homage to Rajiv Gandhi on Twitter
National | May 21, 2014, 01:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP leader and prime minister designate Narendra Modi Wednesday paid homage to late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 23rd death anniversary in a message on social networking web site twitter."My homage to
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When the world changed
National | May 18, 2014, 11:45 AM ISTSome dates will forever remain etched in memory.It was around 6.30 p.m. on September 9, 2001, when the first pictures came in of a burning World Trade Centre tower, followed soon after by the image
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Priyanka should apologise to the nation, says BJP leader
National | May 06, 2014, 06:01 PM ISTKolkata: BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad today demanded an apology from Priyanka Gandhi for making personal remarks against Narendra Modi, saying the comments showed her elitist attitude and bias against the poor. He said that
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Priyanka not to campaign against Modi in Varanasi
National | May 06, 2014, 11:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress party has put to rest all speculations regarding Priyanka Gandhi's election campaign against BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi in Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency. The party has clarified that Priyanka will not campaign
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Modi has insulted my 'martyred' father: Priyanka
National | May 06, 2014, 10:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi today hit out at Narendra Modi saying he has insulted her “martyred” father Rajiv Gandhi during his speech in Amethi and accused BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate of indulging in “low-level” politics.In
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B'day Special: Ashok Gehlot, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan
National | May 03, 2014, 06:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: Ashok Gehlot is a veteran Indian politician of the Indian national Congress. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1998 10 2003. In 2008 he was again elected as its CM after
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Furious Priyanka snubs Modi over daughter remark
National | May 02, 2014, 10:15 AM ISTAmethi/New Delhi: In a scathing retort to Narendra Modi's reported "daughter" comment, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday said she was the daughter of late former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, while controversy-hit Doordarshan clarified there was no
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In Pics: Braving an odd weather, Priyanka, in favour of Rahul Gandhi
National | May 02, 2014, 07:42 PM ISTAmethi: Invoking her family's long association with the constituency, Priyanka Gandhi today asked people to be wary of the rivals of her brother Rahul Gandhi as they were contesting against him with “ulterior” motives. Campaigning
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"I am Rajiv Gandhi's daughter": Priyanka's curt reply to Modi
National | May 01, 2014, 09:45 PM ISTAmethi/New Delhi: “I am Rajiv Gandhi's daughter,” was Priyanka Gandhi terse reply today to purported comments by Narendra Modi that he considers her as his daughter.Priyanka, who is on a campaign trail in Amethi, reacted
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Rahul a liberal, looks upon all as equals: Priyanka
National | Apr 30, 2014, 06:58 PM ISTAmethi: Hitting out at critics of Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi today said her brother's style of politics was “liberal” and not “opaque” and that he worked for the development of every section and looked upon
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Rahul promises to pace up rehabilitation work in Uttarakhand
National | Apr 29, 2014, 06:09 PM ISTGauchar: Rahul Gandhi today said he shared a special bonding with Uttarakhand where he and his father did their early schooling and promised fast tracking the process of rebuilding lives in the calamity-hit regions of
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Amethi seethes with anger at Rahul Gandhi
National | Apr 24, 2014, 06:38 PM ISTAmethi: Amethi, seen as the Gandhi family's pocket borough, is seething with anger. This Lok Sabha constituency in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh has since 1977 never been as angry with a Gandhi as
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1984 riots guilty remain unpunished: Jaitley
National | Apr 21, 2014, 02:37 PM ISTAmritsar: Raking up the issue of 1984 riots, BJP leader Arun Jaitley today alleged that those guilty for the “state sponsored” violence still remain unpunished. Describing the “massacre” of innocent Sikhs after the assassination of
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Allah's wrath killed Rajiv, Sanjay Gandhi: SP's Azam Khan
National | Apr 12, 2014, 12:42 PM ISTBijnor (Uttar Pradesh): Uttar Pradesh's Minority Affairs Minister Mohd Azam Khan seems uncontrollable. He told a stunned gathering at Bijnor town that the untimely deaths of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and his brother Sanjay
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Allah has punished Rajiv and Sanjay Gandhi, says Azam Khan
India | Apr 12, 2014, 11:30 AM ISTBijnor: After his alleged hate speeches, senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Friday said Sanjay Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were punished by Allah for "forcible" sterilization during the Emergency and 'shilanyas' at the disputed
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Sonia, Pawar share dais after 15 years
National | Apr 06, 2014, 11:27 AM ISTBhandara/Nagpur (Maharashtra): After nearly 15 years, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar Saturday shared the dais as they jointly campaigned for UPA candidates in Maharashtra.The uncertainties of the Lok Sabha election apparently
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Modi has given a 'face' to opposition: Thackeray
National | Mar 30, 2014, 05:42 PM ISTMumbai: After many years, the Indian opposition has got a face in Narendra Modi and this will create "a saffron storm" in national politics, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray said Sunday."Until now, barring (former prime
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Battling election anxiety, Congress faces desertions
National | Mar 22, 2014, 07:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress, fighting negative public perception and with a demoralised cadre following a spate of opinion polls predicting a rout for the party in the coming elections, is having a tough time finding
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Buta Singh gets SP ticket from Jalore
National | Mar 21, 2014, 01:45 PM ISTLucknow: Former Home Minister and one-time senior Congress leader Buta Singh will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on a Samajwadi Party ticket from Jalore constituency in Rajasthan.In a statement here today, SP national General
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SC to hear plea of blast victims families against release of Rajiv killers
India | Mar 03, 2014, 08:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the plea of the families of victims of the 1991 blast that killed former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi challenging Tamil Nadu government's decision to release the