Hearing on West Bengal Panchayat poll ends in Calcutta High Court; verdict tomorrow
Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court will pronounce the verdict on West Bengal Panchayat poll on Friday, as the hearing of petitions seeking an extension of nomination filing deadline ended on Thursday.
PM Modi hails BJP workers on party foundation day
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) karyakartas (party workers) on the occasion of the party's foundation day.
Second phase of Gujarat poll in 93 seats underway
Gandhinagar, Dec 14 (IBNS): After a high octane campaigning and political slanging match, the second and final phase of Gujarat poll for 93 seats began on Thursday morning.
No roadshows of PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi in Ahmedabad tomorrow
Ahmedabad, Dec 11 (IBNS): Ahmedabad police denied permissions to both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to hold roadshows in the city on Tuesday, the last day of campaigning for the second and last phase of Gujarat poll, media reports said.
Amit Shah links Salman Nizami's comment on Modi with Kashmir issue
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Saturday linked politician and writer Salman Nizami's comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's family background, giving a new twist to the entire controversy.
Congress writer Salman Nizami raises question on Modi's family background, PM hits back
Gandhinagar, Dec 9 (IBNS): Taking the Gujarat poll campaign to a new low, Congress politician and writer Salman Nizami raised question on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's family background only to be countered by PM himself on Saturday.
Gujarat poll begins today, voting in 89 constituencies underway
Surat, Dec 9 (IBNS): Voting in 89 constituencies are underway in the first phase of Gujarat election, began on Saturday, media reports said.
Humour part of politics not abuses: Ravi Shankar Prasad on Aiyar's 'neech' comment on Modi
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Continuing the attack against the Congress over Mani Shankar Aiyar's "neech" comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said abuse is not a part of politics.
Gujarat: Priest campaigning for BJP attacked
Gandhinagar, Dec 8 (IBNS): With one day to go for the Gujarat poll, a priest, who was campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was attacked on Thursday late night, media reports said.
Mani Shankar Aiyar's comment and suspension 'strategic': Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Congress might have tried to salvage the political crisis by suspending Mani Shankar Aiyar, who called Prime Minister Narendra Modi "neech aadmi" or "low person" drawing controversy, the Bharatiya Janata Party feels the move by the Congress was "strategic".
Mani Shankar Aiyar calls PM Modi 'neech aadmi', BJP hits back
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, who had once called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "chaiwala" or "tea-seller", on Thursday attacked the PM calling him "neech aadmi" or "low person" after the latter took a jibe at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi at the inauguration of the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre.
Gujarat campaign on last leg, PM Modi to address rally in Surat today
Surat, Dec 7 (IBNS): As the campaign for the Gujarat Assembly election reached the last day ahead of the Dec 9 polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday will address a rally in Surat.
Day after providing wrong calculation, Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM Modi
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): A day after providing wrong calculation, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday defended himself, saying to err is human and he too commits mistakes unlike Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
BJP scripts massive victory in Uttar Pradesh civic polls
Lucknow, Dec 1 (IBNS): Giving moments of celebration for the BJP ahead of the Gujarat polls, the ruling party clinched 14 mayoral seats in the Uttar Pradesh civic polls.
BJP leads in UP civic poll, BSP appears second
Lucknow, Dec 1 (IBNS): Within one year of capturing power in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has got another reason to celebrate as the saffron brigade is leading in majority of the civic bodies in which polls were conducted in late November, media reports said.