Everything you need to know about Nirmala: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Nirmala: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The opposition BJP Monday called the Congress' cabinet reshuffle a "lame exercise" and said that it would fail to make any impact on the 2014 general elections.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to effect a cabinet reshuffle Monday evening with Mallikarjun Kharge, Oscar Fernandes and Sis Ram Ola likely to be included in the council of ministers, sources said.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily Friday claimed that India's energy exploration activities are being derailed by "threats" to ministers from the import lobbies, which want the country to remain dependent on oil and gas imports, and "bureaucratic obstructions".
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The BJP Friday termed as "shocking disclosure" remarks by Petroleum Minister M.Veerappa Moily that India's energy exploration was being derailed by "threats" from the import lobbies while the CPI-M demanded a reversal of government policies on oil supply.
New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hit out at the Congress party-led UPA Government over the sharp weakening of the rupee, inflating the current account deficit.
Panaji, June 9 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive which discussed economic, foreign and other issues including the Maoists problem here yesterday expressed serious concern over the existing security situation in the country.
Panaji, June 8 (IANS) Condemnation of the recent rebel attack on a Congress convoy in Chhattisgarh reflected strongly in a resolution on security passed Saturday by the BJP's national executive here, as the party blamed the Congress for the escalating Maoism and terrorism.
Panaji (Goa), June 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday blamed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for the Maoist menace stating that the UPA has failed to take care of internal terror related issues.
Panaji, June 8 (IANS) The ties between BJP and ally JD-U appear to be fine for now as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Saturday that he was not concerned if Narendra Modi is made the chief of the BJP's campaign committee.
Panaji, June 8 (IANS) Two days after claiming that building a Ram temple at Ayodhya was not a priority for the BJP, party spokesperson Nirmala Sitaraman Saturday said that the issue was "very close" to the saffron party's heart.
BJP has slammed Congress and alleged that under the Congress led UPA, the misuse of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is rampant and now it fear the Intelligence Bureau (IB) too is being misused by the UPA government
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Saying that there were "conspiracy theories from the Congress household" doing rounds regarding the last week's Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, the BJP Friday demanded that former chief minister Ajit Jogi testify before the panel probing the incident.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday accused the UPA government of misusing the Intelligence Bureau for political gains, saying the agency is made to withdraw affidavits as and when the home minister changes.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said his great regret as prime minister was that many bills had not been passed due to the "obstructionist" and "impatient" attitude of the opposition.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Hitting back at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his remark that the opposition was doubly disappointed with the UPA's return to power in 2009 and was obstructionist, the BJP Friday said his government had failed to deliver on promises.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The BJP Friday attacked the UPA for the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate dipping to five percent and asked the government to explain why growth was "so low".
New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): Veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday for six years for 'breach of discipline'.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) The BJP Monday said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Sivagiri Mutt here last month should not be seen as a move to forge an alliance with Hindu groups in the state.
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Television actress Manasi Parekh will launch her first music single Friday. She says the thumri, called "Saawariya", was originally sung by Govinda's mother.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday condoled the death of Justice J.S. Verma.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and asked the BJP to name its prime ministerial candidate by the year-end, the BJP on Monday denied any rift in their alliance.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday accused the Congress party for using "every trick to cover up complicity of its leaders" in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
New Delhi, Apr. 11 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday welcomed the Delhi Court's order to reopen the 1984 anti-Sikhs riots case against Jagdish Tytler, saying it clearly indicated that the Congress Party-ruled government had protected its leaders.
Gandhinagar/New Delhi (IANS) The Gujarat assembly Tuesday passed a bill paving the way for the creation of multi-member Lokayukta body which will be selected by a six-member committee headed by the chief minister.
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government Tuesday introduced a bill in the Gujarat assembly which seeks to create a multi-member Lokayukta and dilute the primacy of the governor in the appointment of the anti-corruption ombudsman.
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was Sunday inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary board that will lead the party in the general elections of 2014.
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The nuclear liability act, passed after the India-US civil nuclear deal, should ensure "absolute" responsibility of suppliers to pay adequate compensation to victims in the wake of accidents, experts said here Sunday.
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) A music-recitation-dance concert will be held here Saturday to celebrate feminine sensibility and to commemorate the contribution of women in poetry, an organiser said.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday hoped that parliament's budget session beginning Thursday would run smoothly, even as Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde expressed regret over his "Hindu terrorism" remarks and buried the hatchet with the BJP, which had threatened to disrupt the session on the issue.
New Delhi, Feb. 20 (ANI): Welcoming Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's apology over his 'Hindu terror' remark, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday accepted his regret and said that though satisfied now, but it would have been better if the former had regretted much earlier.
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh governor Wednesday gave his approval to the appointment of four information commissioners after the state government sent back the file rejected by him earlier following a row over appointment of people with political background.
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Actor Govinda's late mother taught him about the power of humility and he says he always followed her advice and it helped him.
New Delhi, Jan. 31 (ANI): Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Thursday refused to comment on reports of alleged dubious financial transactions by companies allegedly owned by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati's brother, saying these are matters which are heavily sub-judice in different courts.
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The BJP Monday demanded a probe into "questionable financial transactions" by companies allegedly owned by BSP chief Mayawati's brother.
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a top contender as the BJP's prime ministerial nominee for the 2014 general elections, met the party's new president Rajnath Singh Sunday and held "detailed discussions" signifying his increasing national role.
Pune, Jan 21 (IANS) Manipur and Haryana eves emerged champions in the Pune Football Club 58th National School Under-17 and Under-19 Football Girls Championship here at the Balewadi Sports Complex Monday.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) As the Congress began its brainstorming session in Jaipur Friday, the BJP said the ruling party has failed to address real issues and its leaders were not confident of returning to power after the 2014 general elections.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday mocked the Congress' "failure", noting its own leaders were not confident of returning to power after the 2014 general elections.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Condemning the Maoists for planting a bomb inside the body of a dead trooper in Jharkhand, the BJP Thursday called on human rights activists to condemn the act, and added that human rights were not exclusive to Maoists.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) To protest the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP would organise nationwide protests Friday and demand "tough" decisions against the neighbouring country.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) To protest the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP said it would organise nation wide protests Friday.
Ahmedabad, Dec 20 (IANS) The ruling BJP forged ahead Thursday in Gujarat as officials counted millions of votes, with a party leader saying that it was confident of retaining power in the state.
New Delhi, Dec.12 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Wednesday rejected Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the Indian Government is planning and is likely to hand over Sir Creek to Pakistan.
New Delhi, Dec.4 (ANI): The government on Tuesday criticised the conviction of an Indian couple in Norway and said the verdict would cause serious mental agony to their children.
Oslo/Ahmedabad, Dec. 4 (ANI): A Norway court on Tuesday convicted the Indian couple in the alleged case of child abuse.
New Delhi, Nov 30 (ANI): Cutting across party lines, leaders of various political outfits on Friday condoled the demise of former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral.
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Yet one more parliament session is set to go the way of the previous ones ? more noise and fury, less work and legislation, its primary business.
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The BJP Thursday announced a nationwide protest Nov 21, a day ahead of the start of parliament's winter session, against the UPA government on "price rise, corruption, scams, and FDI in retail".
New Delhi, Nov. 6 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday played down noted criminal lawyer Ram Jethmalani's remark that several senior leaders within the party are unhappy with the current state of affairs and want Nitin Gadkari to quit as the president amidst allegations against him.
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The political row over defunct National Herald escalated Saturday with Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy urging the Election Commission to de-recognize the Congress for providing an interest-free loan to publisher Associated Journals Ltd and the party saying reviving the newspaper was an emotional issue for it.
Film: "Aarohanam"; Director: Lakshmy Ramakrishnan; Cast: Viji Chandrasekhar, Jayaprakash, Sampath Raj, Veeresh, Jai Queheni and Kavithalaya Krishnan; Rating: ****
New Delhi, Oct 26 (ANI): Backing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari over the graft allegations levelled against him, senior party leader Nirmala Sitharaman has sought a probe against the ruling Congress party over diverse scams.
Chennai, Oct 25 (IANS) Tamil actress Viji Chandrasekhar says playing a character with multiple shades in "Aarohanam" was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, adding that she pulled it off without any homework.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Fresh allegations of alleged wrongdoing hurled at Nitin Gadkari Tuesday led party colleague Ram Jethmalani to demand that he step down as the BJP president.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The government Tuesday said it may probe corruption charges against BJP chief Nitin Gadkari after the party said "any competent authority" can inquire into the allegations against him.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The BJP Tuesday said "any competent authority" can probe allegations of corruption against its president Nitin Gadkari.
Islamabad, Oct. 20 (ANI): Indo-Pak peace activist Didi Nirmala Deshpande was honored at a special function held to celebrate her 83rd birth anniversary at PILER Centre in Pakistan.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) India Against Corruption leader Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said his revelations about alleged corrupt dealings involving BJP chief Nitin Gadkari were "the tip of the iceberg" and a detailed probe would bring out "more truths" even as the party dismissed the charges.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) once again abstained from the proceedings of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G today over its demand for calling Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram as witnesses before the panel.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said its members had "stayed away" from the joint parliamentary committee on the 2G spectrum as the party's demand for summoning Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had not been conceded.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday demanded an independent and fair investigation into land deal between Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and DLF, and said the entire documentary evidence should be seized.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) India Against Corruption (IAC) leader Arvind Kejriwal Monday alleged that most of the beneficiaries of eqipment meant for handicapped people distributed by a trust run by Law Minister Salman Khurshid were "fictitious names".
Chandigarh, Oct.10 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party has blamed the continuance of external support to its coalition government from regional outfits such as the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to the misuse of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the government.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The BJP Monday alleged that the Congress was shying away from a probe in the alleged disproportionate assets of Robert Vadra.
Bangalore, Oct 1 (IANS) Relatives of popular southern actress Soundarya, who died in a plane crash in 2004, are fighting a legal battle over her property, which is estimated to be worth Rs.50 crore.
The architect of the white revolution in India, Verghese Kurian died after a prolonged illness on Sunday. Known as the father of the milk revolution in India, Kurian was suffering with kidney problems and he was admitted to hospital in Nadiad. He has the credit to transformed India as a world?s largest milk producer country from milk deficient one.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The BJP said Friday that Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was party to all the decisions on spectrum pricing as finance minister in 2008 and can't escape "political and moral culpability" of government decisions that allegedly caused a huge loss to the exchequer.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The online hate campaign targeting people from the northeast has put the spotlight on the power of the social media network in India, which counts more than 60 million users, and how this burgeoning community can be manipulated for insidious propaganda.
Srinagar, July 28 (IANS) Three women tourists from Maharashtra were killed and four others were injured in Kashmir's Anantnag district Saturday when a gas cylinder on their vehicle exploded, police said, clarifying it was not a grenade attack by militants.
New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation today met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and submitted a memorandum over increasing devotees' death en-route to the Amarnath shrine.
New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation will meet Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today to voice concern over increasing devotees' death en-route to the Amarnath shrine
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI) The Bharatiya Janata Party Monday termed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) a "total failure", and compared it with the party-led National Democratic Alliance which "functioned smoothly".
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): As the standoff between the ruling Congress Party and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) intensifies, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that the UPA and its alliance is a total failure.
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Soon after Rahul Gandhi said he was looking for a more "proactive role" in politics, the BJP said it was his "family business", and alleged that the Congress general secretary was already "calling the shots" without any responsibilities.
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Miffed over Trinamool Congress's decision to support Pranab Mukherjee in the presidential polls, the BJP Tuesday said it was unable to understand what "compulsion" could have made its leader Mamata Banerjee change her mind.
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday questioned if the Pakistan government was serious about giving justice to the 2008 Mumbai terror attack victims in the wake of a Pakistani court rejecting a report submitted by the country's panel probing the incident.
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday demanded a "statement" from Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the way the Guwahati molestation case was handled by the Congress government in Assam.
Bangalore, July 15 (IANS) Mandeep Goyat of Maharashtra won the boys' 800 metres run in a National and meet record time of one minute, 52.66 seconds as the curtains came down on the 9th National Youth Athletics championships here Sunday.
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Reacting to the decision of a Khap panchayat (community council) in an Uttar Pradesh village - banning love marriages and restricting movement of women out of homes - women politicians and activists Friday came down hard on the feudal outfits, saying "they do not have any legal recognition".
New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): Former Home Secretary Gopal Krishna Pillai has urged the need to act tough on the Maoists, saying the ultras need to be "pressurised" into coming forward for discussions and to surrender.
Chennai/Mumbai, June 21 (ANI): With a massive fire breaking out on the fourth floor of the Maharashtra's state secretariat where files related to the Adarsh housing scam are reportedly stored, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday expressed hope that the files are fairly protected and can be retrieved without much damage so that the truth in the case comes out before all.
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Slamming the government for "mismanagement" of the economy, the Bharatiya Janata Party said Monday the Reserve Bank of India's decision to keep lending rates unchanged showed the gap between government and the central bank.
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Holding parleys across the political spectrum on the presidential poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) core group is scheduled to meet Monday night to discuss the election and whether it should pit a candidate of its own, a party leader said.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Two traumatised sisters rescued from in their house here were shocked by their father's death 10 years ago and a chain snatching incident involving one of them six years ago, a neighbour said Saturday.
In shocking incidents in the Capital, Delhi Police have rescued two sisters who have locked up themselves for several months.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Locked up inside their home and unfed for months together, two sisters were rescued from their north Delhi apartment Saturday, police officials said.
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday took potshots at the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre for its failure to boost economic investment in the country.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Sahaja Yoga founded by Mata Nirmala Devi, that is gaining greater acceptance worldwide for calming the mind and busting stress, contributes to promoting mental and physical health, according to a new study conducted in Australia.
New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): CPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Monday made it clear that his political outfit was not bound to support the candidate, whose name would be suggested by the ruling Congress Party for the presidential post.
Shimla, June 11 (ANI): Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Monday pitched for former President of India Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to be reconsidered for the coveted post.
New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): As the suspense over the presidential candidate intensifies, the ruling Congress Party and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday made it absolutely clear that they would come up with a suitable name following due consultations and at an appropriate time.
Raipur, June 6 (IANS) With only a few minor level Maoists released from jail by the Chhattisgarh government so far, the fate of the peace process initiated during negotiations for last month's release of abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon hangs in balance.
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Congress welcomed the Rs.2 per litre cut in petrol prices announced by oil companies Saturday but denied it was a rollback, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejected the move and demanded a complete withdrawal of the Rs.6.28 per litre hike announced May 23.
New Delhi, May 30 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman has criticized the Delhi Government for increasing the price of CNG (compressed natural gas), while decreasing taxes on petrol in its annual state budget.
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticized congress led government for the religion based reservation and described it as a exercise of fooling to the minorities on the name of reservation
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A day after Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed sub-quota in jobs on religious grounds, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday slammed the Congress led-central government for "fooling" minorities in the name of reservations.
Raigad (Maharashtra), May 28 (IANS) A total of 27 people were killed, including six children below 14 years, while on their way back from a wedding and 29 injured as a speeding truck hit two stationary mini-buses on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway early Monday, officials said.
Mumbai, May 25 (ANI): Sushma Swaraj and Lal Krishna Advani were the most notable absentees from Bhartiya Janata Party's (BJP) customary public meeting that followed the two-day National Executive here, fanning speculations of a growing rift within the party.
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj will not attend the key party rally in Mumbai Friday evening due to prior engagements, party leaders said, denying that their absence was due to any discontent.
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj will not attend the key party rally in Mumbai Friday evening due to prior engagements, party leaders said, denying that their absence was due to any discontent.
