Everything you need to know about Shivanand Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Shivanand Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Bihar's ruling coalition was set to come apart with BJP ministers refusing to attend a cabinet meeting called by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday and a senior JD-U leader declaring that a divorce was a mere formality.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) L.K. Advani's era is over and the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) would soon take a decision on its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party, JD-U leader Shivanand Tiwari said Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari today left on a four-day visit to Uzbekistan during which the two nations will discuss issues of cooperation in counter-terrorism, Afghanistan and development projects in the region will come up for discussion.
Lucknow, May 20 (IANS) A NRI, running a NGO here for HIV-AIDS afflicted, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his rented accomodation here Monday, police said.
New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Senior Janata Dal- United (JD-U) leader Shivanand Tiwari on Sunday in the wake of the spot-fixing saga in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) said cricket is no longer a sport, but a trade.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Members Monday sought more stringent laws following the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl here and asked the government to call an all-party meeting for the purpose, even as some parties pushed for the death penalty in such cases.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United began a meeting here Saturday amid signals that the party may not immediately press the BJP to declare a prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections, while maintaining its reservations over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
New Delhi, April 13 (ANI): Senior Janata Dal (United) (JD (U)) leader Shivanand Tiwari on Saturday said today's meet is purely a routine meet to discuss the present scenario of the party.
New Delhi, April 13 (ANI): Member of the Janata Dal (United) (JD (U)) Shivanand Tiwari on Saturday dismissed any aorta of speculation, of them deciding on the structure of their 2014 Lok Sabha polls saying, "It is a routine meeting and has nothing to do with the 2014 Lok Sabha polls."
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The issue of the alleged tapping of the phone of Rajya Sabha leader of opposition Arun Jaitley created a ruckus in the upper house Wednesday morning.
Allahabad, Feb. 3 (ANI): Taking on its core ally partner, the Janata Dal- United (JD-U), over the prime ministerial row, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said the holy men and saints of this country have every right to decide about who they want as the prime minister of the country, not the terrorists like Hafiz Saeed.
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Former union minister Yashwant Sinha Monday backed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP's prime ministerial candidate but the party said that a decision will come "at an appropriate time" and a key ally said they would comment when it was official.
Patna, Jan 28 (IANS) Ruling Janata Dal (United) party leaders in Bihar Monday said they would only react to the choice of prime ministerial candidate by the Bharatiya Janata Party once an official announcement was made by that party.
New Delhi, Jan. 28 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha on Monday said that declaring Narendra Modi as Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections would substantially benefit the party.
New Delhi, Jan. 8 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday lashed out at Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Shivanand Tiwari for comparing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat with Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi, saying his unsolicited statement would create a rift between the two alliance partners.
New Delhi, Jan. 7 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday lashed out at Janata Dal (United) leader Shivanand Tiwari for comparing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat to Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi, and asked the former's party chief, Sharad Yadav, to restrain these highly unwarranted and condemnable utterances.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Members in both houses of parliament Monday expressed pain and anguish at the horrific torture and gang-rape of a young woman in a moving bus in Delhi with Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde assuring a fast trial of the case as well as more measures to ensure safety of women.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha members Tuesday condemned the gang-rape of a young woman on a moving bus in Delhi, with several demanding capital punishment for rapists.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) leader Shivanand Tiwari on Friday called for an immediate change in the selection procedure of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Slogan-shouting members of the Samajwadi Party forced adjournment of the Rajya Sabha for the day Monday, minutes after Minister of State for Personnel V. Narayanasamy sought to move the bill to introduce quota in promotions.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) An uproar erupted in the Rajya Sabha Monday over reports of Wal-Mart lobbying in the US to open the way for foreign equity in retail in India, with the opposition alleging that bribery was involved in the operation. The issue forced three adjournments, the last one for the day.
Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): The United States has welcomed the decision of the Indian Parliament to allow FDI in multi-brand retail after the UPA Government won a vote in the Rajya Sabha to allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail by a margin of 14 (123 versus 109).
New Delhi, Dec.7 (ANI): Hours and minutes after the UPA Government won a vote in the Rajya Sabha to allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail by a margin of 14 (123 versus 109), leaders of the ruling combine and the opposition engaged in a verbal political joust that could leave the general public bemused, if not confused.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Upping the ante against the beleaguered Manmohan Singh government, the opposition NDA Tuesday decided to explore the possibility of a no?trust motion in the winter session of parliament in consultation with other political parties over its policy on foreign investment in retail sector.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Village headmens from Goa's mining belt Wednesday knocked the doors of the prime minister seeking "resumption of legal mining" in the state, saying as it has led to "unemployment". The Supreme court has banned mining in the state following a Rs.35,000 crore scam.
Patna, Sept 26 (ANI): An anti- encroachment drive, being carried out at the behest of the Supreme Court turned violent as the irate mob, protesting against the drive, burnt a government car, here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Sept 20 (ANI): Senior Janata Dal (United) leader Shivanand Tiwari on Thursday said the Centre's economic policies are being directed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Sidelining the all speculation regarding the resignation of PM in the Coal allocation is only BJP demand, JD (U) chief Sharad Yadav has reiterated that his party is with BJP in its protest over the issue.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav said Thursday that his party was with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner BJP in its protest over the coal allocation scam.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday alleged that the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has been exposed as mastermind of corruption.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The BJP Wednesday vowed to obstruct parliament till Prime Minister Manmohan Singh quit over faulty coal blocks allocation, in the worst showdown between the government and the main opposition in two years.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party launched a fresh attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday, differences appeared within the opposition, with BJP ally Janata Dal-United saying it was in favour of a discussion on the coal block allocations.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI): Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for demanding Dr. Manmohan Singh's resignation over the issue of coal block allocation, saying they should listen to the Prime Minister first before making any demand.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (ANI): Both Houses of Parliament were on Tuesday adjourned for the day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led opposition stalled proceedings over the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on coal block allocations and demanded Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's resignation.
Patna/ New Delhi, Aug 20 (ANI): Janata Dal -United (JD-U) on Monday reacted sharply over Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma's comment that inflation is beneficial for farmers.
Panaji, Aug 10 (IANS) After making a vocal case for sustainable mining, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's much-awaited draft mining policy appears to have turned its back on a crucial recommendation of a government committee on capping iron ore extraction.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The BJP and some other opposition parties Wednesday demanded immediate steps to complete fencing on India's border with Bangladesh to check infiltration.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The BJP and some other opposition parties Wednesday demanded immediate steps to complete fencing on India's border with Bangladesh to check illegal infiltration.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) A political storm has stirred up over Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L.K. Advani's blog post predicting a non-Congress, non-BJP prime minister after the next polls, with ally Shiv Sena terming it "demoralising" and another ally Janata Dal(United) (JD-U) welcoming it.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Praising BJP leader L.K. Advani for predicting that the next prime minister could be from neither the Congress nor his own party, the Janata Dal (United) Tuesday said Nitish Kumar is most eligible to become the country's prime minister.
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Clint FC got the better of Geostanne United 1-0 in a Third Division match of the Mumbai District Football Association League at the St. Xavier's ground here.
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Janata Dal-United leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday met NDA's vice-presidential candidate Jaswant Singh and expressed full support to him.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A meeting of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) here Sunday failed to decide on its presidential candidate, and said it will meet again. The Shiv Sena kept away.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A meeting of the opposition National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP Sunday failed to arrive at a decision on its presidential poll candidate, even as differences within the alliance came to the fore after the Shiv Sena did not attend the meet.
Patna, June 16 (ANI): Lawmaker and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday said that all political parties should unanimously elect Pranab Mukherjee as the next president of the country.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The BJP core group is meeting here Saturday to decide on supporting Finance Minister and Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee's candidature for the country's presidency.
Patna, June 16 (ANI): Janata Dal- United (JD-U) leader Shivanand Tiwari on Saturday said Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee should be elected to the President's post with consensus.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Conceding to public demand, India's defence ministry has begun amending century-old laws of the British era to accommodate the needs of present times when civilian populations around military establishments have grown exponentially.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A day after a cartoon featuring B.R. Ambedkar was withdrawn following uproar in the parliament, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Shivanand Tiwari Sunday said taking away "right to disagree" was harming democracy.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Congress seems to have taken a head-start over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presidential poll campaign as it deftly moves for a consensus among allies on probable candidates -- Finance Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari -- while the BJP is finding the going tough as its partners are yet to come on board.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) A plate of food and wine on the table is no longer mere gastronomy. It is high art of flavour, colour, textures, concepts, cultures, science and politics - everything that contemporary art has been experimenting with for the last decade.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were Friday adjourned till April 24 for the customary break in the budget session.
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) It was peace after war between ruling and opposition MPs Wednesday with both sides agreeing that the issues raised by army chief V.K. Singh in a letter to the prime minister should not become a matter of public debate.
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Opinions were divided Wednesday on the future of army chief V.K. Singh with the SP and the JD-U saying he should be sacked after his letter to the prime minister on shortage of ammunition in the forces came out in open but the BJP saying it did not support the demand.
New Delhi, Mar.28 (ANI): Leaders of the Samajwadi Party and the Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday said that army chief General V.K.Singh should be sacked for the media leak of his March 12 letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) It was peace after war between ruling and opposition MPs Wednesday with both sides agreeing that the issues raised by army chief V.K. Singh in a letter to the prime minister should not become a matter of public debate.
New Delhi, Mar 28 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday said that the media leak of Army Chief General VK Singh's March 12 letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has raised serious questions about the state of the country's armed forces.
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Rocked by the letter written by army chief Gen V.K. Singh to the prime minister, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice till 12 noon Wednesday even as Defence Minister A.K. Antony assured a response at 'an appropriate time'.
New Delhi, Mar.26 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Monday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Army Chief General V.K. Singh's claim that he had been offered a bribe of Rs.14 crore by an equipments lobbyist to sanction the purchase of 600 sub-standard vehicles.
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New Delhi, Apr 23 (ANI): Lawmakers belonging to opposition parties sought on Friday a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged financial irregularities in the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament.
Patna (Bihar), Mar 10 (ANI): The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) is most likely to split over the Women Reservation Bill with reports coming up that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may form a new party now.
Mumbai, Nov 20 (ANI): At least 25 people were hurt when Shiv Sena allegedly attacked the offices of IBN7 and IBN Lokmat, the Hindi and Marathi news channels of the IBN Network on Friday afternoon.
New Delhi, Nov.16 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday said the UPA Government is committed to developing the Indian Air Force into a dominant aerospace power.
Mumbai, Sep 30 (ANI): Mumbai police launched two speedboats to enhance coastal security.
New Delhi, May 30 (ANI): Resentful voices against Bharatiya Janata Party were heard at the Janata Dal (United)'s national executive meet which was held to discuss party's performance in recent Lok Sabha polls here.
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Saturday alleged that some state units of its key partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worked against the interests of their alliance and blamed the BJP's 'confusing' election campaign for its poll debacle.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday included two more former police officers in a special panel it constituted last year to probe crucial cases of the 2002 communal violence in Gujarat
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) They aren't quite pollsters, but astrologers are pundits for all seasons in India. And days before votes for the 15th Lok Sabha are counted May 16, they predict 'a hung house' and say the stars are shining for smaller parties.
Lucknow, May 6 (IANS) A team of doctors performed a marathon 12-hour surgery to remove a three-foot-long rod from a 60-year-old truck driver's chest, officials said Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday made overtures towards key National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ally Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and Third Front partner Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A 20-year-old man has duped many people and a private bank that had fired him due to the global economic downturn, police said Saturday, adding that he has been arrested along with his accomplice.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday blamed regional parties for the backwardness of several states, sparking an angry response from regional groupings which accused him of irresponsibility.
Ahmedabad, Dec 30 (ANI): Attracted by India's ancient art of physical and mental fitness, Yoga, foreigners are flocking to Ahmedabad in search of relaxation and rejuvenation.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora today said that as India imports over 75 per cent of its crude oil requirement, the international oil prices have a decisive role in the domestic pricing.
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