Lalu Yadav-Mohammad Shahabuddin tape: BJP says democracy strangled in Bihar, asks Nitish Kumar to explain

Patna: After an English news channel played a recorded conversation into the working relationship between Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and criminal-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday described it as a 'saddening day...

Mumbai: कॉंग्रेसप्रमाणे भाजपही कामात झिरो मतपेटीत हीरो; शिवसेना

मुंबई (Mumbai): एकेकाळी देशात आणि राज्यांतही प्रत्येक निवडणूक काँग्रेस पक्षच जिंकत असे. कामाच्या बाबतीत ‘झीरो’, पण मतपेटीत हीरो असाच काहीसा तो प्रकार होता. महाराष्ट्रात काही प्रमाणात तसे यश भारतीय जनता पक्षाला मिळताना दिसत आहे. केंद्रात श्री. मोदी व महाराष्ट्रात श्री....

Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Election Results 2017: BJP wrests power in Latur, Chandrapur; Congress bags Parbhani; NCP suffers big loss

Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made inroads in Congress’ bastion Latur and Chandrapur, winning municipal corporation elections in both the cities. Congress that suffered setback in Latur and Chandrapur municipal corporation elections wrested power from...

लातूर महापालिकेवर भाजपचा झेंडा

Representational Pic लातूर: संपूर्ण राज्याचं आणि देशभरातील काँग्रेसचं लक्ष लागलेल्या लातूर महानगरपालिकेवर भाजपचा झेंडा फडकला आहे. महानगरपालिकेच्या 70 जागांपैकी तब्बल 38 जागांवर विजय मिळवून भाजपने एकहाती सत्ता मिळवली आहे. तर सत्ताधारी काँग्रेसला 31 जागीच यश मिळवता आलं. राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस केवळ एका जागेवर...

शिवसेनेमुळेच भाजपला सुवर्णयुग दिसले: उद्धव ठाकरे

मुंबई: पार्लमेंट ते पंचायत सत्ता हा उपक्रम राबवताना शिवसेना आणि एनडीएतील घटक पक्षांच्या सहकार्यामुळेच भाजपला आजचे जे सुवर्णयुग अवतरले आहे. भाजपने घटक पक्षांचे योगदाना कधीही विसरू नये अशा थेट शब्दांत शिवसेना पक्षप्रमुख उद्धव ठाकरे यांनी भाजपला सुनावले आहे. ओडिशातील भुवनेश्वर...

Narayan Rane meets Amit Shah, Devendra Fadnavis in Ahmedabad as rumours of move to BJP grow

Mumbai: In a significant move, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Sources said the meeting was held to discuss an expansion of the state cabinet. Interestingly, senior Congress leader Narayan...

8-state bypolls: BJP leads in Delhi seat vacated by AAP, poor voting in J-K

New Delhi: Counting of votes for bypolls in 10 constituencies in eight states began at 8 am this morning. Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh results will be announced by noon. So far, the BJP is...

BJP’s ally in Goa wants complete ban on animal slaughter in the state

Goa: Headed to Goa for some beef bafad and a rave party? Heads up. The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, a part of the BJP-led coalition govt in Goa, seeks complete ban on cow slaughter in the state. MGP leader and State Minister Sudin...

‘Does Tarun Vijay think only BJP, RSS members are Indians’

New Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram today took a swipe at BJP leader Tarun Vijay for his remarks against south Indians, asking whether BJP-RSS members were the only Indians in the country. "When Tarun Vijay said 'we live with blacks', I...

BJP captures all 10 posts of Zone Chairpersons

Nagpur: In yet another sterling feat, Bharatiya Janata Party captured all the posts of Chairpersons in 10 Zones of Nagpur Municipal Corporation. Out of the 10 posts, the party candidates in nine zones were elected unopposed. And in the one...

Budgam deaths: BJP slams ‘double-faced’ separatists for misleading Valley’s youth

Budgam: Fueled by the recent violence in Budgam, which witnessed an encounter and incidents of stone pelting, in which three civilians were killed and 60 security personnel were injured, the BJP on Wednesday slammed the separatist leaders for their hypocrisy,...

भाजपा प्रधान ३८ प्रभागों में भाजपा का ३७वां स्थापन दिन मनाने का निर्णय

नागपुर: हर चुनाव में जीत का झंडी लहराने के बाज़ भाजपाइयों में जोशो उमंग देखने लायक है। ६ अप्रैल को पार्टी का ३७वां वर्षगांठ पूरे देश में पार्टी कार्यकर्ताओं के बीच मनाया जाएगा। नागपुर पार्टी भी पीछे नहीं रहनेवाली। मनपा...

Despite UP triumph RSS takes cautious view of note ban at its annual meet

The BJP has no left stone unturned to claim that demonetisation has been a roaring success, in terms of public appeal. It had even claimed results of civic elections in Maharashtra as a referendum on the note-ban. It is no...

Maharashtra: BJP wins ZP president post in 10 out of 25 districts

Mumbai : BJP candidates won the post of Zilla Parishad (ZP) president in 10 of the 25 districts where elections were held today, with NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena emerging winners on the rest. At some places, Congress and Shiv Sena,...

BJP makes more appointments in NMC

Nagpur: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday made more appointments in Nagpur Municipal Corporation. The Ruling Party Leader in the local body, following the directives of City BJP President Sudhakar Kohale, has appointed following Corporators to the posts:

• Mayatai Iwnate...

BJP re-nominates Bhushan Shingne as NIT Trustee

Nagpur: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has again nominated party Corporator from Prabhag 11 Bhushan Shingne as Trustee of Nagpur Improvement Trust. A formal announcement to this effect was made in the General Body Meeting, the first of new NMC...

Exit polls: BJP ahead in UP, U’khand, Goa, Manipur; Cong in Punjab

New Delhi: Voting in the month-long fiercely fought elections for five states ended yesterday. The results for the five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand -- will be declared on Saturday, March 11. Uttar Pradesh voted in seven...

Shiv Sena man is Mumbai mayor as BJP cedes control of BMC, richest civic body

Mumbai: Vishwanath Mahadeshwar was elected Mumbai's new mayor on Wednesday morning by a show of hands in which the BJP supported the Shiv Sena corporator, handing over control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Asia's richest civic body, to its...

BJP pulls out of Mumbai Mayor, Deputy Mayor’s race

Mumbai/Nagpur: After a lot of speculations and drama in Mumbai, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed on Saturday that Bharatiya Janata Party won’t put up a candidate for the post of Mayor or Deputy Mayor. The decision came after both Shiv...

मुंबई में होगा शिवसेना का मेयर, भाजपा ने कहा करेंगे समर्थन

मुंबई: मुंबई में भारतीय जनता पार्टी ने तय किया है कि हम मेयर पद का चुनाव नहीं लड़ेंगे। यह बात महाराष्ट्र के मुख्यमंत्री देवेंद्र फड़नवीस ने एक प्रेस वार्ता के दौरान कही। बता दें कि शनिवार को शाम 6 बजे...