Ex-PM Manmohan Singh helped Vijay Mallya, says BJP

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh helped tycoon Vijay Mallya get loans, the BJP said today, citing letters that have been reported in the media. The BJP cited a report that said the UPA government facilitated loans to Mallya after...

Fadnavis will be ‘sent home’ if he keeps slamming us: Shiv Sena

Mumbai/Nagpur: Upping the ante against its ally BJP, Shiv Sena today said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be "sent home" if he continues to level charges against it in the run up to the local body polls. The remarks from the...

Cannot ‘extort money’ holding saffron flag, Fadnavis tells Shiv Sena

Mumbai/Nagpur: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday hit back at Shiv Sena accusing it of corruption and carrying out “extortion holding saffron flag in hand”. By publicly talking about Shiv Sena’s extortion, Fadnavis indicated that the Bharatiya Janata Party...

M G Vaidya takes a dig at Shiv Sena for ending alliance

Nagpur: RSS ideologue M G Vaidya took a potshot at Shiv Sena for its decision to end alliance with BJP civic polls across the state. “How come after being in power for 25 years it has realized that alliance has...

दोहरी भूमिका अपनाती है शिवसेना: देवेंद्र फडणवीस

मुंबई: मुख्यमंत्री देवेंद्र फडणवीस ने गोरेगांव में आयोजित विजय संकल्प सभा को संबोधित करते हुए कहा की, छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज का नाम सभा में लेना और सभा के बाद महाराज के नाम हफ्ता वसूलना जैसी दोहरी भूमिका शिवसेना अपनाती है, जबकि...

Sena feels “wasted” quarter century in alliance with BJP

Mumbai: After deciding to go it alone in civic polls in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena today unleashed a stinging attack on BJP, saying it feels it had wasted a quarter century by being in an alliance with the saffron party for...

Shiv Sena boycotts pre-budget meeting

Mumbai/Nagpur: Shiv Sena MPs will not attend a pre-budget meeting which is to be chaired by CM Devendra Fadnavis today. Ending days of suspense over the possibility of a tie-up with the Bharatiya Janata Party for civic polls in Mumbai and...

सेना को मुंबई तो भाजपा को नागपुर में गठबंधन की दरकार नहीं

नागपुर: मनपा चुनाव हेतु भाजपा और शिवसेना की युति की संभावना लगभग ख़त्म हो गयी है। मुंबई में सेना सक्षम है। नागपुर में भाजपा को युति की जरुरत नहीं है। शिवसेना अध्यक्ष उद्धव ठाकरे ने किसी के सामने न झुकने...

भाजपा ने सरकारी दफ्तरों से धार्मिक फोटो हटाने का आदेश दिया तो शिवसेना भड़क गयी

नागपुर: महाराष्ट्र की भारतीय जनता पार्टी सरकार के एक आदेश के चलते फिर से भाजपा और शिवसेना में ठन गयी है। हालाँकि शिवसेना राज्य सरकार में भागीदार है, लेकिन जब-तब प्रदेश सरकार के फैसलों का विरोध कर अपनी विरोधाभासों को...

State orders removal of photos of gods, religious figures from offices, schools

Nagpur: In a controversial move, Maharashtra Government has ordered removal of photos of gods and religious figures from all government offices and state-run educational institutions with immediate effect. A circular issued by General Administration Department and Rural Development Department in...

SP faked rift; minorities must vote for BSP to check BJP: Mayawati

Lucknow: Once again asking the minorities to vote for her party, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has said that this is the only way to check the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming state elections. Targeting the Samajwadi Party, she said...

Congress veteran ND Tiwari, son join BJP ahead of Uttarakhand polls

Uttarakhand: Senior Congress leader from Uttarakhand Narayan Dutt Tiwari on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, giving it a big boost ahead of the assembly election in the hill state. Tiwari’s son Rohit Shekhar too joined the BJP in Delhi in...

‘Weak’ SP teaming up with ‘desperate’ Congress will never work out: BJP

New Delhi: With the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) heading steadily towards a possible alliance ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday asserted that the entire development reeked of sheer desperation...

Bonhomie over? Nitish attacks BJP, trashes demand to postpone human chain

New Delhi: Amidst speculation of growing bonhomie with the BJP, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today attacked the party while rejecting its Bihar unit's demand of postponing the human chain programme scheduled for January 21 in the wake of Patna boat...

Sasikala’s AIADMK prefers Cong, not BJP, as ally

Chennai: In a post-Jayalalithaa era, the question being asked is whether the AIADMK will ally with the BJP. J Jayalalithaa was just six months into her sixth term as chief minister of Tamil Nadu, when her untimely death last month...

Actor Arjun Rampal to campaign for BJP

Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal today met senior BJP leaders at the party headquarters here and is expected to campaign for it in assembly elections in five states. Actor Jackie Shroff is also likely to campaign for the party. Rampal, a model turned...

मनपा चुनाव : सिर्फ साक्षात्कार में सफल होने से ही नहीं मिलेगी टिकिट

नागपुर: महानगर पालिका चुनाव में उम्मीदवारी की हसरत लिए पार्टी के लिए जी जान लगाने वाले कार्यकर्त्ता साक्षात्कार जरूर दे रहे हो पर सिर्फ इतना भर करने से उनकी दावेदारी पक्की हो ही जाएगी ऐसा भी नहीं है। काँग्रेस और...

महापौर, स्थाई समिति अध्यक्ष और नेता सत्तापक्ष ने दिए साक्षात्कार

नागपुर : मनपा चुनाव में भाजपा की टिकिट माँगने वाले कार्यकर्ताओं का साक्षात्कार पार्टी कार्यालय में शुरू है। आज प्रभाग 16,17,18,19, 20 के लिए साक्षात्कार लिए गए। इन चार प्रभागों के लिए 500 से ज्यादा कार्यकर्ताओं ने टिकिट के आवेदन किया...

‘Lotus’ blossoms in CM’s home district but Bawankule bites dust in Kamptee

• BJP wins President’s post in five Nagar Parishads.
• Party scores victory in Ramtek for first time.
• Congress strongman jolted in Saoner as BJP wrests power.

BJP retains power in Gondia Nagar Parishad

File Pic Gondia/Nagpur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained power in Gondia Nagar Parishad by winning the post of President. Party’s Ashok Ingle romped home by over 5000 votes. The outgoing President Kashish Jaiswal also belonged to BJP. In the 42-member Gondia...