Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is all set to hold a closed door meeting with the top 25-30 executives of information technology and telecom companies here Friday during which they will deliberate on the challenges facing the industry. The list of prominent participants in the meeting include Google, IBM, Nokia, Airtel, Vodafone, […]
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday took a potshot at the media, accusing it of being obsessed with the politics in Delhi. Lauding Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar for his “simplicity”, Modi said Parrikar would have been the apple of the eye had he been a part of Delhi’s political scene. “Imagine if Parrikar […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken two vows — one, that he will never leave the Congress, and the second, that he will never speak when it matters, BJP president Rajnath Singh said here Sunday. Rajnath Singh was speaking at a Bharatiya Janata Party rally on the outskirts of Panaji. Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi […]
Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi may be shown black flags on his arrival in Goa for a rally Jan 12. Over 1,000 displaced workers from Goa’s biggest mining company Sesa Goa would line up on roads leading to the rally venue with black flags. “The Goa government has let us down,” a […]
The BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday said the prime minister’s statement that there is no need to despair and good times lie ahead would certainly come true in the next few months – referring to the general elections. Modi, during his speech at the 12 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the largest gathering of Indian […]
A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said it will be “disastrous for the country” to have Narendra Modi at the helm, veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh Saturday criticised him for his “uncharacteristically sharp” remarks. “The language which he employed was uncharacteristically sharp. I am saddened by it,” Jaswant Singh said on the sidelines of […]
The Congress and the government Tuesday scotched rumours that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would announce his resignation Friday to make way for party vice president Rahul Gandhi. Meanwhile, both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) termed it dynastic politics. Television channels, quoting sources, said the prime minister is likely to […]
Declining to comment on the prospect of the BJP’s Narendra Modi becoming the prime minister, outgoing Pakistan High Commissioner Salman Bashir Monday said any regime change in India would not affect bilateral ties. “We respect every leader, every political party, and it being India’s internal matter, we don’t have an opinion on that. The common […]