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CBI interrogates Amit Shah in Sabarmati Jail

CBI interrogates Amit Shah in Sabarmati Jail

July 28, 2010 | Comments (0)

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) interrogated Amit Shah in Sabarmati jail, Ahmedabad today after abiding by the court’s order. Amit Shah is a former Gujarat minister, associated with the BJP. He is the prime suspect for kidnapping and killing of Shohrabuddin Sheikh in a staged encounter. Shohrabuddin Sheikh was an extortionist; his operations were [...]

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Varun Gandhi out from BJP campaign list!

Varun Gandhi out from BJP campaign list!

September 30, 2009 | Comments (1)

New Delhi: Varun Gandhi would not campaigning in any of the three poll-bound states of Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunchal Pradesh. He was the one who caused the party considerable unease in the Lok Sabha polls with his Pilibhit speech. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, will be to addressing rallies in Maharashtra and Haryana, as per [...]

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Gopinath Munde’s daughter fielded from Parli Assembly constituency

Gopinath Munde’s daughter fielded from Parli Assembly constituency

September 22, 2009 | Comments (0)

Mumbai: BJP leader Gopinathi Munde’s daughter Pankaja Munde Palve has been fielded from Parli Assembly constituency. In the party’s second list of 20 candidates, Pankaja’s name has been flashed. Pankaja was the campaign manager for her father when he successfully fought the Lok Sabha polls from Beed. The name of Poonam Mahajan, daughter of the [...]

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Congress losing to BJP?

Congress losing to BJP?

September 15, 2009 | Comments (0)

With the loss of one of its seat to BJP in Madhya Pradesh and securing a majority in the assembly, Congress could only manage to win two seats in Gujarat. The party, however, retained its seat in Andhra Pradesh. The loss of seat in Gujarat would have been a major turnoff for Congress since Rahul [...]

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BJP’s attempt for “stability”: Hopes on Advani

BJP’s attempt for “stability”: Hopes on Advani

September 5, 2009 | Comments (0)

New Delhi: With its loss of power since 2004, BJP is banking on Mr. L K Advani to bring in some stability during the party’s transition. Mr Advani has indicated that the central leaders will also be consulted to go ahead with the succession plan following the end of the tenure of BJP President Rajnath [...]

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Gujarat High Court lifts Jinnah book ban

Gujarat High Court lifts Jinnah book ban

September 4, 2009 | Comments (0)

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has ordered the government to lift the ban on a controversial book on Pakistan’s founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah. The court said the government had not “applied its mind” to arrive at the opinion that the book was “against national interest” and would affect public peace. The book was written by [...]

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One week’s time granted to resign for Sudhakar

One week’s time granted to resign for Sudhakar

September 2, 2009 | Comments (1)

Bangalore: One week’s time has been granted by CM BS Yeddyurappa to Minister for Social Welfare D Sudhakar, to resign from the state cabinet. Allegedly, Sudhakar has been the second accussed of cheating in bank case involving amount of 7 crores. The CBI filed a chargesheet against him and since then he has been under [...]

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Rajnath tries his hand for BJP unity

Rajnath tries his hand for BJP unity

September 2, 2009 | Comments (0)

New Delhi: Recently many factors affected BJP’s harmony and unity, and hence Rajnath Singh is trying his best to maintain the party in unity by all means. On Tuesday, over lunch, issues were to be discussed by Singh with the opposing parties for the upcoming Assembly elections. This meeting was not favored by his opponents; [...]

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BJP Parliamentary Board expels Jaswant Singh from the party

BJP Parliamentary Board expels Jaswant Singh from the party

August 19, 2009 | Comments (0)

Jaswant Singh on Wednesday fell a victim for praising Pakistan founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah when the BJP summarily expelled him from the party, a decision that left him “hurt” and “saddened” but he will not appeal against or seek a review of. The decision to expel Singh, a Lok Sabha member and a former Union [...]

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Mamata only shadow-boxing with Left: BJP

Mamata only shadow-boxing with Left: BJP

May 4, 2009 | Comments (0)

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday accused Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee of indulging in shadow-boxing against West Bengal’s ruling Left Front in the company of the Congress. Referring to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s media interviews in which he has said that the Congress was open to a post-poll alliance with the Left, BJP national [...]

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