Advani continues to sulk, Rajnath says all is well
Mumbai: L K Advani on Saturday continued to sulk over the choice of Narendra Modi as BJP's prime ministerial candidate even as party leaders, including Rajnath Singh and Sushma Swaraj, met him in an apparent bid to mollify him and later denied that the party patriarch is upset. A day after he skipped the parliamentary board meeting which chose Modi as the party's PM candidate, Advani was closeted in his house.
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14 Naxals shot dead in Odisha encounter
Bhubaneswar: At least 14 Maoists, including a woman, were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in a forest in Odisha's Malkangiri district on Saturday. The area is close to Naxal-hit Chhattisgarh and the group that camped in the forest i
India against military intervention in Syria
New Delhi: India on Friday expressed deep concern over the conflict in Syria, saying world powers should not resort to any military intervention in that country. "India is deeply concerned at the ongoing conflict in Syria and is closely watching
BJP anoints Modi PM candidate, Advani disappointed
New Delhi: Narendra Modi, a staunch proponent of Hinduvta, was on Friday anointed BJP's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, ending months of suspense over his elevation amid stiff opposition by party patriarch L K Advani.
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Delhi gangrape: Hang all 4 convicts till death, rules court
New Delhi: Nine months after the horrific gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi triggered nationwide outrage, a special court on Friday sentenced all four convicts to death,, a verdict that was applauded across the nation.
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BJP set to ignore Advani, to anoint Modi as PM candidate on Friday
New Delhi: Despite stiff opposition by BJP patriarch L K Advani and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Narendra Modi will be declared as the party’s prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 polls on Friday, sources said. Advan
Kedarnath shrine opened after three months of devastation
Dehradun: The "kapat" (doors) of the Kedarnath shrine opened on Wednesday and proper "puja" was performed for the first time 86 days after heavy rains and floods devastated the region and left hundreds of people killed in Uttarakh
Christians upset at losing Christmas holidays to Ganeshotsav
Mumbai: Christians in Mumbai objected to the Maharashtra government's decision to cut holidays from the 10-day Christmas vacation and adjust these against the ongoing 10-day Ganeshotsav. In a memorandum to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and o
NaMo coronation: Advani still a stumbling block
New Delhi: L K Advani on Wednesday appeared to be a stumbling block for the BJP in finalising the name of Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate and hectic efforts were underway to convince him to give up his opposition. BJP president Rajna
