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New Delhi, Apr 20: BJP today distanced itself from its Bihar leader Giriraj Singh's 'back Narendra Modi or go to Pakistan' remark with the party saying that he has been conveyed the "displeasure" of the top brass and asked to refrain from stoking any further row. Singh had said in an election meeting in Jharkhand yesterday that those opposing Modi will have to go to Pakistan after elections

On Board Special Flight, Apr 20: Only Narendra Modi will be the Prime Minister of an NDA government irrespective of its tally in the new Lok Sabha, BJP President Rajnath Singh made it clear today. "Modi will be the Prime Minister of NDA government under any circumstances," he said in an interview on board his chartered campaign aircraft. The BJP leader's categorical assertion came in response to a

New Delhi, Apr 20: Kerala’s Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, estimated to be home for assets worth Rs 1 lakh crore, has been found to be marred with “frequent instances of sexual harassment” within its premises by the Supreme Court appointed amicus curiae, who also discovered systematic pilferage from its treasure trove. In his final report, senior advocate Gopal Subramaniam pointed out that during

Varanasi, Apr 20: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal taunted his BJP rival and party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday saying if he hadn't been seen before the polls, people of Varanasi would not see him after. Kejriwal was speaking at a public rally in Ramnagar city in the district. The sarcasm may have hurt BJP supporters since Modi has not been to the city even

Godda, Jharkhand, Apr 19: In remarks that are bound to create a big political storm, a BJP leader from Bihar suggested at a rally today that those who oppose his party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will have "no place in India" after the results of the general election are announced. "Those who want to stop Narendra Modi(from becoming prime minister) are looking towards Pakistan. In

New Delhi, Apr 19: Chargesheet filed against Bhatkal, Asadullah AkhtarIndian Mujahideen (IM) co—founder Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar were today chargesheeted by the Delhi Police in connection with the September 2010 Jama Masjid terror attack case in which two Taiwanese tourists had sustained bullet injuries. The Special Cell of the Delhi Police filed its final report before

Nagaon, Apr 19: Giving away farm land at throwaway prices to an industrialist who made enormous profits selling it was the much touted Gujarat model of Narendra Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi alleged on Saturday. “Modi sahab talks about his Gujarat model. What has he done? He deprived the poor farmers of their land to give away 35,000 acre of agricultural land to industrialist Adani at

Patna, Apr 19: Amidst controversy over the BJP raking up Article 370 during the Lok Sabha polls, its former president Nitin Gadkari on Saturday clarified that it was an old issue for the party that was included in the BJP manifesto and not that of the National Democratic Alliance. “Article 370 has been in our agenda and BJP will take a decision over it when it comes to power in full strength on

New Delhi, Apr 18: Pushed on to the backfoot by a belligerent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaign, a section of Congress leaders claims that the party goofed up on its communications strategy, particularly on dealing with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. It was only as the country went to polls on April 7 that the top Congress leadership started sharp attacks on Modi, the BJP’s prime

Srinagar, Apr 19: The Jamaat-e-Islami of Kashmir has categorically denied the claims of prominent separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani that one of the leaders of Jamaat met a representative of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. BJP too has denied having sent any emissaries to Geelani or any other separatist leader for arranging a meeting with Modi or to get a commitment for