Ahmedabad, December 7: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not touched upon the sensitive ‘Hindutva’ agenda in its election manifesto for the forthcoming Gujarat Assembly, and has instead focussed on people’s problems like housing. The manifesto, which was released here Friday in the presence of senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, promises to make a Garibi […]
Modi confident BJP will win polls
Gujarat, December 16: Narendra Modi at a poll booth Sunday said the BJP would post a historic win in the Assembly elections and emerge victorious. Modi who was surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd of supporters had come to cast his vote in the capital city of Ahmedabad. The second and final phase of voting took […]
Now exit polls say Modi will scrape through
New Delhi, December 16: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to win the state Assembly elections that concluded Sunday, albeit with less seats compared to 2002, exit polls carried out by TV news channels predicted. Private news channel CNN-IBN projected 92 to 100 seats for the BJP, giving […]
‘Who is Manmohan?’: Modi fires fresh salvos at PM
Ahmedabad, December 13: With just three days left for the final phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls, the spat between Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi grew ugly Wednesday night, after the Chief Minister publicly taunted the Prime Minister for his ‘unfamiliarity’ among the masses. Modi also dared Singh to take action against Congressmen involved in […]
Pravin Mahajan guilty
MUMBAI: Dressed in a starched white kurta pyjama, Pravin Mahajan gingerly made his way to the dock on Monday when sessions judge Srihari Daware called out for him. He knew it was the day of judgment. Maintaining an impassive expression, he stood straight as the judge ran through the events on the morning of April […]
PCB asks BCCI to resolve Yousuf-ICL dispute
KARACHI, December 19: After promising legal assistance to Mohammed Yousuf in his dispute with the Indian Cricket League, the PCB has now asked BCCI to help resolve the matter to ensure his participation in the IPL. Yousuf has been barred by an Indian arbitration panel from playing in the Indian Premier League after ICL charged […]