While the world’s democratic superpower was maintaining armslength from Narendra Modi (then Gujarat Chief Minister in 2012-13), Europe led by an European Union delegation in India was quietly engaging with the BJP leader nearly two years before the Lok Sabha elections. In fact, Ambassador Joao Cravinho, head of the EU delegation, led Ambassadors of various … Read more
BJP on Thursday reacted strongly to questions raised by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, based on reports in the international media. BJP said that some people were rattled by India’s growth outlook under the Modi government and were trying to malign the image of the country. BJP national spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam told ETthat India is … Read more
Bhopal: The opposition bloc INDIA was falling apart as its constituents are fighting each other, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Addressing public meetings in Gwalior (rural) and Bhojpur (Raisen) Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh, he asked the people to ensure the state “does not become the ATM of the Congress”. All Congress governments … Read more
Jaipur: Congress leaders Ram Gopal Bairwa and Ashok Tanwar joined the BJP here on Saturday, ahead of the November 25 Rajasthan assembly polls. While Bairwa is an ex-minister, Tanwar is a former MLA, who represented Chaksu in the state assembly. They along with some other people joined the BJP at the party’s media centre in … Read more
Some politicians in Uttar Pradesh are making much of the number 7 in the seven-phase assembly elections, saying the “auspicious” numeral will help them win. From invoking the ‘Saptarishi’ (Ursa Major) constellation, seven basic notes of Indian classical music to ‘saat phere’ (seven circumambulations) — parties give different reasons and logic to claim that they … Read more
