Gandhinagar: A court in Gujarat’s Bharuch district on Thursday sentenced a 24-year-old youth to death for raping and murdering a four-year-old boy. Judge S. Dave found Shambhu Padhiyar of Pilundra village guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. In April 2016, Padhiyar lured the boy away with an[Read More…]
Tag: Gujarat
Three held for Surat rape, murder
Gandhinagar: Three persons, including the main perpetrator, involved in the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Surat have been arrested, the Gujarat government said on Friday. Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja told the media here that Gujarat Police arrested the key perpetrator from a village in[Read More…]
Dalit man killed in Gujarat for keeping, riding horse
Bhavnagar: A Dalit man was killed in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district by some higher-caste persons for keeping and riding a horse, police said. Even as area residents claimed that tension prevailed in Timbi village in Umrala tehsil, police said three suspects have been detained from a nearby village and sought the help[Read More…]
BJP announces candidates for RS polls, Jaitley shifted to UP from Gujarat
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday renominated to Rajya Sabha all the eight union ministers including Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar. Apart from the ministers, the party also renominated its general secretary and key strategist Bhupender Yadav from Rajasthan. While Jaitley[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha – Current Composition & Upcoming Polls
Our Constitution has laid down the maximum strength of Rajyasabha as 250 under Article 80. In this, 238 can be representatives of States & 2 UTs namely NCT of Delhi and Puducherry and Rest 12 can be nominated Members. The present strength of Rajya Sabha, however, is 245, out of[Read More…]
Creating 75 lakh jobs impossible, simultaneous polls a jumla: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Picking holes with the latest Economic Survey tabled in Parliament, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Tuesday said that the Narendra Modi government’s claim to be able to create 75 lakh jobs by March is “outrageous” as it is “simply not possible” in India’s context. The Congress leader[Read More…]
Vijay Rupani takes oath as chief minister of Gujarat
Vijay Rupani on Tuesday took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second stint after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the state assembly elections for the sixth time in a row. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah, along with other key leaders of the[Read More…]
Why now more than ever do we need a secular India?
Indian democracy has been unique in encompassing the plurality of religion, giving freedom to practice religion, recognising it as an essential part of Indian psyche and yet never declaring a state religion. The nation’s constitution-makers took care to adopt the term to plural and multicultural Indian sensibilities. Our secularism is[Read More…]
Ignore Rahul Gandhi, strengthen the party: PM Modi tells BJP
Upbeat over the BJP’s win in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked party MPs not to get distracted by Rahul Gandhi questioning his (Modi’s) credibility and told them to strengthen the organisation at the grassroots by promoting young leaders for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Addressing the BJP[Read More…]
Vijay Rupani, Nitin Patel may continue as Gujarat CM, Deputy CM
Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel are widely expected to continue as Gujarat’s Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister after the BJP retained power in keenly fought elections but some others are said to be eyeing the top post. Among those wanting to take Rupani’s place are ministers from Gujarat in[Read More…]
Rejuvenated Rahul took battle to heart of BJP bastion in Gujarat
On the 13th day of the Mahabharata war, Dronacharya organised the Kaurava army into a “chakravyuh” formation to challenge the Pandavas. With the great warrior Arjuna away, there was none among the Pandavas who could counter this. Then came Abhimanyu, Arjuna’s son who knew how to break the “chakravyuh” (labyrinth)[Read More…]
NOTA gets 2.5 times more votes than AAP in Gujarat
NOTA (None of the Above) option got 2.5 times more votes than the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the 29 seats that the party contested in Gujarat, according to an election result analysis by IANS. The NOTA is an option in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and by registering a[Read More…]
AAP loses all seats in Gujarat, asks why VVPAT slips not counted
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which lost all 29 seats it contested in the Gujarat Assembly elections questioned why VVPAT slips were not being counted and said that the BJP will be “exposed soon”. AAP Delhi MLA and Chief Spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj told IANS that the BJP was[Read More…]
BJP brought down to its knees in Gujarat, will impact other state polls: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said it has brought the BJP “to its knees” by restricting it to less than 100 seats in Gujarat, and that the election results will have an impact in upcoming polls in other states, including BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The Congress also termed the[Read More…]
Most Congress turncoats lose, prominent party leaders trounced
Ahmedabad: Four of the six Congress turncoat legislators in Gujarat who had bagged BJP tickets lost at the hustings, while some of the Congress’ prominent state leaders, including Shaktisinh Gohil and Arjun Modhvadia, lost. Of the Congress turncoats, Tejashree Patel lost from Viramgam by about 6,500 votes to Lakhabhai Bharwad; Mansinh[Read More…]
Gujarat, Himachal results prove there is no substitute to BJP in India: Vasundhara
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Monday congratulated the people of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh for “choosing development”, as the BJP was poised to win assembly elections in both states. She said by voting in favor of BJP, the people of the two states have “proved” that they want development.[Read More…]
Gujarat victory shows Modi’s connect with people: Manohar Parrikar
The victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat shows the strength of the connect between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of his home state, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said here on Monday. “The victory shows the strength of the connect between the Prime Minister and[Read More…]
Jo jeeta wohi sikandar: Smriti Irani on BJP’s poll showing
The winner is king, Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani said on Monday as the BJP was set for victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. “It is a matter of happiness for us. This is the victory of development,” Irani said as election trends and results showed the BJP poised[Read More…]
Gujarat trends are heartening: Shashi Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that the trends emerging from vote counting in Gujarat are heartening as the party is showing a much-improved performance compared to the last assembly elections. “The Congress is leading on some 75 seats which is good. This is twice better than the last[Read More…]
Gujarat results would have been ‘different’ if Congress aligned with NCP: Praful Patel
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel on Monday said the Gujarat results could have “been different” if the Congress had aligned with his party. “If they (Congress) would have formed an alliance with the NCP, then it would have been fruitful, and things could have been different,” Patel told[Read More…]
Mumbai: 10 killed in shop blaze, half a dozen trapped
At least 10 persons were killed and another half a dozen trapped in a major fire that engulfed a shop in Andheri east area on Monday. According to the BMC Disaster Control, the blaze was reported in the Bhanu Farsan shop on Khairani Raod, near Laxmi Narayan Temple of Sakinaka,[Read More…]
After early hiccups, BJP set to retain power in Gujarat
The ruling BJP was on Monday set to retain power in Gujarat, with its candidates on the victory lap in 104 of the 182 seats as the Congress again settled for the second place but with an improved showing. After surprisingly leading over the Bharatiya Janata Party at one point[Read More…]
If Gujarat exit polls right, BJP has manipulated EVMs: AAP
Even as various exit polls predicted BJP victory in the Gujarat assembly elections, the AAP on Friday questioned these but said if results on December 18 indeed tallied with the predictions the BJP must have manipulated the EVMs. “There were massive crowds at rallies of Patidar leader Hardik Patel. BJP[Read More…]
Exit polls done under BJP pressure, totally wrong: Congress
Rubbishing the exit polls which predicted a clean sweep for the BJP in both the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, the Congress on Thursday said they were done under pressure from the BJP and were “absolutely wrong”. “Exit poll came in Bihar, Goa, Punjab and Delhi as well. This[Read More…]
Congress known for breaking guidelines on constitutional bodies: BJP
As the Congress on Thursday accused the Election Commission of becoming a “captive puppet” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hands, the BJP hit back and said the opposition party was “known for breaking guidelines on constitutional bodies”. The Congress had dubbed the Election Commission a captive puppet and accused Modi[Read More…]