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BJP General Secretary P Muralidhar Rao (PTI)

BJP leader Rao says Brahmins, Baniyas are in his pockets; Congress seeks apology

Rao, in-charge of Madhya Pradesh, came under attack from the Congress which sought an apology from the BJP leader

09 Nov 2021 10:16 AM

Karnataka strongman B S Yediyurappa. (ANI Photo)

AA Edit | How can BJP pick a CM and not irk Yediyurappa?

The BJP has to keep these circumstances in mind though it has had to ease out the Lingayat leader on account of his age

28 Jul 2021 1:18 AM

District president of Budgam BJP Abdul Hamid Najar was shot at by terrorists on Sunday succumbed to his injuries. (PTI Photo)

Another BJP leader killed by terrorists in J&K's Budgam, party leaders tender resignations

Hours after Abdul Hamid Najar was shot by militants, four BJP leaders in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam resigned from the party on Sunday

10 Aug 2020 10:53 AM

Poll code Violation: NBW against Jaya Prada

The case was filed during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

07 Mar 2020 12:53 PM

The charges against Chinmayanand carry a punishment of five to 10 years in jail and a fine. A rape charge would have meant a seven-year jail term, extending to a life term. (Photo: PTI)

Bail pleas dismissed for Chinmayanand, law student who accused him of rape

The law student was arrested last week for allegedly trying to extort a sum of Rs 5 crore from Chinmayanand and is also in jail.

30 Sep 2019 8:46 PM

ources said the SIT also booked the woman on charges of causing disappearance of evidence. (Photo: PTI)

Chinmayanand case: Woman, SIT leave for Allahabad for hearing on Monday

The student and her three friends were booked for extortion by the SIT.

22 Sep 2019 7:39 PM

The woman said she told the probe team about a young BA-LLB student who was also being tortured and had confided in her about her harassment. (Photo: File)

Evidence removed: UP student after taken to Chinmayanand's home

The woman was asked by the SIT to submit whatever evidence she had against the former Union minister.

14 Sep 2019 6:13 PM

A poster of BJP national secretary R.P. Singh.

BJP leader abuses party worker, audio goes viral

The BJP worker told this newspaper that the office-bearer is a father figure to him.

05 Sep 2019 6:35 AM

Roy, the former number two of Mamata Banerjee, had a fall out in 2015 when his name came up in Saradha scam as well as in Narada sting operation. (Photo: PTI/File)

Narada sting tapes case: CBI grills Mukul Roy for two hours

He was suspended from the party for six years, following which, he had resigned from Trinamool Congress in September 2017.

28 Aug 2019 8:45 PM

Bollywood mourns Sushma Swaraj's demise. (Photo: Instagram)

RIP Sushma Swaraj: Parineeti to Swara, Bollywood mourns death of ex-foreign minister

Swaraj was admitted to the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday following a deterioration in her health.

07 Aug 2019 10:41 AM

Another MP BJP leader thrashes officer with bat

A video catching the NAC chairman and his followers assaulting the civic body officer mercilessly with batons on Friday went viral.

29 Jun 2019 7:15 AM

'It would be good if Owaisi Sahab speaks before due consideration. No one has called him a tenant. But if he talks about the share, it was given to them (Muslims) in 1947. Now, the matter is over,' BJP leader Madhav Bhandari said. (Photo: ANI)

Muslims got their share during partition, says Maharashtra BJP leader

The statement came in response to AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's statement about Muslims not being tenants in India.

02 Jun 2019 1:31 PM

Police said that Mir sustained serious bullet injuries in the chest and abdomen and was rushed to a local hospital. (Photo: Representational)

BJP leader shot dead by terrorists in South Kashmir

National Conference leader and former Chief Minister of the state, Omar Abdullah condemned the killing.

05 May 2019 8:23 AM

Meanwhile, the deceased's family has alleged that Karotiya was given police patronage at the behest of a former BJP MLA. (Representational Image)

5 men kill woman in plot inspired by ‘Drishyam’; bury dog to mislead probe

BJP leader, his 3 sons and a associate were arrested for allegedly killing 22-year-old woman two years ago.

13 Jan 2019 1:24 PM

The party tried hard to persuade the rebel leaders to withdraw their nominations and took disciplinary action against them when they did pay no heed to party’s dictate.

BJP expels 54 rebel MP leaders over nominations

The former ministers who were expelled from the party were Sartaj Singh, Ramkrishna Kusumaria and K.L. Agrawal.

16 Nov 2018 7:04 AM

Gunvant Patidar, a local BJP leader and vice-president of Mandsaur zilla parishad in Madhya Pradesh, has resigned from the party. (Representational image)

BJP leader resigns from party over police ‘harassment’

He was earlier sentenced to five years imprisonment by a local court after being convicted of opium smuggling.

24 Oct 2018 1:58 AM

Yadav, a small-time Bhojpuri movie actor, had joined the BJP recently. (Representational image)

BJP leader arrested for sexual assault in Bihar

The secretary of an NGO run by Baban Yadav had filed an FIR for assault and rape following which Yadav was expelled from the BJP.

16 Aug 2018 9:15 AM

Lal Singh accused Kashmir-based rulers of discriminating with the Jammu region over the past seven decades and said his recently launched outfit called 'Dogra Svabhiman Sangathan' would fight to restore the pride of Dogra community. (Photo: File)

People in Jammu nationalists to core unlike Kashmiris, says BJP leader

Lal Singh said Kashmir-based leaders have ruled state for last 70 years and now it's time for the people of Jammu region to come to power.

13 Aug 2018 6:02 PM

The BJP leader said if the court fails to grant capital punishment to the accused, he will give Rs 5 lakh to anybody who beheads the accused. (Photo: ANI)

BJP leader offers bounty to behead Mandsaur rape accused

BJP leader Sanjeev Mishra announced a bounty of Rs 5 lakh for beheading Mandsaur rape accused.

01 Jul 2018 8:54 PM

BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh drew flak from the media as well as political parties in J&K. (Photo: PTI)

BJP leader threatens Kashmiri journalists, tells them to draw the line

Referring to journalist Shujaat Bukhari's murder, BJP's Lal Singh said, “It’s better to control yourself before the situation gets worse."

23 Jun 2018 8:17 PM

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