Modi hits out at UPA govt, compares it to ‘termites’
Against the backdrop of a growing chorus for making him the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today lashed out at the “commission-seeking” the Congress-led the UPA government which is destroying the nation like a termite and dubbed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a “night watchman” for the Gandhi family.
Pawar will be ready to become PM in case of a consensus: Patel
NCP chief Sharad Pawar will be certainly ready to become the Prime Minister if there is situation where there is a consensus on the issue, his party leader and Union minister Praful Patel has said.
We should work hard to present alternative to UPA: Modi
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, who is being projected by some in the BJP as its prime ministerial face for 2014 elections, today asked his party cadres to work hard to present an alternative to the UPA government.
Modi grabs limelight at BJP national council meet
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, projected by many within the BJP as the next prime ministerial candidate, today grabbed the limelight at the National Council meet here with party president Rajnath Singh lauding him for three consecutive victories in Assembly polls.
Major concerns in field of education need to be addressed: PM
Lamenting that standard of teachers in not up to the mark and learning outcomes are below expectations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said “major concerns” in the field of education need to be addressed.
Modi meets PM, seeks parity in gas pricing
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and expressed his unhappiness over the Centre’s refusal to provide gas to the state at the same price at which it is given to Mumbai and Delhi.
Handling inflation UPA’s shortcoming: PM
Admitting that handling inflation is a shortcoming of the UPA government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted that there was need to take “solid steps” to ease the situation on price rise especially this year.
Congress leaders want larger role for Rahul Gandhi
Amid talk that Rahul Gandhi will be given a larger responsibility, clamour for declaring the young leader as the Congress prime ministerial candidate grew louder in the party’s Chintan Shivir today.
Petro products, power, coal underpriced; need to hike rates:PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made a strong case for “phased” hike in prices of petroleum products, coal and power as they are “underpriced” warning that failure to control subsidies would lead to cut in plan expenditure.
PM not able to use authority, says Advani
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Saturday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not "been able to exercise all authority” by accepting the communist model of government under which party chief is more important than the government head.