http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:10:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/bjp-protest-march-in-bihar-ends-in-clashes-with-former-ally-jdu-882757.html#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:42:55 +0000 FP Politics http://www.firstpost.com/?p=882757 The BJP along with its leaders including Ravi Shankar Prasad were courting arrest to protest the JD(U) decision to split from the NDA as they say it amounts to a 'betrayal of the people of Bihar'.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/bjp-protest-march-in-bihar-ends-in-clashes-with-former-ally-jdu-882757.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi-visits-delhi-seeks-appointment-with-advani-882711.html#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:20:26 +0000 FP Politics http://www.firstpost.com/?p=882711 If the meeting does go ahead, it will be the first meeting between the two leaders since Modi's elevation and Advani's subsequent tendering - and withdrawing - of his resignation from all party posts.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi-visits-delhi-seeks-appointment-with-advani-882711.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/rahul-announces-akhilesh-govt-clears-land-for-hotel-institute-in-amethi-878117.html#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:14:39 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=878117 The UP government today paved way for the project and decided to give five acres of land from the tourism department for the project. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/rahul-announces-akhilesh-govt-clears-land-for-hotel-institute-in-amethi-878117.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/cabinet-rejig-ola-vyas-fernandes-and-rao-to-be-on-team-manmohan-876977.html#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:37:09 +0000 FP Politics http://www.firstpost.com/?p=876977 The appointment of the new ministers comes a day after a major reshuffle within the party that is preparing for upcoming national elections. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/cabinet-rejig-ola-vyas-fernandes-and-rao-to-be-on-team-manmohan-876977.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/nitish-kumar-sacks-all-bjp-ministers-in-bihar-cabinet-875171.html#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:52:37 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=875171 Nitish had told Governor DY Patil that he wanted all the ministers sacked as they had stopped attending office.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/nitish-kumar-sacks-all-bjp-ministers-in-bihar-cabinet-875171.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi-is-no-lalu-why-nitish-will-struggle-post-nda-split-875099.html#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 04:05:52 +0000 Sanjay Singh http://www.firstpost.com/?p=875099 However, one should keep in mind that the two political scenarios - the split with Lalu and the tiff with BJP - are entirely different in nature.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi-is-no-lalu-why-nitish-will-struggle-post-nda-split-875099.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/ajay-maken-steps-down-cabinet-reshuffle-likely-next-week-874301.html#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:16:54 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=874301 Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken has reportedly submitted his resignation from the cabinet to the Prime Minister and will now work for the party. A reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union Council of Ministers could take place next week.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/ajay-maken-steps-down-cabinet-reshuffle-likely-next-week-874301.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/cong-extends-olive-branch-says-jdu-is-secular-and-like-minded-party-874145.html#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:20:56 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=874145 Seeking to fish in troubled waters, Congress today extended an olive branch to JD(U) describing it as a "secular and like-minded party" on the eve of a possible decision by Nitish Kumar's party to snap ties with the BJP-led NDA.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/cong-extends-olive-branch-says-jdu-is-secular-and-like-minded-party-874145.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/sacked-minister-now-ncp-chief-wheres-your-sensitivity-mr-pawar-874049.html#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:04:42 +0000 Mahesh Vijapurkar http://www.firstpost.com/?p=874049 Sharad Pawar apparently thinks that the public mood against corruption is a non-issue and flagging of the issue by the middle class, doesn’t count.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/sacked-minister-now-ncp-chief-wheres-your-sensitivity-mr-pawar-874049.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/jdu-arm-twisting-bjp-on-modi-issue-rss-873979.html#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:21:10 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=873979 The RSS editorial in its mouthpiece Organiser, however, showered praise on the Gujarat chief minister. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/jdu-arm-twisting-bjp-on-modi-issue-rss-873979.html/feed 0