Move to withdraw pre-2005 notes "anti-poor": BJP

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 21:56

BJP on Thursday slammed the government`s decision to withdraw by March 31 all currency notes issued prior to 2005 and said that, instead of curbing black money, it had formulated an "anti-poor" move which would badly affect the illiterate and poor living in the remote areas of the country.

Congress, AAP in "synergy" on Kashmir: BJP

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 21:03

Against the backdrop of Prashant Bhushan`s comments on referendum on the presence of army in Kashmir, BJP charged AAP and Congress with speaking in "synergy".

Tejpal case: Police probe into Lekhi Twitter leak begins

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 13:43

Goa Police have started a preliminary investigation against Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi, accused of leaking the Tejpal rape case victim`s name on her Twitter handle.

BJP can’t take AAP’s support; it wanted to ally with Maulana Tauqeer: Meenakshi Lekhi

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 03:55

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi on Tuesday said her party cannot take support from the newly formed Aam Aadmi Party to form government in the national capital.

Petition to Goa Governor over Tejpal case

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 11:54

The probe into allegations of rape against Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal should be shifted from the Crime Branch and that BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi should be arrested, a petition submitted to the Goa Governor said.

After Lekhi leak, complaint against Madhu Kishwar

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:39

Like BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi, social activist Madhu Kishwar may attract the ire of the National Commission for Women (NCW), with a Congress-backed students union here accusing the latter of leaking the Tarun Tejpal rape victim`s name on Twitter.

Congress for stern action against Lekhi for revealing Tehelka victim`s surname

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 18:33

Congress women`s wing chief Shobha Oza on Saturday demanded stern action against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi, for revealing the surname of the victim of the sexual assault case involving formerTehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal on Twitter .

Tehelka case: NCW seeks reply from Lekhi for Twitter remark

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 18:10

The National Commission for Women on Saturday sought an explanation from BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi for revealing on Twitter the surname of the female journalist who had accused Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal of sexual assault.

NCW member accuses BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi of irresponsible behaviour

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 12:47

NCW member Shamina Shafiq on Saturday criticised BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi, for revealing the surname of the victim of the sexual assault case involving former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal on Twitter .

Arvind Kejriwal `forgives Nachiketa` who threw black ink on him

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 22:13

After high drama at Aaam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal`s press conference here in which an alleged Bharatiya Janata Party`s activist Nachiketa threw black ink on him, Kejriwal tweeted, "I forgive Nachiketa. I have no ill will against him."

Amit Shah snooping case: Attempts being made to malign a popular leader, says BJP

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 14:26

Bhartiya Janta Party on Sunday hit back on the allegations made against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi`s close aide Amit Shah for misusing his powers and snooping on a young woman in 2009.

Govt using CBI as a ‘private militia’: BJP

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 21:56

Alleging that the government is misusing CBI as a "private militia", BJP on Monday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s assurance that his dispensation will take all steps to ensure the agency`s legitimacy are "strange and hypocratic".