Anurag Thakur: Politics in blood, administrator by nature
He is married to Shefali Thakur and has two sons named Jaiaditya and Udayveer, aged 12 and 6, respectively.
May 22, 2016, 10:52 AM IST
BJP MP Tarun Vijay seriously injured in scuffle at temple in Uttarakhand
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tarun Vijay was seriously injured on Friday following a scuffle outside a temple in Uttarakhand.
May 20, 2016, 18:24 PM IST!["Do yagya for rains" - BJP MP Virendra Singh’s suggestion to tackle drought](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/styles/zm_700x400/public/2016/05/11/487283-droughtmaha700.jpg ""Do yagya for rains" - BJP MP Virendra Singh’s suggestion to tackle drought")
"Do yagya for rains" - BJP MP Virendra Singh’s suggestion to tackle drought
On a day when Supreme Court said that if state governments maintain an 'ostrich-like attitude' towards disasters like drought then the Centre cannot wash off its hands from the constitutional responsibility, a BJP MP offered this as a suggestion to tackle the problem - 'Organise yagyas for rains'.
May 11, 2016, 22:29 PM IST
Shashank Manohar was 'forced to resign'; Anurag Thakur emerges as new BCCI boss
Thakur, as BCCI secretary, has to convene a special general body meeting within two weeks to appoint the next president.
May 11, 2016, 17:27 PM IST
Azam calls Adityanath 'frustrated', advises him to get married
Terming sages in India as a "frustrated" lot, Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan courted a fresh controversy as he advised BJP MP Yogi Adityanath to get married and "prove his masculinity" with the latter seeking his expulsion.
May 05, 2016, 00:08 AM IST
Gujarat HC refuses to stay Parliamentarian's conviction
The Gujarat High Court on Monday rejected Amreli BJP Lok Sabha member Naranbhai Kachhadia's plea against his conviction by a sessions court, but allowed him relief from immediate imprisonment in a case where he and his supporters were allegedly involved in an attack on a government doctor.
Apr 18, 2016, 22:51 PM IST
Manoj Tiwari to be Delhi BJP chief?
Bhojpuri actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari has emerged as a frontrunner for the post of Delhi BJP president, as per a media report.
Apr 12, 2016, 21:09 PM IST
Varun Gandhi unhurt after stage collapses at Moradabad rally
The stage of varun gandhi has reportedly broken while he was addressing a rally in Moradabad.
Mar 13, 2016, 18:23 PM IST
BJP MP says Wikipedia showed her as 'dead'; govt promises action
A BJP woman member on Wednesday caused a flutter in Lok Sabha when she alleged that Wikipedia had shown her as dead, causing concern among members and prompting government to promise serious action.
Mar 09, 2016, 14:40 PM IST
My first and last party is BJP: Shatrughan Sinha
Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is his first and last party.
Feb 18, 2016, 22:07 PM IST
Shatrughan Sinha 'reconnects' with 'good friend' Nitish Kumar, tweets about 'cordial' meet - See pic
BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha met Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and tweeted a picture of the meeting on Monday evening.
Feb 09, 2016, 00:32 AM IST
Now, Hema Malini accused of destroying mangroves
Former Bollywood actress and BJP Lok Sabha member Hema Malini, currently under fire over a land allotment, has now been accused of destroying mangroves on a plot allotted to her in the 1990s.
Feb 02, 2016, 22:48 PM IST
Hema Malini served CRZ notice over land allotted earlier: RTI
In what could spell more trouble for BJP MP Hema Malini who is caught in a land allotment controversy, a fresh RTI query revealed that the actress allegedly violated the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Act by destroying mangroves on a plot previously given to her at Versova, for which a notice was served to her in 1998.
Feb 02, 2016, 22:14 PM IST
I'm not grabbing land, will pay according to law: BJP MP Hema Malini
BJP MP and actor Hema Malini has rejected charges of land grabbing, as per a media report on Monday.
Feb 01, 2016, 17:26 PM IST
Mamata government detains BJP MPs from Malda
3 BJP MPs who went to Malda to take a look of the crisis there got detained at the Railway Station.
Jan 11, 2016, 10:12 AM IST
DDCA row: Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad rebuffs reporters, says 'why drag Arun Jaitley's name on his birthday'
Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad on Monday rebuffed reporters on Monday when they kept asking him about Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley regarding the DDCA row, saying there was no need to drag in Arun Jaitley's name on his birthday.
Dec 28, 2015, 16:59 PM IST
BJP leaders on ISIS hit list? After Sangeet Som, now Sakshi Maharaj gets death threat
Is terror outfit ISIS tagetting BJP leaders?
Dec 27, 2015, 16:47 PM IST
Received death threats from ISIS: BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj
ISIS has threatened BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj and also used abusing language with her.
Dec 27, 2015, 14:51 PM IST
National Herald case: Congress is running scared, says BJP MP Subramanian Swamy
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said on Monday that the legal points put forward by Congress in the National Herald case is weak.
Dec 21, 2015, 19:32 PM IST
Price rise major factor behind defeat in Bihar polls: BJP MP
A BJP MP on Wednesday said that price rise was a "major" factor behind his party's defeat in the recent Bihar Assembly elections.
Nov 25, 2015, 19:35 PM IST
