Venkaiah Naidu

BJP names Yogi Adityanath as UP legislature party leader -- As it happened

Yogi Adityanath has been chosen as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister; Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma to be Deputy Chief Ministers in the BJP party meet in Lucknow today.

Mar 18, 2017, 13:51 PM IST

Rahul runs Congress, Sonia Gandhi party president for namesake: Venkaiah Naidu

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday took potshots at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

Mar 18, 2017, 12:17 PM IST

Student freedom not above national interest: Venkaiah Naidu

Maintaining that freedom of speech is not without restrictions, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today warned that any attempt aimed at disturbing the country's unity and integrity won't be tolerated.

Mar 17, 2017, 19:09 PM IST

Foul play in assembly polls? Know how Twitter trolls are reacting to Kejriwal's EVM tampering allegations

Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suffered a chastising defeat in Punjab and even worst in Goa, where the party failed to win a single seat. 

Mar 15, 2017, 19:59 PM IST

As Kejriwal, Mayawati cry foul over poll defeat, Venkaiah Naidu says, "STOP blaming EVMs, accept your defeat gracefully"

Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday came down heavily on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said that they must accept the defeat gracefully and not indulge in blame games.

Mar 15, 2017, 17:38 PM IST

Muslims will get representation in UP govt: BJP's Venkaiah Naidu

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday that Muslims will get representation in the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh.

Mar 13, 2017, 16:01 PM IST

Ensure timely delivery of housing units: Naidu to builders

Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday asked builders to fulfil their promises to home buyers and ensure timely delivery even as the realtors demanded that ongoing projects be exempted from the new realty law.

Mar 06, 2017, 18:29 PM IST

"Bihar minister's 'beat PM' remark against Narendra Modi show Congress standard"

Following the uproar over Bihar Minister Abdul Jalil Mastan's controversial comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, Union Minister of Urban Development, Venkaiah Naidu tore into the Congress leader questioning how he became a politician in the first place.

Mar 01, 2017, 22:40 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi's comment 'PM needs rest' is cheap and out of frustration: Naidu

Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday termed as "cheap" Rahul Gandhi's comment that the Prime Minister needs rest, saying it was made out of the fear and frustrations of losing assembly polls.

Feb 28, 2017, 17:33 PM IST

Ramjas College row: Certain sections trying to mislead young population, dissent is agreeable not disintegration, says Venkaiah Naidu

Amid violence witnessed in Ramjas College last week, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday that while 'dissent was agreeable, disintegration was not'.

Feb 27, 2017, 17:36 PM IST

Indian techie's killing: Venkaiah​ Naidu wants 'strongest action' from US

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today condemned the killing of an Indian engineer in Kansas, saying the US government should respond to such incidents and take the "strongest action".

Feb 26, 2017, 14:17 PM IST

Clamour for probe against ex-CBI chief Amar Pratap Singh for allegedly favouring meat exporter Moin Qureshi

Rajya Sabha MP KTS Tulsi, BJP leader Subramaniam Swamy and AAP on Tuesday joined Union minister Venkaiah Naidu in demanding a thorough probe into allegations that former CBI chief Amar Pratap Singh favoured controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi.

Feb 21, 2017, 22:47 PM IST

Akhilesh Yadav's 'donkey' jibe: Venkaiah Naidu advises UP CM to use 'people's language'

Slamming Minister Akhilesh Yadav for his `donkeys of Gujarat` jibe, Union Minister for Information and broadcasting M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday advised the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister of using peoples` language.

Feb 21, 2017, 20:49 PM IST

We lack majority to pass women's quota bill: Venkaiah

The bill to provide reservation to women in Parliament and state assemblies will be passed once the Modi government gets a majority in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday.

Feb 10, 2017, 15:00 PM IST

Rajya Sabha witnesses angry outburst by Venkaiah Naidu

Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed an angry outburst by Minister Venkaiah Naidu when Congress members created uproar after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "raincoat" jibe against Manmohan Singh and even asked Chairman Hamid Ansari to take care of sentiments of all the sides.

Feb 09, 2017, 00:00 AM IST

UP polls: Venkaiah Naidu meets EC, accuses Akhilesh Yadav of misusing administration

Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday accused the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party of misusing the administration and its officers for manipulating the Uttar Pradesh polls.

Feb 06, 2017, 15:17 PM IST

UP polls: BJP delegation to meet Election Commissioner today

With barely a week left for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections to commence, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by Venkaiah Naidu, Nirmala Sitharaman and MA Naqvi will meet Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Monday. 

Feb 06, 2017, 10:26 AM IST

Venkaiah Naidu lures UP voters, says India has prospered under PM Modi

Uttar Pradesh will be voting for a new state assembly in a seven-phase election between February 11 and March 8.

Feb 03, 2017, 13:14 PM IST

Sexist remarks row: Vinay Katiyar, Sharad Yadav's remarks unacceptable, says Venkaiah Naidu

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said the remarks made by senior BJP leader Vinay Katiyar that there were "prettier star campaigners" in his party than Congress Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are unacceptable.

Jan 25, 2017, 18:19 PM IST

Jallikattu: Centre appeals to people to call off agitation as protests turn violent in Tamil Nadu

Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday appealed to Jallikattu protesters in Tamil Nadu to call off their agitation. 

Jan 23, 2017, 14:57 PM IST