Gujarat Chief Minister resorts to shun Hindutva icon image

Khimji is a devout Hindu who worships Shreenathji, a deity of the people of Mandvi. Being Omani hasn't changed certain qualities of this Gujarati - he doesn't touch non-vegetarian food and his office kitchen serves fresh Gujarati delicacies.

Sam Panthaky/Agence France-Presse — Narendra Modi addressing an election rally in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on Dec. 20, 2012. As India's middle class grows in number and political clout, it has found a new hero in Gujarat's chief minister, Narendra ...

Chandigarh: The world is coming to an end or so scriptures would have us believe. Believe it or not, Hindu holy texts say that the creator of the world will Himself destroy it! The place where all the drama is even now being enacted are the ...

India News: Sharad Pawar has said that he does not understand what Gujarat model of development Modi is talking about. Pawar has hit hard an ambitious Modi for projecting himself too much. Pawar is a genius weathercock of Indian politics. It is ...

Last month saw the end of the 55-day Kumbh Mela festival in India, when an estimated 80 million Hindu pilgrims descended on Allahabad for the largest religious gathering on Earth. With the next epic Kumbh Mela 12 years away, Cox & Kings, experts at ...

The emerging political reality is one where Modi has been under attack both from the extreme Right of the Hindu fringe, and secular allies such as Nitish Kumar. His rivals in the Congress, of course, are hoping that his mere entry will swing ...

Indians become victim of rotten polity, says Ramdev in Haridwar:The Yoga Guru remembered the times when the country was a world leader and dominated commercial and maritime fields. Slamming the Central Government, Ramdev said government statistics ...

Nag's book offers the reader intriguing tit-bits did you know Modi had been married as a child but rejected the marriage when he grew up? about the politician's life and remarkable career. It neither lionises nor demonises Modi, instead, the book ...

Share· Comment · print · T+· T- The Hindu An Asiatic Lion basks in the bright sun at a zoo in New Delhi. Supreme Court on Monday allowed translocation of Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh, saying the species is under threat of ...