Everything you need to know about Pilibhit: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Pilibhit: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Moradabad/Pilibhit/Bijnor, Feb 29 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley on Wednesday hit out at the Congress-led UPA Government over economic disarray and the rampant corruption in the country.
Ambedkarnagar/Sitapur/ Pilibhit, Feb 4 (ANI): Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has dubbed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a 'militant outfit'.
Ambedkarnagar/Sitapur/ Pilibhit, Feb 4 (ANI): Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has dubbed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a 'militant outfit'.
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Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), Sep.14 (ANI): Sikhs staged protests in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, over the torching of the Guru Granth Sahib by four unidentified men in a village.
Nainital (Uttarakhand), Aug 13(ANI): The 'Rusty Spotted Cat' (Felis rubiginosa) is a new addition to the list of cat species in the Jim Corbett National Park, the oldest national park in India.
Noagaon (Assam), Sep 30 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari has hit out at the Congress party for failing to carry out a Supreme Court order to distribute grains among the poor and than letting them rot in godowns.
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi on a petition filed by his maternal uncle and Congress candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit constituency V M Singh for allegedly making defamatory remarks against him during the last Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi, June 22 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday denied reports which said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has threatened to snap ties with the party if it engages Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi campaign in the state during run-up to the assembly polls.
Shikarpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi has blamed Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for the spiralling prices of essential commodities, naming them as Ravana and Shurpanakha.
New Delhi, Sep.21 (ANI): Varun Gandhi has learnt his lessons fast. Rising to prominence with his reported venomous hate speech against Muslims in his political pocket borough Pilibhit during this year's general elections, he is now singing a different tune today.
New Delhi, Aug.30 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Bal Apte met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for the second time in the last 24 hours on Sunday.
Shimla, Aug.20 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Thursday denied existence or the tabling of any internal report prepared by Bal Apte at the three-day Chintan Baithak (brainstorming session) on reasons for the party's debacle in this year's general election. He also justified the expulsion of Jaswant Singh from the party.
Dhankura (UP), Aug 1 (ANI): Wildlife authorities on Friday caught a crocodile after the reptile entered a school in Dhankura village of Uttar Pradesh..
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Government on Friday has given permission to file chargesheet against BJP MP Varun Gandhi for his 'hate speech' in Pilibhit.
Allahabad July 01 (ANI): A petition was filed today in the Allahabad High Court questioning the election of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Varun Gandhi to the Lok Sabha form the Pilibhit constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, June 23(ANI): Homage was paid to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's son Sanjay Gandhi on his 29th death anniversary at his memorial 'Shantivana' in New Delhi on Tuesday.
New Delhi, June 22 (ANI): Commenting on Varun Gandhi's 'hate speech' tapes, Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh has said let the law take its own course.
New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): In the wake of Varun Gandhi's hate speech CD being declared "not doctored", his mother and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maneka Gandhi has termed the forensic report to be a "one sided version."
New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Forensic experts have said hate speech CD of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and MP from Pilibhit, Varun Gandhi, is not doctored.
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) Girls outperformed boys in the Uttar Pradesh board Class 10 exams, the results of which were declared Saturday.
Aonla (Uttar Pradesh), May 23 (IANS) On her first visit here after winning from the Aonla parliamentary constituency, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Maneka Gandhi Saturday vowed to fulfil her poll promises.
Lucknow, May 21 (IANS) Controversy is not leaving the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) poster boy Varun Gandhi. Hogging the limelight for sometime for his alleged anti-Muslim speeches, the young Lok Sabha MP is now caught in a row with journalists.
Pilibhit, May 19 (ANI): After being in the limelight for his hate speech against a minority community, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi on Tuesday allegedly misbehaved with a journalist here.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) They belong to India's first political family. And now four famous Gandhis, mother-son duos at that, will find themselves sitting on opposite benches in parliament for the first time.
Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) The Lok Sabha election results in Uttar Pradesh may have come as a surprise to various political parties but the state has kept up its tradition of not favouring independents, with only one such candidate elected to parliament, as in previous polls.
Aonla, May 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has won the Aonla Parliamentary constituency after re-counting.
Aonla (Uttar Pradesh), May 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and five-time MP Maneka Gandhi lost to Dharmenda Kashyap of the Samajwadi Party (SP) from the Aonla constituency Saturday by 22,000 votes.
Lucknow, June 16 (IANS) With several key leaders in the electoral race, counting began in each of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh Saturday morning.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Varun Gandhi's hate speech, BJP's attack on Manmohan Singh as 'a weak prime minister' and the hitback by the Congress, shoe-throwing by a journalist to protest inaction over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. These were some of the enduring images of India's 15th general elections, in which the chase for allies trumped any serious debate over pressing national and global issues.
New Delhi/Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) More than a month after it slapped the National Security Act on Bharatiya Janata Party's Varun Gandhi for his reported hate speeches, the Uttar Pradesh government Thursday evening lifted the stringent detention order on Gandhi on the Supreme Court's directions.
Lucknow, May 14 (ANI): Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh Government on Thursday revoked the National Security Act (NSA) invoked against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi for allegedly making hate speeches.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) More than a month after being slapped with the stringent National Security Act for his reported hate speeches, Bharatiya Janata Party's Varun Gandhi got a major reprieve with the Supreme Court Thursday ordering the Uttar Pradesh government to immediately quash the detention order.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) More than a month after the Uttar Pradesh government slapped the stringent National Security Act on Bharatiya Janata Party's Varun Gandhi for his hate speeches, the Supreme Court Thursday ordered the state government to immediately quash the detention order.
In a major setback to Chief Minister Mayawati, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to annul the National Security Act (NSA) against the BJP leader Varun Gandhi forthwith.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) While the likes of L.K. Advani of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Sonia Gandhi of the Congress have led election campaigns before, there are six people who, predictably or otherwise, emerged as prominent faces of campaigning this time:
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to scrap the imposition of the National Security Act (NSA) against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Varun Gandhi.
New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday revoked the National Security Act (NSA) invoked against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi for making an alleged 'hate-speech' in Pilibhit.
New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi's petition seeking quashing of the National Security Act (NSA) invoked against him.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to take a final call Thursday on the legality of imposing the stringent National Security Act (NSA) on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi by the Uttar Pradesh government for his alleged hate speeches during the poll campaign.
Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) Varun Gandhi, the controversial Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Pilibhit constituency in Uttar Pradesh, had heated arguments with some poll officials Wednesday, accusing them of being biased in favour of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate.
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): The BJP candidate from the Pilibhit seat, Varun Gandhi, on Wednesday, moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the National Security Act (NSA) invoked against him.
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging a court panel order nixing the invocation of the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Varun Gandhi for his hate speeches against Muslims.
New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): BJP candidate from the Pilibhit seat Varun Gandhi has complained to the Election Commission against the supporters of his rival BSP candidate Ganga Charan Rajput for allegedly distributing liqour and money ahead of polling.
New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Government on Tuesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the recent quashing of the National Security Act (NSA) on BJP leader Varun Gandhi.
Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government had no 'sufficient cause' to detain BJP's Varun Gandhi under the National Security Act (NSA), a high court panel has stated, citing a flawed detention order and 'breach of rules of natural justice'.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the advisory board's decision of revoking NSA (National Security Act) on BJP political novice Varun Gandhi, who is making his debut from Pilibhit constituency.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Varun Gandhi filed a caveat, or a special lawsuit in the Supreme Court pleading that he should be heard if the Uttar Pradesh government approaches it challenging revocation of the National Security Act (NSA) against him.
Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) Varun Gandhi, the controversial Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Pilibhit, Monday once again asserted that he was not in favour of forced sterilisation as had been reported in the media.
Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), May 11 (IANS) Controversial Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Varun Gandhi appears to have polarised Pilibhit on communal and even caste lines like never before, making the outcome of the May 13 Lok Sabha poll here quite unpredictable.
Lucknow, May 10 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi Sunday said the recommendation of a court panel to revoke the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against him was a slap on the face of the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi/London, May 9 (IANS) Varun Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Pilibhit, Saturday clarified he did not favour forced sterilisations after his party distanced itself from his reported remarks on the issue.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has distanced itself from its Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi's reported remarks favouring forced sterilisation.
London, May 9 (IANS) Varun Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate for Pilibhit, says he wants to revive his late father's controversial population control policies, a British newspaper reported Saturday.
London, May 9 (ANI): Fire-brand BJP leader Varun Gandhi wants to revive his late father Sanjay Gandhi's controversial sterilization policy, and thinks compulsory military training can fight communalism.
Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), May 9 (IANS) A day after a court panel recommended revocation of the National Security Act (NSA) provisions against him, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi asked voters in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit parliamentary constituency to rise against the 'anti-poor' Mayawati government.
Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), May 9 (IANS) A day after a court panel recommended revocation of the National Security Act (NSA) provisions against him, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Varun Gandhi asked the electorate of Pilibhit to rise against the 'anti-poor' Mayawati government of Uttar Pradesh.
Hours after the UP Advisory Board ruled invocation of NSA (National Security Act) on BJP's Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi as "invalid and incorrect"
Lucknow/New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) In a setback to the Uttar Pradesh government, the special advisory board of the Allahabad High Court Friday recommended withdrawal of the stringent National Security Act (NSA) invoked against the BJP's Varun Gandhi for his inflammatory communal utterances. The Mayawati government has decided to move the Supreme Court.
Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) The special advisory board of the Allahabad High Court Friday recommended withdrawal of the stringent National Security Act (NSA) invoked against BJP's Varun Gandhi for his inflammatory communal utterances in Pilibhit in March. The Uttar Pradesh government is to move the Supreme Court against the advice.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Varun Gandhi Friday termed as a 'historic moment' the revocation of the National Security Act against him and said the 'authorities' would have to 'answer' for the 20 days he spent in detention.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday welcomed the revocation of National Security Act (NSA) charges against Varun Gandhi and termed the move as a 'rebuff to those who tried to implicate him'.
Lucknow, May 8 (ANI): The imposition of National Security Act on BJP leader Varun Gandhi by Mayawati Government has been termed invalid by the UP advisory board appointed by Allahabad High Court to go into the merits of the case.
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) A man-eating tiger has strayed into a village in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district, following which the state forest department has launched an intensive combing operation, officials said Friday.
Lucknow, Oct 10 (IANS) A man-eater tiger is giving sleepless nights to forest officials in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district as all attempts to trap it have proved futile.
Pipli (Orissa)/Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), Sept 25 (ANI): Flood-situation in Orissa remained grim with hundreds of thousands of people still stranded in villages with no food and water.
The committee of the National Tiger Conservation Authority formed under the Ministry of Environment and Forests has given its approval
