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Vasundhara Raje

Vasundhara Raje

Vasundhara Raje Scindia or Vasundhara Raje represents Jhalrapatan seat in Rajasthan Assembly. Born on March 8, 1953 in Mumbai to Jivaji Rao Scindia and Vijayaraje Scindia, Vasundhara Raje has served as Rajasthan CM twice. She has also served as Member of Parliament (MP) eight times representing Guna constituency. Raje has a graduation degree from Sophia College in Mumbai with the degree in Economics and Political Science. In the 2013 election, BJP won a huge majority winning 163 seats and Vasundhara Raje was selected as CM for the second time. She had held the post previously from 2003 to 2008.

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rajasthan assembly passes bills extending quota limit to 68

Rajasthan assembly passes bills extending quota limit to 68 %

India | Sep 23, 2015, 03:54 PM IST

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Assembly on Tuesday passed separate Bills providing five per cent reservation to Gujjars and other communities under Special Backward Classes (SBC) and 14 per cent to Economically Backward Classes (EBC) of unreserved

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Opposition forces adjournment of Rajya Sabha for over 40 minutes

Politics | Jul 31, 2015, 12:33 PM IST

New Delhi:  Opposition Congress today forced adjournment of the Rajya Sabha for about as its members created a furore demanding the resignation of ministers allegedly involved in Lalitgate and Vyapam scam before these issues could

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Rajasthan needs to have pro-active policing: Vasundhara Raje

Politics | Jul 24, 2015, 05:56 AM IST

Jaipur:  Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today said Rajasthan should have pro-active policing for peace, harmony, and for a better coordination and unified approach in the state.For peace and harmony, a better coordination and unified approach

bjp seeking revenge instead of resignations congress

BJP seeking revenge instead of resignations: Congress

Politics | Jul 23, 2015, 08:04 PM IST

New Delhi:  Accusing the BJP of indulging in politics of “revenge instead of action”, the Congress said on Thursday that the ruling party was trying to divert attention from the opposition demands for the resignations

missing iranian carpets rajasthan high court seeks response

Missing Iranian carpets: Rajasthan High Court seeks response of Vasundahra Raje govt

Politics | Jul 22, 2015, 06:31 PM IST

Jaipur:  Rajasthan High Court today sought state government's response on a petition seeking CBI probe into alleged disappearance of precious government carpets during Chief Minister Vasundahra Raje's previous tenure.  A single judge bench of Justice

vasundhara raje s son files defamation case against jairam

Vasundhara Raje's son files defamation case against Jairam Ramesh

Politics | Jul 22, 2015, 07:24 AM IST

Jaipur: BJP's Lok Sabha member Dushyant Singh, the son of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, on Tuesday filed a defamation complaint against Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and a TV channel in a court in Dholpur."We

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Resignations first, discussions later, Congress tells government

Politics | Jul 21, 2015, 07:22 PM IST

New Delhi:  The Congress on Tuesday demanded the resignations of union minister Sushma Swaraj and BJP chief ministers Vaundhara Raje and Shivraj Singh Chouhan before discussions on any other issue with the NDA government could

mahila congress activists protest against sushma swaraj

Mahila Congress activists protest against Sushma Swaraj

Politics | Jul 21, 2015, 04:27 PM IST

New Delhi:  Activists of the All India Mahila Congress on Tuesday held a demonstration to demand the resignation of union minister Sushma Swaraj and BJP chief ministers Vasundhara Raje and Shivraj Singh Chouhan for impropriety

vyapam the grand mother of all scams says ghulam nabi azad

Vyapam the 'grand mother of all scams', says Ghulam Nabi Azad

Politics | Jul 20, 2015, 11:32 PM IST

New Delhi: Terming Madhya Pradesh's Vyapam scam the “grandmother of all scams”, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday said that it was the people known to the BJP and protected

left parties demands action against swaraj raje chouhan

Left parties demands action against Swaraj, Raje, Chouhan

Politics | Jul 20, 2015, 05:25 PM IST

New Delhi:  Left parties today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not keeping his promise of giving a “corruption-free” government, and staged nation-wide protests seeking action against senior BJP leaders for their alleged role in

sushma swaraj keen to make statement on lalit modi issue

Sushma Swaraj keen to make statement on Lalit Modi issue: Venkaiah Naidu

Politics | Jul 20, 2015, 04:59 PM IST

New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was keen to make a statement in parliament on the Lalit Modi controversy surrounding her.“Sushma Swaraj is keen to

pm modi urges lawmakers to move forward on land bill

PM Modi urges lawmakers to move forward on land bill

Politics | Jul 21, 2015, 08:04 AM IST

New Delhi: With the opposition all set to attack the government on issues like Vyapam scam and Lalit Modi row, an all-party meet, called by the Centre a day ahead of the commencement of Monsoon

bjp decides to brazen it out over raje sushma chouhan issues

BJP decides to brazen it out over Raje, Sushma, Chouhan issues

Politics | Jul 19, 2015, 06:50 PM IST

New Delhi:  Setting the tone for the upcoming Monsoon session, BJP today decided against being defensive over the controversies related to Sushma Swaraj, Vasundhara Raje and Shivraj Singh Chouhan and would brazen it out in

bjp chief ministers meet amit shah

BJP chief ministers meet Amit Shah

Politics | Jul 15, 2015, 10:50 PM IST

New Delhi:  Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Wednesday met chief ministers of all party-ruled states.There was no official word from BJP about the meeting but sources said that Shah held discussions with the

controversies surrounding cms likely to rock parliament

Controversies surrounding CMs likely to rock Parliament session

Politics | Jul 12, 2015, 03:38 PM IST

New Delhi:  In a departure from norms, controversies surrounding chief ministers, especially those belonging to BJP, are likely to figure in Parliament in a big way when it meets for the Monsoon Session in July

pm modi nawaz sharif hold bilateral talks in russia 8 other

PM Modi, Nawaz Sharif hold bilateral talks in Russia; 8 other news events of the day

India | Jul 10, 2015, 10:18 AM IST

1. PM Modi, Nawaz Sharif hold bilateral talks in RussiaUfa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the Russian city

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Vasundhara Raje recommended Lalit Modi for Padma Awards in 2007

Politics | Jul 08, 2015, 06:23 PM IST

New Delhi: Former IPL chief Lalit Modi was recommended for a Padma Award in 2007 by Rajasthan government led by Vasundhara Raje, latest reports have revealed.The disclosure is likely to intensify opposition attack on already

battling crises bjp to tone up its communication strategy

Battling crises, BJP to tone up its communication strategy

Politics | Jul 07, 2015, 08:28 PM IST

New Delhi:   Battling a series of crisis, BJP has moved to tone up its communication strategy by setting up first of its kind 'media relations' as well as 'political feedback and response' departments.The party

complaint filed against sushma swaraj raje lalit modi

Complaint filed against Sushma Swaraj, Raje, Lalit Modi

Politics | Jul 04, 2015, 05:35 PM IST

Patna:  A complaint has been filed against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhre Raje and former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi in a district court here.Vinay Kumar Singh, chief of NGO "Friends of

congress demands cbi probe in raje dushyant lalit modi deals

Congress demands CBI probe in Raje-Dushyant-Lalit Modi deals

Politics | Jul 04, 2015, 04:58 PM IST

Bharatpur:    AICC general secretary Gurudas Kamat today demanded a CBI probe into the alleged money deals worth crores of rupees between Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, her MP son Dushyant Singh and the tainted

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