Articles about Murli Manohar Joshi
Murli Manohar Joshi is a politician from India. He is a former Member of Parliament for the Kanpur parliamentary seat and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, of which he served as President from 1991 and 1993. He was previously a physics professor at Allahabad University. He was a significant figure in the BJP's leadership. Joshi later became the Union Minister for Human Resources Development in the National Democratic Alliance cabinet. The Government of India honored Joshi with the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian honor, in 2017. Joshi attended school in Chandpur, Bijnore District, and Almora. He earned his bachelor's degree in science from Meerut College and his master's degree in science from Allahabad University. Professor Rajendra Singh, who eventually became the RSS Sanghchalak, was one of his teachers here. The topic of his doctoral dissertation was Spectroscopy. He was the first to publish a research article in Hindi in the field of physics. Joshi began teaching Physics at Allahabad University after receiving his Ph.D.

30 Sep 2020
IndiaVeteran BJP leader LK Advani on Wednesday reacted to his acquittal in the Babri Masjid demolition case.

16 Sep 2020
IndiaA special CBI court will, on September 30, pronounce the verdict in the over two-decades-old case, concerning the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992, which sparked widespread riots in India.

05 Aug 2020
IndiaDecades after the Ram Janmabhoomi movement gave a new face to Hindu sentiments in India, the groundbreaking ceremony in Ayodhya happened today, putting an end to bloodshed and a long-drawn legal battle.

05 Aug 2020
IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave a speech from the Ram Janmabhoomi site, shortly after he participated in the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony that will kickstart the temple's construction.

04 Aug 2020
IndiaThe much-awaited groundbreaking ceremony in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, has been adversely affected by the coronavirus situation, forcing the authorities to truncate the guest list.

02 Aug 2020
IndiaAhead of the August 5 ground-breaking ceremony for a temple at the once-disputed site in Ayodhya, two veteran leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are reportedly going to skip the in-person event.

27 Jul 2020
IndiaTaking into account the protracted legal battle that the disputed site in Ayodhya stirred, the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, tasked with building a Ram Temple, has decided to place a time capsule about 2,000 feet below the structure.

13 Aug 2019
IndiaAfter scrapping the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and integrating the state into the Republic of India, it seems the Centre has other plans for the region on the upcoming occasion of Independence Day.

30 May 2019
PoliticsWho will be a part of Narendra Modi's Cabinet, is a question which has kept political analysts busy since BJP got a thumping victory in 2019 general elections.

13 Apr 2019
PoliticsPrime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a re-election from Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh and the seat will naturally be closely watched.

29 Mar 2019
PoliticsOn Thursday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was suggested by party workers in Raebareli to contest from the constituency, and the general secretary of Congress had a surprising answer.

26 Mar 2019
PoliticsVeteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Tuesday confirmed that the party has asked him to not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

22 Mar 2019
PoliticsWith the release of its first list of candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha elections, BJP drew curtains on Lal Krishna Advani's poll journey.

11 Feb 2019
PoliticsAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who started his day-long fast in New Delhi on Monday, slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not granting special status to the state.

27 Oct 2017
PoliticsThe government has turned down Uttarakhand cadre IPS officer Anju Gupta's request for permanent employment in the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) on grounds that many joint-secretary level officers in R&AW have recently been granted extension.

20 Jul 2017
PoliticsCounting of votes in the presidential election started today at 11am, three days after polling was held to decide India's next President.

16 Jun 2017
PoliticsIn the lack of confirmation from the BJP, there have been several names doing the rounds as the possible presidential candidate of the NDA.

14 Jun 2017
PoliticsThe EC has issued a notification for filing of nominations for the presidential polls, which will continue till June 28.

07 Jun 2017
PoliticsPresident Pranab Mukherjee's term will end on July 24, paving the way for presidential polls, if needed, the Election Commission said.

07 Jun 2017
IndiaA special CBI court has exempted BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti from personal appearance during the ongoing Babri Masjid case trial.

30 May 2017
IndiaA special CBI court framed conspiracy charges against BJP leader LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and others under section 120(b) of the IPC in the Babri Masjid demolition case; all have been granted bail.

13 May 2017
PoliticsIndia is set to elect a new President in July. While the ruling NDA alliance holds a majority and hopes to get a like minded candidate on board, opposition parties have been planning to jointly put forward a candidate against Modi's choice of President.

19 Apr 2017
IndiaThe Supreme Court has re-imposed charges of conspiracy against LK Advani, MM Joshi and other senior BJP leaders over the Babri Masjid demolition case.

06 Apr 2017
IndiaThe CBI argued in the Supreme Court that senior BJP leader LK Advani and 12 others should be charged with conspiracy over the Babri Masjid's demolition.

31 Mar 2017
IndiaThe Padma awards, announced earlier this year, were handed out to 39 of total 89 awardees, at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.

22 Mar 2017
IndiaA three judge bench of the Supreme Court suggested that an out of court settlement was the best recourse to the Ayodhya dispute. Offering to act as mediator, the CJI also suggested that the parties choose mediators on their own.

25 Jan 2017
IndiaSome of the Padma awardees of 2017 are as under:

25 Jan 2017
IndiaCentral Government has cleared names of India's Olympians Sakshi Malik, PV Sindhu and her coach, P Gopichand for this year's Padma Awards.