Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy

Former Union Minister and BJP candidate for Bihar's Saran Lok Sabha seat, Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Sunday said that his real fight is with RJD chief Lalu Prasad and Rohini Acharya is just a "mask".

BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy, who is a trained pilot, flew fellow politicians, including Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan, in an IndiGo flight to Lucknow for the swearing-in ceremony of Yogi Adityanath.

Jailed Bihar politician Lalu Yadav and Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy are among a host of political leaders whose central security cover has been withdrawn by the Home Ministry, after it reviewed the security arrangements of "central protectees".

Disgruntled BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Monday took a veiled dig at party spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy, saying he could only feel sympathy for the former union minister who has been under lot of pressure because of being sidelined.

Former union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy has been appointed as a BJP national spokesperson by party president Amit Shah.

Rajiv Pratap Rudy, whose tenure as a union minister ended last week, told ndtv.com today, "I tried my best - but even my successor (and critics will vouch for this) will need some time to deliver visible changes."

Uma Bharti and Rajiv Pratap Rudy were among three union ministers who resigned on Thursday evening in what is seen to signal a mega cabinet reshuffle, likely on Saturday. Sources said more resignations are expected as ministers make way for new faces, including those from allied parties.

The government plans to set up a central board of certification for Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) that would grant school finishing certificates, equivalent to Class 10 and 12, Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy said on Wednesday.

Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today claimed that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was under pressure from RJD chief Lalu Prasad during the grand alliance rule in Bihar and described his step to walk out of the coalition as a "big step" towards clean politics.

Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today visited the family of a BJP activist who was hacked to death in Kerala's Kannur, infamous for CPM- and BJP-backed political murders. Thirty-two-year-old C Biju was hacked to death on Friday afternoon. It was the 15th political murder in the area since 2014. He was also an accused in the murder of a CPM activis...

In a response to the Lok Sabha, the Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy informed that more than 10,000 youths were offered jobs through multiple Rozgar Melas which were organized by Skill Development Ministry.

Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Saturday said the government will provide training to plumbers in various skills required to compete in the global market.

A private jet plane carrying Union ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and Rajiv Pratap Rudy today aborted takeoff from Delhi airport at the last minute due to a "fuel warning".

BJP ministers and parliamentarians will apprise the people of the major policy decisions and achievements of the Narendra Modi government, which is completing two years in office on May 26, a union minister said on Tuesday.

Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today said that Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar was an "aberration" and not a hero, while asserting that the Left parties were taking refuge in universities, media and NGOs.

Former Union Minister and BJP candidate for Bihar's Saran Lok Sabha seat, Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Sunday said that his real fight is with RJD chief Lalu Prasad and Rohini Acharya is just a "mask".

BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy, who is a trained pilot, flew fellow politicians, including Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan, in an IndiGo flight to Lucknow for the swearing-in ceremony of Yogi Adityanath.

Jailed Bihar politician Lalu Yadav and Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy are among a host of political leaders whose central security cover has been withdrawn by the Home Ministry, after it reviewed the security arrangements of "central protectees".

Disgruntled BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Monday took a veiled dig at party spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy, saying he could only feel sympathy for the former union minister who has been under lot of pressure because of being sidelined.

Former union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy has been appointed as a BJP national spokesperson by party president Amit Shah.

Rajiv Pratap Rudy, whose tenure as a union minister ended last week, told ndtv.com today, "I tried my best - but even my successor (and critics will vouch for this) will need some time to deliver visible changes."

Uma Bharti and Rajiv Pratap Rudy were among three union ministers who resigned on Thursday evening in what is seen to signal a mega cabinet reshuffle, likely on Saturday. Sources said more resignations are expected as ministers make way for new faces, including those from allied parties.

The government plans to set up a central board of certification for Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) that would grant school finishing certificates, equivalent to Class 10 and 12, Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy said on Wednesday.

Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today claimed that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was under pressure from RJD chief Lalu Prasad during the grand alliance rule in Bihar and described his step to walk out of the coalition as a "big step" towards clean politics.

Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today visited the family of a BJP activist who was hacked to death in Kerala's Kannur, infamous for CPM- and BJP-backed political murders. Thirty-two-year-old C Biju was hacked to death on Friday afternoon. It was the 15th political murder in the area since 2014. He was also an accused in the murder of a CPM activis...

In a response to the Lok Sabha, the Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy informed that more than 10,000 youths were offered jobs through multiple Rozgar Melas which were organized by Skill Development Ministry.

Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Saturday said the government will provide training to plumbers in various skills required to compete in the global market.

A private jet plane carrying Union ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and Rajiv Pratap Rudy today aborted takeoff from Delhi airport at the last minute due to a "fuel warning".

BJP ministers and parliamentarians will apprise the people of the major policy decisions and achievements of the Narendra Modi government, which is completing two years in office on May 26, a union minister said on Tuesday.

Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today said that Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar was an "aberration" and not a hero, while asserting that the Left parties were taking refuge in universities, media and NGOs.