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Algerian President Bouteflika set to resign before April 28
Ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will step down from his post before his mandate ends on April 28, state media reported on Monday.The president will take steps to ensure "state institutions continue to function during the transition period", according to a statement issued by Bouteflika's office, adding, his "resignation would occur before April 28, 2019", Al-Jazeera reported.There have been repeated calls for the 82-year-old to resign after almost 20 years in office.This comes a day after Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Salah reiterated his call for the application of a provision in the Algerian Constitution that could remove the president on account of his failing health."We must adopt a solution that helps us out of this crisis. A solution that respects and adheres to the Constitution so that it's a suitable one for all sides," Al Jazeera quoted Salah as saying who is also the Deputy Defence Minister of Algeria.Algeria has been witnessing protests since February against
Congress moves EC against Namo TV, 'misuse' of DD News
The Congress on Monday moved the Election Commission seeking strictures against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for using the government-owned news channel for their election campaign and for using channel "Namo TV" as "a political tool" when the Model Code of Conduct was in force.
EC should take action against Modi for communally-charged speeches: Yechury
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday said the Election Commission (EC) should take action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose speeches he alleged were "communally charged". In a tweet, the Left leader, who had earlier raised objections to Modi's address to the nation on the successful trial of a satellite terming it as a violation of the Model Code of Conduct, demanded action from the poll watchdog. "The intemperate, communally charged and divisive speech of Modi is in blatant violation of the Indian Constitution, let alone the Model Code of Conduct. It is incumbent upon the Election Commission to initiate strictest disciplinary action promptly," Yechury tweeted.
Rahul makes slew of promises before manifesto release
Ahead of the release of the Congress manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, party President Rahul Gandhi has been making a slew of promises that include Rs 72,000 each year to five crore poorest families, single slab Goods and Services Tax (GST) and filling 22 lakh government vacancies, among others.
Algeria's Bouteflika to resign before mandate ends
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will resign before his mandate expires on April 28, his office said on Monday, after a succession of loyalists deserted the ailing leader in recent days. Bouteflika would take "steps to ensure state institutions continue to function during the transition period", the presidency said in a brief statement carried by the official APS news agency. The 82-year-old would resign "before April 28, 2019", after "important decisions" were taken, it added, without specifying when these moves would occur. Bouteflika has come under mounting pressure to step down since his decision to seek a fifth term despite rarely being seen in public after suffering a stroke in 2013. The Algerian leader said last month he would pull out of the race and postponed April elections, in moves that angered protesters who saw it as a ploy to extend his two decades in power. Faced with massive street protests across the North African country, a succession of veteran Bouteflika ..
FS holds talks with Russian Dy FM, discusses India's NSG membership bid
Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale held talks with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkovon on Monday and discussed key strategic issues such as BRICS cooperation and New Delhi's NSG membership bid. During the talks held in Moscow, the two sides also discussed topical international issues of mutual interest, a Russian Embassy statement said. Cooperation within the BRICS format, the current issues of the key multilateral export control regimes, including New Delhi's application for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership, and other non-proliferation and arms control issues were also discussed, it added.
Modi govt reneged on its 2014 poll promises, Cong won't: Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Monday accused the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre of reneging on its 2014 poll promises and sought to assure people that the Congress would keep all its words, if voted to power. Just like the state government fulfilled all its promises, made to the people of Rajasthan, the Congress would also keep its words, given to the people of the country, if voted to power at the Centre, claimed Gehlot. Gehlot made the promise while addressing several poll campaign rallies here in the state including those in Pratapgarh, Banswara and Udaipur districts. The chief minister claimed there is an environment of fear today in the country and all sections of the society including farmers, traders and youths are dismayed by the BJP rule. He said if voted to power, the Congress will cast aside this environment of fear and disappointment and herald an era of all round growth and happiness in the country through its pro-people measures and schemes. The rally was ..
Scrap extension to SSC Chairman, says youth panel
Yuva Halla Bol, a nationwide movement against unemployment, here on Monday, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of flouting rules by changing retirement age of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Chairman from 62 to 65 years to grant an illegal extension to Ashim Khurana.
BJP govt released and escorted Masood Azhar to Kandahar: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday said though the BJP claims to end terrorism, it was the saffron party's government that released terrorist Masood Azhar and escorted him to Kandahar in Afghanistan. Addressing an election rally of the Congress in Murad Nagar near Ghaziabad, Azad said not a single leader of the BJP has sacrificed their lives for the nation, while the Congress has a long list of such leaders who happily gave their lives for the country. "BJP claims to end terrorism. On the other hand, the BJP government had released and escorted terrorist Masood Azhar, head of Jaish-e-Mohammed, to Kandahar," the leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha said. Taking on the BJP, he said 4 crore 41 lakh industrial units have suffered losses due to ill implementation of the GST and their owners had to shut them down. "BJP government is anti-farmer due to which cultivators are not getting actual price of their crops. Diesel and petrol prices have been increased and as a result cost of ...
EC orders removal of senior Jharkhand Police officer
The Election Commission on Monday ordered transfer of a senior Jharkhand Police officer, accused of misuse of official position and interfering in elections, and asked him to report to the state's Resident Commissioner in the national capital.
Modi terms NC demand for 'Kashmir PM' serious issue
Slamming the National Conference (NC) for its reported demand for a separate Prime Minister for Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday termed it as a serious issue and sought an answer from the Congress.
Call Modi's bluff by distancing from my remark: Omar to Opposition
National Conference (NC) leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday urged his "friends" in the Congress and other opposition parties to call Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "bluff" by "distancing themselves" from his remark on a separate "President" and "Prime Minister" for Jammu and Kashmir."Dear friends in the Congress and other opposition parties. Please don't hesitate to distance yourselves from my speech of today. In fact, call Narendra Modi's bluff by doing exactly that," he said in a series of tweets.His tweets came after Prime Minister Modi, while addressing a rally in Telangana, said, " An ally of Congress party, a very strong member of the mahagathbandhan, the National Conference has given a statement in which they have said that there should be a separate Prime Minister for Kashmir. You tell me, do you agree to this demand of an ally of the Congress party?"Earlier in the day, while addressing a rally, Abdullah had said, "Rest of the princely ..
KCR drives TRS car in Telangana but steering is controlled by AIMIM, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday claimed that TRS president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) may be the 'driver of the car' but the steering is actually controlled by AIMIM.Addressing an election rally here, Prime Minister Modi said: "Even though KCR is driving the car, its steering is being controlled by the AIMIM."Accusing Telangana government of only being concerned about the development of his family and his vote bank, Prime Minister Modi said: "We want Hyderabad Metro to grow like Delhi Metro, but the government here is not focused on your development but on that of his family and his vote bank."He also hit out at the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi for being a 'speed breaker' in Hyderabad's development. "We want to take the metro to Old Hyderabad but there is a big speed breaker in between and that is called Majlis." he said.Talking about the welfare of women during his regime, he said: "All of you know what all was said .
Calling Indian Army "Modi Ji Ki Sena" an insult to the whole nation: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath terming the Indian Army as "Modi's ji Ki Sena" tantamounts to insulting the whole nation."Yogi Adityanath has said that this is not Indian Army but Modi's Army. I want to ask you that the Indian Army is Army of India or Modi's Army? This is an insult of our Army, this is an insult of the whole nation. The Army has also said that this is their insult," Kejriwal said.Adityanath on Sunday had referred to the Indian Army as "Modi ji ki sena" while drawing a comparison between the steps taken by the BJP-led central government against terrorism and the previous Congress government.Meanwhile, Kejriwal said that Delhiites should vote for "full statehood" for Delhi."This time when you go for the vote, please vote for making Delhi a full state and not for making the Prime Minister. You give all the 7 seats to the AAP and they will make Delhi a full state or within 2 years we will
PM Modi doing cheap politics, spreading hatred, dividing nation along religious lines, says Congress
The Congress party on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of doing "cheap politics by spreading hatred and dividing the country along religious lines."At a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said: "Sensing defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Modi has gone to an extent of insulting India's culture.""He is playing cheap politics by sowing seeds of hatred. Do people of different religions not live in southern India?"Surjewala made the comments after Prime Minister Modi said that the Congress labelled "peace-loving" Hindu community as "terrorists."Prime Minister Modi had said the party has been forced to run away from a majority seat to a minority constituency, in a veiled reference to Congress president Rahul Gandhi contesting from Kerala's Wayanad constituency in addition to Uttar Pradesh's Amethi seat."When Sushil Kumar Shinde was a minister, he had spoken about Hindu terrorism from this land of Maharashtra. However, a few days ...
'Congress raised the issue of Hindu terrorism 9 years ago based on intelligence inputs'
Congress leader and former Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said the Congress party raised the issue of "Hindu terrorism" nine years ago on the basis of intelligence inputs.Speaking to ANI, Shinde said: "Prime Minister didn't speak on jobs, development and farmers' issue. We never raised the issue of Hindu terrorism, been long when we did so, that also on input from intelligence agencies. He is digging up the 9-year-old issue today, they are scared since Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have started campaigning."The remark comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said the Congress attempted to put the blame of Hindu terrorism on the people of the country while Shinde was a minister."When Sushil Kumar Shinde was a minister, he had spoken about Hindu terrorism from this land of Maharashtra. However, a few days ago the court's decision came which exposed the Congress conspiracy in front of the country. Congress has insulted Hindus, " he had said at a rally ion Wardha.The seven-phase
EC seeks report on Yogi's 'Modiji ki sena' remark
The Election Commission on Monday sought a "factual report" from the Ghaziabad District Magistrate on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath calling the Army "Modiji ki sena" (Narendra Modi's army).
India can kill terrorists in their house: Modi
Asserting India is not ready to tolerate another terrorist attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that it can now kill the enemies in their house.
Shivraj slams Rahul, calls him a 'habitual liar'
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, here on Monday, criticised Congress President Rahul Gandhi for promising farm loan waiver and the minimum income guarantee scheme (NYAY) and accused him of being a "habitual liar".
Delhi CEO directs govt officials to ensure compliance of poll code after receiving complaint
The office of Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has directed principal secretaries and other senior officers of the city government to ensure compliance of the model code of conduct after receiving a complaint that certain public representatives and MLAs were allegedly alluring voters in the "garb of field inspections". According to a letter issued by the CEO office, dated March 26, the complaint was received by the poll body on March 20. In the letter, authorities have directed all principal secretaries, secretaries, head of departments in the Delhi government to ensure compliance with the model code of conduct rules laid down by the Election Commission. "The office of the Chief Electoral Officer is in receipt of a complaint... wherein it is stated that 'certain public representatives/MLAs are alluring voters in the garb of field inspections while installation of CCTV cameras in residential colonies and market places'," the letter stated. It is further alleged in the complaint ...