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After Facebook removes Congress pages, BJP calls 'historical development'
After Facebook Inc removed 687 pages and accounts of Congress party, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday called it a historical development."Today a very historical development has taken place. Owners of those accounts were not known. It was fake. It was used to spread falsehood against the Narendra Modi government. When inquiry was done, it was found that those individuals were linked to Congress IT cell," said Prasad.He added, "Facebook has also removed 180 pages of ISI which were spreading misinformation with fake news in Pakistan. What is happening in India and in Pakistan, the investigation showed that. Congress is desperate, therefore, resorting to these types of dubious means to garner support. However, people are confident after seeing the performance of the Narendra Modi government."Earlier in the day, Facebook Inc announced that it is removing 687 pages and accounts linked to the Congress party for "coordinated inauthentic behaviour". This comes barely two weeks ...
Omar Abdullah hopes to bring back 'President', 'Prime Minister' post in J-K
National Conference (NC) leader and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on Monday said he would like to bring back the posts of "President" and "Prime Minister" for the state of Jammu and Kashmir.Addressing a public gathering here, the former Chief Minister said, "Rest of the princely states merged with the country without condition but we had said that we will have our own identity, our own constitution. We had our own "'Sadar-e-Riyasat (President)" and "Wazir-e-Azam (Prime Minister)" too. By God's grace, we will bring that back."Omar, while speaking to reporters after the address, also warned that any tampering with the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, notably, Article 370 and 35A of the Constitution, will lead to a rethinking of the state's relationship with the nation."They are talking of removing Article 35 A. When they did not hear about 35A, what will they remove? As far as removing that is concerned, we won't let that happen," Omar said."A promise was .
China to tighten curb on lethal fentanyl drug
Days after concluding "constructive" trade talks with the United States, China on Monday announced to tighten curbs on the painkiller fentanyl, which Washington considers as the main cause of US-opioid crisis.Under the new law, the Chinese government will add fentanyl-related substance to their list of controlled from May 1."The US is concerned about all variants of fentanyl, and it is all been resolved," South China Morning Post quoted Deputy Director of China's National Narcotics Liu Yuejin, as saying.Insisting that China should not be blamed for US-opioid crisis, Liu said, "China has strict controls on fentanyl, there has never been a problem from fentanyl produced legally in China ... the illegal cases we cracked in joint operations with US authorities were all results of the lawbreakers ganging up with overseas crime groups."Fentanyl is often considered as a serious bone of contention between Washington and Beijing.The US had accused China of being the main source of fentanyl, ...
Vultures count corpses, not the brave, says Rajnath Singh
It is vultures, which count corpses, and not the brave, said Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday.Responding to Congress' demand to disclose the number of terrorists killed in IAF strike at terror camps in Pakistan's Balakot last month, he said: "You tell me, does the brave count number of corpses? This is not the job of the brave but of vultures to count the number of bodies."Singh, who was addressing an election rally, said: "Atal Bihari Vajpayee had praised Indira Gandhi in Parliament after she defeated Pakistan in 1971. If Indira Gandhi could be hailed for the 1971 victory, then why Modi can't be praised for teaching a lesson to Pakistan?"Rajnath on March 5 said that the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) input showed there were 300 cell phones active in Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camp when the strike was carried out and if the opposition party was still curious to know more about the attack, it should send their leaders to Pakistan for the headcount.Congress ...
Congress delegation meets EC over 'misuse of Doordarshan' by BJP
A Congress delegation led by Kapil Sibal on Monday approached the Election Commission alleging misuse of television channels by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to broadcast its speeches."We have submitted 3 representations to the Election Commission. Two representations were made in connection with the misuse of Doordarshan and other television channels by BJP to broadcast its speeches," stated Sibal while talking to media here, adding that a particular channel has also come up with a logo of "NAMO".He said that under the Representation of People Act (RPA) and the guidelines of EC, "there cannot be any election campaigning in this fashion.""The other representation was made against some government officials in the state of Jharkhand, charged with bribery and criminal misconduct," he added.Earlier today, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) wrote a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner alleging a violation of the Model Code of Conduct by means of the television channel 'NAMO TV'."Can ...
Pawar's daughter says Modi's swipe at NCP chief unfortunate
NCP MP and party chief Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule Monday termed as "unfortunate" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's criticism of the veteran leader during a poll rally earlier in the day. Sule, who is seeking re-election from Baramati parliamentary constituency in western Maharashtra, said the prime minister should have instead spoken on core issues and development. Addressing a poll rally in Vidarbha's Wardha, Modi targeted Pawar, saying the NCP was hit by "family feud" and that the Maratha strongman was losing his grip over the party. Modi also said Pawar decided not to contest the upcoming polls after realising that the situation was not in his favour. "It was unexpected of the prime minister to have said so...It is unfortunate for one whose party doesn't respect the elderly to have said so...He was expected to speak on the core issues and development," Sule said. Sule also dismissed the PM's contention that there were camps within the Nationalist Congress ...
Congress, BJP moving at snail's pace in MP
With the nomination process for the first phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh starting on Tuesday, front-runners Congress and BJP seem to show no urgency in announcing their candidates from the state.
Will restore 'Wazir-e-Azam', 'Sadr-e-Riyasat': Omar
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that the National Conference will bring back the nomenclature 'Wazir-e-Azam' (Prime Minister) and 'Sadr-e-Riyasat' (Governor) in the state.
Modi seeks to liken Naidu to evil character in Baahubali
After calling him 'U-turn babu' and 'Sticker Babu', Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday sought to liken TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu to 'Bhallaladeva,' the evil character in the blockbuster film Baahubali, whose heritage was only 'vishwasghaat' (betrayal). Modi also made a pointed reference to the recent controversy related to the theft of peoples personal data by the TDP through its mobile application Seva Mitra and accused the ruling party of indulging in cyber crime. "Falsehood, despair and u-turn have become the TDP governments identity. Someone was telling me...U-turn Babus condition has become like Bhallaladeva of Bahubali film. He is constantly trying every means, dharma or adharma, to ensure power remains in his familys grasp," the Prime Minister lashed out, addressing his second election rally for the BJP in Andhra Pradesh. Referring to Naidu only as U-turn Babu in his 25-minute address, Modi spit fire at the TDP chief for pushing Andhra Pradeshs heritage into .
BJP MLA Dilip Sarkar dies
Ruling BJP MLA Dilip Sarkar died at a private hospital in Delhi on Monday following prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 61. "Sarkar was suffering for quiet some time from liver and kidney related problems and was admitted to Apollo hospital in Delhi. He was in ventilation for few days before his death. His demise is an irreparable loss for us," state BJP party spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharya told reporters. Sarkar was a bachelor. Sarkar had won the 2018 Assembly election from Badharghat seat on BJP ticket. He had earlier won from the same seat three times on Congress ticket and was also minister of state for PWD in the state in the Congress government in 1988. He was one of the six MLAs who left the Congress and joined the BJP in 2016.
UP electoral office seeks report on Adityanath's 'Modi ji ki sena' remarks
The Election Commission Monday took cognizance of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yodi Adityanath referring to the Indian Army as 'Modi ji ki sena'. The district magistrate of Ghaziabad has been asked to furnish a report in this regard, a functionary said. The report will be submitted to the office of chief electoral officer of Uttar Pradesh which has sought the details after taking cognizance of media reports in this regard. "Congress ke log aatankwadiyon ko biryani khilate the aur Modi ji ki sena aatankwadiyon ko goli aur gola deti hai. (Congress would feed 'biryani' to terrorists, while Modi's army gives them bullets and bombs). This is the difference. The Congress people use 'ji' to refer to Masood Azhar to encourage terrorism," Adityanath said at an election rally in Ghaziabad on Sunday. The chief minister was campaigning for sitting MP and Union minister V K Singh. The Election Commission had on March 19 asked political parties to "desist" from indulging in any propaganda involving
Shah slams Cong for giving Hindus terror tag, dubs Patnaik govt as 'fused' transformer
BJP president Amit Shah Monday slammed the Congress for "compromising" with the national security by allowing the "real culprits" in the Samjhauta Express blast case go scot-free and accused the grand old party of trying to "defame" Hindus by tagging them with terror. Shah also asserted that only the BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership is capable of providing a strong and decisive government which can keep the country's frontiers safe and crush terrorism. With the Odisha Assembly polls being held simultaneously with the general election, the BJP chief attacked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, comparing his government with a "fused" transformer and called upon people to replace it with an efficient one by voting the BJP to power in the state. "Rahul (Gandhi) Baba's party attempted to link the Hindu community with terrorism. It was a bid to defame Hindus everywhere," Shah said. The BJP chief, who was on a day's visit to Odisha, addressed two election rallies of the ...
BJP has given corruption-free govt under PM Modi's leadership: Rajnath
The BJP has given a corruption-free government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, besides setting the country on the path of becoming one of the largest economies of the world, Union Minister Rajnath Singh said at a series of rallies in Uttarakhand. Addressing poll rallies in Pithoragarh, Gopeshwar, Kotdwar and Jhabrera, he said Modi has piloted the country steadily on the path of development. In Pithoragarh, canvassing for BJP MP Ajay Tamta, who has been renominated from Almora (reserved) Lok Sabha constituency, Singh said the Congress should learn from the BJP how a government should be run and accused the grand old party of always doing politics over the issue of development. "India, which ranked 11th in the list of world economies in 2013, has jumped to the sixth position and will stand 5th in the list over the next six months. If the pace of development continues, India will be the third largest economy in the world by 2028," Singh said at the rally at the D S Bisht
Modi corners Cong, grand alliance over NC's PM for J&K pitch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday demanded to know from the Congress and the grand alliance parties if they supported National Conference leader Omar Abdullah's reported pitch for a separate Prime Minister for Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a poll rally here, Modi referred to Omar Abdullah saying "we want a situation where J&K has a separate Prime Minister." He demanded that 'Mahagathbandhan' leaders come clean on the issue and clarify if they supported Abdullah's comments. On the vexed Kashmir issue against the background of BJP leaders favouring abrogation of Article 370, Abdullah had mentioned about J&K having a separate Prime Minister years ago and restoring it to protect the state's identity.
Do'nt repeat mistake of electing an English speaking CM: Shah
BJP Chief Amit Shah Monday cautioned the people of Odisha not to repeat the mistake of electing an english speaking Chief Minister who cannot understand their feeling. Shah was targetting Naveen Patnaik whom he alleged of being unable to speak Odia language despite being chief minister for 19 years. "While retunring from this rally, take a pladge not to elect an English speaking CM. You may be Odia or Telegu. But, keep it in mind that the English speaking CM can not understand your agony and feeling," the BJP president said. Shah, who addressed two election meetings on 'Utkal Diwas' at Parlakhemundi under Berhampur Lok Sabha seat and Umarkpote under Nabarangpur Parliamentary constitucency going to polls in forst phase on April 11, invoked Odia pride and called upon people to choose a chief minister who can speak the language and understand the sufferings of the masses. Assembly election in Odisha is also scheduled to be held along with Lok Sabha polls in four phases on ..
Sapna Chaudhary likely to campaign for BJP in Delhi
Haryanvi singer Sapna Chaudhary is likely to campaign for the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections even though she might not joining the party for now, sources said Monday. Chaudhary met Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Sunday and the duo discussed about the constituencies where she would campaign on behalf of the party. The former Bigg Boss contestant is likely to campaign in constituencies where there are a sizeable number of Jat and Purvanchali voters and in rural pockets of northeast, northwest Delhi, south and west parliamentary constituencies, sources said, adding that she will herself make the announcement. Chaudhary had met Tiwari earlier as well triggering speculations about her joining the BJP but sources confirmed that she is not joining the party now, but will be a key part of its campaign. After a picture of Chaudhary with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was tweeted by Raj Babbar, there were reports about her joining the Congress, which the singer had denied, saying the picture was ...
Pompeo hopes for new N.Korea summit in 'coming months'
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump will meet again "in the coming months" and make significant headway on ending Pyongyang's nuclear program. In an interview broadcast Monday, the top US diplomat cautioned it was difficult to know the timing of a third US-North Korea summit but said: "It's in America's best interest to resolve this as quickly as we can." "I would hope in the coming months our two leaders will be back together ... in a way that we can achieve a substantive first step or a substantive big step along the path to denuclearisation," he told radio station WHP 580 in Pennsylvania's capital Harrisburg. "Then the final, fully denuclearised North Korean peninsula can be realised, at which time, as President Trump said, there'll be a brighter future for the North Korean people. It's just hard to know what the timing will be," he said. Trump and Kim met for the first time in June 2018, a landmark first ...
Cong leaders taking shelter in minority-dominated seats: Himanta
Senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged on Monday that Congress leaders were contesting from "safe seats" where religious minorities are in huge number, a day after the grand old party announced that Rahul Gandhi would contest from Wayanad in Kerala. Sarma claimed that Gandhi was heading for a sure defeat against Union minister Smriti Irani in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, which the Congress chief is also contesting, "Nowadays, Congress leaders look for safe seats. Safe seat means where the number of minority people are huge. Congress leaders take shelter in such seats," Sarma said at a press conference here. "Rahul Gandhi has taken shelter in Kerala," Sarma said, pointing out that former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi's son, Gaurav Gogoi, had done the same thing by contesting from Kaliabor. "That means they take shelter in those places where religious minorities are more. It implies that they consider the religious minority people as vote bank," the Bharatiya Janata Party leader ...
SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav files nomination papers
Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday filed his nomination papers here for the Lok Sabha elections. Donning a red cap, the octogenarian was accompanied by his son and party president Akhilesh Yadav and cousin Ram Gopal Yadav. Mulayam Singh Yadav, however, did not attend a public meeting organised by the party. It was addressed by Akhilesh Yadav and Ram Gopal Yadav. Tej Pratap, Raj Kumar Yadav, Sobran Singh Yadav and Shubham Singh were the proposers and seconders of Mulayam Singh Yadav's nomination papers. The occasion presented a united face of the SP-BSP combine with the presence of district presidents of both the parties. The feud in the first family of the Samajwadi Party was, however, evident as Mulayam Singh Yadav's younger brother Shivpal Singh Yadav was not present there. Shivpal Singh Yadav, who founded Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) after falling apart with his nephew and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, has announced his candidature from Firozabad in ..
Congress trying to malign Hindus, says Shah
BJP President Amit Shah on Monday took a dig at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for what he said trying to malign Hindus by linking them to so-called "Hindu terror".