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Rahul Gandhi has run away from Amethi: Subramanian Swamy
Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said that Rahul Gandhi has "run away from Amethi fearing that he is going to lose the Lok Sabha election.""He is afraid of the fact that he is going to lose elections from Amethi. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi fought from two places. At that time Congress advertised that Modi knew nothing about India as he is from Gujarat. Hence he fought from two places," said Swamy."But what was the need for those who won three times from Amethi to leave it and go to Wayanad. This is because he is now afraid," said Swamy.Congress on Sunday announced that party president Rahul Gandhi will be contesting from Wayanad parliamentary constituency in Kerala, in addition to Amethi, to further strengthen the unity of north and south.He also slammed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for her alleged remark on her not visiting the Ram Janam Bhoomi by saying that she is a Christian and it's right for her not to visit the Ram Janam Bhoomi."She is a Christian. Her not visiting
Pakistan reconstructing Balakot area: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he took the decision for the Indian Air Force to conduct Balakot air strikes as his government decided to attack the camps from where the terrorists were operating, claiming Pakistan was reconstructing the area to prove as if nothing happened.
CM Naidu hits back at PM Modi for 'U-Turn babu' jibe
Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling him 'U-turn Babu', Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said it was not him but the BJP-led government at the Centre which did not fulfil its promise of special status to Andhra Pradesh."You are taking a U-turn, not me. Why we had an alliance with you? I came to you (PM Modi) 29 times regarding special status request," the Chief Minister told ANI."BJP demanded special status to Andhra and the Prime Minister accepted this. Are they playing games now? he asked.Naidu further said, "What is the hindrance in granting special status to the state? People of the country and all major political parties are supporting it. I am asking the PM, are you not taking a u-turn? It is very clear that the people are now anti-Modi and BJP."Attacking BJP leaders' claims over Balakot airstrike, the Chief Minister said, "In airstrike, you said over 300 terrorists were killed but no international media confirmed this."Naidu is hoping for winning
BJP top leaders fans across Delhi constituencies to watch PM's 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' event
The BJP Sunday utilised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Main Bhi Chowkidar" address beamed across the country as a force multiplier of its poll campaign in New Delhi with party's top leaders fanning out across various Lok Sabha constituencies here to watch it along with thousands of party supporters. The top BJP leaders, who watched the prime minister's "Main Bhi Chowkidar" address in various New Delhi constituencies with thousands of party workers, supporters and common people included party president Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Modi Sunday made his "Main Bhi Chowkidar" poll campaign speech on his You Tube channel at New Delhi Tal Katora Indoor stadium. The address was beamed across the country and watched live through video conferencing across the country. In New Delhi, Shah watched Modi's address in Chandni Chowk constituency, while Swaraj watched it in West Delhi and Singh in East Delhi along with the party cadres and ..
Modi a chowkidar of criminals: Andhra CM
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a split personality and is a 'chowkidar' of criminals and the corrupt.
Coalition of regional parties would form govt at Centre: KCR
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Sunday asserted that the coalition of regional parties is set to form the government at the Centre after the coming Lok Sabha elections. Reiterating that he would, if necessary, launch a national party for the development of the country, Rao said there are changes required in health, legal, administrative matters as well as in the Constitution. "If needed, I will launch a national party. There are changes needed in health, legal and administrative matters as well as in the Constitution. With your blessings I will create tremors in national politics," the TRS chief said. KCR, as Rao is also referred to, who has been proposing a non-BJP, non-Congress federal front at the Centre, said consultations were held with Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of architect of the Constitution late B R Ambedkar and head of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, DMK president M K Stalin and others in this regard. Addressing election rallies in Wanaparthy and ...
Congress weakening the opposition, says AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday attacked the Congress for fielding Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad in Kerala and weakening the opposition fighting against the BJP.
BJP collecting rejects in its begging bowl: Trinamool
West Bengal Minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim on Sunday ridiculed the BJP, saying it was standing outside the offices of the ruling Trinamool Congress with a "begging bowl" to take "rejected players" in their party.
Delhi Congress launches 'cycle yatra' to publicise party's policies
Intensifying its campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) Sunday launched a two-week 'cycle yatra' to publicise policies of the party and vision of Congress President Rahul Gandhi for the people. The 'Haath Ke Saath Cycle Yatra' will cover 27 assembly constituencies in the national capital in 13 days, the DPCC said in a press statement. Inaugurating the campaign, Congress's chief spokesperson and the chairman of AICC communications department Randeep Surjewala said it would send out a "very loud message across the country about the big change that is about to happen in the country". "He (Surjewala) said that the cycle yatra would also expose the failures and falsehood of the BJP government," the press release said. DPCC working president Devender Yadav said that the 'cycle yatra' would publicise the programmes and policies of Congress party as well the plans and visions of Rahul Gandhi for the people. "The Congress party has always sided with ..
Army Chief Rawat on maiden US visit from Monday, will discuss Pak support to terrorism in region
Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will be on a five-day maiden visit to the US, starting Monday where he is expected to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation between the two countries to tackle Pakistan aided terrorist activities in the region.During the visit, the Army Chief is also scheduled to be inducted into the American Army War College hall of fame as he had done a course there earlier."The Army Chief will begin his five days starting tomorrow (Monday) where he will meet his American counterpart and hold important discussions on counter terrorism cooperation with the US," Army officials said.During the visit, the Army chief is also expected to discuss the direct support by Pakistan to terrorist activities in India and aiding and funding of terrorist groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Toiba, which openly call for carrying out Islamic terrorism against India in the name of jihad.Earlier this month after India's aerial strikes in Balakot to avenge the death of 40 ..
Grave terrorist attack, says N Korea on raid on its Madrid embassy
North Korea on Sunday described February break-in on its embassy in Madrid by a dissident group as a "grave terrorist attack" and demanded a probe into the perpetrators behind the incident.On February 22, an anti-North-Korean group that calls for the overthrowing of the Kim Jong-un regime broke into the North Korean Embassy in Madrid, where they heckled with the employees before dashing off with computers and documents, Yonhap News Agency reported.The development comes five days ahead of the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi, which ultimately ended without any agreement reached."A grave terrorist attack occurred on February 22, where an armed group attacked the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Embassy in Spain. An illegal intrusion into an occupation of a diplomatic mission and act of extortion is a grave breach of state sovereignty and a flagrant violation of international law, and this kind of act should never be tolerated," a spokesperson of North Korea's foreign ...
Rahul Gandhi have no faith on people of Amethi, migrated to Wayanad out of fear : Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the Congress president Rahul Gandhi doesn't trust the people of Amethi and has 'migrated' to Wayanad for contesting Lok Sabha election 'out of fear'."If the national president of Congress leaves the seat which has been with them for the last four generations, it means that he has no faith in the people of Amethi," said Yogi Adityanath."Obviously, the Congress should get punishment for what it has done. They have betrayed the people of Amethi and people there are ready to give a befitting reply to him. Out of fear, he was forced to migrate," he said.Congress on Sunday announced that party president Rahul Gandhi will be contesting from Wayanad parliamentary constituency in Kerala, in addition to Amethi, to further strengthen the unity of north and south.Slamming Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi for her alleged remark on 'Ram Janam Bhoomi,' he said that Congress and Priyanka Gandhi should apologise for her ...
Arithmetic says BJP will not get more than 125 seats: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday claimed the BJP will not get more than 125 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and hence would not be able to form the government at the Centre."Going by the total calculation out of 543 seats, Narendra Modi will not get more than 125 seats," said Mamata Banerjee, while addressing an election meeting organised by the TDP here."You know the arithmetic says that in 2014 when there was Modi wave in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Odisha, and West Bengal, the BJP got 21 seats out of 191 seats," she said."Out of 21, 17 were alone from Karnataka," said Mamata Banerjee. "This time that too has gone from their hands. They are not going to get that many seats. They are not going to get a single seat in West Bengal. What they have in Karnataka will also go. In Odisha also they will hardly get any seat, and they are not going to get any seat in Andhra Pradesh," she said.She said that in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP and allies .
Main Bhi Chowkidar: PM Modi accuses Opposition of spreading lies, vows to bring back every penny from absconders
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hit out at the Opposition for spreading lies against his government and BJP, and vowed to bring back every penny from the absconders, while speaking at 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' programme here."Congress' lies are seasonal. When there were elections in Delhi, they came up with intolerance. When there were elections in Bihar, their topic was that Modi will take back all forms of reservations. Then an 'Award Wapsi' gang came. Whenever any incident happens, this gang comes up," he said."I asked my people what was received in the office. I came to know that nothing came, and not even the money given with the awards. After every election, this gang goes home," said Prime Minister Modi.In an apparent reference to Congress president Rahul Gandhi, he said: "The one who is lying, the first condition is that his memory power should be sharp. But one day he said some figure, the next day some other figure. The factory of his lies hands him another lie. But due to
Congress fields Ghulam Ahmad Mir from Anantnag in J-K
All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Sunday announced the candidature of J-K state unit party chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir from Anantnag Lok Sabha seat.In 2014, People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti won the seat. She resigned in 2016 after becoming the Chief Minister of the state.The Congress party also announced to field Congress MLA K Murleedharan from Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.So far the party has declared 316 candidates for the Lok Sabha seats.
Candidates dance to folk tunes to woo voters in Bengal
From playing Dhamsa to swaying to the tune of tribal music or even pulling cycle rickshaw, the Lok Sabha candidates of different political parties in West Bengal are finding unique ways to engage with their voters as the election battle draws closer.
Arab League rejects Trump's Israel policies at annual summit
The Arab League rejected the US recognition of Israeli control over the Golan Heights and other Trump administration policies seen as unfairly biased toward Israel at an annual summit on Sunday, showcasing unity on one of the few issues that unites the regional bloc. Arab leaders also reiterated their commitment to resolving the conflict based on the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002, in which they would recognise Israel in return for a full withdrawal from the Golan Heights as well as east Jerusalem and the West Bank, lands occupied in the 1967 war. This year's Arab League summit, held in Tunisia, comes against a grim backdrop of ongoing wars in Syria and Yemen, rival authorities in Libya and a lingering boycott of Qatar by four fellow League members. Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir skipped the meeting as they contend with mass protests against their long reigns. Syria, a founding member, was expelled in 2011 during the early days of the ...
No ballot papers in Nizamabad constituency, says EC
Polling in Telangana's Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency, where 185 candidates including Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao's daughter K. Kavitha are in fray, will be conducted with EVMs only, the Election Commission announced on Sunday.
Protests mark Brazil military coup anniversary
Hundreds of protesters chanting "dictatorship never again" took to the streets of Brazil's capital Sunday for the 55th anniversary of the coup that established more than two decades of military rule. Further demonstrations against the 1964-1985 dictatorship are planned in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro sparked widespread anger by ordering the defense forces to commemorate the overthrow of President Joao Goulart. Nearly 1,000 noisy protesters in Brasilia accused Bolsonaro, an ex-army captain and unabashed admirer of the country's former dictators, of being a "militant" and demanded "Bolsonaro out." The demonstration came a day after an appeals court judge overturned another judge's decision to bar commemorations sought by Bolsonaro. Appellate judge Maria do Carmo Cardoso accepted the government's argument that Brazilian democracy was strong enough to support "a pluralism of ideas." "I see no violation of human rights, particularly as similar ...
Pakistan couldn't divide India on religious lines in 70 yrs, Modi-Shah did it in 5 yrs: Kejriwal
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal Sunday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah "divided India on religious lines" in five years, something which Pakistan could not do in seven decades. Addressing a rally here along with TDP president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, he alleged that Modi led the "most corrupt" government since Independence, and along with Shah "ruined" the country. "Since India's Independence in 1947, Pakistan has been trying to divide India on religious lines. What Pakistan could not do in 70 years, Modi-Shah duo did in five," Kejriwal alleged. "The worst thing they did was to threaten the values India is known for -- unity and brotherhood. They pitted one caste against another and one community versus another," he said. The Delhi chief minister also alleged that an emergency-like situation is prevailing in the country. "The Modi government unleashed central agencies on our institutions and our people. They (Modi and