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'If given a choice, I would get PM Modi jailed on murder charges'
National Conference leader Javed Ahmed Rana has stoked controversy by saying that if given the chance, he would get Prime Minister Narendra Modi "jailed" on charges of murder.Addressing a gathering here on Wednesday, Rana said he would want to frame the Prime Minister in all murder cases, including those which have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir."I swear to God, if it is in my hands, I will file a case against the Prime Minister of this country in connection with all the murders that have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere in the country. I will get him jailed for murder," he said. (Khuda ki kasam, agar mera bas chale, to mai is desh ke pradhanmantri ke khilaf, jitne bhi qatl hue hain Jammu and Kashmir mein aur desh mein, isko qatl ke case mein andar thok dunga)Rana also claimed that Prime Minister Modi is a "murderer of humanity," while the second murderer, he said, is the media."The second murderer is media. If I have the power, then I will send the Prime Minister and .
Mayawati accuses PM Modi of flouting model code
BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with violating the Model Code of Conduct by addressing the nation after the successful testing of A-SAT missile on Wednesday, and hoped that the Election Commission will act promptly."Previous experience proves that like law & order, BJP leaders are habitual offenders in violating Model Code of Conduct. And PM Mr Modi again flouted poll norms by addressing the country without prior permission of EC though there was no such emergency. Hope the EC acts promptly," she tweeted.After receiving complaints from political parties, the poll body on Wednesday formed a panel to examine the matter immediately in the light of the Model Code of Conduct."The EC has formed a committee to examine the content of PM's address yesterday but the real issue is why & how the PM addressed the country without its prior permission. It is the gross misuse of power & machinery for the electoral benefits. EC must act in an ...
Australian PM rules out minor party deal to protect gun laws
Australia's prime minister said Thursday that he had ruled out any vote-sharing deal with an influential minor party in a bid to protect the nation's strict gun controls. Prime Minister Scott Morrison made his decision after One Nation leader Pauline Hanson apparently questioned the official account of a 1996 massacre in which a gunman acting alone killed 35 people in Tasmania state. Less than two weeks after the Port Arthur massacre, Australia banned semi-automatic rifles and shotguns. New Zealand similarly banned a range of semi-automatic firearms after a lone gunman killed 50 worshippers in two Christchurch mosques on March 15. Morrison said his conservative Liberal Party would disadvantage One Nation candidates under Australia's preferential voting system at general elections due in May by refusing to share votes. Under Australia's systems, voters rank candidates in order of preference. The higher candidates are ranked by a majority of voters, the better their chances of being ...
SDF, HSP keen on rolling out UBI; SKM opposes it
The Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme has emerged as a key issue in the run-up to the simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Sikkim with the ruling SDF, and the HSP headed by the country's former football captain Bhaichung Bhutia, promising to implement it if elected to power. However, the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), the main opposition party in the state, is opposing the introduction of the UBI on the ground that it was not possible to execute it as the state "already has a huge debt". The UBI is a fixed amount of income transferred by the government to every citizen's bank account, irrespective of his economic wealth and employment status. It was Sikkim Democratic Front(SDF) parliamentarian P D Rai who had said in January that his party proposed to implement the UBI to provide regular income to "poor" families. Rai, a two-term Lok Sabha MP, had said that his party would put out the details of the UBI in its election manifesto. "The scheme will be rolled ...
Antulay kin joins Sena, dents Congress' pro-Muslim image
With a second prominent Muslim leader - Naveed A. Antulay of Raigad - quitting the Congress in four days, the grand old party's minority-friendly image suffered another dent here on Thursday.
Modi says his govt shown courage for surgical strike in all spheres -- land, sky and space
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the BJP's campaign in western Uttar Pradesh, saying his government had shown the courage to conduct a surgical strike in all spheres -- land, sky and space. The contest is between a "a decisive government and an indecisive past", Modi said in his address to a rally in this western Uttar Pradesh town a day after announcing that India had demonstrated anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite. On the one side there is a strong 'chowkidar', on the other, a line of tainted people, the prime minister said. "India has made up its mind who to vote for," he told the rally. "I will give an account of my work, but at the same time seek an account from my opponents... a 'chowkidar' does no injustice," he said. Modi began his speech by paying tribute to Choudhary Charan Singh, former prime minister and father of RLD leader Ajit Singh who has aligned with the BSP and the SP in this election.
Modi to launch poll campaign in Jammu and Kashmir
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) poll campaign for the coming Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
'Modi hai to mumkin hai': Sena on India's A-SAT missile launch
Hailing India's successful successful anti-satellite missile test, the Shiv Sena Thursday said it was possible because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being at the helm of affairs in the country. Modi on Wednesday announced India demonstrated the anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite, describing it as a "rare" achievement that puts the country in an exclusive club of space super powers. Lauding the country's achievement, the Sena, in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana', said, "Modi hai to mumkin hai...on land and in space." "Till yesterday, India was a nuclear power...(former) prime ministers - from Indira Gandhi to Atal Bihari Vajpayee - worked very hard for the purpose. However, during Modi's tenure we have become a space super-power. It has all been done by our scientists," it said. It said amid Lok Sabha poll campaign melee where leaders are indulging in mud-slinging and hurling charges against each other, Modi gave a "pleasant news" of the ...
Nine arrested in Thailand for posting election 'fake news'
Nine people have been arrested in Thailand for spreading "fake news" on Facebook with posts about sacked election officials and bogus ballots in the wake of controversial polls in the kingdom. Junta-ruled Thailand held its first vote since a 2014 coup on Sunday, with a military-backed party and its main rival linked to a self-exiled billionaire both claiming the right to govern. Full official results have not yet been released but questions are mounting over election irregularities that may have skewed initial numbers. A Thai official said Thursday that nine people were arrested for sharing fake news on Facebook claiming two election commissioners had been sacked and that 600,000 illegitimate ballots were mixed into the vote count. They were charged Wednesday under the draconian Computer Crimes Act "for sharing or onpassing false information", said Siriwat Deephor, a spokesman for the Computer Crime Suppression Division Police. "They confessed and said they didn't know that it was ...
No 'Modi wave'; non-BJP, non-Congress front likely to form govt: Owaisi
Claiming there is no 'Modi wave' in this Lok Sabha polls like in 2014, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi Thursday said a 'non-BJP, non-Congress' front is likely to form the government at the Centre with a regional leader emerging as a prime minister. Owaisi, a three-time MP from the Hyderabad parliamentary constituency, also said the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will be an "open election" and there will be a fight for every single seat of the total 543 constituencies. "Unlike 2014, there is no Modi wave this time. It is an open election and there will be a fight on every seat, including Hyderabad," he told PTI in an interview. Owaisi, who will be contesting from Hyderabad seat again this time, said his party All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) is definitely a part of the 'non-BJP, non-Congress' front led by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) founder and chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao. This front would be necessary to represent India's political diversity and there are many ...
US moves draft resolution in UN to blacklist JeM chief Masood Azhar
Stepping up the international pressure to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, the US, supported by France and the UK, has moved a draft resolution in the UN Security Council to blacklist the Pakistan-based terror group's chief. Two weeks after China put a hold on a proposal to list Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the Council, the US on Wednesday circulated the draft resolution to the powerful 15-nation Council to blacklist the leader of the Pakistan-based terror group and subject him to a travel ban, an assets freeze and an arms embargo. UN sources told PTI that this is the "first time" the US, the UK and France have moved a draft resolution directly in the Security Council to designate Azhar. The previous have been listing proposals in the Sanctions Committee of the Council to designate Azhar. Unlike a listing proposal, which is generally under a 10- day no objection period, the draft resolution is not under any no-objection ...
Kumaraswamy calls Karnataka tax raids 'revenge politics'
Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misusing the Income-Tax Department to threaten political leaders of the ruling JD-S and Congress in Karnataka, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday said the I-T raids were nothing but "revenge politics by the BJP-led NDA government".
US-China trade talks to open in Beijing
The United States and China open the latest round of their trade talks Thursday as the economic superpowers edge towards a deal to resolve a months-long spat that has rattled the global economy. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are expected to resume talks in Beijing with China's top economic official Liu He, the first since China put into law new measures seen as an olive branch in their high-stakes stand-off. While US President Donald Trump has voiced hope that he could soon hold a signing ceremony with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, negotiations have dragged on, suggesting substantial differences remain. But Lighthizer sought to play down expectations ahead of the meeting in Beijing, which is due to be followed by more talks in Washington in early April. "I'm hoping but not necessarily hopeful... If there's a great deal to be gotten, we'll get it -- if not, we'll find another plan," he told National Public Radio earlier this ...
Pakistan minister brands US envoy 'little pygmy' in Twitter row
A Pakistani minister has branded the US ambassador to Kabul a "little pygmy" in a high-level diplomatic Twitter row that erupted over ongoing peace talks between Washington and the Taliban in Afghanistan. The furore underscores the delicate balance of regional tensions as the US steps up a push to find a way out of Afghanistan, more than 17 years after the invasion. It began after Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan reportedly suggested an interim government in Afghanistan to help smooth the talks process, making the comment during a briefing with local reporters on Monday. Khan's comments caused uproar in Afghanistan, which has long held neighbouring Pakistan's shadowy intelligence services responsible for supporting and training the Taliban. Kabul recalled its ambassador on Tuesday, and the Pakistani foreign office tried to downplay Khan's comments on Wednesday, saying they had been reported "out of context... leading to an unwarranted reaction". But shortly after US ambassador to ..
Tripura: Cong, INPT approach IPFT for alliance to defeat BJP
Tripura Congress and Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT) have urged the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) to ally with them in order to defeat BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.In connection with this, a meeting was held at IPFT president and state revenue minister NC Debbarma's residence on Wednesday night, which saw Tripura Congress president P Kishore and INPT chief Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl in attendance.Speaking to media, Kishore said, "We have come to appeal to him (NC Debbarma) to join us for the interest of people of the state who want to defeat BJP and want to block Citizenship (Amendment), Bill. Let us not divide our votes in Tripura, rather work towards defeating the political party which is hell-bent on destroying the culture and heritage of Tripura.""Debbarma told me that he needs some time. I should tell you all that BJP has several times defamed its allies. They have called Debbarma a thief. If Debbarma has self-respect he will surely shake hands .
IT raids underway at K'taka minister's residence, Kumaraswamy calls it PM's 'real surgical strike'
Officials from the Income Tax department are conducting raids at the Chinnakurli residence of Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Karnataka Minor Irrigation Minister CS Puttaraju in Mandya, sources said on Thursday.The raids are being carried out by I-T officials and Central Personal Force (CRPF) personnel.Currently, raids are underway at multiple locations in Bengaluru, Hassan, Mandya and, Mysuru, sources revealed.Raids are also taking place at locations of 17 contractors and seven officers from the Public Works Department (PWD) and Irrigation Department.Hitting out at Narendra Modi, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy called these raids the Prime Minister's "real surgical strike.""PM @narendramodi's real surgical strike is out in the open through IT dept raids. The constitutional post offer for IT officer Balakrishna helped the PM in his revenge game. Highly deplorable to use govt machinery, corrupt officials to harrass opponents during election time" he tweeted.In addition to this, JD(S) ...
People aware of Modi's work will ensure BJP's victory: Pankaj Singh
Pinning its hopes of an "overwhelming victory" in the 2019 polls on the "high level" of awareness, the BJP Wednesday claimed the SP, BSP and Congress would be wiped off the country's political landscape. "The people of the country are aware of developments taking place in the country and in their vicinity," UP BJP general secretary Pankaj Singh told PTI in an interview. "Parties like the SP, BSP and the Congress were earlier confined to a few states and seats in the country. But this time the people of the country will completely wipe them off the electoral landscape, he added. Reacting to SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's recent statement that the BJP will face difficult times in the Lok Sabha polls, Singh, the sitting Noida MLA, said, "Earlier the SP used to fight on 80 seats in the state and bag four or five seats. Now with the SP contesting on 37 seats, you can very well imagine (the result)." "In fact, the Congress, SP and the BSP are fighting the last battle for their existence. This ..
No Modi wave; non-BJP, non-Congress front likely to form govt: Owaisi
Claiming there is no Modi wave in this Lok Sabha polls like in 2014, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi Thursday said a 'non-BJP, non-Congress' front is likely to form the government at the Centre with a regional leader emerging as a prime minister. Owaisi, a three-time MP from the Hyderabad parliamentary constituency, also said the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will be an "open election" and there will be a fight for every single seat of the total 543 constituencies. "Unlike 2014, there is no Modi wave this time. It is an open election and there will be a fight on every seat, including Hyderabad," he told PTI in an interview. Owaisi, who will be contesting from Hyderabad seat again this time, said his party All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) is definitely a part of the 'non-BJP, non-Congress' front led by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) founder and chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao. This front would be necessary to represent India's political diversity and there are many ...
Priyanka's main focus is 2022 UP assembly elections
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday revealed she was eyeing the 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh much more than the 2019 general elections just weeks ahead of the first phase of polling.
IT raids underway at K'taka minister's residence, Kumaraswamy hits out at PM
Officials from the Income Tax department are conducting raids at the Chinnakurli residence of Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Karnataka Minor Irrigation Minister CS Puttaraju in Mandya, sources said on Thursday.The raids are being carried out by I-T officials and Central Personal Force (CRPF) personnel.Currently, raids are underway at multiple locations in Bengaluru, Hassan, Mandya and, Mysuru, sources revealed.Raids are also taking place at locations of 17 contractors and seven officers from the Public Works Department (PWD) and Irrigation Department.Hitting out at Narendra Modi, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy called these raids the Prime Minister's "real surgical strike.""PM @narendramodi's real surgical strike is out in the open through IT dept raids. The constitutional post offer for IT officer Balakrishna helped the PM in his revenge game. Highly deplorable to use govt machinery, corrupt officials to harrass opponents during election time" he tweeted.Further details are awaited.