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'Modi hai to Mumkin Hai' BJP slogan for 2019 election: Jaitley
Seeking to encash Prime Minister Narendra Modi's image of a doer, BJP has chosen the slogan of 'Modi Hai to Mumkin Hai' 'Modi makes it possible' for the upcoming general elections, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Thursday. Modi, he added, has demonstrated during the last five years indefatigability by literally working round-the-clock, Jaitley said in the 'Agenda 2019 Part-4' blogpost. He further said Modi as a quick learner has demonstrated his ability to take quick decisions on complicated matters with clarity and determination. "His image as a doer is now recognised by most Indians. Many India observers across the world have marvelled with India's pace of taking decisions and implementing them. The BJP, therefore, has chosen an effective slogan for the forthcoming elections 'Modi Hai to Mumkin Hai' 'Modi makes it possible'," said Jaitley, who is also in-charge of the publicity division of BJP for 2019 general elections. Recalling some landmark achievements of the government, .
Kumaraswamy's son JD-S candidate from Mandya LS seat
Karnataka's ruling Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) on Thursday announced Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil as its candidate from Mandya Lok Sabha constituency.
Trump desperate for trade deal with China: Ex-aide
US President Donald Trump is "desperate" to reach a trade deal with China and is being ill-served by protectionist advisers who have left the White House "living in chaos" on major decisions, his former top economic adviser Gary Cohn has said.
ZPM & Congress announce Hmar as their common LS candidate
Opposition Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) and the Congress Thursday announced that Lalnghingolva Hmar and Lalbuanga Sailo will be their common candidates for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram and state Assembly bypoll respectively Announcing the names of Hmar and Sailo, ZPM leader K Sapdanga said his party and the Congress party have come together on a common platform to defeat the BJP and its allies in the election. Lok Sabha election in Mizoram and the bypoll for the Aizawl West - I seat will be held simultaneously on April 11. Hmar is a well-known young sports reporter and presently honorary secretary of the Mizoram Football Association (MFA) while Sailo is a retired government official. The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) on Wednesday had announced C Lalrosanga, a former director general of Doordarshan, as its candidate for the lone Lok Sabha seat. The MNF also said that Zothantluanga would be the party's nominee for the assembly by-poll.
People "eager" to give another term to Modi: Naik
Union minister and North Goa Lok Sabha member Shripad Naik on Thursday said people are happy with the country's development under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "eager" to give him another chance. He said Modi would address a meeting in Goa before the Lok Sabha polls in the state's two seats scheduled on April 23. The BJP is yet to announce its candidates in Goa. After visiting a temple at Mardol village, about 20 km from here, the AYUSH minister said he would tour one Assembly segment each in the next 20 days and interact with voters. "People who have seen the development of the country in the last five years and improvement in social indicators are eager to give another chance to the BJP. People will vote for Modi as the next prime minister,"he told reporters. Naik said Goa was not left behind in the developmental process and its continuation was one of the poll issues. He said resolving the mining crisis was also a priority for the BJP. "People are suffering due to ...
3-member team to select BJP candidates for Bihar
The BJP on Thursday formed a three-member committee to select candidates for the 17 seats it is contesting in Bihar in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Congress loses another MLA to TRS (Dangal 2019)
There seems no end to the setbacks for main opposition Congress in Telangana as yet another party legislator on Thursday decided to switch loyalty to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).
China's stand a failure of 'jhula' diplomacy: Owaisi
With China blocking a UN resolution to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday termed this as a failure of "jhula diplomacy" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
2019 polls could make or break the CPI-M in Kerala (Dangal 2019)
Can Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan hope for a resounding third anniversary celebrations of his government two days after the results of the Lok Sabha polls are announced on May 23? This is the question that has been making the rounds immediately after the April 11-May 19 polls were announced.
TN: Protest erupt near Sri Lankan embassy over 2008 war crimes
Protest erupted near Sri Lankan Embassy against Sri Lankan Government here on Thursday for dragging the investigation on the war crimes that took place in the south-Asian island nation in 2008.The protesters demanded the Indian government to take the issue in the United Nations (UN) council to take immediate action against Colombo.The protest was organised by Ezha Tamilar Vaalvurimai Kootamaipu, and VCK party leaders including Thirumavalavan, Thyagu, Kolathur Mani participated in the protest.
Traders body calls for boycott of Chinese goods
Protesting against China blocking India's bid to have Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations (UN), the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Thursday called its members to boycott Chinese goods in the country.
BJP trying to create 'hyper nationalistic environment' ahead of LS polls:Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accused the BJP of trying to create a 'hyper nationalistic environment' ahead of the Lok Sabha polls only to distract people from the issues of unemployment, agrarian crisis and what he called 'massive failures' of the Modi government. The comments by Gandhi come against the backdrop of indications that the BJP may use the Indian Air Force(IAF) strikes on terror group JeM's largest training camp in Balakot in Pakistan on February 26 after the Pulwama attack as a central plank of its election campaign. A JeM suicide bomber attacked a CRPF convoy in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on February 14 killing 40 jawans. Describing the upcoming elections as all about making a choice between India of Mahatma Gandhi and that of his assassin Nathuram Godse, Rahul Gandhi also alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi generates 'hate' and that his brand of politics was 'hateful' with consequent costs. In Gandhi's view, a majority for the Congress-led UPA coalition is a ..
Minimum basic income scheme among suggestions received by BJP manifesto draft panel
A minimum basic income scheme aimed at addressing the issue of poverty is among the ideas received by the BJP manifesto draft committee for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, party MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar said Thursday. "Lots of participative and unprecedented grassroots suggestions are pouring in during our manifesto committee meetings with various groups of people," Chandrasekhar, also a member of the BJP manifesto draft committee, told PTI here. "Implementation of minimum basic income is also one of the suggestions which the party has received," he said. Asked if the BJP was seriously considering including the minimum basic income scheme in its manifesto, Chandrasekhar said the committee will take the final decision. "... but various next stage reforms are under consideration and being discussed...," he added. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has already promised his party would implement a minimum basic income scheme for poor if his party is voted to power in the Lok Sabha elections
Congress blames Modi for China's veto on Masood
The Congress on Thursday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modis foreign policy vis-a-vis China yet again blocking the bid to designate Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist.
Nehru "original sinner", favoured China for UNSC seat, says Jaitley
Hitting back at the Congress, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was the "original sinner" who favoured China over India for permanent membership into the United Nation Security Council. This comes within hours of Congress President Rahul Gandhi terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "weak" and "scared" of Chinese President Xi Jinping after Beijing blocked a UN resolution to designate JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist. "The original mistake, both on Kashmir and China, was committed by the same person," said Jaitley while quoting a letter written by Nehru to Chief Ministers on August 2, 1955. Jaitley, who heads the publicity committee of the BJP for the ensuing general elections, has quoted a part of the letter. "Pt. Nehru's infamous letter to Chief Ministers' dated August 2, 1955, states 'Informally, suggestions have been made by the United States that China should be taken into the United Nations but not in the Security Council,
EU's Tusk backs 'long' delay if Britain 'rethinks' Brexit
EU leader Donald Tusk said Thursday that European capitals could approve a long delay to Brexit, in a last-ditch push to persuade Prime Minister Theresa May to change her negotiating red lines. During consultations ahead of next week's EU summit, Tusk said he "will appeal to the EU27 to be open to a long extension if the UK finds it necessary to rethink its Brexit strategy and build consensus around it." As president of the European Council, Tusk will be the host of the March 21 summit in Brussels that may be asked to decide whether to push back Britain's March 29 departure from the Union. His tweeted intervention came as British MPs prepared the latest in a series of votes on Brexit, this time on whether to ask the EU for such an extension of the "Article 50" process. May's government has said it plans to ask for a delay until June 30 if its parliament eventually votes to approve a draft withdrawal agreement already agreed with Europe, but twice massively rejected by ...
Digivijaya attacks Centre over Masood Azhar's release in 1999
Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Thursday attacked the Centre for releasing Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar in 1999 during BJP-led NDA government's regime. "Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, your BJP government handed over Mazoor Azhar to Taliban and also gave million dollars to them. Would you say something on this," Singh tweeted.He also asked Prasad to question Prime Minister and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval over the intelligence failure in the Pulwama terror attacks."Have you questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and NSA about the Gross intelligence Failure during the Pulwama attack because of which 44 CRPF personnel lost their lives. If your BJP government had not released Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar during the Kandhar hijack, the attack on the Parliament in 2002 and the Pulwama attack could have been averted," Singh said in his next tweet.Earlier Singh had sparked controversy by terming the Pulawama terror attack 'an accident'.He said after the Pulwama ...
Vikhe-Patil to shun NCP campaign in Ahmednagar
Virtually blaming NCP chief Sharad Pawar for Sujay Vikhe-Patil joining the BJP, Congress' Leader of Opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil on Thursday threatened that he would not campaign for the alliance partner in Ahmednagar.
Goa Minister begins Lok Sabha election campaign
Shripad Naik, the Union Minister of State for AYUSH and a four-time MP from the North Goa parliamentary seat, on Thursday formally began his campaign for the coming Lok Sabha elections.
Tom Vadakkan's departure non-issue: Congress leaders
Congress leaders in Kerala on Thursday said the departure of Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan is a non-issue for the party.