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Baloch commander vows to resist Pakistani subjugation till end of life
Pakistan's nefarious agenda of filling coffers of Islamabad through systematic political exploitation of Balochistan, compounded by heightened military operations has left the resource and mineral-rich province as one of the most impoverished regions across the world. Widespread economic depredations through a structured design are the reality of Balochistan. The locals, activists, and leaders who have dared raise their voice against the oppression have met with a brute high handedness of security forces. However, the freedom fighters who have been unrelenting in challenging the oppressive status quo in the region have resolved to resist the colonial forces of Pakistan.Underlining the atrocities being meted out to people in Balochistan Bashir Zaib Baloch, the new head of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) said the situation here is much grave than Palestine, Iraq, and in Afghanistan and sought international support in exposing Pakistan. Bashir Zaib Baloch took charge of BLA after its ...
Trump ramps up pressure on Venezuela's Maduro
US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Venezuelan military officials to back the country's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido and allow humanitarian aid to flow into Venezuela.
Trump asks Venezuelan military to support Guaido
United States President Donald Trump on Monday urged military and people of Venezuela to support the government of President Juan Guaido and allow humanitarian aid to flow into the country.Trump also decried President Nicolas Maduro as a "Cuban puppet" who was "dramatizing the hyperinflations and shortages of food". Trump took to Twitter to share a video of his speech at the Florida International University in Southwest Miami Dade County where he said, "The military has blocked the US from moving tons of humanitarian aid airlifted in recent days to the Colombian border with Venezuela. The aid shipments have been meant in part to dramatize the hyperinflation and shortages of food and medicine that are gripping Venezuela""The people are starving while the handful of socialist Mudaro regime keeps billion of dollars. He [Maduro] is the puppet in the hands of the Cuban military," the US President said. Trump said that the US was the first nation to recognise President Guardo as the ...
Corrupt and helpless united for unholy alliance, says Ashok Chavan on BJP-Shiv Sena alliance
Terming the BJP-Shiv Sena poll alliance as "unholy and immoral," Maharashtra Congress has said that the tie-up brings together "the corrupt and the helpless".Launching a scathing attack on the two parties who announced the seat-sharing, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Ashok Chavan said, "In the past, Uddhav Thackeray had called Amit Shah 'Afzal Khan' and Amit Shah had called Uddhav Thackeray a 'rat', and today, ironically, they sat together to announce the alliance."Chavan further called out Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's previous hollow and bogus statements of not forging an alliance."During the last Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections, Shiv Sena had released a booklet on corrupt BJP ministers. Today using the paper from the same booklet, Shiv Sena made flowers to welcome Amit Shah in Mumbai. Uddhav Thackeray's past statements of Shiv Sena not allying with BJP were bogus and hollow."The Congress leader also stated that Shiv Sena had betrayed his party .
24 killed in twin bomb blasts in Syria
At least 24 people, including four children, were killed in a double bomb attack in Syria's Idlib province on Monday.According to the NHK, the two explosions occurred in central Idlib in northwestern Syria. The first blast was caused by an explosive device planted in a vehicle. Another bomb detonated when ambulances were arriving at the spot.The group responsible for the attack is yet to be ascertained.Idlib is the last major stronghold of Syria's opposition force. In order to gain control, President Bashar al-Assad has also bombarded areas around Idlib, resulting in an increasing number of civilian casualties over the past few months.
California will sue Trump over emergency wall declaration
California's attorney general says at least a dozen states will join a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund a wall on the US-Mexico border. Xavier Becerra told MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports" he planned to file California's lawsuit on Monday. He didn't specify which other states would join, but officials in Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada announced that they would challenge Trump. Becerra says there is no emergency at the border and Trump doesn't have the authority to make the declaration. Trump declared a national emergency to fulfill his promise of completing the wall. The move allows the president to bypass Congress to use money from the Pentagon and other budgets. California has repeatedly challenged Trump in court. Becerra has filed at least 45 lawsuits against the administration.
Trump talking about John James as frontrunner for UN ambassador
US President Donald Trump has mentioned former Michigan GOP Senate candidate John James as a leading contender for the role of US ambassador to the United Nations, a source close to White House tells CNN.
Sushma Swaraj arrives in Spain on last leg of 3-nation tour
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who arrived in Madrid on Tuesday interacted with the Indian diaspora here and thanked them for their contribution, in diverse fields, in promoting relations between India and Spain."I feel at home even out of India because of meeting all of you. It is like being in India while staying out of India. My visit would have been incomplete if I haven't met the Indian community" Swaraj said after interacting with members of the Indian community here.Among her engagements in Madrid, the external affairs minister is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with her counterpart Josep Borrell Fontelles to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual concern, according to official spokesperson.The Spanish government will also confer upon the minister the prestigious Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit for India's swift response through 'Operation Maitri' in rescuing 71 Spanish nationals from Nepal in April 2015, in the wake of the disastrous ...
Saudi Arabia hopes for deescalation of tension between India, Pakistan
Amid growing tension between India and Pakistan after the Pulwama terror attack, Saudi Arabia on Monday said its main objective is to "deescalate tension" between the neighbouring countries and it hopes that Delhi and Islamabad would resolve the dispute peacefully.Addressing the joint press conference in Islamabad, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al- Jubeir said, "Saudi Arabia's objective is to try to deescalate tension between the neighbouring countries. I hope that both countries would be able to resolve the dispute between them peacefully."The Saudi minister's comments came in the wake of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed when their convoy was targeted by a suicide bomber of Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammad in Pulwama district on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.This development is crucial as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman arrives in India on February 19.The minister was addressing a joint ..
Saudi Crown Prince arrives in India today
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad-bin Salman will arrive in New Delhi on Tuesday on his maiden visit to the country. India is likely to raise the issue of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and the two countries are expected to sign ties to enhance cooperation in various fields during the "landmark event in high-level bilateral ties"."Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visit to India will be a landmark event in the history of our high-level bilateral engagements and they will certainly take an upward strategic direction," Arab News quoted Indian ambassador in Riyadh Ahmad Javed as saying.MBS, as the Saudi Crown Prince is also known, will hold bilateral talks during his two-day visit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a wide range of issues of mutual interest including counter-terrorism, defence and security. India and Saudi Arabia are also expected to sign five MoUs in fields ranging from defence, healthcare etc.According to the External Affairs Ministry, the talks on investment of US $44 ..
Hyderabad: BJP delegation submits memorandum to Chief Electoral Officer
A BJP delegation led by party's state president Dr K Laxman on Monday met with the Telangana's Chief Electoral Officer and submitted a memorandum demanding a number of measures for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Speaking to ANI, Laxman said, "We have represented to the CEO of Telangana that in last elections there were lots of bogus and fake votes and even the technicians who were involved in the elections have not performed their duties properly. As many as 21 Lakh names of eligible voters went missing in the rolls. Hence we have demanded to take measures to ensure that all the voters get their right to vote."Demanding enhanced transparency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Laxman added, "We have requested to maintain transparency in the Lok Sabha elections. We have also given some suggestions to the CEO. We have asked for extending the time for polling by at least one hour and have also requested for linking Aadhaar card with the voter card."Laxman was also accompanied by ...
Country doesn't need bullet train, soldiers need bulletproof jackets: Akhilesh Yadav
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said that the priority of the country's leadership should be to ensure that bulletproof jackets are provided to its soldiers, rather than focussing on bullet trains.Addressing a press conference here, Yadav took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Central Government's ambitious bullet train project and said, "Today the country does not require a bullet train, it is more important that our soldiers get bulletproof jackets."Yadav's comment comes in the wake of the heinous terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday, in which as many as 40 jawans were killed. The Samajwadi Party leader also raised questions over intelligence agencies and called on the central government to formulate a long term strategy for securing the country's borders."Why is our Intelligence failing? You can't compensate for the loss of lives. The nation stands by its security ...
RPI(A) should get seat to contest if NDA wants to return: Ramdas Athawale
Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) Chief, Ramdas Athawale on Monday asserted that if the NDA wants to return to power, it should give his party at least one seat to contest in Maharashtra.After the announcement of seat sharing between Shiv Sena and BJP in Maharashtra for upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Athawale said, "If we don't get even one seat, votes of Dalits in Maharashtra for BJP-Shiv Sena will be affected."If they want to come back to power in state and NDA wants to come back at the Centre, RPI(A) will contribute, so we should be given a seat. We will meet Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray," he said.Stating that there have been no deliberations on seat-sharing with him, he further added, "I believe if BJP, Shiv Sena and RPI(A) come together in Maharashtra, we can win 43 to 44 seats. But there has been no deliberation upon seat distribution to RPI(A). It might create unhappiness among the Dalit community. I had asked for ...
Iran envoy meets Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
Iran Ambassador to India Ali Chegani met Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu here on Monday and discussed bilateral ties and international terrorism. "The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to India, Dr Ali Chegeni, calling on me, in New Delhi today. We have discussed several issues including international terrorism, economic connectivity and people to people exchanges," said Naidu on his official twitter account.The meeting could be a part of coercive diplomacy by the two countries who recently suffered ghastly terror attack on their respective security forces.On February 13, a total of 27 members of Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed after an explosive-laden vehicle targetted the bus which was ferrying the military personnel in Khash-Zahedan sector of Sistan-Baluchistan province in south-eastern Iran.The bombing also injured 17 others. According to Iranian media, Jaish-al-Adl, a separatist militant group claimed responsibility for the deadly assault.On February 14, around 40 .
Trump tells Venezuela military to back Guaido or 'lose everything'
US President Donald Trump urged Venezuela's military Monday to accept opposition leader Juan Guaido's amnesty offer, or stand to "lose everything," as a crisis deepened over President Nicolas Maduro's refusal to let in desperately needed humanitarian aid. Bringing in humanitarian aid is crucial to the viability of Guaido, who has denounced Maduro's reelection last year as fraudulent and in January declared himself interim president, a move recognized by some 50 countries. He has given the Maduro government until Saturday to let the shipments into the country, which is in the grip of a humanitarian crisis due to shortages of food and medicine exacerbated by hyperinflation. Addressing supporters and Venezuelan expatriates in Miami on Sunday, Trump declared he had a message for officials helping keep Maduro in place. "The eyes of the entire world are upon you today, every day and every day in the future," he said. "You cannot hide from the choice that now confronts you. You can choose to
Trump accuses deputy AG of plotting against him
US President Donald Trump accused on Monday the deputy attorney general of the Justice Department, Rod Rosenstein, of planning to take illegal action against him, after former acting director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, said that in 2017 there were alleged projects afoot to remove the president from office.
India, Morocco sign agreements on bilateral cooperation
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on Monday signed four agreements to cement bilateral cooperation.
Andhra Pradesh: Delhi CM Kejriwal meets state minister Nara Lokesh
Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh met with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at the former's residence here on Monday.During the meeting, Lokesh talked about the various welfare and development activities taken up in the state during the past four-and-a-half years.Real-Time Governance Society (RTGS) and changes brought in governance after the bifurcation of the state were also discussed during the meeting.Kejriwal is also scheduled to meet the Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandra Babu Naidu during the visit.Earlier in the day, Kejriwal had also joined Puducherry Chief Minister CM V Narayanasamy in his dharna outside governor's house in the state.
Am partially happy, says Puducherry CM after meeting Lt Governor, suspends dharna
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy temporarily suspended his ongoing dharna late on Monday evening and said that he is partially happy with the outcome of meeting that he held with Governor Kiran Bedi.Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy was on a sit-in protest outside Lt Governor Kiran Bedi's residence since February 13.On Monday he held a long meeting with Lt Governor Kiran Bedi and announced to suspend his dharna by saying that most of the issues were resolved in the meeting.Speaking to media personal he said, "Lt Governor had called us for a discussion on demands that we have raised in the letter written to her before starting the dharna. We had over four and half hour meeting in which some of the major people's issue can be resolved to some extent. We were able to resolve most of the issues including free rice issue, additional old age people, recruitment of police constable and increase in their age limit, sugar mill to be auctioned in public to settle the dues of ...
'Can't create miracle alone' says Priyanka Gandhi after meeting party workers of Bundelkhand
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gadhi Vadra has told party workers from Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh that they should not expect a "miracle" from her and that strengthening booth level organisation will be the key to the party's performance.Congress leader and former parliamentarian Pradeep Jain Aditya on Monday said that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a detailed discussion with party workers from Bundelkhand and told them that "she cannot create miracles alone.""She said all workers should come together and work on micro booth management. This is the first time that a leader has talked about booth in such details. She said election results are 'fruits' but booths are 'roots' and booth level workers are very important. She said those who break the party and work to make candidates lose will be shown door," Aditya said.Aditya who was part of the meeting that the UP East general secretary Priyanka held with Congress workers from Bundelkhand, said that party workers were charged with new