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Czech defence minister to attend Aero India in Bengaluru: PM Andrej Babis
Czech Republic Prime Minister Andrej Babis Saturday said his country is ready to step up Indo-Czech cooperation in defence and other sectors, and its defence minister will visit Bengaluru next month to attend Aero India. Interacting with reporters on the sidelines of an event at the Czech Embassy here, he also hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "charismatic leader" with a "vision". Babis was on an official visit to India from January 17-19. He led a Czech delegation at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019, with Czech Republic as a partner country. The two leaders also held a bilateral meeting on Friday on the sidelines of the Summit. The entire gamut of bilateral relations including important global and regional issues of mutual interest was discussed during the talks, officials said. "We discussed concretely, defence cooperation, Tatra (trucks), Skoda, our investments, possibility of a direct airline service between Delhi and Praguie, tourism and other areas of cooperation," .
BJP, Congress grossly misutilised opportunities given to them: TRS MP Kavitha
India needs an alternative which is neither the BJP nor the Congress as both of these parties have been given ample of opportunities by the people to serve them, but the parties have grossly misutilised them, said TRS MP K Kavitha on Saturday.Speaking at Telangana Jagruti International Youth Leadership Conference 2019, Kavitha said: "India needs an alternative which is neither the BJP nor the Congress because both of these parties have been given ample of opportunities by the people of this nation. However, they have grossly misutilised those opportunities."Talking about the TMC rally in Kolkata, she said: "Indian politics needs to be changed and TRS will certainly play a major role. We are saying that a life-changing agenda should be proposed for the nation. If the rally held today was fundamentally against the BJP, then the Congress should have been there. Rahul Gandhi was not present in that event. So, I do not know how serious these parties are about this grand ...
23 political parties come together in 'oust Modi' campaign (Roundup)
Twenty-three political parties, including the Congress and major regional parties like SP, BSP and DMK, came together on Saturday at a mega rally organised by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to throw the gauntlet at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for defeating him in the coming general elections but kept the daunting issue of their prime ministerial candidate to be decided after the elections.
Happy over PDP's decision to expel me: Altaf Bukhari
Former Jammu and Kashmir finance minister Altaf Bukhari, who was expelled by the PDP on Saturday, said he was happy over the party's decision. "It has been a long association with PDP, especially with its founder Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. My association with this party has been enriching in many ways. It not only gave me a chance to work for my constituency, but provided me an opportunity to contribute my bit in the development across the nook and corner of the state," Bukhari said in a statement here. He said power and position have never been an allurement for him "as the history bears a testimony to that fact". "During my journey of active politics, I have witnessed agreements and disagreements, gratification and obstructions, brewing resentment and misguided notions. I also got a chance to witness the downfall of so-called popular leaders and rise of those who were hitherto unknown in the arena of politics," he said. Bukhari said while he was happy over the party's decision, ...
Parrikar's photo blitz reveals his greed for power: Ex-Goa RSS chief
Photographs of ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, which are being released by the BJP and state government agencies, reveal weakness and a greed to cling to power, former Goa RSS chief Subhash Velingkar said on Saturday.
Mauritian PM to arrive in India on 8-day visit
Mauritian Prime MinisterPravind Jugnauth will arrive here on Sunday on over a week-long visit during which he will hold talks with the top Indian leadership and attend thePravasi Bharatiya Divas in Varanasi. Jugnauth will arrive here on Sunday morning and after spending a day in the capital, he will leave for Varanasi on Monday. He will attend the inaugural session of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Tuesday, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders will also meet on the sidelines of the event that day. During the visit, he will also call on President Ram Nath Kovind. Jugnauth will also visit Prayagraj for the Kumbh Mela and then Maharashtra before heading home on January 28 morning.
Mamata, Naidu slam Modi for calling opposition rally 'anti-people'
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Andhra Pradesh counterpart N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comment on mega-rally in Kolkata.
Defeating BJP-RSS ideology, ousting Modi first priority: Kharge
Defeating the ideology of BJP-RSS and removing Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be the primary focus of all opposition parties, Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said here on Saturday.
Location for second US-North Korea summit chosen: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the location for the second US-North Korea summit, to be held late February, has been decided and would be announced in due course. The White House confirmed on Friday that the second meeting between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would occur next month, following a rare visit to Washington by a senior North Korean general. Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol, a right-hand man to Kim, met the US president here as the two nations seek a denuclearisation accord that could ease decades of hostility. "We had a very good meeting yesterday with North Korea...It lasted almost two hours. We agreed to meet sometime the end of February. We have picked the country, but we will be announcing it in the future," Trump told reporters here. Trump said Kim is looking "very forward" to the next meeting with him and so does he. The US president and Kim first met in June last year in Singapore where they agreed on a verifiable denuclearisation of North ...
Shatrughan Sinha toes Rahul Gandhi's line in attacking Modi
Admitting that he is a "rebel", Bollywood actor and dissenting BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday stepped up his attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by adopting Rahul Gandhi's "chowkidar chor hai" jibe.
Trump firm on wall, alleges Pelosi being controlled by 'radical left'
President Donald Trump on Saturday alleged that House Speaker and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi is being controlled by the "radical left", as he reiterated his demand for building a wall along the US-Mexico border to prevent the flow of illegal aliens and massive smuggling of drugs. "Well I hope that Speaker Pelosi can come along and realise what everybody knows, that no matter who it is, they know that walls work. We need walls. Whether it's personal or not, it's not personal for me," Trump said at the White House before leaving for Dover Airforce Base for the return of remains of four Americans killed in Syria this week. He will also visit the families. Trump was responding to questions about the unprecedented partial government shutdown that Saturday entered a record 29th day. The shutdown because of the sharp differences between the Trump-led Republican party and the Pelosi-led opposition Democrats has resulted in throwing out of some 800,000 federal government employees ...
West Bengal CPI(M) criticises TMC's rally
The West Bengal CPI(M) Saturday criticised the Trinamool Congress for allegedly "destroying democracy and institutions" in the state and boasting of fighting against the misrule of the BJP at Centre. Communist Party of India (Marxist) state secretary and politburo member Surya Kanta Mishra said, the TMC and BJP were two sides of the same coin and share several "undemocratic traits". "The TMC should not talk about restoring democracy in the country. They (TMC) themselves have destroyed democracy in the state and have subverted every institution in the state since it came to power in 2011," Mishra said. "The way they conducted the last panchayat polls is a blot on democracy," he added. What the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has been doing at the Centre since 2014, the TMC has been doing the same in West Bengal since 2011, she said further. The TMC as a political party has neither any respect for democracy not for the constitutional norms, she
Mexico 'doing nothing' to stop third caravan of migrants: Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump on Saturday said that Mexican government is 'doing nothing' to stop the third caravan of migrants which has been 'fully formed' and is approaching the southern US border.The US President took to Twitter, saying, "Mexico is doing nothing to stop the caravan, which is now fully formed and heading to the United States. We stopped the last two-many are still in Mexico but can't get through our Wall, but it takes a lot of Border Agents if there is no Wall. Not easy!"The statement by the US President comes amid the long-standing impasse between Trump and his lawmakers over funding the US $ 5.7 billion on building a border on the southern US-Mexico border, at a time when the federal government is going through a shutdown recorded as the longest in the US history.A Mexican immigration official stationed at the southern US-Mexico border informed Fox News on Thursday that a new caravan of migrants from Central America, including almost 1,000 people, have ...
Hazare on hunger strike from Jan 30 to protest against non-appointment of Lokpal, Lokayukta
Social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Saturday announced that he would launch a hunger strike from January 30 at his village Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra to protest against the Centre's failure to implement the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013.Criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government for delaying the appointment of a competent Lokpal, Hazare said: "Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act was made in 2013. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government came to power in 2014.""We felt that something will be done now, but they did nothing in the last around five years. So I have decided to go on a hunger strike from January 30 at my village Ralegan Siddhi.""Eight times this Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill came in the Parliament but no one was interested in it because it gives power to common men. In 2011, when the people came together and asked for it, then they had to pass it in 2013," he said."Since then, they have been deliberately not implementing it. I ...
Mamata's 'United India Rally' a circus: Bengal BJP chief
Terming the "United India Rally" a "circus", West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Saturday mocked the leaders on the stage, saying they would either have to fight among themselves or go for a toss for becoming a prime ministerial candidate.
Trade deal could very well happen with China, says Trump
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that a trade deal with China is most likely going to happen as he denied reports that his administration has removed some of the existing sanctions on China. "Things are going very well with China and with trade," Trump said at the White House. China and the US are currently holding talks to have a major bilateral trade agreement that addresses Trump's concerns about the massive imbalance of trade and theft of American intellectual property by the Chinese. Last year, Trump had imposed import tariffs on Chinese products worth more than USD 250 billion and an equal amount is under consideration. In December, Trump met with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Argentina where the two leaders agreed to give a temporary pause to their trade war and try to reach an agreement. Officials from the two countries are currently holding talks on issues related to bilateral trade. Trump on Saturday exuded confidence that ...
Only agenda of 'Mahagathbandhan' is to remove Modi: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday hit out at opposition parties, saying the only agenda of the "Mahagathbandhan" is to remove Prime Minister Narendra Modi which is not going to work in 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Sitharaman slams 'attempts to sabotage, stop' Rafale deal
Asserting that Rafale fighter jet is integral to the country's strategic interests, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday slammed attempts to "sabotage" and "stop the deal" for acquiring 36 fighter aircraft in a ready-to-fly condition.
Pelosi being controlled by 'radical left', alleges Trump
US President Donald Trump on Saturday alleged that House Speaker and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi is being controlled by the "radical left", as he reiterated his demand for building a wall along the US-Mexico border to prevent the flow of illegal aliens and massive smuggling of drugs. "Well I hope that Speaker Pelosi can come along and realise what everybody knows, that no matter who it is, they know that walls work. We need walls. Whether it's personal or not, it's not personal for me," Trump said at the White House before leaving for Dover Airforce Base for the return of remains of four Americans killed in Syria this week. He will also visit the families. Trump was responding to questions about the unprecedented partial government shutdown that Saturday entered a record 29th day. The shutdown because of the sharp differences between the Trump-led Republican party and the Pelosi-led opposition Democrats has resulted in throwing out of some 800,000 federal government employees ...
DU proposal to fill 10 pc permanent positions on contractual basis opposed
A meeting of the Delhi University Executive Council was adjourned Saturday after some members protested against the proposal to fill 10 per cent permanent positions on contractual basis. The Executive Council meeting began at 3 pm on Friday where some members had moved a resolution against the use of police force against protesting teachers from Delhi University Teachers' Association, alleging that it was done at the behest of the administration. The DUTA Friday protested outside the vice chancellor's office against the proposal to fill 10 per cent permanent positions on contractual basis.