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Tough fight in Jhalrapatan seat but Manvendra Singh will emerge victorious: Wife
Chitra Singh, the wife of Congress candidate in Jhalrapatan seat Manvendra Singh, has said it would be a tough fight in the home turf of Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje, but expressed confidence that he would emerge victorious. She has been intensively campaigning along with her husband in urban and rural areas of the constituency, which Raje has represented three times in the state Assembly. Chitra Singh said she has been going door to door and meeting women, appealing them to channelise their anger against the BJP government by voting for the son of ailing BJP leader Jaswant Singh. She admitted that it would a tough fight in Jhalrapatan in Jhalawar district but expressed confidence that her husband would win the seat, saying the people were filled with anger against the "mother and the son", apparently referring to Raje and her son, Dushyant Singh. Chitra Singh said people wanted a change as the land in the area was fertile and favourable for setting up industries but neither were the
FIFA's Infantino gets election support from CONMEBOL
The 10-member South American soccer governing body says it is backing FIFA President Gianni Infantino for re-election. The CONMEBOL executive committee unanimously agreed on Friday to ratify its support for Infantino for the 2019 election. Infantino was present during CONMEBOL's meeting in Buenos Aires. He will also attend the Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate on Saturday. Infantino is seeking a full four-year term from 211 FIFA member countries at a June 5 vote in Paris. He was elected in February 2016 to complete the mandate of Sepp Blatter, who was banned by FIFA's ethics committee. Infantino has no challenger yet before a Feb. 5 deadline for potential candidates.
J-K: Polling for third phase of Panchayat polls underway
After a moderate voter turnout in the first two phases of Panchayat polls in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the voting for the third phase is underway.According to the Election Commission of India, a total of 1371 candidates are in the fray for 553 Sarpanch Halqas and 5,426 candidates for 4,279 Panch wards across the region for this phase of Panchayat elections.The polling which commenced at 8 am will conclude at 2 pm.The polling is being held in seven districts each in Jammu division and Kashmir Valley and two districts of Ladakh.The areas witnessing polls in Jammu division are Drabshalla, Inderwal, Mughal Maidan and Nagsani in Kishtwar; Thathri, Chiralla and Kahara in Doda; Gool and Gundi Dharam in Ramban; Chenani and Chanunta in Udhampur; Keerian Gandyal, Nagri, Basohli and Bhoond in Kathua; Rajouri and Dhangri in Rajouri and Sathra, Nagali Sahib Sain Baba in Poonch.The major blocks where voting is taking place today in Kashmir region are Kralpora, Meelyal, Reddi ...
Notorious mullah Khadim Hussain Rizvi arrested
Police in Lahore arrested Khadim Hussain Rizvi, the most notorious extremist mullah and Chief of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), from his residence in Lahore on Friday night. The detention of the TLP leader and his some close colleagues came just two days before the TLP's planned public rally in Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi on November 25.This is another big challenge for Imran Khan's government and everyone fears hatred demonstration and even some casualties in reaction of these arrests. According to the sources, the police personnel carried out an operation on Lahore's Multan Road and arrested at least 100 members of the politico-religious party TLP.Earlier this month, TLP had led a protest, which lasted for days and included several other political parties. The sit-ins were against the Supreme Court's decision to release Asiya Bibi, a Christian woman on death row since 2010, acquitting her of blasphemy charges. The protests were ended after the government and the religious parties ...
Mohajir leader hails Kartarpur initiative, pitches for opening of Munabao border
Welcoming the decision of India and Pakistan government of opening the Kartarpur Corridor, Voice of Karachi chairman Nadeem Nusrat has advocated initiating a ferry service between Karachi and Mumbai.He even pitched for the opening of Khokhrapar-Munabao border, so that score of Mojahir's residing in Pakistan could easily visit to their ancestral lands."While Indian and Pakistani governments are now willing to open Kartarpur corridor, it is imperative that both governments quickly take steps to open Khokhrapar-Munabao border between India and Pakistan to allow millions of Mohajirs to visit India without the unwanted hassle of travelling through Lahore," he said."At the moment, millions of Mohajirs are forcibly deterred from travelling to India due to the additional financial burden of travelling through Lahore," the Voice of Karachi chairman demanded.He even lashed out at the Pakistan government for spending a large sum on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), whereas numbers of ...
Raipur: To thwart tampering, Congress workers guard EVM machines
Even after the polling for assembly elections is over in the state, some workers of the Congress party are still burning the midnight oil for a strange reason and have pledged to do so till the date of counting.The reason no more is campaigning but guarding the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) kept inside the strong room here.Commenting on the need of such exercise, Raipur Congress Chief Vikas Upadhyay asserted that though they have full faith in the security personnel guarding the machines, their additional vigil is to thwart any attempt of hacking.Upadhyay said, "Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh have culminated on November 20 and EVM's are kept at this government college till the time of counting. We have full faith and confidence on the Central Reserve Police Force personnel but we have heard things about EVM hacking from different parts of the country. There is Bharatiya Janata Party government in both Centre and State so to ensure more safety our party workers are monitoring ..
Taiwan votes in local elections amid pressure from China
Taiwanese began voting in midterm local elections Saturday seen as a referendum on the independence-leaning administration of President Tsai Ing-wen, amid growing pressure from the island's powerful rival China. The elections that follow Tsai's landslide victory in 2016 will decide the races for 22 mayors and county magistrates along with thousands of local officials. Driven from power two years ago, the opposition Nationalists, known also as the KMT, hope to regain territory from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party by emphasizing their pro-business image and a more accommodating line toward Beijing. Since her election in 2016, Tsai has walked a fine line on relations with China, maintaining Taiwan's de facto independent status that the vast majority of Taiwanese support, while avoiding calls from the more radical elements of her party for moves to declare formal separation from the mainland. China has been ratcheting-up pressure on the island it claims as its own territory by ...
Voting underway for third phase of J&K panchayat polls
Voting was underway on Saturday for the third phase of panchayat polls across Jammu and Kashmir amid tight security.
Taiwan votes in local elections
Voting to elect local governments and decide on 10 referendums was underway on Saturday in Taiwan.
French Army neutralises 30 terrorists in Mali
The French Army, in a raid on a terrorist organisation in Mali, has neutralised at least 30 terrorists, including Hamadoun Kouffa, a prominent jihadist leader, officials said.
White House deputy chief receiving millions from Fox
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Bill Shine has received millions of dollars in severance from Fox News Channel's parent company and is owed millions more, a new financial disclosure report shows. The report released Friday shows that Shine received USD 8.4 million in severance pay from 21st Century Fox after he left in May 2017. He'll also receive bonus and options payments in 2018 and 2019 amounting to USD 7 million for the two years combined. The agreement is set to expire May 1, 2019. Shine joined the Trump administration earlier this year after resigning from Fox amid questions over his handling of sexual harassment and discrimination allegations that led to the departures of CEO Roger Ailes and Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly. He has worked behind the scenes to improve the production quality of events at the White House, such as Trump's announcement of his second Supreme Court nominee. Trump and Fox News have had a symbiotic relationship since Trump first .
KCR 'misruled' Telangana, says Rahul
Addressing a public rally here on Friday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi attacked the caretaker Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao lead Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government and asserted that 'the rule of TRS government is going to end after four and half years of their misrule'.Attacking the TRS president, Rahul said, "Only one person has ruled the state and benefited his own family. TRS government is going to be out of power after four and a half years of their miss rule."He also outlined the role of United Progressive Alliance's chairperson Sonia Gandhi's role in the formation of the Telangana state and said, "Sonia Gandhi was with the people of Telangana during the Telangana movement. Telangana state was formed by the sacrifices made by the people and Sonia Gandhi played a key role in the formation of the state."Talking about the idea behind the formation of Mahakutami (Grand Alliance), he stated that the alliance has been stitched to fulfill people's aspiration of ...
Pakistan arrests over 100 TLP members
Pakistani police have arrested over 100 members of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan, including the radical Islamist party's chief who had given a protest call for Sunday against the acquittal of Christian woman Aasia Bibi. Last month, Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) disrupted daily life across Pakistan by staging widespread protests following Bibi's acquittal in a blasphemy case by the apex court. "We have taken into custody more than 100 TLP leaders and activists including its chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi from Lahore and other parts of the Punjab province," a senior police officer told PTI on Saturday. He said a team comprising government officials and clerics tried to persuade Rizvi in Lahore late on Friday night to defer its November 25 protest, but he refused to budge. "On this police arrested him and other leaders," the officer said. "Khadim Hussain Rizvi has been taken into protective custody by police from Lahore. The action was prompted by TLP's refusal to withdraw its call for .
Did more work in 15 yrs than Congress did in 54 yrs : Shivraj
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday launched a scathing attack on Congress and asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did much more development in last 15 years than Congress could do in 54 years since independence.Addressing an election rally in Rewa, Shivraj said, "It has been 70 years since independence. Out of these 70 years, Congress ran the government for 54 years and now I have been running the government for 15 years. However, the amount of development work that we did in these 15 years was never done by Congress ever. We have developed the state of Madhya Pradesh. BJP government is continuously indulged in the work of public welfare and development."He further claimed that Congress is angry with him because he has done tremendous work for public welfare.Shivraj said, "Congress people are angry with me because during their government there were broken roads but we created a network of excellent roads and highways. We provided electricity ...
President Kovind leaves for India
President Ram Nath Kovind and First Lady Savita Kovind have left for India from Melbourne, Australia after concluding a six-day visit to Vietnam and Australia.During the first leg of his visit to Vietnam, the President addressed the National Assembly and met with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Phu Trong and agreed to strengthen relations in defence, civil nuclear energy outer space, oil and gas, infrastructure, agriculture and innovation-based sectors.He also held discussions with Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc on a wide range of issues of mutual interest including trade, energy and regional security.In the final leg of his visit, President Kovind visited the cities of Sydney and Melbourne.While in Sidney, the President unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. He also addressed the Australian Financial Review India Business Summit.In Melbourne, President Kovind met with Governor of Victoria Linda Dessau. The President also addressed the student at the Melbourne
France to return 26 artworks to Benin
France's President Emmanuel Macron has agreed to return 26 artworks to Benin "without delay," his office said. The decision came Friday as Macron received the findings of a study he had commissioned on returning African treasures held by French museums, a radical policy shift that could put pressure on other former colonial powers. He proposed gathering African and European partners in Paris next year to define a framework for an "exchange policy" for African artworks. Macron agreed to return 26 royal statues from the Palaces of Abomey -- formerly the capital of the kingdom of Dahomey -- that were taken by the French army in 1892 and are now housed at Paris' Quai Branly museum. Benin had requested their restitution, and earlier this week welcomed that France had followed the process through to the end. But Macron's office said this should not be an isolated or symbolic case. The president "hopes that all possible circulation of these works are considered: returns but also ...
14 Palestinian protesters wounded by Israeli gunfire: Gaza ministry
At least 14 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli gunfire during protests along the Gaza border, the enclave's health ministry said, as a lull in deadly violence held after a truce deal last week. Thousands of demonstrators turned out for the protests but largely kept their distance from the fortified frontier. Health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said 14 people were injured by Israeli army fire along the border, including "a child shot in the chest east of the Al-Bureij refugee camp" in the central Gaza Strip. An AFP correspondent said protesters held back from launching burning tyres or balloons carrying flaming material towards Israel - tactics they have frequently employed since the border protests began in March. Demonstrators were directed "to keep back from the separation fence and to maintain peaceful protests... to give a chance to Egyptian efforts to calm things down", an organiser told AFP. It marked the second straight Friday of lighter protests since an ...
US condemns Pak terror attacks
The United States (US) Department of State on Friday released a statement condemning the terrorist attacks in Pakistan which claimed as many as 30 lives."The United States condemns in the strongest terms today's terrorist attacks in Orakzai and Karachi, Pakistan, which killed over 30 people and injured dozens more," the US Department of State spokesperson Heather Nauert stated.Commending Pakistani security force, the US appreciated the quick response to the attack on the Chinese Consulate in Karachi.Extending its support to Pakistan the US said, "The United States stands with the Pakistani people in the face of these terrorist acts, and will continue to seek opportunities to cooperate with the Pakistani government to combat these threats in the region."In the statement, the US also extended condolences to the victims' families and wish for the speedy recovery of the injured.
Cong formed Telangana without caring for political loss: Sonia
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday asserted that it was the Congress which formed the State of Telangana despite the political loss which the party had to face due to this decision.She was addressing her first public rally after the formation of Telangana, at Medchal in outskirts of Hyderabad.In her speech, she targeted the incumbent TRS regime alleging that it has done nothing substantial for the State and its leaders have filled their own pockets."It is really unfortunate that soon after its formation, the State landed into the hands of those who cared only about themselves and their close aides. Telangana has not progressed in the manner it should have," said Sonia."The Congress realised the people's dream of Telangana and had paid the price for it. We faced the political setback due to our decision but we cared for the aspirations of people," said Sonia Gandhi.She further added that the Congress simultaneously cared for the sentiments of the ...
US condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan
The US Friday condemned two terrorist attacks in Pakistan and said that it will continue to look for opportunities to cooperate with Islamabad to counter regional threats. Three attackers opened fire and detonated a hand grenade near the Chinese Consulate in Karachi, killing four people before being shot dead by security forces. A few hours later, an attack on a marketplace in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region of Orakzai claimed at least 32 lives. "The United States stands with the Pakistani people in the face of these terrorist acts, and will continue to seek opportunities to cooperate with the Pakistani government to combat these threats in the region," State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said. The United States condemns in the strongest terms today's terrorist attacks in Orakzai and Karachi, Pakistan, which killed over 30 people and injured dozens more, she said. "We send our deepest condolences to the victims' families and wish for the speedy recovery of those ...