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Threats to Indian sovereignty will be answered with double strength: Modi (Second Lead, correcting para 4)
In a lengthy speech invoking valour and recalling the contribution of the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) in the freedom movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that his government was committed to taking "big and bold" decisions and that the Indian Army was being modernised as per Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's vision.
Why was Bose not accorded the respect he deserved: Minister
Recalling the sacrifices made by Subhas Chandra Bose in raising the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) towards the freedom movement, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma asked on Sunday why was Bose not accorded the respect he deserved in the seven decades since independence.
Modi accuses UPA government for delaying National Police Memorial
Dedicating the National Police Memorial (NPM) to the nation in recognition of the sacrifices made by police personnel since Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the UPA government of its failure in constructing the memorial.
Threats to Indian sovereignty will be answered with double strength: Modi
In a lengthy speech invoking valour and recalling the contribution of the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) in the freedom movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that his government was committed to taking "big and bold" decisions and that the Indian Army was being modernised as per the vision of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Punjab police forcibly removes protestors from Amritsar tracks
The Punjab police Sunday cleared a section of the railway track here which was blocked by agitators protesting against a train accident that had claimed 59 lives during Dusshera celebrations. The agitated protestors resorted to stone-pelting in which some people including police personnel received minor injuries, witnesses said. A large number of police officials pushed the protestors to other side of the tracks where the accident took place on Friday evening. The railway tracks were cleared off the protestors who were raising slogans against the state government and demanding resignation of Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu. Local residents started the protest Saturday, raising slogans against the state government and demanding action against the train driver. The Punjab police has deployed its personnel, including commandoes, to manage the crowd. The Rapid Action Force is also present in the Joda Patak area, officials said. The district administration has said that out of 59 people
To highlight one family, contribution of others ignored: PM at Azad Hind Fauj event
In a veiled attack on the Nehru-Gandhi family, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that to keep "one family" above the rest, efforts were made to forget the contributions leaders such as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Subhash Chandra Bose made in the Independence struggle. "But now our government is changing all that," he said while addressing an event at the historic Red Fort to mark the 75th anniversary of the proclamation of the 'Azad Hind Sarkar' by Bose. Donning the famous Azad Hind Fauj cap, the Prime Minister hoisted the national flag at the Red Fort and unveiled a plaque to mark the anniversary. The plaque will be placed at barrack number three at the Red Fort where members of the Azad Hind Fauj faced trial. A museum will be also set up in the barrack. Modi lamented that post Independence, India's policies were based on the British system as "things were seen through British glasses". "Policies, including those related to education had to suffer because ..
US' withdrawal from arms deal reflects its unipolar world dream: Russia
Following the United States' announcement of withdrawal from a key arms deal with Russia, a source from the Russian Foreign Ministry has said that President Donald Trump's move is the reflection of its dream of a "unipolar world"."The main motive is the dream of the unipolar world. Will that come true? No," Sputnik International quoted the source, as saying.The statement from Russia comes shortly after Trump announced that the US will be pulling out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), a nuclear deal signed between Washington and Moscow during the Cold War."We're going to terminate the agreement and we're going to pull out. We'll have to develop those weapons," The Hill quoted Trump, as saying.Trump further claimed that Russia has been violating the treaty and has not adhered to the agreement.INF was signed in 1986 between former US president Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev and allows the US to counter Chinese efforts to accumulate arms in .
Sons of India obliterated to magnify presence of one family: Modi
The contribution of leaders such as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, B.R. Ambedkar and Sardar Patel have been obliterated in mainstream Indian discourse to magnify the presence of one family, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday.
PM Modi gets emotional hailing jawans' sacrifices
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that the policemen residing in the Maoist dominated areas are providing satisfactory services and are making all efforts to weed them out from across country. Not only that, he also hailed the forces deployed in terror-hit Jammu and Kashmir for maintaining peace and law.The Prime Minister, who got teary eyed while lauding the sacrifices made by the security personnel while addressing the police commemoration day, said, "Many people do not even know that when a building falls, when a boat capsizes, on events of fire breakouts, on the rail accident, who are the people who take charge of the relief work. It is the day to remember every jawan who maintains law and peace in Jammu and Kashmir and fights against terrorism. Jawans on duty in Naxal-affected areas are doing a great service. It's also due to them that the number of Naxal affected districts are going down and youths are coming to the mainstream," he said"It is the result of your ...
Opp alliance must not be at the cost of containing Cong: Khurshid
Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid feels it is difficult for the party to come to power on its own in the present situation, but opposition alliance must not be formed at the "cost of containing Congress". The allies should also be ready to make sacrifices and adjustments for defeating the BJP in the 2019 general elections, he told PTI here in an interview. "All our leaders have made it very clear that an alliance (is needed) to change the country's government. BJP must go. Whatever it takes to sacrifice, adjust and negotiate to make the alliance a reality, Congress is willing to do. "But it is only fair that it should be the same attitude of other (opposition) parties. The alliance must not be for containing Congress, the alliance must be for removing BJP and we are willing for anything," Khurshid said When asked whether it is possible for Congress to come to power on its own, the former external affairs minister said "it is obviously difficult today". "If that is the ...
CEC to visit Hyderabad tomorrow to review poll preparedness
: Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat and Election Commissioners Sunil Arora and Ashok Lavasa will be arriving here on Monday to review poll preparedness, Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar said. "The Chief Election Commissioner and two ECs are coming to Hyderabad tomorrow. It is a visit of the Commission. They would review the preparedness for the polls. If there is anything that their attention is drawn then they will look into that also," Kumar told PTI Sunday. The is the first visit of the EC after the election schedule for the state was announced, to review the poll preparedness of the state. The top EC officials would meet various political parties, besides senior officials of the state government and the police department, an official release had earlier said. The team would meet the Director General of the Income Tax Department and other senior officials before leaving for the national capital on October 24. The Election Commission (EC) had on
Australia PM rules out early poll after by-election blow
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged Sunday his embattled government would serve out a full term despite the conservative coalition looking set to lose its majority after a voter backlash in a crucial Sydney by-election. The Liberal-National coalition, which has a one-seat parliamentary majority, appeared headed for minority government status after a huge swing in a traditionally safe seat, fuelled by anger over the ousting of former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. But despite the Liberal candidate conceding defeat Saturday after high-profile independent Kerryn Phelps captured an apparently unsurmountable lead in the seat of Wentworth, the count has narrowed sharply as postal votes are counted. Phelps' lead with more than 54 percent under Australia's voting system -- which allocates voters' second preferences if no candidate secures a majority -- shrank Sunday to just 50.61 percent, or 884 votes over her Liberal rival. While most analysts said it appeared likely Phelps ...
Stickers on liquor bottle urging people to vote pulled back in MP
The Jhabua district administration in Madhya Pradesh rolled back their idea of pasting stickers on a liquor bottle, urging people to cast their vote in the forthcoming Assembly elections.In an effort to motivate people to exercise their franchise in the state elections, few days backs the Jhabua district administration distributed stickers to local alcohol shopkeepers with a message to cast their vote.The initiative was put in place under the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) plan to increase voters percentage in the elections."These stickers were provided by the Excise Department. They had asked us to paste it on the liquor bottles, requesting people to vote," said a local shopkeeper.However, the idea was retraced within few days of its execution without defining the exact reason behind it."The decision was taken by the district administration under voter awareness program. But after assessing its pros and cons the idea was rolled back," said Abhishek ..
BJP to rope in magicians for campaigning in MP polls
Seeking a fourth straight term in Madhya Pradesh, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) intends to cast a 'magic spell' on voters during the upcoming state Assembly polls. The party would be roping in magicians to highlight the work done by it in the last 15 years and compare it with that of the previous Congress government, MP BJP spokesman Rajnish Agrawal told PTI. "We have plans to hire magicians for campaigning and publicity," he said, adding that magic shows would be organised at market places to reach out to voters, especially in rural and semi-urban areas. The number of magicians to be utilised for this is yet to be decided. But, the BJP hopes to start the magic shows soon and budget allocation for these activities is also being worked out, Agrawal said. "With this art, we are going to tell people about what the BJP government has done for people, especially the weaker sections of society in Madhya Pradesh in the last 15 years," the spokesman said. The magic ...
Modi accuses UPA government for delaying Police memorial
Dedicating the National Police Memorial to the nation in recognition of the supreme sacrifice made by police personnel since Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the UPA government of its failure in constructing the memorial and said "had the earlier government wanted and tried by its heart, the memorial would have been built several years ago".
US ending decades-old nuclear arms treaty with Russia
US President Donald Trump has announced that America was pulling out of the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Russia, a decades-old agreement signed in 1987.
Trump warns against suspending Saudi arms deal
Amid the chaos surrounding Saudi Arabia's admission of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, United States President Donald Trump has warned against halting the Riyadh arms deal.Trump, while talking to journalists in Nevada, stated that suspension of the deal with Saudi Arabia would affect American jobs."We have USD 450 billion, USD 110 billion of which is a military order, but this is equipment and various things ordered from Saudi Arabia. It's over a million jobs; that's not helpful for us to cancel an order like that. That hurts us far more than it hurts them," CNN quoted Trump, as saying.He, however, pointed out that the imposition of sanctions was being mulled over for Riyadh. "But there are other things that could be done, including sanctions," he added.When asked about the Saudi official who was fired in connection with Khashoggi's killing, Trump asserted that he is not satisfied as there are questions that still need to be answered.After days ..
Locals continue protest at train accident site in Amritsar
The situation remained tense Sunday as locals continued with their sit-in at Joda Patak where 59 Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a train. The locals had started protesting Saturday, raising slogans against the state government and demanding action against the train's driver, a day after the accident here. Police said locals are sitting on railway tracks and do not want to leave. "We hope that the normalcy will be restored in the area by Sunday evening as the number of protestors have come down since Saturday," a senior police officer said. The Punjab Police has deployed its personnel, including commandoes, to manage the crowd. The Rapid Action Force is also present in the Joda Patak area. The district administration has said out of 59 people who were mowed down by the speeding Jalandhar-Amritsar train Friday, 40 have been identified. The process of identifying the other persons is underway, it said. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who visited the accident site Saturday, ..
Chaos erupts as migrant caravan clashes with Mexican police
Chaos erupted as Honduran migrants in a caravan surged across a bridge leading to Mexico on Friday.Tear gas and smoke canisters were hurled at the cheering migrants to push them back as they climbed up the steel gate, reported CNN.A number of police personnel were injured and an undetermined number of migrants was wounded in the clashes.Mexico had earlier allowed women and children from the caravan to enter the nation and board buses to proceed towards refugee camps.According to Mexican authorities, migrants with a valid visa or in possession of other documents that meet requirements will be allowed to stay in the country.On Friday, United States Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and said the two officials had a "good conversation".Addressing the caravan situation, Pompeo said, "The Mexican government is making all the decisions on how to address this."According to a release from the US State Department, Mexico told the US that they are .
Brazil police to probe election disinformation on social media
Brazilian federal police will investigate massive amounts of disinformation circulating on social media against the two candidates vying to become president, Public Security Minister Raul Jungmann has said. The probe was announced after the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reported that companies had been hired to bulk transmit to many of Brazil's 120 million WhatsApp users messages attacking the leftist candidate in the race, Fernando Haddad. Haddad accuses his far-right rival, Jair Bolsonaro, of being behind the WhatsApp campaign. He called it "defamatory" and said the contracts were illegal campaign financing requiring action from electoral authorities. Jungmann said Saturday he was responding to a recommendation from the federal prosecutors' office that police investigate organized fake news online against both the candidates to see whether a crime had been committed. WhatsApp has already said it was taking measures to stop companies using its service to send out bulk messages. The ..