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Sheila Dikshit to stage demonstration, urge Rahul to not resign
Senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, along with party workers, will hold a demonstration outside Rahul Gandhi's residence on Wednesday, urging him to not to step down as the party president.The demonstration will start at 4 pm outside the Gandhi scion's Tughlak Lane residence.Tamil Nadu Congress Committee will also pass a resolution asking Gandhi not to step down, and to lead the party with a firm hand.Gandhi had offered to step down from his post at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held on Saturday, taking moral responsibility for Congress' dismal performance in the Lok Sabha elections. However, his offer was unanimously rejected by the CWC.So far, several top leaders have met Gandhi and urged him to continue to lead the party.Sources said that despite senior members making serious attempts to convince the 48-year-old party chief to rethink his decision, he remains unfazed.On Tuesday, the party asserted that they are not facing any crisis and all speculations are just a
Huawei files motion challenging US security law
Worlds largest telecommunications equipment supplier Huawei on Wednesday filed a motion in a US court challenging the constitutionality of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (2019 NDAA).
Violence will not be tolerated, says Tripura CM
Issuing a stern warning to all party workers not to carry out any act of violence, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb alleged that post-poll violence occurs in both West Bengal and Tripura due to the hangover of the Communist rule in these states."Tripura and West Bengal are still passing through the hangover of the long Communist rule and that's why these states have been reeling under such level of post-poll violence. Inciting violence is not the culture of BJP and this can be proven from the other states in which the party is in power for years," Deb said in a press conference held at his official residence here on Tuesday.Urging all the party supporters in the state to abstain from violence, he said, "I am warning all party supporters to stop the violence as it will not be tolerated. 'Criminals' have no political identity, they are 'criminals'."Emphasising that his government in the state will not tolerate violence, he said, "Tripura has had the tradition of political ...
16 terrorist camps active across the LoC: Top Army sources
Army sources said that the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed has dealt with a severe blow after the Pulwama attack as it is not receiving any support from the local youth in the Kashmir valley as its leadership and cadre have been eliminated in a targeted campaign by the security forces."There are 16 terrorist training camps which have been activated in the last few months as per the reports received from intelligence agencies. More camps are in the process of being activated for the infiltration season," Army sources said."The entire exercise by the Pakistan Army and the ISI is under our watch and we are ready on the LoC and the international border to deal with any misadventure from their side," they further said.Sources said that the Army has been working on a war footing to eliminate the existing leadership of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir as could be seen during the post Pulwama operations where almost entire Jaish leadership has been wiped out. The terrorist groups are totally .
WB: Kin of BJP workers killed in political violence to attend Modi's swearing-in
In what can be seen as a stern message to Mamata Banerjee, family members of BJP workers killed due to political violence in West Bengal have been invited for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony scheduled to take place on Thursday."PMO has invited two members each from families of Bipin Das Datonka, Manu Hansda and Bahadur Mumrmu Maglika, who were allegedly killed in clashes with Trinamool supporters during panchayat polls in 2018, for the oath-taking ceremony in New Delhi," BJP's state Minority Morcha general secretary Kamal Hossain Khan told ANI.The arrangements for their travel and stay have been made by the BJP."All six people will travel by the Rajdhani Express. Their tickets have been booked. First, they will go to the state party office. Then some leaders will accompany them to the national capital," Khan added.The ones who will be attending the ceremony are elated on being invited.Ganesh Hansada, son of late Manu Hansada, said, "My father was killed by TMC ...
In 'special invitees' to Modi's swearing-in, a message to Mamata
Fifty four special guests, besides leaders from BIMSTEC countries and a host of celebrities and politicians, would be attending the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers on Thursday.
India, China in touch for second informal summit: MEA
India and China are in touch for the second informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in India later this year, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Wednesday."The two sides are in touch, through diplomatic channels, to finalise the date and venue for the meeting. Details about the visit will be announced in due course after the details are finalized," the statement read.During the first informal summit between the two leaders in the Chinese city of Wuhan in April, last year, Xi had accepted PM Modi's invitation to visit India for the next informal summit in 2019, the statement added.PM Modi had described the summit as a "milestone" in the bilateral ties of the two nations, while Xi termed it as a "successful" one. The two leaders had discussed the entire gamut of their bilateral relationship.The meeting between the two leaders was held months after 73-day long Doklam standoff that caused a tension between the two ...
Iran 'almost certainly' behind attack on ships off UAE: Bolton
US National Security Advisor John Bolton said Wednesday Iran was "almost certainly" behind attacks on ships off the UAE coast earlier this month. The four ships, including two Saudi tankers, were attacked by "naval mines almost certainly from Iran", Bolton told a press conference in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi. US experts are part of a five-nation team that is investigating the May 12 attacks that damaged the four vessels in the Sea of Oman off the UAE emirate of Fujairah.
Bihar: MLA, MLCs to meet at Rabri Devi's residence in Patna today
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has called a meeting with all the party MLAs and MLCs at the residence of former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi later today.Lalu Prasad Yadav's son and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav will chair the meeting which is scheduled to begin at 4 pm.RJD has 79 members in the Bihar Legislative Assembly and 7 members in the state's Legislative Council.RJD faced a crushing defeat in the recently held Lok Sabha elections with the party failing to win even one seat in the polls. Its ally Congress also managed to win just one seat in the state.Tejashwi had also called a meeting of the party's Lok Sabha candidates at his residence to introspect RJD's defeat in the polls on Tuesday.RJD, which contested on 20 seats, didn't manage to win even a single seat this election and nose-dived from 27 in 2014 to nil in 2019.RJD also faced defeat in Jharkhand where it was contesting on a few seats in coalition with Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).The Bharatiya Janata Party-led ...
Jagan offers prayers at Lord Venkateswara temple
: YSR Congress Party chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister-designate YS Jaganmohan Reddy Wednesday offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala near here. Reddy, who is set to sworn in as Chief Minister on Thursday, arrived here Tuesday by a special flight from Vijayawada and reached the hills by road amid tight security. After an overnight halt on the hills, the YSRC Party chief visited the ancient hill shrine and offered prayers to Lord Venkateswara this morning. Before leaving the shrine, Reddy was honoured with a sacred silk cloth, memento and prasadam by top TTD officials while the priests blessed him amid chanting of vedic hymns, a temple official told PTI. Later, he left for Kadapa, his home district to visit a dargah, a church and the memorial of his late father and former Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, a government official said.
Mamata attending Modi's swearing-in to save nephew: BJP's Arjun Singh
BJP's newly elected MP from West Bengal's Barrackpore, Arjun Singh, on Wednesday said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony to save her nephew Abhishek Banerjee."She (Mamata Banerjee) is going only to please (Narendra Modi) and to try and save her nephew", he said while speaking to ANI in North Barrackpur.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose bitter war of words with Modi was at the centre of Lok Sabha election campaign, was invited to attend his swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, which she has accepted."I have spoken to other Chief Ministers also. Since it is a ceremonial program, we thought of attending it. Yes, I will go," she told media here on Tuesday.Modi will be sworn in for a second term as the prime minister on Thursday at 7 pm in Rashtrapati Bhavan, along with his Council of Ministers.The two leaders were at loggerheads at more than one occasions during the campaign period in the run-up to the ...
PM Modi congratulates Naveen Patnaik on taking oath as Odisha CM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Naveen Patnaik on taking oath as the chief minister of Odisha for the fifth consecutive term.In a tweet, Modi expressed complete cooperation from the Centre in working for Odisha's progress.Modi's tweet read: "Congratulations to Naveen Patnaik ji on taking oath as Odisha's Chief Minister. Best wishes to him and his team in fulfilling the people's aspirations. I assure complete cooperation from the Centre in working for Odisha's progress."Patnaik today took oath for the fifth consecutive term as the Chief Minister of the Odisha in the presence of Governor Ganeshi Lal.Many other BJD leaders who have been allotted portfolios in the ministry also took oath along with Patnaik at the swearing-in ceremony held in Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar.In the assembly elections for the 147 seats in Odisha, Patnaik-led BJD got 112 seats.Narendra Modi is slated to take oath as the Prime Minister of the country second time ..
Jagan offers prayers at Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister-designate YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday offered prayers at Lord Venkateswara temple located at Tirumala hills here on Wednesday.Jagan's swearing-in ceremony will be held on May 30. After the ceremony, Reddy and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao will reportedly fly to Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The YSRCP chief was invited by priests and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) officials. He was accompanied by party leaders Vijayasai Reddy, Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, RK Roja, Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy and others.Jagan's YSRCP had decimated Chandrababu Naidu's TDP in the recently-concluded elections. YSRCP achieved a landslide victory by winning 151 seats in the 175-member Assembly and 22 parliamentary seats out of the 25 in Andhra Pradesh.
Chinese President to visit India this year
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India this year for which the venue and the dates are being finalised, the External Affairs Ministry said here on Wednesday.
Delhi: JD (U) leaders meeting to be held at Nitish Kumar's residence today
A meeting of Janata Dal (United) office bearers to be held at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence here on Wednesday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony on May 30.JD (U) is a part of BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and bagged 16 parliamentary seats in Bihar. BJP-JD (U) had contested on 17 seats each.Kumar's government also is supported by BJP after it came out of the alliance with RJD and Congress.
TMC govt will fall within next 6 months to 1 yr, says BJP's Rahul Sinha
BJP's Rahul Sinha on Wednesday exuded confidence that Mamata Banerjee led All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) government will fall within a period of one year."I think Vidhan Sabha elections will be held within six months to one year in West Bengal. The current government will not be able to continue until 2021. There is a lot of dissatisfaction in TMC. The TMC government running with the help of police and CID," he said.This statement from Sinha came just a day after three MLAs (two from TMC) and 50-60 Councillors joined BJP in presence of party's National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya.Sinha also said that TMC is fanning violence across the state after suffering heavy loss in West Bengal during recently concluded Lok Sabha polls. "TMC is spreading violence across the state. People who have worked for the BJP in Lok Sabha are facing violence. If TMC had won the Lok Sabha then there would have been bloodshed in the state. People have averted bloodshed by not voting for the TMC.
Kin of victims of Bengal political violence invited to Modi's swearing-in
Besides leaders from BIMSTEC countries and a host of celebrities and politicians, 54 special guests would be attending the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers on Thursday.
17th Lok Sabha will miss prominent faces, strong voices
In last three decades of India's electoral history they were the strong voices of their party, states and respective constituencies in Lok Sabha but their voices will not be heard in the 17th Lok Sabha, which gave a decisive mandate to Narendra Modi government.
Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM for fifth-consecutive term
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday took oath for the fifth consecutive term as the Chief Minister of the state in the presence of Governor Ganeshi Lal on Wednesday.Many other BJD leaders who have been allotted portfolios in the ministry also took oath along with Patnaik at the swearing-in ceremony held in Raj Bhavan here.Earlier on Sunday, Patnaik held a meeting with the Governor after newly elected BJD MLAs held a meeting in the state capital and elected him as their leader.Elections for the 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly and 21 Lok Sabha seats were held simultaneously in the state. BJD managed to retain 112 seats securing another term for Patnaik in the CM chair.
Madhya Pradesh farmers begin 3-day stir, supplies affected
Milk and vegetable supplies in Madhya Pradesh are likely to be affected with farmers in the state holding a three-day protest to press the Kamal Nath government to fulfill its loan waiver promise.