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Rahul's meeting with Alwar gang-rape victim cancelled
Congress President Rahul Gandhi's proposed visit to Alwar to meet the gang-rape victim here on Wednesday was cancelled due to bad weather.
Captain Amarinder's tactical advance strikes cord
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, 77, may have been out of the Indian Army for decades now but he is proud to have served the nation in uniform.
Amit Shah to hold roadshow in UP on May 16
Bharatiya Janata Party national President Amit Shah will hold a roadshow here on Thursday, a party official said.
No riots in UP when I was CM... Modi's tenure full of violence: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati on Wednesday claimed that the state of Uttar Pradesh did not witness any riots during her tenure as Chief Minister. The former chief minister also said that Narendra Modi's tenure has been full of violence and deemed him "unfit" for holding a public office.She termed Narendra Modi's legacy as chief minister of Gujarat a "stain on BJP and country's communalism"."Prime Minister Narendra Modi was indeed the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a longer time than I was the CM of Uttar Pradesh, but his legacy is a black stain on BJP and country's communalism...While in our government, Uttar Pradesh was free of riots and anarchy," the BSP supremo told ANI.Continuing her tirade against Modi, Mayawati said that her government was "fit" when it came to matters of public interest, while BJP has been "unfit". "Modi's term as a Prime Minister as well as Chief Minister was full of violence. He is unfit to hold the public office," Mayawati said.The BSP leader served as ..
EC to hold meeting with WB observers on poll violence today
Election Commission will hold a meeting with West Bengal observers on poll violence in the state at 11.30 am today via video conferencing.This comes a day after clashes broke at the mega roadshow of BJP president Amit Shah in Kolkata resulting in utter chaos after sticks were hurled at his convoy and police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd. Clashes reportedly broke out on Tuesday after some miscreants started throwing sticks at the convoy in which Shah was travelling in.The incident took place on College Street when allegedly some TMC supporters began sloganeering and the furious BJP supporters responded by pelting stones and sticks at the University gates, resulting in chaos and mayhem.Since the Lok Sabha polls began on April 10, BJP and TMC have been at loggerhead in West Bengal.Voting for nine seats in the state will be held in the seventh and final phase of the general election on May 19. Counting of votes will take place on May 23.
3 ULFA (I) cadres apprehended in Assam's Tinsukia
Three United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) (I) cadres have been apprehended in Tinsukia town of Assam.The three men were apprehended along with sophisticated arms and ammunition by security forces in Tarani Reserve Forest on Tuesday.The ULFA is a separatist outfit operating in North-East India for the indigenous Assamese people. Their main aim is to establish a sovereign Assam with an armed struggle. The Central government had banned ULFA in 1990 citing it as a terrorist organisation, while the United States Department of State lists it under "other groups of concern.
UK MPs to vote on Brexit bill early next month
UK MPs will vote on a Brexit bill again in early June whether or not the government of Prime Minister Theresa May and the opposition Labour Party have reached a deal, a Downing Street spokesperson has said.
Mexico gives 'protection' to Venezuelan opposition lawmaker
The Mexican government said Tuesday that its embassy in Venezuela has taken in opposition lawmaker Franco Manuel Casella to provide him "protection and safety," even as Mexico City insists it is not meddling in the Venezuelan crisis. "In line with its diplomatic tradition, the government of Mexico received National Assembly deputy Franco Manuel Casella today at its diplomatic residence in Caracas to provide him protection and safety," the Mexican Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The foreign ministry added that Mexico "reiterates its commitment to respect, protect and promote the human rights of all people, regardless of their political affinity." The Mexican government reiterated the position of non-intervention in the Venezuelan conflict that the government of leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has maintained since he took office on December 1. "The government reaffirms its position of non-intervention, its openness to dialogue and its firm commitment to collaborate ..
US refused visas to 3 officials: Pakistan Minister
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed that the US has imposed visa sanction on three senior government officials because of a row over repatriation of deportees, the media reported on Wednesday.
I am not an outsider; have come here to campaign for BJP: Amit
BJP national president Amit Shah has rebutted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's charge that he is an "outsider" in West Bengal and said he has come to the state to campaign for his party. Shah wondered if he is called an outsider for coming to West Bengal, "which is very much a part of India", then why not Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee be labelled as an "outsider" when she visits New Delhi? The BJP leader was addressing a meet of intellectuals in the city on Tuesday. "I am president of a national party and I am here to campaign for my party. "I am being called an outsider for coming to West Bengal. What kind of statement is this? If a person from West Bengal goes to Mumbai or Bengaluru, will he be called an outsider? When Mamata didi goes to Delhi will she be called an outsider?" Shah asked. Shah's remarks came following Banerjee's repeated allegations about Shah being an "outsider" who comes to the state to "create division" among the people. "If the BJP wins the ...
Mamata afraid of defeat, killing democracy: Devendra Fadnavis
Launching a blistering attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that his Bengal counterpart is "scared of her defeat and hence is killing democracy in her state".Speaking to ANI about clashes during BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata on Tuesday, Fadnavis said, "Democracy is being murdered in West Bengal. The way in which Amit Shah's roadshow was attacked and police's behaviour afterwards, seeing all this I believe that Mamata is scared of her defeat and is killing democracy and doesn't even want to let anyone campaign in the state."Fadnavis also appealed to the Election Commission to take necessary measures in order to ensure free and fair polls. "I appeal the Election Commission to ensure free and fair polls in the state. Our leaders are not being allowed to campaign, our party workers are being murdered, what kind of democracy is this," he said.Yesterday, Shah too had condemned the violence at his
US state passes near-total abortion ban bill
The Alabama state Senate has passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the US that could punish doctors who perform abortions with life in prison.
US, Russia 'share same objective' on N.Korea: Pompeo
The United States and Russia share the same goals on North Korea as Washington tries to negotiate a nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after talks with President Vladimir Putin. "I think we share the same objective and I hope that we can find ways that we can work together," Pompeo told reporters after the talks late Tuesday in the Russian resort of Sochi. "He understands that the US is going to be in the lead, but I think there are places we can work together," Pompeo said. During their nearly two-hour talk in Putin's summer home, Pompeo said they spoke at length about North Korea, weeks after Putin held a summit with leader Kim Jong Un in the Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok. Kim used the occasion to accuse the United States of acting in "bad faith" after his second summit with President Donald Trump ended in stalemate in Hanoi. Pompeo, who visited Pyongyang four times last year, has taken a leading role in seeking to negotiate an accord with North Korea under ...
Ardern 'doesn't understand' US' stance on gun laws
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that she does "not understand" why the US has not passed stronger gun laws in the aftermath of mass shooting events.
Trump Jr agrees to testify in Senate in Russia probe: US media
President Donald Trump's son Donald Jr has agreed to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee investigating Russian election meddling, US media have reported. The agreement resolved a looming fight between the Congress and the White House after Donald Jr was subpoenaed by the Republican-led committee last week. According to reports, he had initially agreed to testify behind closed doors and then backed out for unclear reasons. But President Trump is battling any cooperation with Congress in the Russia meddling investigation, claiming that he has already been "totally exonerated" of collusion and obstruction of justice by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report completed in late March. The Senate panel has interviewed Donald Jr once before, and is believed to be seeking clarification on his knowledge of contacts between the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and Russians. Some Democrats suspect he may have lied about what he and his father knew of a June 2016 meeting in Trump ...
Pompeo says agreed with Putin on Syria progress
The United States and Russia have agreed on ways to break a deadlock in finding a political solution in war-ravaged Syria, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after talks with President Vladimir Putin. Pompeo said that Syria - where the United States and Russia are on opposite sides - was a major topic of conversation during the talks Tuesday evening at Putin's dacha in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. He said that the two powers both backed establishing a committee tasked with drafting a post-war Syrian constitution -- a key step that has been bogged down by disagreements over its composition. "We had a very productive conversation on pathways forward in Syria, things we can do together where we have a shared set of interests on how to move the political process forward," Pompeo told reporters at the airport before leaving. "There is the political process associated with UN Security Council Resolution 2254 that has been hung up and I think we mutually now can begin to work together in .
Minority report: Why Delhi parties are keeping fingers crossed
A high polling percentage in Delhi's Muslim-dominated areas on May 12 has turned out to be a worrying cause for the three major political parties -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- which were locked in a triangular contest in the Lok Sabha elections.
Trump says US not planning to send troops to fight Iran
US President Donald Trump dismissed a New York Times report about US top security officials reviewing a plan to send as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East to counter Iran.
UK Parliament to vote on Brexit deal again in June
Having rejected UK Prime Minister Theresa May' Brexit deal thrice already, the British Parliament will vote on an exit deal again in the first week of June, according to a Downing Street spokesman.Political lines across the UK have been divided over conditions on which the UK will leave the European Union. UK already missed the March 29 deadline to do so, now having until October 31 to leave the bloc."This evening the Prime Minister met the Leader of the Opposition (Jeremy Corbyn) in the House of Commons to make clear our determination to bring the talks to a conclusion and deliver on the referendum result to leave the EU," the spokesman said.The latest vote coincides with US President Donald Trump's visit to the UK from June 3 to 5.The vote is slated to take place before lawmakers leave for summer recess, the statement added."We will, therefore, be bringing forward the Withdrawal Agreement Bill in the week beginning June 3," he said, adding that official talks are ongoing."It is ...
Putin praises Mueller probe, calls for better Russia-US ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the two countries are willing to mend ties and build up cooperation.