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US Naval chief in India, meets Admiral Lanba
US Chief of Naval Operations John Michael Richardson, who is on a three-day official visit to India, on Monday met Chief of Naval Staff Sunil Lanba and discussed various issues.
MP: Priyanka Gandhi, Kamal Nath offers prayers at Mahakaleshwar Temple
Ahead of the last and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath offered prayers at the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain on Monday.Wearing a red coloured saree, Priyanka performed a pooja at the temple along with Kamal Nath"Today, at the Mahakal temple in Ujjain, the national general Secretary, @priyankagandhi offered Pooja Archana and sought the blessings of Baba Mahakal for happiness and prosperity of the region. Jai Baba Mahakal," Kamal Nath posted on twitter.tweeted.Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan welcomed Vadra to the state and asked her to ensure those farm loan waivers, which was promised by the Congress party is fulfilled."When you offer prayers at Mahakaleshwar Temple, you must ask Kamal Nath and Rahul Gandhi to waive farm loans off. Rahul had promised to write off loans within 10 days after coming to power. Now, they should tell the farmers when they will waive off their ...
Amid protests, J&K Governor seeks exemplary punishment for rapist
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday sought exemplary punishment to whoever raped a minor in Bandipora district as widespread protests rocked the Kashmir Valley, shutting down businesses and educational institutions.
BJP didn't scrap Article 370 because of 'sensitive situation': Gadkari
The Modi government did not scrap Article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, because of "sensitive situation" in the state, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said.
Meetings on front before LS results not meaningful: Azharuddin
Former cricketer and Congress leader Mohammed Azharuddin Monday felt the meetings on forging a front at the national level, even before the Lok Sabha election results were out, may not be very meaningful as it is not known which way the outcome would go. He hoped that the Lok Sabha results would be in favour of his party. "These are the things, it will only come into play after elections. People are going and talking, before the election results have come. You don't know what the results are going to come. Hopefully, in favour of my party," he told reporters here. Azharuddin was asked about TRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's proposed meeting with DMK leader M K Stalin in Chennai on Monday. "We worked very hard. Rahul ji has worked very hard. Priyanka ji worked very hard... Hopefully, it will be in our favour. But, I think, these meetings and all, I feel that, before the results, I think it's not very meaningful. That is my personal view," ..
Pompeo visits Brussels as Europe meets on Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Brussels on Monday to discuss the Iran nuclear deal, as Britain issued a stark warning about the risk of conflict erupting "by accident" in the Gulf. Pompeo is set to meet his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany -- the three European signatories to the 2015 accord that curbed Iran's nuclear ambitions in return for sanctions relief -- on the sidelines of a regular EU foreign ministers' gathering. Iran last week announced it was suspending some of its commitments under the agreement, a year after US President Donald Trump withdrew from the accord and imposed swingeing sanctions on the Islamic republic -- putting the deal in peril. Adding a military dimension to the diplomatic tensions, Washington is sending an amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery to the Gulf, having already deployed an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers. British foreign minister Hunt called for "a period of calm" as he arrived for talks, warning ...
JD-S, Congress leaders spar in Karnataka
Senior leaders of Karnataka's ruling coalition, A.H. Vishwanath of the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and Siddaramaiah of the Congress, are locked in a war of words ahead of the Lok Sabha poll results.
President Kovind pays tribute to former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on his birth anniversary
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind paid homage on Monday to his late predecessor Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on his 114th birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhawan here."The President, officers and staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan paid floral tributes in front of a portrait of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed," according to a statement by Rashtrapati Bhawan.Ali Ahmed was the fifth President of India from 1974 to 1977 and also the second President of the country to die in office after Zakir Hussain.He issued the proclamation of emergency in 1975 by signing the papers after a meeting with Indira Gandhi the same day.Ali Ahmed participated in the freedom struggle of India with an active role in the Quit India Movement against the British rule in 1942.
UDF confident of winning all 20 Kerala LS seats
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala on Monday claimed to be confident of winning all the 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state, which went to the polls on April 23.
Modi got 3 times more TV airtime than Rahul in April
In the midst of the Lok Sabha election campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received about three times more TV airtime than Congress President Rahul Gandhi during the April 1 to April 28 period, reveals data from television viewership monitoring agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).
BJP is Bharatiya Jinnah Party: Cong on BJP candidate's Jinnah remark
The Congress Monday dubbed the BJP 'Bharatiya Jinnah Party' after the saffron party's Ratlam-Jhabua Lok Sabha candidate claimed that Partition could have been avoided had Jawaharlal Nehru allowed Muhammad Ali Jinnah to be prime minister. Demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's apology over BJP candidate Guman Singh Damor's statement, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera slammed Modi for going to Ratlam and campaign for the saffron party nominee on Monday. Damor, in an election rally on Saturday in Ranapur town, Madhya Pradesh, said, "If (India's first prime minister) Nehru was not obstinate during the time of Independence, then this nation would not have been divided into two." "Jinnah (the founder of Pakistan) was an advocate and a learned man. If a decision was taken to make Jinnah PM at the time, then India would not have been partitioned," he claimed. At a press conference, Khera said, "Those who created furore over Jinnah's portrait in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) are now ...
'You should be ashamed': Rahul hits out at Pitroda for remarks on 1984 riots
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP continuing their attack on the Congress over Sam Pitroda's remarks on the 1984 riots, party chief Rahul Gandhi Monday said the leader should be ashamed of himself and seek apology from the country. Gandhi was addressing a poll rally here in favour of Congress candidate Amar Singh, who is pitted against SAD nominee D S Guru from Fatehgarh Sahib (reserve) constituency. "What Sam Pitroda said about 1984 (anti-Sikh riots) was totally wrong and he should seek an apology from the country. I am saying this publicly and I also said the same to him over phone. Pitroda ji, what you had said was completely wrong and you should be ashamed of yourself. You should seek public apology," he said winding up his speech here. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was also present at the event. The BJP has stepped up offensive against the Congress over the Indian Overseas Congress chief's remarks as the 1984 anti-Sikh riots is an emotive issue in Punjab which
Gehlot hits back at Modi over Alwar gang rape
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ignoring the facts and deliberately targeting him over the gang rape of a Dalit woman in Alwar district. "The state government has already taken action in the matter. All the accused have been arrested. The SP was removed, the SHO was suspended and we will take all steps (needed)," Gehlot told reporters here. On Mayawati's remarks on the incident, Gehlot said the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief leads the community and her reaction on a crime against a Dalit was natural and justified. On Sunday, a full-scale war of words broke out between Modi and Mayawati over the incident, with the prime minister accusing the BSP supremo of shedding crocodile tears, a charge trashed by her as "dirty politics". On April 26, six accused accosted the woman and her husband on the Thanagazi-Alwar bypass and took them to an isolated place, where they allegedly raped her in front of him. The case, which came to light ...
'Modi wave' coming from every home in India: PM in MP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday sought to dismiss "claims by pundits and planted reports from Delhi" that there is no "Modi wave" in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections as was the case in 2014 polls. The (Modi) wave is coming out from each home, he said, addressing an election rally here in Madhya Pradesh. "Pundits are claiming there is no wave...Stories are being planted from Delhi. Initially, they said there is no wave. The voting percentage is now higher than before. So they are worried. "They are not aware that there are two (types of) people who are creating records: my young friends who are voting for the first time and my mothers and sisters, who have made up their mind to elect their brother who ensured death penalty to rapists," Modi said. "Our mothers and sisters have decided to elect as PM one who provided (cooking) gas and electricity and have come out with full strength to cast their vote. When mothers and sisters come out, pundits fail to understand from ...
Pitroda must apologise for anti-Sikh riots remark: Rahul
Congress leader Sam Pitroda, who had courted controversy for his remark in connection with the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, should be ashamed and must apologise to the nation, party President Rahul Gandhi said on Monday.
CPI opposes hydro-carbon project in Tamil Nadu
The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Monday voiced strong opposition to the granting of permission to companies like Vedanta and the ONGC to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for drilling hydro-carbon wells in Tamil Nadu.
PM candidate from 'gathbandhan' will build 'new India': Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused BJP of taking the country backwards, saying the 'gathbandhan' government (grand alliance) will leave no stone unturned to build a new India."They (BJP) said they will build a new India. In the last five years, development has come to a halt. They are not debating on the damages caused due to GST and demonetisation. They are not talking about what work they have done in five years. They are hatching a conspiracy to come to power," Yadav said at a joint rally, which was also attended by BSP chief Mayawati and RLD chief Ajit Singh."They snatched your jobs and education of children. They are working to take this nation backwards. But, 'gathbandhan' will ensure that our country moves forward. Gathbandhan will give a new prime minister, who will make a new India," he added.Launching a fresh attack on BJP for not doing enough to address farmers' plight, Yadav said, "BJP promised to give Rs 1.5 lakh loan waiver to farmers. How ...
TMC's 'politics of hatred' bad for country: Mahesh Sharma on Priyanka's arrest
Reacting sharply on the arrest of BJP youth wing worker Priyanka Sharma, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday denounced 'TMC's politics of hatred and violence' and asserted that 'this kind of politics is neither good for the state nor for the country.'Intensifying attack on Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government, Sharma invoked examples of verbal attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said: "In West Bengal, such kinds of things have been going on for long. Even Modi ji is called 'Chor,' liar, expired and all, but we did not take any action against anyone. This is because we believe that in politics there must be open debate and discussion. The opposition has an important role. But in West Bengal, they (TMC) are trying to scare our workers and indulging in a politics of violence or hatred. It is neither in favour of country, nor West Bengal."He also criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her statements against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said: "Prime Minister
'Diggi Raja' misleading first-time voters by not voting, claims PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for not casting his vote, stating that the Congress leader is setting an unhealthy precedent for young voters."The country is electing its representatives, even I went to Ahmedabad to cast my vote. President and Vice President of the country were standing in queues to cast their votes. But Diggi Raja didn't feel the need to cast his vote," he said while addressing an election rally here on Monday."First-time voters are closely watching all the leaders on their mobile phones. You (Digvijaya) are teaching them not to vote, even though first-time voters want to cast votes in the name of the development of the nation. You are teaching them that it's not necessary to vote," he added.Digvijaya, a registered voter in Raghogarh, was unable to cast his vote on Sunday during the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls, a move which he is facing widespread criticism for.Yesterday, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh ...
Arrest me for chanting 'Jai Shri Ram': Amit Shah dares Mamata
BJP president Amit Shah on Monday dared Mamata Banerjee to arrest him for chanting "Jai Shri Ram" and alleged that her government is nabbing people for hailing the deity."Mamata didi says you cannot chant 'Jai Shree Ram' in Bengal. Mamata Didi, I chant 'Jai Shri Ram' from the dais of Joynagar seat. I will go Kolkata, arrest me if you have guts," Shah said at a campaign rally.The BJP chief also exhorted the gathering to raise the same chants. He also charged the TMC government of not permitting people to perform Durga and Saraswati worship."People do not get permission for Durga worship in Mamata Didi's rule. Her goons create ruckus at Saraswati 'puja' venues. You cannot chant 'Jai Shri Ram' because she wants votes of infiltrators," Shah remarked.Appealing to people to vote for his party, he said, "You vote against Mamata on May 19. I guarantee you, the BJP government and Narendra Modi will create an environment where 'puja' can once again be performed in a glorious manner."Earlier, ...