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South Korea, US, Japan hold trilateral security talks
Military officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan held trilateral security talks on Thursday to discuss issues related to denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.The 11th round of Defence Trilateral Talks (DTT) took place at the headquarters of South Korea's defence ministry in Seoul, Xinhua news agency reported.In the meeting, the three countries discussed ways to cooperate in the denuclearisation of and establishment of lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, regional security situations and the trilateral defence cooperation.The meeting was attended by South Korean Deputy Minister for National Defence Policy Chung Suk-hwan, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver and Takeshi Ishikawa, director general for defence policy of Japan.The annual security dialogue was launched in 2008 to discuss regional security issues.
Pakistani held while illegally crossing over to India
A Pakistani national was apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the international border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district.
'Desperate' Congress has now discovered BJP's role in Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said a "desperate Congress" has "discovered" Bharatiya Janata Party's role in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi 28 years after the incident.He took to the micro-blogging web site to mount a scathing attack on the Congress party and said: "From December 1990 till May 1991, when Shri Rajiv Gandhi was assassinatedUnion Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday. , the Congress Party supported Chandra Shekhar government was in power. From May 1991 till 2004, the Congress blamed its present ally the DMK for Shri Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. It even withdrew support from the United Front government on this ground. 28 years later, today a desperate Congress has discovered a BJP role."His comments came after senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said that Rajiv Gandhi lost his life due to BJP's hatred.Rajiv Gandhi became a campaign point after Modi called the late prime minister a "brashtachari no 1" (corrupt no 1) a few days ago. Ever since there have .
Mamata proudly accepts Pakistan's PM, not India's: Modi
Taking a dig at Mamata Banerjee for saying that she doesn't accepts Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India, Modi on Thursday said that Banerjee rather feels proud to accept Pakistan's PM and accused her of insulting the Constitution.
"Can gulp down abuses in all dictionaries of the world": PM's comeback at Mamata Banerjee
Answering Mamata Banerjee's continued attacks, Narendra Modi on Thursday said that that he is "immune" to her tirade and can gulp down all the abuses in dictionaries all over the world. Addressing an election rally, he accused the Chief Minister of insulting the Constitution as she refuses to accept him as Prime Minister but takes pride in acknowledging the post of Pakistan's Prime Minister."Didi is so worried that she talks about sending stones and slapping me. Didi, I am immune to these abuses and am used to them. I can digest all the abuses that are there in the dictionaries all over the world," Narendra Modi said.This election has witnessed a bitter exchange of words between the two leaders, Modi's comments come after Banerjee expressed the want of giving him a "tight slap of democracy" after the Prime Minister accused her party of being 'tolabaaz' (toll collector)."Didi is insulting the Constitution of the country, she is publicly saying that she is not ready to accept the Prime .
Priyadarshini Scindia: The force behind Jyotiraditya Scindia's poll campaign
Behind every successful man is a woman. Priyadarshini Scindia, wife of sitting Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, who has been renominated by the Congress from the seat for the polls on May 12, is out to prove the proverb right as she goes from door-to-door, canvassing for her better half. Guna, considered the pocket borough of the Scindias -- the erstwhile royal family of Gwalior, was one of the only two seats that the Congress managed to bag in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh. The other seat won by the party was Chhindwara. Priyadarshini Scindia started campaigning in February, even before the Election Commission of India announced the parliamentary polls, giving Jyotiraditya Scindia a head start over his rivals. The Guna MP was appointed the All India Congress Committee general secretary in-charge for western Uttar Pradesh earlier this year. With her husband pre-occupied with party affairs in the northern state, Priyadarshini Scindia took charge. She has been reaching out
Biden promises border plan soon to counter Trump policy
Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is sowing fear at the US border with Mexico, not delivering solutions, after another month when about 100,000 immigrants were arrested trying to enter the country illegally. "The idea that we are just trying to scare the living devil out of the American public 'My God, hordes are coming,' the way he characterizes it is just simply wrong," Biden told reporters near downtown Los Angeles. The Democratic candidate for president and former vice president said he soon will release a proposal to address the nation's long-running border problems. One of its planks, he said, would be to establish a way to determine quickly if an immigrant is qualified to enter the U.S. But he didn't answer directly when asked if people who enter the U.S. illegally should qualify for Medicare or Medicaid, as California's governor has proposed for young adults. While munching tacos at a restaurant with Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti, Biden also lamented the .
Anupam Kher hits Chandigarh streets for BJP candidate wife
He is a veteran Bollywood actor, but when it comes to seeking votes for his BJP candidate wife, Anupam Kher does not mind hitting the streets of the City Beautiful despite blistering heat.
Chandrababu Naidu to meet Mamata Banerjee
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will meet his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on Thursday as part of his efforts for closer coordination between the opposition parties after the Lok Sabha results will be declared on May 23.
Everyone knows difference between saint, devil: Pragya
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Bhopal, in a veiled dig at her rival Congress leader Digvijay Singh, said on Thursday that everyone knows the difference between a saint and the devil.
Pence slams district court rulings against Trump policies
Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that the Trump administration intends to challenge the right of federal district courts to issue rulings blocking nationwide policies, arguing that such injunctions are obstructing President Donald Trump's agenda on immigration, health care and other issues. In a speech at the Federalist Society conference in Washington, Pence argued that nationwide injunctions issued by federal judges "prevent the executive branch from acting, compromising our national security by obstructing the lawful ability of the president to stop threats to the homeland where he sees them." He said the administration will seek opportunities to put this question before the Supreme Court "to ensure that decisions affecting every American are made either by those elected to represent the American people or by the highest court in the land." Top administration officials have often complained about the proliferation of nationwide injunctions since Trump became president, so ..
Mission Bengal: After UP, highest number of Modi-Shah rallies held in eastern state
With the BJP expecting major gains from West Bengal, where the party has emerged as a force to reckon with, its biggest campaigners -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and national president Amit Shah -- are carpet bombing the state canvassing for the Lok Sabha polls.
Re-polling at 13 booths in TN on May 19
The Election Commission has ordered re-polling at 13 booths in five parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu on May 19, it said in a statement.
Pompeo skips visit to Greenland amid new tensions with Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has cancelled a visit to Greenland to return to Washington amid an escalation of tensions with Iran. Pompeo had been due to wrap up a trip to Europe on Thursday with a stop in Greenland aimed at promoting the Trump administration's Arctic policies. Those policies were criticized earlier this week for not containing the words "climate change" when Pompeo attended an Arctic Council meeting in Finland. The State Department says that Pompeo will still order a restoration of a permanent U.S. diplomatic presence in Greenland. The Greenland stop was the second Pompeo cancelled on what was supposed to be a four-nation tour of Europe. On Tuesday, he abruptly dropped a trip to Germany to fly to Baghdad for meetings with Iraqi leaders.
BJP narrative on national security tool to cover up failures, says Congress' Sultanpur candidate
Demanding an account of the work done by the BJP in last five years, the Congress candidate from Sultanpur Lok Sabha seat said that the ruling party brought in the narrative on national security in ongoing elections to cover up failures of their governance.Sanjay Singh, who is fielded by Congress against BJP heavyweight Maneka Gandhi, claimed that paramilitary forces have suffered maximum casualties under the BJP-led NDA government."Why there was a need for this narrative focused on national security? If you see the measurement of terrorism, then maximum incidents took place in these five years, maximum Jawans of the paramilitary forces died in these five years, the maximum number of Jammu and Kashmir boys joined terror outfits. If their narrative on national security was true then why did all this happen? They brought all this to take away people's attention from their narrative for 2014 Lok Sabha polls," the Congress leader told ANI.Singh, who is a sitting Rajya Sabha lawmaker, ...
Suu Kyi tries to save face with Myanmar reporters' release
After relentless diplomatic pressure and global outrage, fallen democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi finally decided that a pardon for two Myanmar journalists jailed for reporting on a Rohingya massacre was the only way to resolve an issue that has dogged her government for nearly 18 months. Observers say the unexpected release of the two Reuters reporters was a political decision timed to save face for the country's civilian leader, after a vigorous international campaign that saw Amal Clooney join their legal team, Time magazine put the pair on their cover, and journalism awards and honours pile up -- including the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. A presidential pardon freed Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, from prison on Tuesday to a media frenzy and messages of congratulations from the White House to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The pair spent more than 500 days behind bars under colonial-era state secrets convictions after probing the extrajudicial killing of 10 Rohingya Muslims
As US edges to 'constitutional crisis', Trump, Democrats weigh impeachment impact (News Analysis)
As the US edges to a constitutional crisis with the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives unleashing a multi-pronged attack on President Donald Trump and his officials and him launching a counter offensive, both sides are working on the political calculus of impeachment.
Trump Jr subpoenaed as Congress battles W.House over Russia report
The Russia probe plunged Washington into turmoil Wednesday as Donald Trump's son reportedly was ordered to testify before a Senate panel and the White House refused to release material on investigations into the president. A day after the top Republican in Congress called the Russia probe "case closed," Trump's conflict with his Democratic opponents escalated to new heights as a House panel voted to hold the nation's Attorney General Bill Barr in contempt for refusing to turn over key documents. Following a day of drama that included Trump asserting executive privilege for the first time in his presidency, the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee took the surprise step of issuing a subpoena to Donald Trump Jr to testify as part of its investigation into Russian election interference, US media reported. It was the first known legal summons issued to a member of the president's family to force testimony in the ongoing investigation, and comes after special counsel Robert Mueller
Dispute rises to new level with contempt citation for Barr
The House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the Democrats' extraordinary legal battle with the Trump administration over access to special counsel Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia report. The vote Wednesday capped a day of ever-deepening dispute between congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump, who for the first time invoked the principle of executive privilege, claiming the right to block lawmakers from the full report on Mueller's probe of Russian interference to help Trump in the 2016 election. Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler of New York declared the action by Trump's Justice Department a clear new sign of the president's "blanket defiance" of Congress' constitutional rights to conduct oversight. "We did not relish doing this, but we have no choice," Nadler said after the vote. The White House's blockade, he said, "is an attack on the ability of the American people to know what the executive branch is ...
N. Korea says weapons drill was defensive, criticizes Seoul
North Korea on Thursday described its firing of rocket artillery and an apparent short-range ballistic missile over the weekend as a regular and defensive military exercise and ridiculed South Korea for criticizing the launches. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency published a statement by an unnamed military spokesman who called South Korea's criticism a "cock-and-bull story," hours before senior defense officials from South Korea, United States and Japan met in Seoul to discuss the North Korean launches and other security issues. Details from the meeting weren't immediately announced. A separate statement by a North Korean foreign ministry spokesman, also unnamed, described the launches as a "routine and self-defensive military drill." It said Pyongyang has been demonstrating "maximum patience" over the impasse in nuclear talks with Washington and that "baseless allegations" against the North's legitimate exercise of sovereignty and self-defense rights would threaten to