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Taiwan wants India to improve bilateral ties in parallel with China: Official
Taiwan is persuading India to improve bilateral relations in parallel to New Delhi's ties with Beijing, a senior Taiwanese official said Wednesday. "We have no objections for India to make friends with any country in the world but not at the cost of Taiwan's relations with India. This is something (on which) we are very firm and urging the Indian government," Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India (TECC) Representative Ambassador Chung Kwang Tien said. Taipei is hoping and urging the Indian government to develop relations between India and Taiwan to be parallel to ties with China, he said in an interview to PTI. According to him, several agreements signed between India and Taiwan in the recent past were "strong indicators" signifying their bilateral relations will not be affected by the influence of China. The TECC is Taiwan government's representative office in India. It is responsible for promoting bilateral relations in the areas of the economy, trade, investment, the media, .
China says essential to uphold Iranian nuclear pact
China on Wednesday urged all parties to uphold the Iranian nuclear deal after Tehran announced to partially pull out of the pact by resuming high uranium enrichment.
Javadekar demands Ashok Gehlot's resignation over Alwar gang rape
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over the alleged gang rape of a Dalit woman in Alwar last month. He also sought a CBI probe into the case.Talking to ANI, Javadekar said: "A Dalit woman was gang-raped in Alwar district of Rajasthan. This incident was hidden by the Congress party. It was a shameful act on behalf of the grand old party. Chief Minister Gehlot must resign by owning up the responsibility for this heinous crime.""After the incident, the couple went to the police on May 2 but they did not register an FIR as they were instructed not to do so due to the Lok Sabha election on May 6. It exposes Congress' stand on Dalits. Chief Minister Gehlot should not only resign but also hand over the case to the CBI," he said.Javadekar said: "The attempts were made by the state government to hide the victimised couple. The accused have filmed the shameful act and have also asked for money. They have also made the .
Chandrababu Naidu to campaign for Trinamool in Bengal
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will campaign for the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on Wednesday and Thursday.
Rahul's apology to SC shows Cong's political bankruptcy: BJP
Taking a swipe at the Congress after its president Rahul Gandhi tendered an unconditional apology for attributing 'chowkidar chor hai' remarks to the Supreme Court, the BJP on Wednesday said it showed the opposition party's "political bankruptcy". "Rahul Gandhi had to apologise to the Supreme Court for attributing lies to the Supreme Court. Congress is a habitual liar. This is political bankruptcy. This is desperation," BJP leader and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar told a press conference. The minister also listed out over 50 "abuses" which he alleged were hurled by the Congress and other opposition parties at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and claimed that the more they do so, the more seats BJP will win. "Congress has hurled 52 abusive words at us. It is doing so as it has run out of issues. Congress stands for loot and lies. We are raising relevant issues but the Congress is exhibiting its political bankruptcy. The more they hurl abuses at us, more seats we will win," Javadekar ...
Article 370 will be removed if Modi returns to power: Shah
Ranchi, May 8 IANS) BJP President Amit Shah said on Wednesday that Article 370 of the Constitution would be removed if Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to power after the Lok Sabha elections.
Modi lists out abuses hurled at him, says Cong did not even spare his mother
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday accused the Congress of hurling abuses at him from its "love dictionary" and said the party did not even spare his mother. "I stopped their corruption and challenged their dynasty because of which they wear masks of love and abuse me," he said in a rally at Kurukshetra. The prime minister claimed that the Congress also compared him to Hitler, Dawood Ibrahim, Mussolini, etc. His remarks came after Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Monday that despite Modi insulting his father Rajiv Gandhi, he only had love for the prime minister. "A leader of Congress called me 'gandi naali ka keeda' (an insect), one leader called me a mad dog, another one called me Bhasmasura. One more Congress leader, who was external affairs minister, called me a monkey while another minister compared me with Dawood Ibrahim," Modi alleged. "They even abused my mother and even asked who my father is and remember all this was said after I became Prime Minister," Modi said.
At Kurukshetra poll rally, PM Modi lists out curses given to him by opposition
In a jibe at Rahul Gandhi who had said he has love and affection for him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday listed the "curses and foul language" used against him by opposition parties, mainly the Congress."Before I became the Prime Minister, a leader from Congress called me an insect, another leader called me a mad dog. I was also called Bhasmasur, monkey, virus, Dawood Ibrahim, Hitler, rat, bloody man, trader of untruth, Ravana, snake, scorpion, bad man and poisonous person. They even called me a trader of death," he said addressing an election rally here.Further going on to list some other descriptions used against him, he said, "When I became the Prime Minister, I was called 'jawano ke khoon ka dalaal, Mussolini, Gadaffi, Hitler, mentally disturbed, neech. They called me worthless, worse than Aurangzeb, dishonest, Natwarlal. They even abused my mother by asking who was my father."He said "This is the truth of their dictionary of love. We hope that this dictionary does not .
BJP govt planning to demolish all unauthorised colonies of Delhi: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday claimed that the BJP government is planning to demolish all the unauthorised colonies in the national capital where about 70 per cent of the city's population resides. Kejriwal alleged that the BJP is planning to demolish these colonies and give the land to builders who would then construct luxurious apartments on it. "About 70 per cent of the city's population resides in unauthorised colonies, where will they go? We have been pressured by the Centre not to invest money in unauthorised colonies and we have also been told by government officials that the BJP is planning to demolish all unauthorised colonies once it comes to power," he told reporters. Kejriwal said his model is to mend the unauthorised colonies and provide them with facilities like sewage lines. "If you want their plans to fail, then strengthen our hands then vote for us," he said. He also claimed that the sealing drive in Delhi was done to bring Foreign Direct ...
Stop making personal attacks against me: Vadra to PM Modi
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of launching personal attacks on him and levelling allegations against him to "digress" from the "glaring" issues facing the country. Soon after Modi in a rally in Haryana's Kurukshetra alluded to alleged corruption in land deals, Vadra took to social networking sites Twitter and Facebook to say he has "suffered harassment" at the hands of the Modi government in the last five years and that the prime minister was "insulting" the judiciary with his remarks that he will send him to jail. "This chowkidar has brought the corrupt who looted farmers' land in Delhi and Haryana to the gates of jails. Those who behaved as if they were kings have been made to run around the ED and the courts. With your blessings, justice will be done to the farmers and the corrupt will be put behind bars," Modi said at the rally, without naming anyone. Vadra took to Twitter to hit back at Modi over the ...
My name being used to digress from failures of BJP govt: Robert Vadra
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, on Wednesday, said he was shocked at how Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose to attack him in his rallies, instead of addressing the many issues such as poverty, joblessness in the country."I am shocked to hear my name again in your rally. There are glaring issues such as poverty, joblessness, women empowerment etc which are staring right at you, but you chose to talk about me, out of everything else," Vadra said in a post on Facebook.He also said he had been at the receiving end of "complete harassment" by the Modi government and various government agencies."I have been at the receiving end for the last 5 years of complete harassment by your government. Relentless notices from various agencies, courts n tax departments, to simply mentally pressurize me.""11 times being summoned to depose each of 8 to 11 hours with the Enforcement Directorate, in different parts of the country, Court depositions and related orders, etc but not one
Libya's GNA head Sarraj to meet with Macron in Paris
In a bid to gather support in the European Union (EU) against Khalifa Haftar's offensive, Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Sarraj, is poised to hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron here on Wednesday.Libya has been largely divided into two factions ever since the death of dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Khalifa's Libyan National Army-backed parliament controlled the east of Libya, while the UN-backed interim GNA governs Libya's western region from Tripoli.In early April, Haftar launched his offensive in order to gain control of Tripoli. Close to 400 people have lost their lives, while thousands have been displaced as LNA and GNA's forces clashed in the Libyan capital.Sarraj's latest negotiation is part of his tour around major European capitals to garner their support, as fighting continues in Tripoli, according to Sputnik. Sarraj held his first meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday towards this.The UN-backed government .
Pakistan summons Indian envoy over ceasefire violations
Pakistan on Wednesday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia over alleged ceasefire violations by Indian forces across the Line of Control (LoC) which it said killed three civilians.
PM misleading people with hollow promises, is 'king of advertisement, villain of development': Cong
The Congress on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was misleading the electorate with "hollow claims" of success of various schemes and dubbed him as a "king of advertisement and villain of development". Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said Modi focussed only on "event management" and ignored "nation management", alleging that he behaved "like a propaganda minister instead of prime minister". He said Modi's promises and claims are like a "mirage" which disappears when seen with the lens of reality. He alleged that the NDA government's flagship programme Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna launched on May 1, 2016 has proved a "failure" and must serve as warning sign to people that Modi cannot and should not be trusted. "Outgoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi...who behaves less like a prime minister and more like a propaganda minister, is guilty of misleading the electorate of India with hollow claims of success of his government's schemes. "The prime minister had ...
Clarify suspicious movements of EVMs in TN: DMK to EC
The DMK on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to clarify on the suspicious movements of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines to Theni and Erode on Tuesday.
No one has copyright on saffron: Digvijaya Singh
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday said that no one has the copyright on saffron after the sadhus, who took out a roadshow here in support of Singh, were seen holding saffron flags along with the Congress' flags.
Chowkidar chor hai slogan not coined by me or Congress: Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said neither he nor his party coined the 'chowkidar chor hai' slogan, and attributed the jibe to the youth and farmers. Addressing a poll rally here, Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal, claiming the latter ensured that a "thief", industrialist Anil Ambani, got it. "Mediapersons asked me today about the genesis of the chowkidar chor hai slogan. I told them that while addressing a rally in Chhattisgarh, I said the chowkidar promised two crore jobs to the youth and assured Rs 15 lakh will be deposited in bank account of each Indian. Around 10-15 young men in the rally said 'chor hai'. "I did not hear it the first time. So I asked (the young men) what did you say? They said 'chor hai'. This slogan was not coined by the Congress, or by Rahul Gandhi but it is a slogan of the youth, farmers and labourers of India." Gandhi said he would prefer to die rather than make false promises to the people. The ...
US official: Intel indicates Iran moved missiles by boat
The decision to send an aircraft carrier and a group of Air Force bombers to the Middle East was based in part on intelligence indications that Iran had moved short-range ballistic missiles by boat in waters off its shores, an American official said. The movement, first reported by CNN, was among a range of recent indications that Iran might be considering or preparing to attack US forces in the region, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss sensitive intelligence. The official said on Tuesday that it was not clear whether the boats with missiles represented a new military capability that could be used against US forces or were only being moved to shore locations. When the White House announced Sunday that the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and a bomber task force were being deployed to the Middle East, John Bolton, the national security adviser to President Donald Trump, cited "troubling and escalatory indications and warnings" but did ...
Leh reporters accuse BJP of bribery, party denies
Journalists in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh district have accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to bribe them.
Kejriwal attacks Gandhi siblings for holding rallies in Delhi
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi should focus their election campaign in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh instead of "wasting time" in Delhi.