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EU concerned about added US sanctions on Iran
The European Union voiced "concern" Saturday over extra US sanctions aimed at unpicking an international deal with Iran that has curbed the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme. In a statement, the EU and the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Britain -- the three EU powers that led the initial nuclear negotiations with Iran -- said they took note "with regret and concern of the decision by the United States not to extend waivers with regards to trade in oil with Iran". They also said they were concerned by the US decision "not to fully renew waivers for nuclear non-proliferation projects in the framework of the JCPoA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action)" -- the title of the nuclear deal. Washington on Friday unveiled additional sanctions on Iran's export of enriched uranium as specified under the 2015 deal, although it said it would still grant waivers to permit the deal to continue. US President Donald Trump last year withdrew his country from the Iran deal, which still has ...
Will BJP retain 7 MP seats going to polls on May 7?
Campaigning ended on Saturday evening for the seven seats going to poll in the fifth phase on May 6 in Bundelkhand, Vindhya and Narmada regions of Madhya Pradesh. This would be the second of the four rounds of polling in MP. The remaining two phases are scheduled for May 12 and May 19.
Adityanath attacks Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Saturday attacked BSP chief Mayawati and SP president Akhilesh Yadav, claiming that after the Lok Sabha poll results, 'bua' will term 'babua' the king of goons and 'babua' will say that she is the very image of corruption. Mayawati and Yadav are referred to as 'bua' (aunt) and 'babua' (nephew) respectively. "Bua-babua are together now, but after May 23, bua will say babua is the king of goons and babua will say bua is the very image of corruption," he claimed. Adityanath Saturday addressed rallies in Pratapgarh, Faizabad, Gonda and state capital Lucknow. On the UN designating JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist, the chief minister said, "Countries all over the world are happy about the news, while in India one can understand why there is silence in the camps of opposition parties." He asked why had the Congress and SP linked terrorism with votebank. "Their intentions are clear. They are not bothered about the national security, they ..
Kejriwal attacked by party worker: Delhi Police
Delhi Chief Minister and AAam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal was on Saturday attacked during a road show in the national capital allegedly by a party worker, police said.
Babasaheb Ambedkar's grandson Anand joins Congress
Grandson of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Anand Raj Ambedkar, President of Republican Sena, here on Saturday joined the Congress in the presence of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and announced withdrawal of the party's candidates from all the seven seats in the national capital.
It was a terrible night: Modi on Abhinandan's capture
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Indian air strike on a terrorist camp in Pakistan's Balakot would have been ranked "among one of the major military operations of the world", had it not been for "politics".
Narendra Modi will remain PM even after LS polls: Vivek Oberoi
Actor Vivek Oberoi, who essayed the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his biopic 'PM Narendra Modi,' on Saturday said that the latter will remain the Prime Minister of the country even after the Lok Sabha elections."The history of India demonstrates that whenever any a prince or any foreigner has ruled us, they have only robbed us. Now, all the citizens and all the 'Chowkidasrs' won't let the country be robbed again," he told media persons."Prime Minister Narendra Modi's victory is confirmed. He is the Prime Minister and he will remain the Prime Minister. Now, India won't get robbed. Rather it will rise," Vivek said.Vivek was in the national capital to take part in BJP's 'Saaton Seetein Modi Ko' campaign at the India Gate. Bengaluru South BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya and Kapil Mishra were also present.
Assault on Kejriwal reflects desperation of BJP: N Chandrababu Naidu
Expressing solidarity with his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal who was slapped during his road-show on Saturday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that such attacks only show the desperation of the BJP."This is an indication of their desperation and defeat. I strongly denounce such dastardly act and the Delhi Police must take the responsibility for this heinous act of slapping a democratically elected CM," he said.He further said that such incidents will only strengthen the opposition's resolve to fight for strengthening democracy.Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was on Saturday slapped by an unidentified man in Moti Nagar area in west Delhi. The man attacked Kejriwal during his road-show when the CM was travelling in an open jeep and waving to his supporters.The man, identified as Suresh, has been arrested by the police. Further probe in the incident is on.
T'gana EC declares poll process in Gaggallapalli MPTC poll
The Telangana State Election Commission Saturday declared as void, the election process so far held in Gaggallapally Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency in Nagarkurnool district on charges that the Congress candidate was offered a bribe to withdraw. The Commission had asked the district officials to send a factual report in the wake of media reports on the issue. In a notification, the EC said the Collector and District Election Authority, Nagarkurnool,had sent a detailed report to it on the events that occurred in the election, "alluding to abuse of force/influence/money power,leading to the withdrawal of the candidature of Dodla Venkat Narayan Reddy, the Congress candidate." Reddy, who filed a complaint, has alleged that he was offered a bribe of Rs 10 lakh to withdraw from the election. Dodla Eshwar Reddy (of TRS), the lone candidate remaining in the fray, alleged that the complainant approached the District Election Authority only as a result of the protest by ..
No crime in Huawei 5G leak: British police
The top-secret leak that Britain had conditionally allowed China's Huawei to develop its 5G network, which brought down the defence minister, does not amount to a criminal offence, police concluded Saturday. Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday sacked Gavin Williamson as defence secretary over the leak last month of the bitterly-disputed decision made at the April 23 meeting of the National Security Council (NSC). Following the police announcement, Williamson, who has strenuously protested his innocence, said he was the victim of a shabby "witch-hunt". He hit out at May and Mark Sedwill, Britain's top civil servant who carried out the government's internal leak inquiry that led to his sacking. Williamson said in a statement: "With the Metropolitan Police not willing to do a criminal investigation it is clear a proper, full and impartial investigation needs to be conducted on this shabby and discredited witch-hunt that has been so badly mishandled by both the prime minister and Mark
Delhi: Hans Raj Hans mentions Abhinandan in his speech
BJP candidate from North West Delhi Lok Sabha seat Hans Raj Hans on Saturday mentioned the name of Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman while addressing a rally here.Hans said that Wing Commander Varthaman was taken into custody in Pakistan after a "successful operation.""Hum sochte they ki pehle jaise delay ho jaega, Ye na ho Sarabjit jaise usko bhi fansi laga dein bahut papi,beimaan mulq hai," he added.This comes after the Election Commission earlier today gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for mentioning the name of Wing Commander Varthaman at a rally in Gujarat's Patan district.While addressing a poll rally, Modi had said that he had warned Pakistan of consequences after Abinandan was detained."When Abhinandan was captured by Pakistan, I said (to Pakistan) that if anything happens to our pilot, then we will not leave you," he said.Earlier, the EC had directed political parties to advise their candidates and leaders to desist from displaying ...
Sitharaman flays Congress for neglecting Ladakh
Defence Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday the Congress had not moved beyond promises for the people of Jammu & Kashmir's Ladakh region during its six-decade rule.
Europeans concern as US lets Iran oil trade wavers expire
Britain, France, Germany and the European Union say they are concerned about the Trump administration's decision not to renew exemptions allowing five Asian countries to import oil from Iran. The expiration of the wavers Friday could further hit Iran's already ailing economy and harden Tehran's stance on its nuclear program. In a joint statement Saturday, the three European countries' foreign ministers and the EU's top diplomat said they "take note with regret and concern of the decision by the United States not to extend waivers with regards to trade in oil with Iran." They also expressed concern that the U.S. renewed only five of seven sanctions waivers allowing Russia and European nations to conduct civilian nuclear cooperation with Iran. U.N. inspectors say Tehran is abiding by the 2015 nuclear accord.
Palestinian baby killed in Israeli strike: Gaza ministry
A Palestinian baby was killed by an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the health ministry in the enclave said. The ministry said "baby Sabaa Arar, aged one year and two months, was killed and her mother, who is pregnant, was seriously injured" when their house was hit by one of the Israeli strikes that came in response to dozens of rockets fired from Gaza. An Israeli army spokeswoman said the military did not have any information on the incident. The army says it is targeting only military sites in its response to the rocket fire.
PM Modi 'chowkidar' of his industrialist 'friends', says Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi Saturday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a 'chowkidar' of his industrialist "friends" and accused him of speaking one lie after the other. Gandhi was addressing his first poll rally in Haryana for the Lok Sabha polls. The Congress has fielded Ajay Singh Yadav from the Gurgaon parliamentary seat. "During last elections, PM Narendra Modi made different promises to people of this country and Haryana Modi speaks one lie after the other. He said he will give two crore jobs to the youth, put Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts, remunerative price for farmers' produce and will double farmers' income," Gandhi said. "Did you give farmers the right price for their produce? Did you put Rs 15 lakh? No," he said. "He (Modi) waived loans worth Rs 5.5 lakh crore of 15 industrialists of this country," Gandhi claimed. "I want to ask how much loans of farmers of Haryana he waived," Gandhi asked the gathering. He also spoke about how the Congress, after coming to ...
Mamata condemns attack on Kejriwal, flays BJP
Condemning the assault on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital, his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had "lost the election" and was "making desperate attempts" by maligning and attacking the opposition.
Trump says still confident in Kim after N.Korea test launch
US President Donald Trump voiced confidence Saturday that Kim Jong Un would not "break his promise," following what if confirmed would be North Korea's first short-range missile launch for more than a year. "Anything in this very interesting world is possible," Trump tweeted, after Seoul said Pyongyang had launched several unidentified projectiles into the sea. "But I believe that Kim Jong Un fully realizes the great economic potential of North Korea, & will do nothing to interfere or end it," he added. "He also knows that I am with him & does not want to break his promise to me. Deal will happen!" Since their historic summit meeting in Singapore in 2018, Trump has said Kim remains committed to the "complete denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula. He has insisted the two leaders remain close even after their follow-up meeting in Hanoi collapsed in February, and that Kim would maintain his moratorium on long-range missile and nuclear tests. But with negotiations lagging, the
No poll code violation by Modi in Patan speech: EC
The Election Commission Saturday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his Gujarat speech in which he had claimed that the Indian government had kept Pakistan on its toes to ensure the safe return of its pilot. This is the sixth clean chit to Modi by the poll watchdog. It was not immediately clear whether the decision on the April 21 Patan speech was unanimous. One of the election commissioners, according to sources, gave a dissenting view in the EC's decision to give a clean chit to Modi with regard to his speech at Wardha on April 1, where he attacked Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for contesting from the minority-dominated Wayanad seat in Kerala, and his appeal to first-time voters by invoking the Balakot airstrike and the CRPF jawans killed in the Pulwama terror attack on April 9. He had also reportedly given dissent in the clean chit to BJP president Amit Shah for his Nagpur speech in which he had reportedly said that Wayand constituency of Kerala is where majority ..
BJP, Cong condemn slapping of Kejriwal; say its handiwork of AAP to gain sympathy
Opposition BJP and Congress Saturday condemned slapping of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by a man during a roadshow here, but expressed "doubts" that the incident may be a handiwork of AAP to gain sympathy of voters before the Lok Sabha polls in the city. Delhi Congress spokesperson Jitender Kochar alleged that the incident was stage-managed by Kejriwal for gaining sympathy of Delhiites. "The incident is as an old move of Kejriwal to stage-manage attacks on him and then seek public sympathy. But people of Delhi will not succumb to this political manoeuvre by him," he said. The chief minister was slapped by the man during his roadshow in Moti Nagar in the New Delhi constituency, prompting a strong reaction from the AAP which alleged BJP was behind the "cowardly act". Police said the man has been taken into custody and an investigation into the matter was underway. Condemning the incident, Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari said his party does not support violence. "But I have ...
Is BJP implying that two ex-Army chiefs lying on surgical strikes: Kapil Sibal
Hitting back at the BJP, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal Saturday said two former Army chiefs have noted that six surgical strikes were carried out between 2008 and 2014 and asked if the ruling party was implying that what they said was "a lie". The BJP has accused the Congress of doing a U-turn on the issue of surgical strikes, saying the party which had earlier sought proof of cross-border actions from the Modi government, was now claiming that six such operations were carried out during its rule. Hitting back, Sibal said, "Two (former) Army chiefs have said that six surgical strikes took place between 2008 and 2014. Is the BJP implying that it was a lie?" "Second thing, 2011's surgical strikes 'operation ginger' documents have been published in media, is that a lie too. The main point is that we need to end terror. By six surgical strikes did terror end, no. With one more surgical strike did terror end, no. The aim is to end terror. We do surgical strikes, pat our backs but the .