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Rahul Gandhi an 'ATM of lies', gives false statements: UP minister
Terming Rahul Gandhi an "ATM of lies", Uttar Pradesh minister Shrikant Sharma Wednesday questioned the Congress president over the Center's notice on his citizenship status and alleged he has given so many false statements that he "doesn't even remember his truth". The minister for power also claimed that the Congress chief has been tarnishing the image of "honest" Prime Minister Narendra Modi since 2014. "Jhuthe bayan dekar Rahul chalta firta jhuth ka ATM ban gaye hain (Rahul Gandhi gives false statements and has turned into an ATM of lies)," Sharma tweeted. "Woh itna jhuth bol chuke hain ki unhe apna sach bhi yaad nahi hai(he has said so many lies that he does not even remember his truth)," he said. Questioning Gandhi's citizenship status, Sharma demanded that the Congress chief clarify his association with "Backops Ltd of Britatin" and his "British citizenship". The Home Ministry has served a notice to Gandhi, asking him to clarify within a fortnight his "factual position" on a ...
Thousands march on May Day, demand better working conditions
Thousands of trade union members and activists are marking May Day by marching through Asia's capitals and demanding better working conditions and expanding labour rights. A South Korean major umbrella trade union has issued a joint statement with a North Korean workers' organization calling for the Koreas to push ahead with engagement commitments made during a series of inter-Korean summits last year. Many of the plans agreed between the Koreas, including joint economic projects, have been held back by a lack of progress in nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang. May Day rallies are also being held in the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and elsewhere in Asia.
'Meenakshi Lekhi Kabhi Nahi Dekhi' echoing in New Delhi: alleges rival AAP candidate
Her "inaccessibility and unavailability to voters" in New Delhi constituency has given rise to the slogan "Meenakshi Lekhi Kabhi Nahi Dekhi," rival AAP candidate Brijesh Goyal alleged. Goyal is locked in a three-way battle with Lekhi and Congress nominee former Union Minister Ajay Maken in the high-profile constituency. In an interview to PTI, Goyal said voters of today are seeing "who is accessible, approachable and available" and that is what is going against Lekhi. "I have covered more than 70 per cent area in my constituency. Being there for them is my power. My plus point is that I meet my voters and that is what is going against Meenakshi Lekhi," he said. He claimed her "inaccessiblity and unavailability" to voters has given rise to the slogan of "Meenakshi Lekhi Kabhi Nahi Dekhi" and is the main cause of anti-incumbency in the constituency. "Wherever I visited in my constituency in last six months I saw a very strong anti-incumbency with slogan of Meenakshi Lekhi Kabhi Nahi ...
Modi attacks SP-BSP, says they misused names of Ambedkar and Lohia
In a scathing attack against alliance partners SP and BSP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said they had done nothing for the poor and misused the names of Babasaheb Ambedkar and Ram Manohar Lohia. Addressing a rally in Gosaiganj, about 25 km from this temple town, the prime minister said his is the only government that thinks of the poor. "Behenji (Mayawati) used Babasaheb Ambedkar's namebut acted against his ideals. In the same way, the SP took Lohia's name at every step butsullied the image of the socialist leader," he said. Modi accused the Samajwadi Party of destroying the law and order of Uttar Pradesh during its rule. "They talk about Lohia but do nothing for the poor," he said, referring to the socialist leader. The Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party and the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP have joined hands to contest elections in the state. Buoyed by the Balakot air strikes, the prime minister said security is the biggest issue. Recalling bomb blastsin Ayodhya, Faizabad and ...
We have moved on from GST, demonetisation, say Jaipur's traders
The opposition's twin GST-demonetisation poll pitch could well go unheard in India's fabled Pink City with many traders saying they moved on a long time ago and the issues are not relevant in Election 2019. The Congress, heading the government in Rajasthan but in opposition in the Centre, has promised to bring a simpler Goods and Services Tax (GST) against the present flawed one and said it will remonetise an economy demonetised by the BJP. But traders in the Rajasthan capital's business hubs seem to feel everything is back to normal after the initial shock of demonetisation and GST is problematic only for those who do not have transparent accounting systems. The effect of demonetisation was temporary and GST has, in fact, streamlined financial and taxation processes. We now find it much easier to trade because system loopholes have been plugged,'' said Lakshman Harwani, a fourth generation cloth merchant whose family set up shop in Jaipur's famed Johri Bazar several decades ago. The .
Decision on global terrorist tag on JeM chief Azhar likely today
A decision on whether Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar will be listed as a global terrorist by the United Nations will be known Wednesday as the world body's sanctions committee holds a crucial meeting, amid indications that China could lift its hold on the proposal to blacklist him. The Council's 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee is expected to meet here and the issue of Azhar's listing is likely to be considered. Sources said that the outcome of the meeting - whether UNSC permanent member China decides to lift its hold on the proposal to blacklist Azhar, paving the way for the UN to slap sanctions against him - will be known Wednesday. Beijing said on Tuesday that the vexed issue of designating Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN will be "properly resolved. China had put a hold in March on a fresh proposal by the US, UK and France to impose a ban on the chief of the JeM which claimed responsibility for the deadly Pulwama terror attack. The proposal was the fourth
J-K administration withdraws restriction on civilian traffic movement between Srinagar-Baramulla
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has withdrawn restriction on movement of civilian traffic on the Srinagar-Baramulla stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44), an official said Wednesday. The two-day-a-week restriction -- Wednesday and Sunday -- was put in place to facilitate movement of security forces' convoys. "The restriction on civilian movement between Srinagar and Baramulla on the NH-44 will be completely lifted with effect from May 2, 2019. There will be no prohibition on civilian traffic on this stretch on Sunday or Wednesday," an official spokesman said. However, he said the restriction will continue between Srinagar and Udhampur on the NH-44 as earlier. The government had last month imposed restriction on civilian movement on the national highway connecting Jammu to Srinagar, in order to ensure adequate security to movement of security forces' convoys while at the same time minimising public inconvenience, the spokesman said. These restriction became ...
Balakot strike not political, can't think about it in terms of votes: Harsh Vardhan
Brushing aside the charge that BJP was politicising the IAF strike in Balakot in Pakistan, Union minister Harsh Vardhan has said it is neither a political issue nor the one which can be thought about in terms of votes. In an interview to PTI, Vardhan, who is BJP's Chandni Chowk candidate, asserted that his campaign is centred around development issues and not the air strike as people were already hailing the valour of the defence forces. "For us all, these issues which are related to the nationalistic sentiment of this country, to the valour of the army men, to the holistic and comprehensive nationalistic vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are not political issues and not the ones about which you think in terms of votes. "I don't raise this issue (Balakot air strike) on my own. I have hundreds of other issues related to development done by me in my constituency and other issues where we have brought science and technology to higher pedestal internationally," Vardhan said when ...
Action for neglect of duty against MP poll officials
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday asked for details of the poll officials, who have not been working in a free and fair manner, during the ongoing Lok Sabha general elections.
Controversy over Rahul's citizenship 'rubbish', shows BJP's 'grim situation': Tejashwi
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday dubbed the controversy surrounding the citizenship of Congress president Rahul Gandhi as "rubbish" and said it showed the BJP's "grim situation"."People have seen Rahul Gandhi since he was young. He was born and brought up here. His mother (Sonia Gandhi), father (Rajiv Gandhi) and grandmother (Indira Gandhi) served the nation for a long time. All such rubbish issues brought by BJP shows that the party is in a grim situation," he said while talking to reporters here.The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday issued a notice to Gandhi regarding his citizenship after receiving a complaint from Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, who alleged that a company named Backops Limited was registered in the United Kingdom in 2003 and that Gandhi was one of the directors of the company.Swamy has also claimed that the Congress president had declared his nationality as British in a UK-based company.Tejashwi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi
When PM Modi speaks in India, Imran Khan sweats in Islamabad: Yogi Adityanath
Addressing a political rally here on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleged that speeches made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi causes his Pakistani counterpart to sweat across the border."Today when Prime Minister Modi makes a speech anywhere in India, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan sweats in AC room of Islamabad. He remains worried as to when the Indian army would enter Pakistan and destroy terrorist camps there. This valour and strength has emerged due to the political willpower of Prime Minister Modi," said Adityanath.The chief minister made these remarks at a rally which was also addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, his speech was made before the PM's arrival on the stage.The UP CM also highlighted various public initiatives of the Centre and said, "Central government has implemented various public friendly initiatives along with developing infrastructure at a rapid pace. In five years 1.5 crore poor have been given houses, 4 crore poor
13 candidates of NDA, UPA in Jharkhand are crorepatis
Both the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in Jharkhand have 13 crorepati candidates each with BJP's Sunil Soren and Congress' Kalicharan Munda being the only two lakhpatis in the fray.
Defiant Maduro claims victory over 'coup' attempt
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro claimed to have defeated what he called a "military coup" attempt by opposition leader Juan Guaido.
In Ayodhya, Modi avoids temple talk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his first visit to Ayodhya after becoming Prime Minister, addressed an election rally on Wednesday but avoided talking about the Ram temple issue.
President greets nation on Labour Day
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday greeted the nation on the occasion of the Labour Day.
Civilian traffic curbs on NH-44 in J&K to be lifted
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday decided to completely lift restrictions on civilian traffic on the Srinagar-Baramulla stretch of the National Highway-44 effective from Thursday.
Cong has fielded some candidates to cut into BJP's vote share in UP: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress general secretary in-charge eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said that her party has fielded some Lok Sabha candidates in Uttar Pradesh with the aim to cut into the vote share of BJP, not to just win the elections."My strategy is very clear. Congress will win on the seats where our candidates are strong. Where our candidates are slightly lightweight, they will cut into BJP's vote share," Priyanka replied when asked whether the chances of Congress' victory are less in UP.Priyanka said, "One does not do politics only to win."The Congress leader claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha seats in UP will shrink considerably."The BJP will suffer a major setback in Uttar Pradesh. It will lose very badly," she said in Raebareli. where she is campaigning for her mother, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.Priyanka Gandhi also rebuffed the claims of political pundits that Congress will harm the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in the elections."Not at all," Gandhi said when .
Terrorists are waiting for weak government to strike: Modi
Sharpening his attack on the opposition Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked the voters in Uttar Pradesh here to be alert while pushing the EVM button as the inevitability of a terror strike depends on it.
'Gandhi' in Rahul's name not associated with Mahatma Gandhi but Feroze Gandhi: Uma Bharti
In an apparent reference to Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his family, Union Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said the surname 'Gandhi,' associated with the family is not of Mahatma Gandhi but of Feroze Gandhi, husband of late former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi."Our former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh calls himself 'Raja,' (King) but stood up in queue outside Sonia Gandhi's house. Naradutta Dutt Tiwari used to pick up Sanjay Gandhi's shoes. Big leaders used to fold hands in front of Indira Gandhi. What is the speciality of this family?" Bharti asked addressing a rally here."The word 'Gandhi,' which is associated with this family, is not of Mahatma Gandhi but of Feroze Gandhi... Feroze was not on good terms with Jawaharlal Nehru. They don't even have the right to use this surname, but they thought this surname will earn them respect. Modi ji is the one, who is following Mahatma Gandhi's footsteps," she said.The BJP leader also refuted allegations that her party is trying to ...
Maken, Lekhi no competition: AAP's New Delhi candidate
Aam Aadmi Party's New Delhi candidate Brijesh Goyal does not see BJP's sitting MP Meenakshi Lekhi and senior Congress leader and two-time MP Ajay Maken as "competition". He says that the people have tested the two before and will vote for a new face this time.