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Pak wants Modi to remain PM so that fundamentalism can be
CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury Friday said that Pakistan wants Narendra Modi to remain prime minister because it wants Hindu communalism to grow in India so that Muslim fundamentalism can be stronger in that country. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had told foreign journalists in Islamabad a day before the begining of the parliamentary election that there may be better chance of peacetalks with India and settling of the Kashmir issue if BJP wins. Pakistan wants Modi to win. Just a day before the elections started on April 11 Imran Khan had said that .... Then who is the friend of Pakistan and who is the enemy ? Modi in all his campaigns has been saying that Pakistan is afraid of him. "But the truth is that Pakistan wants him to be the PM because the logic is - stronger the Hindu communalism in India, stronger the Muslim fundamentalism in Pakistan. They feed each other, Yechury said hinting at a nexus between Modi and the Pakistani government. Yechury, who ..
Opposition leaders in race to support Pakistan, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said opposition leaders are in a race to support Pakistan on the issue of military operations against terror camps in the neighbouring country. Addressing an election rally here, he said after completion of voting in more than 300 Lok Sabha seats, his opponents have accepted that there is a (Modi) "wave" and have knelt before it. Modi told the gathering that their votes in favour of the BJP in 2014 made India strong and forced the world to look at the country with a different perspective. "Your one vote has made the country strong and changed the outlook of the world towards India in the last five years," Modi said. The PM said the opposition has always stood against India's stance on key issues with other countries. "They always stood in opposition to the countrys stand. Opposition leaders are in a race to support Pakistan on the issue of surgical strike, air strike or Doklam dispute (with China in 2017)," he said. Speaking on the ...
J-K poll authorities withdraw order for info about nodal officers for assembly election
The election authorities in Jammu and Kashmir Friday withdrew an order within hours after they had asked the district election officers to submit information about district level nodal officers for 2019 assembly elections in the state within two days. The order had given rise to speculations that assembly polls in the state, which is currently under President's Rule, might be held soon after the Lok Sabha elections. "The letter no. 4876/CEO/Elec/2019/3060-82 dated 26.04.2019 regarding the subject mentioned above stands withdrawn ab-initio," additional chief electoral officer of Jammu and Kashmir said in a letter to all district election officers of the state. Earlier, the election official had written to district election officers to submit list of district level nodal officers within two days. "I am directed to enclose herewith a format for submission of information regarding district level nodal officers for forthcoming assembly elections 2019 and request you to submit the same ...
Rahul Gandhi showing signs of desperation, Cong fighting 2019 election on 1971 agenda: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Friday said Congress President Rahul Gandhi is showing signs of desperation as the "fake" narratives built by him over the Rafale jet deal and loan waivers to business houses have evaporated. In a Facebook post, Jaitley said the desperation reached a peak when Gandhi offered four Lok Sabha seats in Delhi to the Aam Aadmi Party without realising that its chief Arvind Kejriwal was "playing games" with the Congress. "He (Gandhi) displayed the desperation of a loser," Jaitley said. In a post titled 'Has the Congress Thrown its Hands up?', the minister said the Congress is 48 years behind the times and is fighting 2019 elections on the 1971 agenda though India's social combination and economic profile has completely changed since then. "The Congress is contesting the 2019 election on the 1971 agenda. It is not in tune with the times. The writing on the wall is loud and clear. Those who lived a life of entitlement all through, give up when office seems to be a .
Ignored by BJP, Vinod Khanna's wife mulls Gurdaspur plans
Kavita Khanna, wife of late actor Vinod Khanna who was an an MP, indicated on Friday that she could enter the poll fray from her husbands former Lok Sabha seat Gurdaspur as an Independent, saying there is "a lot of pressure" on her from the people of the constituency after the BJP ignored her for the seat.
Andhra CM threatens EC with legal action to recover cost overrun
Angry over the Election Commission preventing him from holding review meetings on ongoing projects, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday indirectly threatened the poll body with legal action to recover cost overrun.
Modi's nomination: Congress says BJP's confidence down
The Congress on Friday questioned the presence of NDA alliance partners during the filing of nomination by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the BJP's confidence had declined over the past five years.
Bihar Deputy CM dares Priyanka to contest against Modi
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday dared Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi to contest from Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha elections.
'Encourage third party funding in arbitration in India'
Leading American attorney Mark Bravin on Friday said that third party funding should be encouraged in arbitration in India towards evolving a progressive ecosystem.
Huawei leak scandal rocks Britain's bickering government
Britain's splintered government was rocked Friday by a burgeoning scandal over who leaked news that Prime Minister Theresa May has conditionally allowed China's Huawei to develop the UK 5G network. The bitterly disputed decision was reportedly made at a Tuesday meeting of Britain's National Security Council. A handful of ministers who are seen as likely candidates to replace May were said to have argued passionately against giving China the sensitive role. National Security Council discussions are only attended by senior ministers and security officials who first sign the Official Secrets Act that commits them to keep conversations private or risk prosecution. But The Daily Telegraph newspaper broke the news late Tuesday that May approved granting Huawei permission to build up "non-core" elements of Britain's next-generation telecommunications network. The United States is adamantly opposed to Huawei's involvement because of the firm's obligation under Chinese law to help its home ...
Months after fraud-tainted poll, Afghan lawmakers sworn in
Six months after Afghans voted for new lawmakers, President Ashraf Ghani finally inaugurated Afghanistan's new parliament on Friday - though dozens of seats remained empty amid ongoing claims of election fraud. The October 20 parliamentary elections were marred by a string of deadly bombings and attacks on polling stations across the country, and election officials have been accused of incompetence and have struggled to process results. Even now, results for 33 seats in central Kabul province have not been announced amid allegations of rigging, irregularities, and technical difficulties. The parliament's lower house has a total of 249 spots. "Today in the house of the nation, the majority of the new members of the parliament are educated, and from a younger generation who will protect women's rights and human rights," Ghani said in his opening speech at the parliament. He said the government had no role in the inaugural delay, blaming the "incompetency of former election commission ...
Modi politicising soldiers because he did nothing in 5 years: Hardik
Congress leader Hardik Patel alleged on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was doing politics in the name of soldiers because he did "nothing" in the past five years. "In the last five years, Modi ji did nothing except continuously touring the country and abroad as 'prachar mantri' (publicity minister)," Patel told reporters. "Had he (Modi) done something, he would have gone to the people with a list of the works to show instead of seeking votes in the name of soldiers." "He is using martyrs for political gains," the Patidar leader from Gujarat added. Patel was in Uttar Pradesh to address a rally in support of Congress' Maharajganj Lok Sabha candidate, Supriya Shrinate. The journalist-turned-politician, who is the daughter of late Congress MP Harsh Vardhan Singh, filed her nomination on Friday. Patel hit out at Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for alleged anti-farmer policies of the ruling BJP at the Centre and the state. The Congress leader claimed that every section of .
Entry of Sheila Dikshit in poll battle makes it the most interesting fight in LS polls: Tiwari
The entry of former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the poll battle has made it one of the most interesting fights in the Lok Sabha elections as Delhi unit presidents of two national parties will be pitted against each other, BJP candidate Manoj Tiwari said on Friday. While Tiwari is the current MP of the North East Delhi constituency, octogenarian Dikshit, who heads the Delhi Congress has been fielded by her party from the same seat, after failing to form an alliance with the AAP in Delhi for the Lok Sabha polls. "I respect Sheila ji and welcome her. She has made the North East Delhi poll contest one of the most interesting in the country," Tiwari, who is also BJP's Delhi unit chief, said. Tiwari said that the parliamentary polls in Delhi was a direct contest between the BJP and Congress while the AAP was trailing at third place. The BJP currently holds all the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi. An interesting thing about the North East Delhi constituency is that two presidents' of ...
Cong demands EC to debar Kejriwal from campaigning for 'communal' statement
The Congress lodged a complaint with the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Friday against AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly making a "communal" statement and demanded that he be barred from campaigning for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. A delegation led by party leader Sandip Dikshit, son of Delhi Congress president and North East Delhi candidate Sheila Dikshit, met the CEO and submitted a memorandum against Kejriwal. At a press conference on Thursday, the Delhi chief minister had said the Congress was not getting a single Hindu vote in the parliamentary polls while Muslims were a little confused. "The Congress is trying to weaken the opposition in different states -- whether it is Kerala, Haryana, Goa, West Bengal or Uttar Pradesh. But I hope that people from all religions, who want to save the country, would unite and vote for the AAP," he had said. The Congress delegation alleged that Kejriwal asked the "Muslim voters" not to vote for the Congress in the Lok Sabha polls .
Submit info about nodal officers for assembly election in 2 days: J-K poll authorities to officials
The election authorities in Jammu and Kashmir Firday asked the district election officers to submit information about district level nodal officers for assembly elections in the state within two days, indicating that polls to the state legislative assembly might be held soon after the Lok Sabha elections. "I am directed to enclose herewith a format for submission of information regarding district level nodal officers for forthcoming assembly elections 2019 and request you to submit the same within two days positively," additional chief election officer of Jammu and Kashmir wrote in his letter to district election officers.
Trump denies paying North Korea $2M for US detainee's care
President Donald Trump says the U.S. did not pay USD 2 million in medical costs to North Korea in 2017 to get American college student Otto Warmbier released. Warmbier died shortly after he was flown home comatose after 17 months in captivity A former U.S. official told The Associated Press on Thursday that a U.S. envoy sent to retrieve Warmbier signed an agreement to pay the $2 million on Trump's instructions. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive diplomatic matter. The Washington Post first reported the demand. Trump insisted in a tweet Friday that "no money was paid to North Korea for Otto Warmbier, not two Million Dollars, not anything else." North Korea denies accusations by Warmbier's relatives that it tortured him.
AAP holds 'nukkad natak' to tell people about the importance of full statehood for Delhi
The Aam Aadmi Party Friday organised a 'nukkad natak' to tell the people about the importance of full statehood for Delhi and urged them to vote for the party in the Lok Sabha elections. Senior party leader Gopal Rai said they want to convey through the 'nukkad natak' how full statehood would benefit the people of Delhi in different areas including education, employment and housing. "Through the nukkad natak we also urged people to join together and cast a united vote against BJP and Congress," Rai said. The 'nukkad natak' was held outside the Rajiv Chowk metro station.
Congress is contesting 2019 poll on 1971 agenda, Jaitley's jibe at grand old party
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday took a dig at the Congress party, saying that India's grand old party was contesting the 2019 election on 1971 agenda."The Congress is contesting the 2019 election on the 1971 agenda. It is not in tune with the times," Finance Minister Jaitley said in a blog titled -- 'Has the Congress thrown its Hands up?'"The Congress party and Rahul Gandhi are 48 years behind the times. 2019 and 1971 are 48 years apart. India's social combination and economic profile has completely changed," he said, while adding the 'writing on the wall is clear.'"Those who lived a life of entitlement all through give up when office seems to be a distant dream," Jaitley said in the blog.The Congress president Rahul Gandhi has promised a "surgical strike" on poverty if his party is voted to power at the Centre.According to a World Bank report released last year, poverty in India declined from 38.9 per cent in 2004 to 21.2 per cent in 2011.Jaitley further said that Rahul
No power can stop Modi from becoming PM again: Adityanath
Claiming that the BJP is poised to win 400 seats in Lok Sabha elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the "enthusiasm among people" for the party has not developed overnight and credited it to the efforts of the Modi government on issues of checking corruption and strengthening national security during the last five years. "There is only one wave in the country. Every vigilant voter has only one wish that (Narendra) Modi becomes the Prime Minister again. When people are connected with this resolve, there is no power that can stop him from becoming the PM," Adityanath said at an election meeting in support of BJP's Kushinagar nominee Vijay Kumar Dube. Targeting the previous UPA government, he said, "Five years ago, when the Congress was at the helm, scams of all kinds were surfacing. The then prime minister Manmohan Singh used to say that the first right on the country's resources was that of Muslims. The enthusiasm for the party had not developed ...
India witnessing pro-incumbency wave: Modi (Third Lead)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the country was witnessing a "pro-incumbency" wave for the first time since Independence and that there was an atmosphere of enthusiasm for the return of his government.