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Sri Lanka mulling burqa ban?
With interrogation of suspects and other evidence pointing to the involvement of many women in the Easter Sunday bombings, the Sri Lankan government may end up banning 'burqa' and 'niqab', a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Kashmiri scholar with terror links arrested in Punjab
A Kashmiri PhD scholar was arrested in a joint operation of the Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab Police from the Central University in Bathinda on Tuesday for alleged terror links, police said.
Congress leader joins BJP in Ladakh
Congress leader Thukjey Dolma Tuesday joined the BJP in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, just a fortnight ahead of the Lok Sabha election in the constituency, a party spokesperson said. Dolma, a prominent social worker and active member of the Congress, hails from Kardong area of Nobra valley. He joined the BJP in presence of state party president Ravinder Raina who is camping in Ladakh for election campaigning, he said. Terming the joining of Dolma a "big setback" to the Congress in the region, the spokesperson said she pledged to work for strengthening the BJP at grass-root level. Welcoming Dolma in the party, Raina said the Congress did "severe injustice" with the people of Ladakh over the years. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government, on the other hand, did justice by granting divisional status to Ladakh, sanctioned medical college hospital, university and mega funding for the many important roads and tunnels in Leh and Kargil during the past five years," Raina ...
Voter booked for making false allegation about EVM glitches
A man was booked for allegedly raising a false complaint against the functioning of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on Tuesday.Abin Babu, the complainant, claimed that the voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machine indicated the symbol of another party instead of the party he had voted for at the booth number 151 in Vattiyoorkavu of the Thiruvananthapuram Parliamentary constituency.He alleged that his vote was registered to another candidate against his choice.The presiding officer then allowed him to cast a test vote by invoking rule 49 (MA) of Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, in the presence of election agents and other officials.The complainant's allegation was proved wrong after the verification of the test vote.He was handed over to the police and booked under section 177 of the Indian Penal Code for furnishing false information to a public servant.
Would've been hanged by Modi govt if I had done anything wrong: Azam Khan
Samajwadi Party candidate (SP) from Rampur Azam Khan on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi government would have hanged him by now from Qutub Minar, had he done anything wrong.Khan, who has 10 pending criminal cases against him, told media here, "My life is very transparent. If I would have done anything wrong in my entire life, the Modi government would have hanged me long time back from Qutub Minar," after casting his vote on Tuesday."I run schools to help poor families who could not finance the education of their children. We only take Rs 20 from each student. I have opened colleges and universities, which are known for maintaining discipline and peace across the world. But the government deliberately filed cases against me and constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT)," he said.Criticising the government and district officer for not addressing the EVM issue in the state, Khan said, "Since morning 300 EVMs were reported to have technical glitches. We have seen that in every ...
1 killed in violence-marred Bengal polls (5th Lead)
One Congress worker was killed in clashes outside a polling booth, and hurling of bombs, bids to intimidate voters and EVM snags marred the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal on Tuesday.
'Didi' dreams of becoming PM by fighting few LS seats: Modi
In a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused her of "dreaming" about becoming the next Prime Minister by fighting only in a handful of Lok Sabha seats.
Raids in Badaun to trace missing minister
District officials in Badaun carried out raids at several places after allegations that UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya was camping in the constituency from where his daughter Sanghmitra Maurya is a candidate.
It's grand fight of grandsons in Haryana's Hisar
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Hisar gave the country its youngest-ever Member of Parliament (MP) in Dushyant Chautala. He was only 26 years and one-month old at that time. This time, the Hisar Lok Sabha seat is witnessing the grand fight of two great grandsons and one grandson of three political dynasties in the state.
Congress, BJP candidates file nominations in Delhi
All the seven Congress candidates and four from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the national capital filed their nominations on Tuesday.
Congress security policy favours jihadis: Himachal CM
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday said the national security policy of the Congress "seems to be standing in favour of jihadi terrorists of Kashmir".
Prominent leaders, MP, Karnataka governors vote in Gujarat
Leaders from different parties and governors of Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh were prominent among those who cast their votes in Gujarat Tuesday in the Lok Sabha polls and appealed to the people of the state to come out in large numbers to exercise their franchise. All these prominent leaders, who are registered voters in Gujarat, exercised their franchise at polling booths in different cities in the state which had a single phase voting for its 26 Lok Sabha seats. While Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel voted at a polling booth in Silaj locality of Ahmedabad, her Karnataka counterpart Vajubhai Vala, a former Gujarat minister, cast his ballot at a booth in Rajkot. "Everybody should vote. It is a part of our duty. And every voter should do his duty. I appeal all to vote," Patel, a former Gujarat chief minister, said. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, accompanied by his wife Anjali, exercised his democratic right at a polling booth in his hometown Rajkot. Talking to ...
Japan's PM vows to help France in rebuilding Notre Dame
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pledging to help France rebuild the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral. Abe stopped in France Tuesday as part of his tour of Europe and North America. Speaking alongside French president Emmanuel Macron, Abe said through a translator he "was deeply saddened by the damage inflicted to the World Heritage" building. He said the Japanese government "will spare no effort to bring its cooperation" in the reconstruction. Macron and Abe will discuss the agenda for the upcoming Group of Seven and Group of 20 leaders' summits that France and Japan will respectively host this year. In their statement at the Elysee palace, they said they will also talk about boosting economic growth through free trade, and address issues including North Korea and plastic waste in ocean.
Naxals will be rooted out by 2023 : Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said naxals will be rooted out in the country by 2023. Rebels and terrorists come in the way of the country's security, which is an essential part of development, and will be crushed, Singh told a poll rally here. Naxals have been almost eliminated in Jharkhand and their remaining pockets in the state will end soon, he said. Singh, who was campigning in support of Palamau (SC) constituency sitting BJP MP V D Ram, claimed that Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Congress have joined hands in the state due to their "lust for power" but will not be successful in acheiving their goal. There is no leader in the opposition to match the stature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Those who appear to be leaders in the opposition are "dwarfs" compared to him, he said. Referring to developmental schemes like the Ujjwala Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and Jan Dhan Yojana, the union minister said BJP is committed to usher in development of the ...
SC notice to Rahul in 'chowkidar' issue, exempts personal appearance (2nd Lead)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice of criminal contempt to Congress President Rahul Gandhi while rejecting a plea for closing the matter related to his "chowkidar chor hai" remarks incorrectly attributed to the top court.
Priyanka to begin 3-day eastern UP tour on April 24
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress in-charge for eastern UP, will embark on the second leg of her campaign from Wednesday with a three-day tour of Fatehpur, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jhansi, Orai, Jalaun and Barabanki constituencies.
Modi hits out at Cong rule for not testing anti-satellite
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday hit out at Congress for not testing the anti-satellite missile despite having the capability as the previous governments were only concerned about serving the interest of a "namdar" (dynast) family and not the country's security. He said his government has demonstrated India's space power when the anti-satellite missile was launched. Modi asserted that the Congress and opposition parties are spending sleepless nights as the 'lahar' (wave) for the BJP has become a 'lalkar' (challenge) for them after the first two phases of elections. The Prime Minister was addressing two election rallies in Kendrapara and Balasore Lok Sabha segments. This was Modis sixth election programme in Odisha where the saffron party is trying to increase its tally significantly. Odisha has a total of 21 Lok Sabha seats. Earlier, he had addressed poll meetings at Jeypore in Koraput district, Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi, Sonepur in Bolangir district, Sundergarh and
Trump to make state visit to UK June 3-5: palace
US President Donald Trump will make a state visit to Britain hosted by Queen Elizabeth II on June 3-5 during which he will also meet Prime Minister Theresa May, officials said on Tuesday. "The President of the United States of America, President Donald J. Trump, accompanied by Mrs Melania Trump, has accepted an invitation from Her Majesty The Queen to pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom from Monday 3rd June to Wednesday 5th June 2019," Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
Former French PM Fillon to face trial over fake jobs
Former French prime minister Francois Fillon, whose 2017 bid for the presidency was torpedoed by a fake job scandal involving his wife, is to face trial over the allegations, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday. Investigating judges have recommended the rightwinger be tried on charges of misusing public money, misuse of corporate assets, conspiracy and failing to fully disclose his financial assets to a French watchdog. His Welsh-born wife Penelope faces the lesser charges of complicity in the misuse of public money and conspiring to misuse corporate assets, the legal source said. "It's the normal next step in the process," one of Fillon's political allies told AFP on condition of anonymity. Fillon was widely viewed as being on course to win the French presidency before revelations published by the investigative newspaper Le Canard Enchaine in January 2017 shattered his credibility. His fall from grace opened the way for centrist Emmanuel Macron to win the election and dealt a blow .
Pragya Thakur's remarks against Karkare hurt PM's image: Sena
Disapproving of BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur's remarks against martyred ATS chief Hemant Karkare, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday said it hurt the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is an "asset" for the NDA. The Shiv Sena, in an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana', said Modi had been invoking the sacrifices made by soldiers to raise consciousness of people about nationalism and "terming sacrifices of martyrs as anti-national at such a time tarnishes his image". Thakur, an accused in the Malegaon blast case, had recently claimed that Karkare died during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks as she had "cursed" him for "torturing" her. She is contesting the Lok Sabha poll from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh on the BJP ticket. The Sena stated that though it did not support Thakur's remarks against Karkare, the party had spoken in her favour during the probe in the Malegaon blast case. "Our policy was that Hindus should not be defamed and stress should not be laid upon the word Hindu ...