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Lok Sabha polls: SP fields Pandhari Yadav from Phulpur constituency
Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday fielded Pandhari Yadav as party candidate from Phulpur Lok Sabha constituency for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.The party's sitting MP from the constituency is Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel who had won the seat in the bye-election. However, ticket has been given to Yadav this time.Phulpur constituency will go to polls in the sixth phase on May 12.The 2019 Lok Sabha elections are being held in 7 phases from 11 April to 19 May. Counting of votes will take place on May 23.
Kim writes to Putin, vows to strengthen bilateral ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday wrote a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin vowing efforts to strengthen bilateral ties, ahead of the upcoming summit between the two leaders."It is fully compatible with the common interests of our two peoples in order to continue to strengthen and develop the goodwill relationship that has been established by senior leaders and has long historical roots," the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) cited the letter as saying."I have a willingness to cooperate closely with you to maintain the peace and security of the Korean peninsula and the world while continuing to constructively develop friendly relations in accordance with the demands of the new era," it read."I would like to take this opportunity to make greater achievement in your responsible business to build a strong and strong Russia, and to have well-being and prosperity for the friendly people of Russia," it added.The Kremlin, in a brief statement on Thursday, said that
MNM candidates back to usual work after LS polls
After days of hectic electioneering, it is business as usual for some contestants in the Lok Sabha elections belonging to Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) party.
Mamata must stop seeking proof of air strike: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to stop asking for evidence of the Balakot air strike by the Indian armed forces, instead look for "proofs" in the chit fund scams and infiltration that has taken place in West Bengal.
Have changed batting order in my team for nation's uplift: Imran Khan
Justifying his decision of reshuffling the federal Cabinet a day before, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that a good captain constantly keeps an eye on his team and sometimes changes the batting order and replaces a player with a new one to win the match.Addressing a public gathering in Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa, The Dawn quoted Khan, as saying that being a Prime Minister of the country the only objective he had in mind was the nation's uplift."For this, I have changed the batting order in my team and made a couple of changes too. I will do it in the future as well," he added."I want to tell all the ministers that anyone of no use for the country will be replaced with the one who is beneficial," Khan was quoted as saying.Khan also urged the respective Chief Ministers of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to put their teams under the scanner.The Prime Minister on Thursday brought in five new aides and changed the portfolios of four ministers, including that of Information Minister Fawad
There is no hope left for alliance with Congress now: Sisodia
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday accused the Congress of playing "spoilsport" in alliance talks and "being unfair" by not giving them any seat in Punjab and asking for too many seats in Delhi."The Congress doesn't have a single seat in Delhi, but they are demanding three seats from us. In Punjab, we have 4 MPs and 20 MLAs, yet they are not giving us any seats to contest from the state," said AAP leader and Delhi deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia while talking at a press conference here.Sisodia also stated that even though the Congress doesn't have an MP or an MLA in Delhi and in the last elections, it barely managed to fetch 10 per cent of the votes, AAP agreed to give them three seats in the national capital, on a condition that AAP, Congress and Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) will fight together in Haryana too.He also said that Congress had been playing with them and continues to confuse them about the coalition in the two states. But, the time was up now and there weren't going
ATS acted against Pragya Thakur under pressure from UPA govt: Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut on Saturday alleged that late Hemant Karkare-led Anti Terror Squad (ATS) acted against Pragya Singh Thakur in the Malegaon blast case under pressure from the UPA government.Thakur is BJP's candidate from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency.Raut told ANI, "Congress was in power then. Everyone knows that ATS was under pressure".Defending Thakur, Raut advocated that people should feel her pain. "We should understand Sadhvi's feelings and her pain," Raid said here.Hitting out at the Congress for using the word 'Hindu terror', the Shiv Sena leader said that the action against Thakur was unjustified. "The way the woman was harassed and tortured, it does not fit in any rule of law. Then you (the Congress leaders) started using words like Hindu terror!"The Shiv Sena leader said that terrorism has no religion and it was unfair to link terrorism to any religion. "We never supported linking terrorism with any religion," he stressed.On Friday, Thakur said that Karkare
Modi to hold road-show, rally in Jharkhand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a road-show on April 23 in Ranchi and an election rally in Jharkhand's Lohardagga district the following day, a state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) official said on Saturday.
Pranab's son faces 'tough' battle in Jangipur
Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee faces a tough battle in West Bengal's Jangipur as he seeks a hat-trick of wins from the constituency which had sent his father to Parliament twice.
House Democrats subpoena full Mueller report
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has issued a subpoena demanding that the Justice Department hand over an unredacted version of Special Counsel Robert Muellers report and the evidence underlying it by May 1, and pledged "major hearings" on its findings.
'Stringent punishment awaits Bengal BJP man's killer'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday averred that stringent punishment will be meted out to those who were responsible for the murder of a BJP activist in Purulia, as also in all other parts of the state.
Pak sends protest letter to Iran, demands action against killing of its 14 security personnel
Pakistan sent a protest letter to Iran on Saturday demanding action against Tehran-based "terrorists" involved in a recent targeted killing of its 14 security personnel, mostly from the Pakistan Navy. Unidentified gunmen donning uniforms of paramilitary soldiers Thursday massacred 14 passengers after forcing them to disembark from buses on a highway in the restive Balochistan province. The victims were not initially identified and it was speculated they could be Shia Muslims and ethnic workers from Punjab. But later it emerged that they were security personnel, most of them associated with the Pakistan Navy. According to the letter sent by the Foreign Office (FO) to Iran, at least 14 personnel belonging to the Armed Forces of Pakistan were offloaded from buses on April 18 in Oramra area of Balochistan and killed. The Foreign Office said the "terrorists" belonging to Baloch nationalist groups were operating from a border region in Iran and has asked Tehran to take action against ...
AAP says no to alliance just in Delhi
The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said an alliance just in Delhi is not possible after the Congress refused to have a tie-up anywhere else with it. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that giving three seats to the Congress in the national capital would mean "giving three seats to the BJP", when asked his opinion on the 4:3 seat sharing formula proposed by the Congress. He said the Congress first proposed 6:3:1 seat sharing formula to the AAP in Haryana where six seats would be for Congress, three for Janayak Janata Party and one seat for AAP. "Our decision to form an alliance with the Congress was to stop the Modi-Shah duo," he said. Senior party leader Sanjay Singh said they have agreed to all the seat sharing arrangements that the Congress proposed but even then the grand old party backtracked. "After discussions with our alliance partner in Haryana JJP we agreed to it but the Congress refused and said they can't give more than two seats to the JJP and proposed 7:2:1 ...
No sympathy wave for BJP after Parrikar's death: Cong leader
Congress candidate from North Goa Lok Sabha seat, Girish Chodankar, has claimed that there was no sympathy wave for the ruling BJP after the death of four-time chief minister Manohar Parrikar. He also said the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party's move of joining hands with the Congress has improved his party's poll prospects in the state. Chodankar is contesting against BJP candidate and Union minister Shripad Naik. "Contrary to the expectations of the BJP leaders, there is no sympathy wave for the party after Parrikar's death," Chodankar told PTI on Friday during his campaign trail. There is a small section of BJP workers, who are still carrying the sympathy plank in the election, but not the entire party, he said. "A small percentage of voters might get carried away with the feeling of sympathy. But by and large, there is no such trend among the voters, who are determined to get Congress elected to power," Chodankar, who is also the head of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee .
Sanders defends herself over Mueller report revelation
After admitting to investigators for Special Counsel Robert Mueller that she delivered a false statement from the White House podium, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has defended herself saying she made the remark in "the heat of the moment".
Japan-US 2+2 welcomes growing ties with India
The US-Japan 2+2 ministerial meeting has welcomed the growing ties between their countries and India in the Indo-Pacific region that is of vital strategic interest to them.
IS attacks kill 27 Syria pro-regime fighters in 48 hours: monitor
Attacks by Islamic State group fighters deep in the Syrian Desert killed 27 Damascus troops and allied fighters over the past 48 hours, a monitoring group said on Saturday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the dead included four senior Syrian army officer. The Amaq propaganda arm of IS, which lost the last vestige of its "caliphate" to Kurdish-led forces in eastern Syria last month but retains desert and mountain hideouts in both Syria and Iraq, said its fighters carried out the operation.
Pak launches protest with Iran over inaction against Omara terror incident
Pakistan on Saturday lodged a strong protest with Iran for not taking action against the group responsible for offloading a passenger bus and allegedly killing 14 people on the Makran Coastal Highway in Ormara in Balochistan on Thursday.The Foreign Office, in a letter to the Iranian Embassy in Islamabad, said: "15-20 terrorists who camouflaged themselves in Frontier Corps (FC) uniform barricaded the road and stopped 3-4 buses traveling from Ormara to Gwadar on the coastal highway at Buzi Top in the dawn of April 18 and on the identification of the passengers, shot dead 14 personnel belonging to the armed forces of Pakistan. BRAS, which is the alliance of three Baloch terrorist organisations, has claimed responsibility for this terrorist act.""After the incident, the terrorists who arrived from border region returned to that area," Geo News cited the letter, as saying.The letter further pointed out that Pakistan "has repeatedly shared intelligence about these activities"."The ...
Lok Sabha polls: Six polling officers suspended for dereliction of duty in Odisha
The Bargarh District Collector on Friday suspended six polling officers, including three presiding officers and three sector officers, for dereliction of duty.As the second phase of general elections was held in Odisha on April 18, an inquiry was conducted following the reports of EVM glitches by the voters.The suspended officials include Umashankar Panigrahy, Roshan Sethi, Priyabrata Sahu, Prashant Sethi, Umashankar Panigrahy, and Pradeep Pradhan.Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) urging declaration of certain booths, which will go to poll in third and fourth phases of the ensuing elections in Odisha, as "sensitive". The party also requested to deploy central forces at those booths and an appointment of a special observer."We demanded that a special observer be appointed and videography of the entire incident be done for conducting the election in a free and fair manner," said BJP general secretary Bhupender Yadav."The general .
Sweeping electoral reforms needed to end malpractices: Hazare
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has called for large-scale electoral reforms in the country to remove poll-related malpractices and to cleanse the system. The 81-year-old activist lamented that lack of awareness among voters and focus of political parties on winning the elections by hook or crook has led to degeneration of politics, and he saw no bright future for the country if the situation continued. Talking to PTI at his native village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, Hazare said voters were one of the pillars of the democracy. "But looking at the reports of cash seizure from various places during the electioneering, one wonders why voters take money to vote. Is this the value of our freedom fighters, who gave us independence?" he asked. Hazare felt that the parties' approach of coming to power by hook or crook has resulted in criminalisation of politics. "The sanctity of Parliament and state assemblies have come under threat," he said. The octogenarian ..