Army is not Modi’s personal property; NDA govt released Azhar: Rahul
New Delhi, May 4 : Taking the BJP’s nationalism narrative head-on, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Indian Army is not Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “personal property” and accused the saffron party of compromising in dealing with terrorism, citing JeM chief Masood Azhar’s release during the previous NDA rule. Asserting that terrorism is […]
‘Mahagathbandhan’ will give rise to ‘mahabhrashtachar’: PM Modi
Pratapgarh (UP), May 4 : Intensifying his attack on the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said the ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) will give rise to ‘mahabhrashtachar’ (grand corruption)’. Modi said the Congress has been reduced to the status of ‘vote katwa’ party and it will soon witness its “downfall”. “See its (Congress) downfall,” he said, […]
EC completely biased on matters related to opposition: Rahul
New Delhi, May 4 : In a scathing criticism of the Election Commission (EC), Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said when it comes to matters related to the opposition, the poll watchdog is “completely biased”. His remarks come in the wake of clean chits given by the EC to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and […]
India urges UN to adopt CCIT after Azhar blacklisting
United Nations, May 4 : India, close on the heels of getting Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar blacklisted, has given a clarion call at the UN for strengthening efforts to adopt the long-pending global convention on international terrorism amidst increasing terror attacks on places of worship across the globe. India proposed a draft document on […]
Cyclone ‘Fani’ leaves 12 dead in Odisha, relief work underway
Bhubaneswar, May 4 : A day after cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ ravaged parts of Odisha, killing at least 12 people, a massive restoration and relief work was launched on war-footing Saturday across 10,000 villages and urban areas, officials said. The extremely severe cyclonic storm, which made landfall at Puri on Friday, unleashed copious rain and windstorm […]
Cyclone ‘Fani’ no more a threat to West Bengal: Met official
Kolkata, May 4 : Cyclone ‘Fani’, which ravaged most parts of Odisha and left 12 people dead, poses no threat to West Bengal anymore, as it weakens further before entering neighbouring Bangladesh, a senior official said on Saturday. As per forecast, there will be moderate to light rainfall, particularly in the districts adjacent to Bangladesh, […]
India seeks ADB-led mechanism for channeling funds from rich to developing nations
Nadi (Fiji), May 4 : India Saturday made a case for channeling pension and sovereign wealth funds of advanced countries to emerging markets with the help of ADB to spur economic growth in developing member countries (DMCs). Innovation in financing will be the key to success of long-term growth strategy, Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra […]
‘Pact rollout to increase number of Indian students in France’
Panaji, May 4 : With the rollout of the agreement between France and India for the Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualifications from May 1, the number of Indian students in French universities will go up substantially, a senior French diplomat has said. Talking to PTI here on Friday, Consul General of France in Mumbai, Sonia […]
Won’t mind if my anger gets best out of boys: Karthik
Mohali, May 4 : Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik is not known to lose his cool for on-field lapses but he doesn’t mind letting it rip occasionally if it can bring the best out of his players. During Friday’s must-win away match against Kings XI Punjab, Karthik lost his cool at the innings break […]
Shah targets Rahul Gandhi over UPA-era defence deal
New Delhi, May 4 : BJP president Amit Shah Saturday cited a media report to attack Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over a defence deal under the UPA government in which an alleged business partner of Gandhi had got an offset contract. According to Business Today magazine, a co-promoter of a UK-based firm in which Gandhi […]
