F-21 jets will not be sold to any other country if we get IAF contract: Lockheed Martin
New Delhi, May 13 : US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin says it will not sell its newly rolled out F-21 fighter jet to any other country if India places an order for 114 planes, a move aimed at pitching itself ahead of its US, European and Russian competitors for the mega deal. Vivek Lall, vice […]
BJP announces protests over ‘denial’ of permission to Shah’s rally in Bengal
New Delhi, May 13 : Accusing the West Bengal government of not allowing its president Amit Shah’s rally in Jadhavpur, the BJP said Monday the Election Commission has become a “mute spectator” to the Trinamool Congress’s alleged undemocratic means to target the saffron party. BJP media head and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni said his […]
‘Hua to hua’ remark shows arrogance of Congress: Modi
Ratlam, May 13 : Tearing into Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s “hua to hua” (whatever happened, happened) remark on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said people are now saying “enough is enough” in response. He sought to dismiss “claims by pundits and planted reports from Delhi” that there was no “Modi wave”. […]
‘You should be ashamed’: Rahul hits out at Pitroda for remarks on 1984 riots
Khanna (Pb), May 13 : With Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP continuing their attack on the Congress over Sam Pitroda’s remarks on the 1984 riots, party chief Rahul Gandhi Monday said the leader should be ashamed of himself and seek apology from the country. Gandhi was addressing a poll rally here in favour […]
Death toll rises to 13 in Lahore Sufi shrine suicide attack
Lahore, May 13 : The death toll in the suicide attack targeting one of Pakistan’s oldest and most revered Sufi shrines in Lahore has risen to 13 as another civilian succumbed to his injuries, a media report said Monday. Tahir Aslam, 18, was working at a shop near the shrine. He was among the critically […]
Oppn parties will fall flat in LS polls: PM
Kushinagar/Deoria (UP), May 12 : As campaigning for Lok Sabha polls entered its final phase, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday predicted the defeat of the opposition parties, saying the people were voting for an effective government. “Opposition parties will fall flat in polls. This is because people are voting for an effective and honest government,” […]
PM Modi ‘used hatred’ in elections, we ‘used love’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, May 12: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Sunday cast his vote in Lok Sabha polls here and hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he “used hatred” during the elections but the Congress “used love”. Asserting that this elections saw a “good fight” between the two rival parties, Gandhi said he thought that […]
Pak PM condemns Gwadar hotel attack as bid to ‘sabotage’ economic projects
Islamabad, May 12 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday condemned a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in the port city of Gwadar in the troubled Balochistan province, saying the terror strike was an effort to “sabotage” the country’s economic projects and prosperity. Three heavily-armed militants on Saturday stormed the Pearl Continental (PC) Hotel […]
Pak to review re-opening of airspace for Indian flights; minister says no change in status quo
Lahore, May 12 : Pakistan will review re-opening of its airspace for Indian flights on May 15 amid heightened Indo-Pak military tensions, a civil aviation official said Sunday, but a senior minister indicated that the status quo will remain till the elections are over in India. Pakistan fully closed its airspace after an Indian Air […]
It is clear BJP govt is going: Priyanka after casting vote
New Delhi, May 12: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Sunday said it is “very clear” that the BJP will face defeat in Lok Sabha polls as people are “angry and distressed” and they will convey their sentiments through voting. Interacting with reporters after exercising her franchise, the senior party leader said it was “very clear […]
