In 2009, India was alone, while in 2019 it has worldwide support: Swaraj on JeM chief banning issue
New Delhi, Mar 15 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Friday said the leaders who term China’s blocking of banning JeM chief Masood Azhar at the UN a “diplomatic failure” must see that India was alone when the move was first made in 2009 under the UPA rule, while it has worldwide support in 2019. […]
Cong may include Healthcare Act promise in manifesto: Rahul
Raipur, Mar 15 : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party is considering inclusion of a Right to Healthcare Act promise in its manifesto for the ensuing Lok Sabha election to guarantee minimum healthcare to all. Gandhi also criticised the Ayushman Bharat flagship health scheme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and termed […]
Kartarpur corridor: Amarinder asks Pak to be ‘more amenable, responsive’
Chandigarh, Mar 15 : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Friday urged Pakistan to be “more amenable and responsive” to India’s demands, which include visa-free access for 5,000 pilgrims a day to a historic gurdwara in Kartarpur in the neighbouring nation. He expressed disappointment at Pakistan’s reported response to the issues raised by New Delhi during […]
India, Pak hold ‘cordial’ meeting on Kartarpur corridor
Attari/New Delhi, Mar 14 : In the shadow of escalating tension in their ties, India and Pakistan Thursday held in a “cordial environment” their first meeting to finalise the modalities for a corridor linking Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistani town of Kartarpur with Gurdaspur district in Punjab. A joint statement issued after the talks said […]
BJP trying to create ‘hyper nationalistic environment’ ahead of LS polls: Rahul
New Delhi, March 14 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accused the BJP of trying to create a ‘hyper nationalistic environment’ ahead of the Lok Sabha polls only to distract people from the issues of unemployment, agrarian crisis and what he called ‘massive failures’ of the Modi government. The comments by Gandhi come against the […]
Why is Rahul in celebratory mood when India is in pain: BJP
New Delhi, Mar 14 : The BJP Thursday hit back at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, asking why he is in a celebratory mood whenever India is in pain, hours after he attacked the government over China blocking a UN resolution to designate JeM chief Masood Azhar a “global terrorist”. Earlier, Gandhi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]
Modi’s foreign policy a series of ‘diplomatic disasters’: Cong on Masood Azhar issue
New Delhi, Mar 13 : The Congress on Wednesday attacked the BJP government after China blocked a bid at the UN to designate Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist”, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy has been a series of “diplomatic disasters”. The opposition party also slammed China for blocking the move. […]
Nehru “original sinner”, favoured China for UNSC seat, says Jaitley
New Delhi, Mar 14 : Hitting back at the Congress, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was the “original sinner” who favoured China over India for permanent membership into the United Nation Security Council. This comes within hours of Congress President Rahul Gandhi terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “weak” […]
Weak Modi is scared of Xi: Rahul on Masood Azhar issue
New Delhi: As China again blocked a UN resolution to designate JeM chief a global terrorist, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday hit out at Prime Minster Narendra Modi, saying he was weak and scared of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Congress chief attacked the prime minister and said he had not spoken on China blocking […]
Mahagathbandhan leaders to thrash out seat-sharing in Delhi by Thursday
Patna, Mar 13 : Intensive negotiations are on the cards for the opposition grand alliance in Bihar as top leaders of the formation will meet in New Delhi on Wednesday to thrash out the thorny issue of seat-sharing for 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The general election is scheduled to begin on April […]
