CBI begins quizzing Kolkata Police chief in Shillong
Shillong, Feb 9: The CBI began questioning the Kolkata Police chief on Saturday at highly secured agency’s office here in connection with chit fund scam cases, officials said. Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, his counsel Biswajit Deb and senior IPS officers Javed Shamim and Murlidhar Sharma arrived at the probe agency’s office at 11 am, […]
People should be wary of ‘mahamilavat’: Modi on Oppn alliance
Raipur, Feb 8 : Taking potshots at the attempts to cobble up a mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) against the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday asked people to guard against this ‘mahamilavat’ (highly adulterated) dispensation. In his maiden public rally after BJP lost power in the state last year, Modi said top Congress leaders were embroiled […]
PMO directly involved in Rafale negotiations, PM guilty in scam: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Feb 8 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded answers to questions raised by a media report that the PMO conducted parallel negotiations on the Rafale deal, saying it is now “crystal clear” that the “watchman” is the “thief” as he ramped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is […]
Oppn leaders slam ‘parallel negotiations’ by PMO; Kejriwal demands ‘independent CBI raid’
New Delhi, Feb 8 : Attacking the Prime Minister’s Office for alleged “parallel negotiations” in the Rafale deal, opposition leaders on Friday asked the government to come clean on objections raised by the defence ministry at that time with AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal going to the extent of demanding an “independent” CBI raid to seize […]
Rahul’s Rafale allegation ‘yet another lie’: BJP
New Delhi, Feb 8 : The BJP Friday described Rahul Gandhi’s allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rafale deal as “yet another lie from his lie-manufacturing factory” and accused the Congress president of working at the behest of foreign forces for the cancellation of the fighter aircraft deal. Gandhi on Friday demanded answers to […]
Room for leap forward in Indo-Pak trade in absence of violence: Bisaria
Islamabad, Feb 7 : There is room for a leap forward in trade between India and Pakistan in an atmosphere free of distrust and violence, India’s High Commissioner here has said, insisting that humanitarian and trade exchanges between the two countries must continue despite “roadblocks”. India follows a neighbourhood first policy to engage for mutual […]
Rahul calls Modi ‘darpok’, dares him to 5 min debate on Rafale and national security
New Delhi, Feb 7 : Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday described him as a “darpok” (coward) and dared him to a five minute face-to-face debate on issues such as Rafale and national security. Addressing his party’s minority department convention here, Gandhi also alleged that the RSS […]
People don’t want ‘mahamilavat’ govt, says PM; slams Cong
New Delhi, Feb 7 : In a frontal attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday alleged that those who imposed Emergency, “bullied” the judiciary and insulted the Army were accusing him of destroying institutions. The PM also hit back at the Congress over the Rafale issue, which has been repeatedly raised by […]
10 Naxals killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, Feb 7 : At least 10 Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, police said. The encounter took place around 11 am in a forest in Bhairamgarh police station area when a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and the District Reserve Guard (DRG) […]
Modi is ‘jumla raja’, his rule ‘chaupat raj’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Feb 6 : Hitting out at the government on the issue of unemployment and farmer distress, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi “jumla raja” (king of rhetoric) and his rule “chaupat raj” (regime of ruin). Using Twitter to take a swipe at the prime minister, he tagged a […]
