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| | Vote-bank politics has destroyed nation like termites: Modi attacks Cong in MP | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 25 (Agencies): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a scathing attack on the Congress party and said that the 125-year-old party has been seeking the support of non-existent and smaller political parties for its survival. The PM also urged the Grand Old Party to shun arrogance and do some sort of introspection as to why it has been reduced to 44 seats in Lok Sabha.
The PM also referred to the Congress party's allegations on Rafale fighter jet deal and said, "Opposition indulges in mud-slinging because it finds it easier than debating on issues like development. The more mud you (Congress) sling, the more lotus will bloom.''
Accusing the Congress party of appeasing minorities for vote-bank politics, the PM said, ''The vote-bank politics of Congress has destroyed th... |  | |
| | | Lawyers elected as MPs or MLAs can practice in courts: SC | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 25 (Agencies): The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking to ban lawmakers from practising as advocates, saying that the Bar Council of India rules do not prohibit them.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud had on July 9 reserved the order on the PIL filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking to bar lawyer-lawmakers (MPs, MLAs, MLCs) from practising in courts during their tenure in legislature. The bench had earlier taken note of the Centre's submission that an MP or an MLA is an elected representative and not a full-time employee of the government, hence the plea was not maintainable. However, senior advocate Shekhar Naphade, appearing for Upadhyay, had told the court that a lawmaker draws a salary ... | | |
| | | TN BJP chief nominates PM for Nobel Peace Prize | | | | TAMIL NADU, Sep 25 (Agencies): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been nominated for Noble Peace Prize 2019 by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu president Dr. Tamilisai Soundarajan.
Soundarajan has nominated Prime Minister Modi for launching the world's largest healthcare scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana - 'Ayushman Bharat' and also appealed to people to join her in nominating the Prime Minister.
The BJP Tamil Nadu president's husband, Professor Dr. P Soundarajan, Head of Department and Senior Consultant in Nephrology at a private university in the state, has also nominated the Prime Minister for the honour.
Soundarajan said in a release, "This path-breaking initiative of visionary Prime Minister Modi will transform the lives of millions of people especially the underprivile... | | |
| | | Will Aadhaar be made mandatory? | | SC to give verdict on Wednesday | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 25 (Agencies): The Supreme Court will on Wednesday pronounce its judgement on a clutch of petitions which challenged the validity of Aadhaar. After a marathon hearing of 38 days in four months, the five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra had in May reserved its judgment in the case.
The apex court will decide on whether Aadhaar meets the constitutional provisions and whether the government can continue seeking it as a mandatory identification.
During the arguments which went on for over four months, the Centre had strongly defended its decision to link Aadhaar numbers with mobile phones, telling the top court that it could have been hauled up for contempt if the verification of mobile users was not undertaken by it. However, the court ... | | |
| | | Kejriwal’s pic with trafficking accused Prabha Munni triggers row | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 25 (Agencies0: A photograph of Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal with Prabha Munni, who is accused of running a human trafficking racket, has triggered a fresh row in the national capital. In the photograph, which went viral on social media, Kejriwal can be seen sitting beside the human trafficking accused.
The photograph emerged on social media just one day after Prabha Munni was arrested by police from Punjabi Bagh area of the national capital. She was arrested on September 25, almost remaining absconding for over five years.
Prabha Munni has been accused of running an NGO, under which she secretly operated a placement agency. It was through this agency that she used to lure young women in Jharkhand in the name of giving them jobs. After the... | | |
| | | 22 killed, schools shut as incessant rains pound Himachal, J&K & Punjab | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 25 (Agencies): Atleast 22 people have died in flashfloods, landslides, roof-collapse and other incidents triggered by incessant rain in the region. Eight deaths have been reported from Himachal Pradesh, seven from J&K, six from Punjab, and four from Haryana.
The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) issued an advisory to the Punjab government that it will release "excess" water from the Pong dam in the wake of incessant rains in catchment areas of the Beas river.
Educational institutes have been ordered to remain closed on Tuesday in Punjab. Schools have been closed in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir and in most places of Himachal Pradesh.
Heavy rains led to landslides which blocked the roads to Badrinath, Kedarnath and Yamunotri, affecting the Chardham Yatra, while tr... | | |
| | | 'BJP making efforts to build consensus on Ram temple construction' | | | | AYODHYA, Sep 23 (Agencies): Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Mahendra Nath Pandey on Saturday said the party is making efforts to ensure that the Ram temple is constructed through consensus. He also said the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be fought on development and governance.
"Ram temple is the centre of faith and devotion for us. It should be constructed as per the law and we are committed to this...The BJP is making efforts so that the Ram temple is constructed through consensus," Pandey said in a statement. "The people of India know that Lord Ram was born in Ayodhya and they want that a Ram temple should be built there. The feeling of every Indian is the feeling of the BJP," he said.
Speaking about the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) A... | | |
| | | Andhra MLA, TDP leader shot dead by Naxals in Visakhapatnam, probe on | | | | Visakhapatnam, Sep 23 (Agencies): Two Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders from Araku have been shot dead by Naxals on Sunday. K Sarveswara Rao, 45, TDP MLA from Araku (Reserved-Scheduled Tribe) and his party colleague and former MLA Siveri Soma, 52, were attacked near Thutangi village, about 125 km from the coastal city of Visakhapatnam.
The incident took place while they were returning from a programme at a village in Araku, a tribal area.
The TDP leaders were intercepted by a large group of armed Maoists, including women, while they were returning in two vehicles.
After ordering others to leave, they began talking to the MLA and the former MLA about the mining in agency areas. They later pumped bullets into the two leaders, killing them on the spot. Both were shot in the head and chest.... | | |
| | | 2 prime accused, including a jawan, arrested in Rewari gangrape case | | | | HARYANA, Sep 23 (Agencies): Two prime accused in the Rewari gangrape case, who had been absconding since the incident came to light, were on Sunday arrested by the police in Haryana. The Haryana Police special investigation team (SIT), which is probing the case, had last week assured that all efforts were on to nab the two absconding accused, Pankaj and Manish.
The police had arrested one of the three accused on Sunday last. Confirming his arrest, Superintendent of Police Naazneen Bhatt, who is heading the SIT, had told news agency ANI that the crime scene had been sealed and many other aspects were being investigated.
The SIT chief had said that raids were on to nab two other accused, of which one is a soldier. The three had gang-raped the young woman on September 12.
Two other men - ... | | |
| | | No wonder today the buzz is #RahulKaPuraKhandanChor: Sitharaman's counter-attack on Rahul | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 23 (Agencies): Former French president Francois Hollande's bombshell on the Rafale deal with India has triggered a massive political row. Following allegations and accusations from Congress, the ruling BJP government has also come up with counter attacks.
In the latest instance, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took to Twitter and launched a scathing attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi saying, "No wonder today the buzz is #RahulKaPuraKhandanChor"
She said, "The @INCIndia & Shri. @RahulGandhi repeat untruth several times and use brazen & abusive language about @PMOIndia @narendramodi. They betray their sense of desperation in being out-of-power. In our govt there is no corruption. No wonder today the buzz is #RahulKaPuraKhandanChor"
The claim by the former French... | | |
| | | PM launches Ayushman Bharat, world’s largest govt-funded healthcare plan | | | | JHARKHAND, Sep 23 (Agencies): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana at an event in Ranchi in Jharkhand. Addressing the gathering at the event in Jharkhand capital, Prime Minister Modi said that the scheme would benefit the poorest people in the country.
"No other country is the world has such large-scale healthcare programme," the Prime Minister said.
"We have brought such big scheme to people in a span of six months. I congratulate my whole team for this remarkable achievement. I believe that this team will work even more strongly now, because now they have the blessings of 50 crore poor people of this country," he added.
According to the Prime Minister, more than 13,000 hospitals have been added as part of the scheme.
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| | | India cancelled talks with Pakistan because of intercepted ISI messages: Report | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 23 (Agencies): The Indian intelligence agencies believe that Pakistan is involved in the recent killings of special police officers in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a report in The Times of India, the intelligence agencies received the information as they intercepted messages of Pakistan’s ISI.
As per the report, the intercepted messages suggested that there were “pinpointed instructions” to terrorists to kills the SPOs after abducting them.
A major reason for the cancellation of talks, between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi, by India are the revelations of these intercepted messages from Pakistan’s ISI, said the report.
The instructions revealed through the intercepted message were so elaborate that the ISI h... | | |
| | | People of Chhattisgarh mature enough to elect stable govt: Modi | | | | CHHATTISGARH, Sep 22 (Agencies): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone for highway projects and Bilaspur-Anuppur railway line and addressed a public rally in Chattisgarh' Janjgir–Champa.
Modi lauded former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's contribution toward three states - Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. He said that it was Vajpayee who had created these three states and his vision helped in development of the states, as reported to ANI.
Modi said that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) will ensure roof over every head by 2022, adding that the poor have every right to own a house and BJP is committed to development for all.
Modi also said that people of the state are mature enough to elect a stable government. He said the only objective of th... | | |
| | | AMU students union opposed to celebrating surgical strike day | | | | ALIGARH, Sep 22 (Agencies): The Union HRD Ministry has reportedly issued a directive to universities across the country to celebrate September 29 as the surgical strike day. The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students union has, however, raised objections on the move.
Speaking to Zee Media, AMU students union president Mashkoor Ahmed Usmani said that it was not the first instance when Indian Army conducted surgical strike by crossing the border. “Under previous NDA as well as UPA governments, but no attempt has been made in the past to highlight it in this manner,” said the AMU students body president.
“This somehow raises a question on the Indian Army. It seems that somewhere down the line, the government has failed on fronts like security and curbing incidents like rape. Therefore, t... | | |
| | | Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal: Court sends 4 accused to CBI custody till Monday | | | | PATNA, Sep 22 (Agencies): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday took the four accused, including the then assistant director (in-charge inspection of shelter homes) social welfare department, into remand in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal case. All of them were arrested on Friday and were produced in the Muzaffarpur court.
The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for September 24.
In a related development, a plea for attachment of property has been filed against suspended Child Protection Officer (CPO) Ravi Roshan's wife Shibha Kumari. She had revealed the names of the minor girls on social media. The alleged sexual exploitation of girls at the Muzaffarpur shelter home first came to light in the report of a social audit conducted by Tata Institute of Soc... | | |
| | | 'Kamal ka phool, badi bhool,' says Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra Singh after quitting BJP | | | | RAJASTHA, Sep 22 (Agencies): Ahead of the Rajasthan assembly polls, former union minister Jaswant Singh's son and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Manvendra Singh on Saturday said he has quit the party. At the rally, he asserted that joining the BJP was a "big mistake" on his part. "Kamal ka phool, badi bhool," he said.
After addressing a rally at Pachpadra in his Barmer constituency, Rajasthan, Manvendra announced his decision at a press conference.
However, he said that he was yet to take a decision on whether to join the Congress or not. "I would like to thank my supporters. I will do whatever they ask me to do. Their decision is my decision but I will ask everyone," he said when asked if he will now join the Congress party.
After the public meeting, dubbed 'swabhiman' or self-resp... | | |
| | | Rahul wants to help Pakistan by disclosing info about weapon system: Shankar | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 22 (Agencies): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday attacked Congress President Rahul Gandhi acccusing him of helping Pakistan by asking about the price of Rafale jets.
Prasad in his scathing attack further added that Rahul Gandhi wants to alert the enemies by disclosing information about all weapon system.
According to news agency ANI, Prasad said, "It's my charge with full sense of responsibility, Rahul Gandhi is playing in hands of enemies of India by insisting upon disclosure of all weapon system."
Defending Prime Minster Narendra Modi, Prasad mentioned that it is first time in the history of India that a party president has used such language for a prime minister. Rahul Gandhi had had accused PM modi of being a theif.
Accusing Rahul Gandhi of using his ... | | |
| | | Naxals pumping extortion money into real estate, claims NIA | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 20 (Agencies): A separate wing set up under the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to probe funding of Naxals has claimed that the money extorted by these home-grown rebels are being pumped into real estate companies.
The report further states that the Naxals are investing the extortion money into the real estate firms through their trusted agents who have been former cadres.
These real estate agents invest money into their business and return it to the Maoist when needed.
In its report, the special wing of the NIA claimed that the extorted money is also being used for the higher education of the children of top Naxal leaders.
It may be recalled that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had recently formed a dedicated wing to check the funding of Naxals, which is said t... | | |
| | Vyapam Scam | | Digvijay moves court against Shivraj, Uma Bharti | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 20 (Agencies): Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has moved a court and filed a complaint against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister Uma Bharti and few police officers for allegedly tampering electronic evidence related with the Vyapam scam.
The plea consisting of a 27,000-page annexure, was filed before Judge Suresh Singh of the special court in Bhopal seeking prosecution of Chouhan and Bharti.
In the plea, Singh has alleged that hard disk obtained from computer of Nitin Mohindra- one of the key accused in the scam has been tampered by few Indore police officials including the then Inspector General Vipin Maheshwari and Superintendent of Police of Crime Branch, Indore Dilip Soni to save Chouhan and other prominent Bharatiya Janata Par... | | |
| | | Modi wants to be 'Chowkidar', we know 'Chowkidar' himself is thief: Rahul | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 20 (Agencies): In a blatant attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday called him a thief. Addressing a public gathering at Sagwara in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan, the Congress scion said that PM Modi wants to be a 'Chowkidar' (watchman) but ''now we all know that the 'Chowkidar' (watchman) himself is a thief''.
He further hinted at the PM saying that people all over the country are raising their voice calling the 'Chowkidar' (watchman) of the country as a thief.
Rahul also took a dig at the PM saying that the farmers have been begging PM Modi to waive off their loans. "When he can waive off loans worth Rs 1,50,000 crore of just 15 industrialists, why couldn't he waive the loans of farmers? When asked, he (PM) was completely si... | | |
| | | Sushma to meet Qureshi on the sidelines of UNGA in New York | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 20 (Agencies): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be meeting her counterpart in Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York. Confirming the development, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said: "I can confirm that on the request of the Pakistani side, a meeting between EAM and Pakistani foreign minister will take place on the sidelines of the UNGA at a mutually convenient date and time."
"This is just a meeting, not talks or resumption of dialogue," the MEA spokesperson added.
The announcement of a meeting comes hours after a letter by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for Prime Minister Narendra Modi was reported. In the letter, the Pakistani PM had called for a meeting betwee... | | |
| | | My father died while serving the nation, now we need help: Slain BSF jawan's son | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 20 (Agencies): The family of slain Border Security Force (BSF) head constable Narendra Singh, who was tortured and brutally killed by Pakistani forces recently, on Thursday said while they were extremely proud of his supreme sacrifice, they were also dejected at the same time by his untimely demise.
Singh's family also demanded that a befitting response be given to Pakistan by the Indian security forces and some concrete steps taken for saving the lives of those guarding the nation's borders.
''It's a matter of pride for us, not everyone gets to be draped in the Tricolour. But we just can't keep feeling proud. We are proud today, someone gets killed tomorrow, we will be proud again. We demand action from the authorities,'' the son of the slain BSF head constable said.
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| | | Remove photos of PM from PMAY houses: HC to MP govt | | | | GWALIOR, Sep 20 (Agencies): In a major snub to the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh government, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered it to remove pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from the tiles laid in houses built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) by December 20.
The order was passed by the Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
In its order, the bench said that there should be no photos of any political leaders on any of the tiles in the houses built under the PMAY scheme.
Ordering removal of the already fitted tiles within three months, the court also sought a report from the Madhya Pradesh government by December 20.
The bench also issued notices to the state and central governments after a peti... | | |
| | Koregaon-Bhima violence | | SC to examine evidence against activists with 'hawk's eye' | | | | NEW DELHI. Sep 20 (Agencies): The Supreme Court will on Thursday resume hearing on the plea challenging the arrest of five Left-wing activists in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence which left 1 person dead and several injured last year.
The matter will be taken up by a top court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud.
The top had on Wednesday extended the house arrest of the activists by a day till Thursday, saying it would look into the case with a hawk’s eye as liberty cannot be “sacrificed at the altar of conjectures”.
The top court told the Maharashtra Government that there should be a clear-cut distinction between opposition and dissent on one hand and attempts to create disturbance, law and order problems or overthrow the govern... | | |
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