Elect those who will speak on your behalf, Farooq tells people
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah urged the people of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday to elect those leaders in the upcoming general election who would ensure that their voice was heard in Parliament. “Now that the trumpet of the Lok Sabha polls has been blown, the NC is all geared up. The people […]
Bishop asks priests not to take political position in LS polls
Kochi: A Bishop of a Catholic diocese in Kerala has urged its priests not to take any political position favouring any sides in the Lok Sabha election, saying ‘it will harm us all.” In a circular issued to priests of the Idukki diocese, Bishop Mar John Nellikkunnel said taking sides in the election “will harm […]
Priyanka targets Modi govt in maiden rally on PM’s home turf
Ahmedabad: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday targeted the Modi government over “unkept promises and spread of hatred” in the country. Addressing her first political rally in Gujarat after assuming charge as Congress general secretary, she said she was saddened by what was happening in the country. “Our institutions are being destroyed. Wherever you see, […]
‘NDA the only strongest, viable, inclusive alliance for LS polls’
Coimbatore: The NDA was now the strongest, viable, largest inclusive alliance in the country, compared to the opposition, which was ridden with contradictions, BJP National General Secretary P Muralidhar Rao said here Tuesday. “It is clear that no other leader other than Modiji is acceptable to the entire country and our alliance, whereas no leader […]
Country safe under Prime Minister Modi: Jaitley
New Delhi: Asserting that the country is safe under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Tuesday accused the Congress of weakening the fight against Jehadi terrorists, and wondered if the party could be trusted by voters in the upcoming general elections. In a blog, Jaitley said the Congress party is one with the […]
TN woman’s case sent to CB-CID, police invoke Goondas Act
Chennai: Tightening the screws on a gang that allegedly sexually harassed and blackmailed a 19-year-old woman, police Tuesday transferred the case for probe by Crime Branch-CID and slapped Goondas Act on four of the accused. The harassment case saw the ruling AIADMK pushed onto the backfoot as one of its local functionaries allegedly attacked the […]
SC asks Centre why it has not created mechanism to monitor assets of lawmakers
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to explain in two weeks why it has not set up a permanent mechanism to monitor the undue accretion of assets by elected representatives as directed by it last year. On Feb 16 last year, the apex court had said the undue accretion of assets […]
Terrorism akin to cancer, hurts India and Afghanistan: Afghan diplomat
New York: India and Afghanistan have been hurt by terrorism which is “like cancer” and threatens peace in the region, a top Afghan diplomat has said while appealing to the international community not to view his war-torn country as an isolated case. Speaking at an event organised at Asia Society here on Monday, National Security […]