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Complaints against PM Modi: One election commissioner dissented on two decisions by ECI: Sources

New Delhi: One of the two election commissioners had dissented in the decision of the ‘full Election Commission’ to give clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the two speeches made in Maharashtra last month, highly-placed sources aware of the development said Friday. In the last three days, the Commission gave its decision on […]

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Pak obsessed with India as ‘perceived existential threat’, says ex CIA official

Washington: Pakistan, obsessed with India as a “perceived existential threat”, has created terrorist groups to be a tool against India, a former top American spymaster has said. Former CIA acting director Michael Morell, in a podcast discussion with Kurt Campbell and Rich Verma on Thursday, alleged that Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries […]

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When PM Modi starts speaking at poll meetings, Pak PM Imran starts sweating: Yogi

Hazaribagh (Jharkhand): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Friday said that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan sweats when Narendra Modi starts speaking in election meetings across the country. Addressing a public meeting through video conferencing from Lucknow, as he could not reach Hazaribagh following cyclonic Fani hitting Odisha coast, Adityanath said that Modi’s leadership could […]

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MCC violations by PM, Shah: SC asks EC to decide complaint by Congress by May 6

MCC violations by PM, Shah: SC asks EC to decide complaint by Congress by May 6

New Delhi: The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission on Thursday to decide by May 6, nine complaints of the Congress party alleging violations of MCC by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah. EC told a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that it has already decided two out of the […]

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ED says Zakir Naik laundering money into real estate, files charge sheet

ED says Zakir Naik laundering money into real estate, files charge sheet

New Delhi: The ED Thursday filed its first direct charge sheet against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik on charges of laundering criminal money to the tune of Rs 193 crore and allegedly creating illegal real estate assets worth crores in India and abroad, officials said. The agency filed the prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money […]

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BJP govt pursued a tough approach against Pak: Amit Shah

Neemuch (MP): BJP chief Amit Shah Thursday said that under the Narendra Modi regime, a bullet fired by Pakistan will be met with a shell from India’s side. Addressing an election rally here, Shah sought to underscore the difference between the approach of the previous UPA and that of the present NDA government to national […]

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Pak’s political leadership, military not on same page: US

Says PM saying right things, his military leadership too needs to take right decisions

Washington: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is saying the “right things”, but his military leadership too needs to take the “right decisions”, the Trump administration has said, hours after the UN Security Council designated JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. Nearly 18 months after President Donald Trump ordered cutting off security aid to […]

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Kashmir to remain with India whether BJP will come to power or not: Shah

Kashmir to remain with India whether BJP will come to power or not: Shah

Bongaon (West Bengal): Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Wednesday emphatically stated that no one will be able to separate Kashmir from India whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP were in power at the Centre, or not. Addressing an election rally here, an area that falls under the Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency, […]

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Pak working out to seek 8 billion USD aid from IMF

Islamabad: Senior Pakistani officials on Wednesday held technical discussions with a visiting IMF delegation for a bailout package to the cash-strapped country. The talks will continue for about a week. Pakistan is seeking USD 8 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to bail itself out from a severe balance-of-payments crisis that threatens to cripple […]

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Modi govt learnt no lessons from Pulwama: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday attacked the BJP-led government over the Naxal attack in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli, saying that despite its “tall talk” no lessons from Pulwama have been learnt. Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said the country needs preventive action, accountability for this failure and not ‘jumlas’ (rhetoric) and lectures. At least 16 people, […]