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Rahul gives a war cry, says Cong will form next government

Raichur (Karna): Attacking the Prime Minister, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Friday alleged people of the country “have decided” to remove Narendra Modi and asserted his party would form the government after the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a rally here in north Karnataka, Gandhi said Modi talks about security of the nation “but making crores of […]

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Congress promoted casteism, dynasty politics: BJP

Jaipur: The BJP on Friday said the Congress gave casteism and dynasty politics to the country and it has become a cause of embarrassment to the party. “The Congress gave ‘Jatiwad aur Parivarwad’ (casteism and dynasty politics) to the county and today it is the cause of embarrassment and dishonour to the party itself,” BJP […]

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Amit Shah reiterates call to scrap Article 370

Dharampur (Guj): BJP president Amit Shah said Friday that his party would abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution which gives a special status to Jammu and Kashmir after getting a majority in both houses of Parliament. Speaking at a poll rally at Dharampur in Gujarat’s Valsad district, he also said the main issue in the […]

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Ahead of the crucial IMF deal, Pak FM Asad Umar quits

Ahead of the crucial IMF deal, Pak FM Asad Umar quits

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Asad Umar abruptly quit the Cabinet on Thursday before securing a crucial multi-billion dollar IMF bailout package for the cash-strapped country, amid mounting criticism by the opposition and business community over the handling of the economic crisis. Umar, who recently returned from a trip to the US in which the details […]

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Balakot air strike did not kill any Pak soldier, civilian: Swaraj

Ahmedabad: External Affairs Minister and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj Thursday said no Pakistani soldier or citizen died in the air strike carried out by the Indian Air Force across the border in response to the Pulwama terror attack in February. Addressing women party workers here, she stressed on a 2014-like full majority BJP-led government this […]

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14 passengers shot dead in Pakistan’s Balochistan

‘The passengers were shot after being offloaded from buses’

KARACHI: Unidentified gunmen shot dead at least 14 passengers after forcing them to disembark from a bus on a highway in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, a media report said Thursday. According to Levies sources, around 15 to 20 unidentified gunmen in camouflage uniform reportedly stopped five or six buses travelling between Karachi and Gwadar. They […]

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Rahul offering no comments on two PM’s in one country issue: Amit Shah

Says Kashmir is integral part of India, can't be separated

Raigarh: BJP president Amit Shah Thursday said Kashmir is an integral part of India and cannot be separated from the country till a single BJP worker is alive, irrespective of whether the party is in power or not. Addressing an election rally in Raigarh district headquarters in Chhattisgarh, he said when the Modi government is […]

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Azhar listing: China says no Apr 23 deadline fixed

Azhar listing: China says no Apr 23 deadline fixed

Beijing: China on Wednesday dismissed reports that the US, UK and France have served it an ultimatum until April 23 to lift its “technical hold” on designating Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist but claimed that the vexed issue is “moving towards settlement”. After the Pulwama attack, a fresh proposal to designate […]

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Pak PM Imran Khan to visit China for Belt and Road Forum

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit China next week to attend the 2nd Belt and Road Forum and hold bilateral meetings with the top Chinese leadership, the Foreign Office announced on Wednesday. China will hold the Belt and Road Forum (BRF), which provides a platform to countries participating in the Belt and Road […]

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Imran’s remarks about BJP win a ‘reverse swing’ to affect polls: Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a swipe at his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan over his claim that Indo-Pak peace talks will have a better chance if the BJP wins in Lok Sabha polls, saying it was an attempt by the former cricketer to influence the elections in India with his reverse swing. […]