Politics

Family members of abducted Indian in Herat seek assistance in his rescue

Chennai, July 09 (ANI): Family members of abducted Indian aid worker, Alexis Prem Kumar in Herat province in Afghanistan, submitted a petition to the chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa, on Wednesday, seeking her assistance in rescuing Kumar. Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Amar Sinha on June 16 had said that the aid worker abducted in Herat was safe and the government was working towards his release. Siblings of Kumar eagerly waited for information related to Kumar's whereabouts and hoped for his safe return.

Jul 9, 2014

Security forces seize drugs worth millions near Pakistan border

Amritsar, July 09 (ANI): India's paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) personnel seized heroin worth millions along with fake Indian currency notes near Pakistan border in northern state of Punjab. BSF personnel claimed on Wednesday to have seized four kilogrammes of heroin in the consignment which was confiscated in Amritsar on Tuesday. DIG of BSF, MF Farooqui, said the personnel challenged the intruder after noticing some suspicious movement on the other side of barbed fencing on India-Pakistan border. Farooqui also mentioned that seized heroin was worth rupees 200 million.

Jul 9, 2014

BJP and Congress react to reports of Rahul sleeping in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, July 09 (ANI): BJP and Congress leaders on Wednesday reacted to reports of Rahul Gandhi sleeping in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on inflation. BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said that Congress was sleeping during the last 10 years of inflation and even today when Congress wanted a discussion over inflation party's vice president Rahul Gandhi was sleeping. Meanwhile Congress leader Rajiv Shukla said that it is low level journalism if such issues come to discussion.

Jul 9, 2014

Congress continues protest on second day post the rail budget announcement

Bengaluru, July 09 (ANI): The lawmakers and workers of Congress party showed their resentment against the new rail budget by staging protest in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new government on Tuesday presented its first railway budget, promising to seek increased foreign and domestic private investment to fund modernisation of the country's huge but badly stretched network. Party’s youth wing, Indian Youth Congress (IYC), also staged a protest in the Bengaluru city of Karnataka.

Jul 9, 2014

Indian's expect Modi's maiden budget to deliver basic amenities, tame inflation

Varanasi/ Kanpur/ Hyderabad, July 09 (ANI): People across country, wants respite from spiraling prices, provision of basic amenities as Narendra Modi-led government prepares to lay down its vision for the future in its maiden budget which will be presented on Thursday. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present his maiden budget in the parliament on July 10 - a document that will provide an indication of the course Modi's government wants to chart for the country's economy.

Jul 9, 2014

Police use mild lathicharge and water cannons against Congress protesters in Indore

Indore, July 09 (ANI): Police used mild lathi-charge and water cannons to draw away the Congress and NSUI protesters who were protesting against the Vyapam Scam in Indore on Wednesday. The protest had turned violent when the NSUI and congress workers started pelting stones at PSC office. It is noted that Student wing of Congress, NSUI had planned a protest and enclosure of PSC office on Wednesday against PSC Scam.

Jul 9, 2014

Almost 100 killed in Uganda clashes since weekend

At least 96 people have been killed in four days of clashes between tribal gunmen and Ugandan troops in the west of the country, the army said Tuesday.

Jul 9, 2014

Iran warns of 'human catastrophe' in Gaza

Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday condemned Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip, calling on the West to urge the Jewish state to prevent a "human catastrophe".

Jul 9, 2014

BJD hits out at BJP over rail budget

Bhubaneswar, July 09 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal leaders, on Wednesday, accused Bharatiya Janata Party of step motherly attitude towards Odisha after Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government unveiled its maiden railway budget.

Jul 9, 2014

Politicos welcome court's move to reject clean chit to Raja Bhaiya

New Delhi, July 09 (ANI): Politicos on Wednesday welcomed CBI's decision to reject the closure report giving clean chit to Samajwadi Party leader, Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya, in the killing of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Zia-ul-Haq. CPI leader, Atul Anjan, welcomed the court's decision. NCP leader, Tariq Anwar, also backed the court's decision and pressed the demand for further investigation into the case. Echoing similar views, Congress leader Rashid Alvi said the party respects the court's decision. Meanwhile, SP leader, Naresh Agarwal, slammed the court's decision.

Jul 9, 2014

Writ petition filed against TMC MP Tapas Pal

Kolkata, July 09 (ANI): A writ petition has been filed against TMC MP Tapas Pal who came in controversies over his statement in which he said that he will send his boys to rape the CPI (M) women. Petitioner's lawyer Subrata Mukhopadhyay said that the case is open for hearing and the Court has questioned Pal for his misbehaviour. He added that the State will be questioned over inaction regarding his statement not considering the fact that he is a political leader.

Jul 9, 2014

Group of Indian nationals return home from Iraq

Chennai, July 09 (ANI): A group of 17 Indian nationals that was stranded in strife-torn Iraq arrived home in Chennai on Wednesday and thanked the central government for their safe return. Meanwhile, sharing the horrifying situation in Iraq, a worker said one could hardly differentiate between a civilian and a militant there.

Jul 9, 2014

Only Modi and Amit Shah have seen good days: Digvijay Singh

Guna, July 09 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Wednesday slammed the new BJP government for choosing Amit Shah as the national party President. Singh said that only Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have seen good days after the new government came to power. He also ironically congratulated the party members for choosing a criminal leader as their President.

Jul 9, 2014

Gazans survey death and destruction from Israeli air raids

Gazans were surveying the damage Wednesday after the Israeli air force bombed 160 targets in the Gaza Strip overnight as it pressed a widescale campaign to stop volleys of Palestinian rocket fire.

Jul 9, 2014

Congress protests against price rise in Jaipur

Jaipur, July 9 (ANI): Congress party workers staged protest against spiraling inflation and policies of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Wednesday. The party workers protested in the front of the Collectorate. While Rajasthan Congress Chief Sachin Pilot marked a unique protest style as he took a camel cart ride to the Collectorate.

Jul 9, 2014