Politics

BJP welcomes cancellation of Sabir Ali's membership, other parties condemn

New Delhi/ Amritsar/ Patna, March 29 (ANI): After BJP cancelled former JD (U) leader Sabir Ali's membership on Saturday party leaders Arun Jaitley and VK Malhotra welcomed the step and said that it is natural to remove such candidates who does not support clean history but any such actions should follow proper investigations or judicial trial. Reacting on the same, Congress leader Shobha Oza said that the BJP has become directionless and with differences and that they only want power by any means. Further, JD (U) leader KC Tyagi said that the party took really long in taking the decision.

Mar 29, 2014

BJP lashes out at Rahul Gandhi's statement on Imran Masood

New Delhi/ Saharanpur, March 29 (ANI): BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad lashed out at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's statement wherein Gandhi condemned Imran Masood's remark, but also said that it is picked up from 6 months old video tape. The BJP leader said that such a statement shows that Rahul Gandhi's campaign is completely based on falsehood.

Mar 29, 2014

Three candidates set for Istanbul mayoral vote Sunday

Turkey prepares to go to the polls Sunday for local and mayoral elections and the spotlight is on Istanbul after prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared "the battle for Istanbul is the battle for Turkey." Duration: 01:22

Mar 29, 2014

CBI arrests IT officer and husband for accepting Rs 10 lakh bribe

Bhopal, March 29 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested an a deputy commissioner of income tax department and her husband for accepting bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a builder to settle his tax penalty case in Bhopal. The arrested officer has been identified as Poonam Roy, who is a 2007 batch IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer. She was held along with her husband Ganesh Malviya who acted as a mediator. Reportedly, the builder filed a complaint with the CBI about money being demanded to settle the penalty and he had claimed that he had been paying his tax regularly. CBI then set up a trap and caught the duo red-handed at their residence.

Mar 29, 2014

Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP during his Ghaziabad rally

Ghaziabad, Mar 29 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a rally at Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, strongly attacked the BJP and said that if the constituency MP had visited Ghaziabad earlier he would not have to contest from Lucknow this time. Gandhi, further criticized the publicity balloons released by the BJP before every election. Rahul Gandhi also stated that the task of one rank one pension was done by the Congress Party within three days after being demanded by the ex-servicemen of army.

Mar 29, 2014

Modi's 'Pakistan agent' comment unpatriotic and inappropriate: AK Antony

Thiruvananthapuram, March 29 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony on Saturday said that Narendra Modi's 'Pakistan agent' comment against him is unpatriotic. Antony said it would demoralise the armed forces. Earlier, Modi had called the defence minister as one of the AKs being admired in Pakistan. The defence minister refuted claims that modernisation of Indian armed forces had been halted due to series of scams.

Mar 29, 2014

First gay marriages take place in England, Wales

Gay couples across England and Wales said "I do" at midnight on Friday as a law authorising same-sex marriage came into effect, a measure seen as the final stage in a long fight for marital equality. Duration: 01:02

Mar 29, 2014

Politicos condemn Narendra Modi following his Baghpat rally

New Delhi/ Mumbai, March 29 (ANI): Following Narendra Modi's rally in Baghpat wherein he talked about Revolt of 1857 and lashed out at Congress, politicos condemned the speech. RLD Chief Ajit Singh said that BJP never held any movement for the farmers and that it was BJP who called Musharraf in India after the Kargil War. Further, MoS for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla said that it is such mindset of Modi that he is comparing himself with everything.

Mar 29, 2014

Sabir Ali's BJP membership annulled

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Sabir Ali, Rajnath Singh, Membership, BJP

Mar 29, 2014

Decision on Imran Masood's candidature will be taken by Congress: Umesh Sinha after Masood sent to j

Lucknow, March 29 (ANI): Congress candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur constituency Imran Masood's bail plea has been rejected by a local court and been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. Following the same, Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha on Saturday said that appropriate steps are being taken in the case and investigation is on, and that the decision on his candidature will be taken by Congress. He said that if found guilty, approporiate actions will be taken against Masood.

Mar 29, 2014

First modern sports stadium under construction in Jorhat

Jorhat, March 29 (ANI): One of the oldest sports fields of Assam, which is run by Jorhat District Sport Association, will be soon transformed into an international standard stadium. The sports complex is being constructed at a cost of over 6 crore. While the gallery is being sponsored by the Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resource (NLCPR) under the DoNER Ministry, the United Fund of Jorhat District Administration is funding the construction of the grounds and other facilities. The stadium will have a sitting capacity of 25,000 people. The project began in 2008-2009 and is expected to be completed by the end of this year. The work is progressing rapidly, and 90 per cent of the stadium has been completed.

Mar 29, 2014

AAP chief attacked during poll campaign, calls it political conspiracy

Jind, March 29 (ANI): AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal has urged his supporters not to retaliate after an unidentified man on Friday attacked him during his poll campaign, as he called it a political conspiracy. The attacker climbed on to the open vehicle in which Kejriwal was travelling during the road show in Bhiwani district of Haryana and tried to hit him near his neck. Later, Kejriwal's supporters turned violent and the attacker was beaten up by them. While addressing his supporters in Jind district during a road show, Kejriwal blamed the political parties for hatching a conspiracy against him. According to media reports, the attacker was a supporter of Anna Hazare.

Mar 29, 2014

Narendra Modi wanted to induce Sabir Ali into BJP: KC Tyagi

New Delhi, March 29 (ANI): JD (U) leader KC Tyagi on Saturday said that Sabir Ali's induction into the BJP was done on the orders of Narendra Modi. Tyagi added that Modi wanted Ali in his party so that he could target Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Mar 29, 2014

Bangladesh barrister pins hope on trial of Jamaat members accused of war crimes

Dhaka, March 29 (ANI): Bangladesh barrister Tureen Afroz pinned hope on the trial of the members of the country's Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, as the war crimes investigation agency handed over its report on the party to the prosecution. The investigation agency has called for the banning of Jamaat-e-Islami and six other organisations including the then student wing of Jamaat, Islami Chhatra Sangha, the Peace Committee, Razakar Bahini, Al-Badr Bahini, Al-Shams Bahini and Jamaat's mouthpiece daily Sangram. Afroz, who is leading the prosecution in the case, said it was a unique case as the International Crimes Tribunal will try the party for the first time.

Mar 29, 2014

A museum in Manipur showcases relics of Second World-War

Imphal, March 29 (ANI): The museum was set up by the Second World War Imphal campaign foundation with support from Manipur tourism department. Manipur, often considered to be one of the most significant theatres of World War II, witnessed many battles during that time. The recovered World War II artifacts include barrels of rare Arisaka guns and bullets, a radio compass of a Dakota aircraft, artillery shells, Allied khaki shirts, war manuals, type 97 Japanese grenade, type 91 Japanese grenade and oxygen cylinders used by aircraft pilots.

Mar 29, 2014