Politics

PM, Sonia inaugurate first all-women bank

Mumbai, Nov 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday inaugurated the country's first all-women bank, the Bharatiya Mahila Bank, an initiative to empower women, with a corpus of rupees 10 billion to function as a universal bank. The announcement for this initiative was made by Indian Finance Minister, P Chidambaram during the annual budget, earlier this year. The inauguration of the bank coincided with the birth anniversary of former Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. While addressing the media persons, Sonia Gandhi said that the bank's staff should ensure coverage of the farthest and least accessible women in the country.

Nov 19, 2013

Political parties failing to tackle AAP in sheer desperation: Yogendra Yadav

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): After the incident wherein a former BJP leader spilled ink on Arvind Kejriwal's face, AAP leader Yogendra Singh Yadav said that it is the sheer desperation of political parties against AAP and that is why the opposition is failing to understand what to do. Further, he said that Kejriwal is open to any investigation on the funds collected and used and has even said to opt out of election, if any evidence against him are found out. Talking about BJP leader Sushma Swaraj's remark, he felt amused and said that AAP is glad to be a rich party if rich implies to giving account of all your funds.

Nov 19, 2013

Anti- vote bank Narendra Modi slams Congress divide & rule policy Part - 2

Anti- vote bank Narendra Modi slams Congress’ divide & rule policy Part - 2 Sawai Madhopur, Nov 19 (ANI): Addressing a public rally in Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, BJP’s PM Candidate Narendra Modi slammed Congress’ vote bank politics where the party only targets mere 26 percent of population and ignores the rest. Further, he said that Congress has a mentality and character of divide & rule and that they govern on the same principle. Talking about the weak policies of the government, Modi said that the government instead of taking actions against Pakistani infiltrators invited the nations' PM for talks.

Nov 19, 2013

Anti- vote bank Narendra Modi slams Congress' divide and rule policy Part - 1

Sawai Madhopur, Nov 19 (ANI): Addressing a public rally in Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, BJP's PM Candidate Narendra Modi slammed Congress' vote bank politics where the party only targets mere 26 percent of population and ignores the rest. Further, he said that Congress has a mentality and character of divide and rule and that they govern on the same principle. Talking about the weak policies of the government, Modi said that the government instead of taking actions against Pakistani infiltrators invited the nations' PM for talks.

Nov 19, 2013

Dialogue will solve India's territorial disputes with China: Khurshid

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Union Foreign Minister, Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said that territorial disputes with China would be discussed through dialogue. Earlier on October 23, India and China signed agreements to ease tensions on their contested border which has seen a series of stand offs in the recent past, as they try to figure out a way to break the decades-old stalemate on overlapping claims to long stretches of the disputed border along the Himalayas. Khurshid reinstated India’s stand and said that no one can dictate terms to the nation.

Nov 19, 2013

BJP slams Congress for dragging Narendra Modi in snooping row

Hyderabad, Nov 19 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Tuesday that central ruling Congress party was rattled by the growing support for their prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi and that is why they were dragging his name in the allegations of snooping on a young woman. Addressing a press conference in Hyderabad senior BJP leader, Venkaiah Naidu said that the Congress party was scared of Modi and hence deploying dirty tactics to derail his campaign.

Nov 19, 2013

BJP to felicitate Som and Rana, receives flak from politicos

Lucknow/ Chittorgarh/ Patna, Nov 19 (ANI): Political leaders on Tuesday condemned the BJP's decision to felicitate its MLAs Sangeet Singh Som and Suresh Rana who were arrested for allegedly inciting communal violence in Muzaffarnagar that killed more than 50 people and displaced 41,000. Uttar Pradesh unit of BJP will felicitate its Som and Rana, during party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rally in Agra on November 21.

Nov 19, 2013

Congress using tainted officers against BJP: Meenakshi Lekhi

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): After Former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar on Tuesday accused BJP of malicious propaganda against him in the ISRO spying scandal, BJP Spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi said that the congress is using all the tainted officers like RB Sreekumar, Pradeep Sharma, etc. against BJP to divert from real issues. Lekhi said that this is Congress' pattern coming in line before the upcoming 2014 general elections. She also said that Congress would shelter every tainted minister who will speak anti-BJP and anti- Modi.

Nov 19, 2013

Congress believes in development for all: Rahul

Chitorgarh, Nov 19 (ANI): Addressing a gathering in Chittorgarh region of Rajasthan, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a pot shot at the ruling BJP for lack of development in the state. He highlighted the achievements and flagship schemes of the Congress-led UPA government.

Nov 19, 2013

ISRO to put mars mission spacecraft in to Martian orbit next month

Sriharikota, Nov 19 (ANI): ISRO Chief, K Radhakrishnan on Tuesday said that the Indian Mars mission spacecraft will be moved from the earth- centric orbit towards the sun-centric orbit on December 01. With the mars mission being successful so far, Chief of ISRO, Radhakrishnan also talked about the Indian Space bodies future missions.

Nov 19, 2013

Rajnath defends Narendra Modi over snooping row

Jabalpur, Nov 19 (ANI): BJP President Rajnath Singh on Tuesday defended his party’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi over the allegations of snooping on a young woman by the Gujarat police. Being defensive about Modi, Singh while addressing a news conference in Jabalpur said that he had come clean on it. Commenting over the issue that former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee should also be conferred with Bharat Ratna award. Singh praised him for his significant contribution to the country. During the conference, Singh also urged the politicians to consider ‘Naxalism’ as a national threat.

Nov 19, 2013

SC will hear Pradeep Sharmas case in first week of December

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to hear the suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma's petition against Gujarat government in the first week of December. The lawyer said that the case has taken a new turn and needs to be heard as quickly as possible as Sharma is allegedly framed in false case.

Nov 19, 2013

ISRO spy scandal: Former top cop accuses BJP of malicious propaganda

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar, while addressing media, accused the BJP of launching propaganda against him by re-opening the ISRO spy scandal case. He said that the case was closed in the NDA regime itself and it is re-opened by the BJP and the party’s spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi. He showed full confidence on the evidences provided by him and said that he tried to come out clean. Further, Sreekumar appealed to pursue power but not through unconstitutional means. He also said that Narendra Modi is ‘an expert in lying’ and that he can manipulate any truth.

Nov 19, 2013

Arvind Kejriwal is not my enemy: Anna Hazare

Ralegan Siddhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Social Activist Anna Hazare in his village Ralegaon on Tuesday said that AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal is not his enemy and he is ready to talk to the AAP leader.

Nov 19, 2013

US Assistant Secretary underscores urgency for dialogue for free, fair elections in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov 19 (ANI): US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian affairs, Nisha Biswal underscored the urgency for a dialogue between the feuding parties with an aim to facilitate free and fair elections in Bangladesh. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has been repeatedly forcing the ruling Awami League to hold elections, due by January at the latest, under a non-partisan caretaker government. However, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has repeatedly refused. Instead, she has offered the formation of an all-party government to see through the elections with her staying in charge.

Nov 19, 2013