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Politicos react after AAP releases its election manifesto

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Politicos reacted on Saturday after Aam Aadmi Party released its manifesto for the upcoming Delhi polls, unleashing a slew of promises, including the passing of the Jan Lokpal Bill, enhanced security for women and full statehood for the national capital. BJP leader Shaina NC said that this is the absolute mockery of manifesto. BJP leader MJ Akbar said that Delhi voters are sensible and that they know the difference between truth and fraud. Congress leader JP Agarwal also slammed AAP for making false promises. AAP leader Yogendra Yadav asked BJP to tell that which promises they feel are false.

Jan 31, 2015

AAP releases its election manifesto Part - 2

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday released its manifesto for the upcoming Delhi polls, unleashing a slew of promises, including the passing of the Jan Lokpal Bill, enhanced security for women and full statehood for the national capital. The party also reiterated its plans of making Delhi a free Wi-Fi city, installing CCTV cameras in public transport as well as special reservations for senior citizens and the youth. Arvind Kejriwal also proposed a housing scheme post retirement for government employees and a cashless medical scheme. He also pointed out that only AAP has the political will to lower the prices of electricity. Taking on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Kejriwal said the party hadn't fulfilled its past promises and hasn't even bothered to release a manifesto this time.

Jan 31, 2015

AAP releases its election manifesto Part - 1

Jan 31, 2015

Death toll rises to 60 in blast at Pak mosque in Sindh province

Pakistan, Jan 31 (ANI): At least 60 people have been killed and 60 others injured in a blast inside a Pakistani mosque in Shikarpur district of Sindh province on Friday. Anxious relatives were seen beating their heads in grief as dozens of victims were taken for treatment, many with severe wounds. The explosion ripped through a crowded Shi'ite mosque in Shikarpur, a dusty town in the southern Sindh province. Attacks against religious minority groups have been on the rise in Pakistan, where radical Sunni Islamist groups often target mosques frequented by Shi'ites, whom they see as infidels. Jundullah, a splinter group of Pakistan's Taliban, which last year pledged support for the Islamic State militants has claimed responsibility.

Jan 31, 2015

Agni-V successfully test-fired, BJP govt lauds scientists

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Agni-V, India's longest range ballistic missile was on Saturday successfully test-fired from a canister on the Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha. Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), this is the missile's third launch. However, it is the first from a canister, a method that allows the missile to be fired even from roads. The missile can carry a 1.1-tonne nuclear warhead over 5,000 km. The BJP government lauded the scientists associated with the project.

Jan 31, 2015