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PM lays foundation stone of Kishangarh airport in Ajmer

Kishangarh, Sep 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the Kishangarh Airport in Ajmer district of Rajasthan. Singh, hailed the efforts made by the civil aviation ministry for developing airport networks with an aim to connect small cities by air. He further added that the priority of the central government is to develop the basic layout of the airports. Singh also said that there was a need to develop airports with an aim to meet the increasing needs of air traffic.

Sep 21, 2013

Congress on Mulayam Singh Yadav DA case

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): Reacting on the allegations of the BJP that hinted a match fixing between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, after the CBI on Friday filed a closure report of the disproportionate assets (DA) case against SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Congress said that putting allegations on others is an old habit of the BJP.

Sep 21, 2013

_Akhilesh Yadav was 'masterly inactive' during Muzaffarnagar riots_

Lucknow, Sep 21 (ANI): Hitting out strongly at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has accused him of being ___masterly inactive___ over Muzaffarnagar communal riots. Alleging that there was some kind of unholy alliance between the ruling SP Government and main opposition BJP, Ramesh said Akhilesh adopted a cynical strategy towards the riots and allowed violence to continue earlier this month. He however said he didn___t accuse the UP CM of directly engineering the riots.

Sep 21, 2013

Never done anything illegal and immoral: Ramdev on his detention in London

London, Sep 21 (ANI): A day after Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was detained and questioned at Heathrow airport for hours by British customs officials, the yoga guru asked what was his fault as he has never done anything illegal and immoral in his entire life. According to a source, Ramdev was being questioned by customs officials as he arrived in London on a visitor visa instead of a business visa. He further clarified the rumors that he was not questioned and harassed by any means, and was just kept waiting for hours.

Sep 21, 2013

BJP hits out at SP's divisive communal policies

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): Even as the UP government issued an order that prevented 'BJP politicians' to visit the riot-hit Muzaffarnagar and still the Congress ministers are allowed to visit the area, Senior BJP leader Balbir Punj said that his party will fight there last drop of blood against the communal divisive policies of the Samajwadi Party and the Congress.

Sep 21, 2013

Congress responsible Ramdev's detention at Heathrow Airport: BJP

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): Reacting to Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's detention at Heathrow Airport for over six hours on Friday by British customs officials, senior BJP leader Balbir Punj said that the Congress and the government of India is alone responsible for the insult and humiliation that Baba Ramdev suffered at Heathrow Airport in London.

Sep 21, 2013

Bangladesh's Ganajagaran Mancha hails death sentence of war criminal

Dhaka, Sep 21 (ANI): Bangladesh's Ganajagaran Mancha has hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court sentencing a Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah to death for war crimes, overturning a life sentence imposed by a tribunal. Bangladesh Journalist, Shahriar Kabir, said that the verdict was the victory of the victims of the war. The war crimes tribunal back in February found Mollah, assistant secretary general of the outlawed Jamaat-e-Islami party, guilty of murder, rape and torture during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. The life sentence imposed at the time triggered protests by people hoping he would get the death penalty. In response, parliament amended a law to allow the state to appeal against any verdict or sentence passed by the tribunal.

Sep 21, 2013

BJP has track record of fermenting troubles: PC Chacko

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): As BJP President Rajnath Singh canceled his visit to riot-hit Muzaffarnagar on Saturday, Congress leader PC Chacko said that BJP has a track record of fermenting troubles in areas they visit and that any visit by any politicians should not come in between the ongoing investigation and further the already worsened situation in the state.

Sep 21, 2013

Muzaffarnagar riots: BJP MLA Suresh Rana sent to 14-day judicial custody

Muzaffarnagar, Sep 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Thana Bhavan, Suresh Rana has been sent to 14-day judicial custody on Saturday. Rana, accused of inciting communal violence through inflammatory speeches in Muzaffarnagar, was arrested by the UP police on Friday. The Uttar Pradesh police also arrested BJP MLA Sangeet Som and BSP MLA Noor Salim Rana on Saturday over similar charges.

Sep 21, 2013

Shopian Killings: Kashmir observes shutdown in protest against human rights violations

Srinagar, Sep 21 (ANI): Residents of Kashmir observed shutdown on Saturday in protest against the recent incidents of violence in the Shopian district and repeated human rights violations, which have been taking place in the province. Locals said that there was need to stop the atrocities that were being committed against the residents in the valley. The shutdown call was given by Hardliner Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

Sep 21, 2013

SP have history of communal riots, stop arresting innocent MLAs: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): As the recent arrest of BJP MLA Suresh Rana in Muzaffarnagar communal clashes case and thereafter surrender by Sangeet Som made BJP President Rajnath Singh to cancel his visit to the area on Saturday, he said that SP is the party who have a history of communal clashes and they should stop arresting innocent BJP MLAs in false cases. Further, he said that BJP is functioning and thinking in the direction of maintaining peace and tranquility in the state and not to incite the people. Singh is also set to meet the prime minister on the issue so that proper and fair probe in the state could be carried out.

Sep 21, 2013

Javadekar slams UP govt's order that prevented 'BJP politicians' to visit Muzaffarnagar

Nagpur, Sep 21 (ANI): As the UP government issued an order that prevented 'BJP politicians' to visit the riot-hit Muzaffarnagar and still the Congress ministers are allowed to visit the area, BJP leader Prakash Javadekar said that the leaders of Samajwadi party are responsible for Muzaffarnagar riots. He also said that there has be a proper investigation and without investigation if any arrest is being made then it is a political game plan.

Sep 21, 2013

Jay Panda says Odisha civic poll result natural, not surprising

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): As the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) swept the civic polls in Odisha, winning 45 of the 66 urban local bodies, while the BJP could manage to win only one local body despite campaigning hard, BJD leader Jay Panda said on Saturday that Odisha civic poll result was natural and didn't come as a surprise to anyone. He further said that BJD had already made it clear that it___s not with either BJP or Congress, and that the party works only for the progress of the state.

Sep 21, 2013

Muzaffarnagar: Accused from any party will be punished harshly, probe is fair, says SP

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): As one of the accused among many of the BJP legislators was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh administration, which is severely criticized by the party on the grounds that the case is framed, SP leader Naresh Agarwal on Saturday said that accused belonging to any party will be arrested and harshest punishment will be meted out to him. He also said that the probe is fair and even higher courts can witness it. Further, Agarwal said that SP is not interested in talking advice from the 'thieves' on whom to arrest.

Sep 21, 2013

Mulayam's DA Case Closure: BJP sees Congress-SP match-fixing

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): Reacting to the closure of the disproportionate assets (DA) case against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav by the CBI, the BJP on Saturday said that the party is working hand in hand with the Congress. The party futher alleged that the UPA government has played a role in the agency closing the case against the SP chief, which was being probed since 2007.

Sep 21, 2013