Politics

Shazia Ilmi sparks controversy with 'Muslims should be communal' remark

New Delhi/ Lucknow, April 23 (ANI): Politicos and Muslim clerics on Wednesday slammed AAP leader Shazia Ilmi after a video showing her sitting amongst a group of Muslims and saying that "Muslims would have to be communal" surfaced. On its twitter account, Ilmi's party clarified, "AAP does not believe in this kind of politics nor does it endorse it."

Apr 23, 2014

Will request EC to reconsider its decision: Giriraj Singh on ban from campaigning

Patna, April 23 (ANI): Taking serious note of BJP leader Giriraj Singh's remark the Election Commission has barred him from holding public meetings in Bihar and Jharkhand. He had said that critics of prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will be sent to Pakistan. The Election Commission has also asked him to submit his explanation to it by 24 April. Reacting over this the BJP candidate from Nawada said that he was misquoted and allegations against him are false. He added that he will request EC to consider its decision.

Apr 23, 2014

Jaitley agrees with Priyanka, says personal attacks should be avoided

Amritsar, April 23 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that attacks on the basis of corruption and honesty are not personal, but added that in politics, personal attacks should be avoided. Jaitley was responding to the statement of Congress President Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi, who said her husband Robert Vadra was being attacked by the BJP to divert the attention of people from development issues to "meaningless talk", and that the "truth" about her husband will prevail. He also appealed to the Congress leaders to consider Priyanka's statement about personal attacks before making any jibes on Narendra Modi.

Apr 23, 2014

Egypt's next president

Egypt's next president will have to contend with frustrated workers who have threatened a new wave of nationwide strikes if their demands are not met by an already cash-strapped government. Duration:02:33

Apr 23, 2014

Grim ferry disaster search enters second week

The search for scores of passengers still missing from South Korea's ferry disaster enters a second week, to the deepening distress of their grieving, angry and frustrated families. Duration: 01:30

Apr 23, 2014

Raging fire engulfs two factories in Gujarat and Maharashtra

Gujarat/ Maharashtra, April 23 (ANI): Raging fire engulfed the warehouse of a chemical factory and a cloth industrial unit in Vapi city of Gujarat as firefighters struggled to douse the inferno. Goods worth millions were reduced to ashes. Around five fire tenders immediately reached the spot to douse the blaze. Police Sub-Inspector of Vapi, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), RF Bariya, said that the fire fighters battled to douse the fire. Meanwhile, four factories and a godown were also gutted by fire in Bhiwandi city in Thane, Maharashtra.

Apr 23, 2014

Priyanka Gandhi woos voters in Rae Bareli, indirectly slams BJP

Rae Bareli, April 23 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday tried to woo voters in Rae Bareli and slammed BJP indirectly for its single man leadership. Priyanka also raised the issue of women empowerment saying that women have their own individual identity. She further made the voters aware that before polls many leaders come to give speeches but common man should use its power and question back the leaders asking what they will do for public welfare. Priyanka also expressed faith that people of Rae Bareli will make Sonia Gandhi win from the constituency because she has done a lot of work for them.

Apr 23, 2014

Used secular & communal words in ironic manner: Shazia Ilmi

Guwahati, April 23 (ANI): A day after a video showing AAP leader Shazia Ilmi sitting amongst a group of Muslims and saying that “Muslims would have to be communal” sparked controversy, the AAP leader came out to clarify that she used the secular and communal words in an ironic manner. She added that her remark has been distorted and misconstrued.

Apr 23, 2014

EC holds vintage car rally in Ludhiana to raise voter awareness

Ludhiana, April 23 (ANI): The Election Commission organized a vintage car rally on Wednesday as part of its election awareness drive in Ludhiana city of Punjab to encourage voters to cast their ballot during the ongoing mammoth general elections. The participants held flags and shouted slogans to spread awareness among the voters to exercise their franchise. Meanwhile, an onlooker, Ramneet Kaur, called it a novel idea to motivate people to turn out in huge numbers on voting day. The elections to choose members to the 543-seat Lok Sabha are spread over five weeks in nine separate phases and will end on May 12. Results would be announced on May 16.

Apr 23, 2014

Kejriwal slams Modi, Rahul for 'helicopter politics' during his roadshow

Varanasi, April 23 (ANI): On his way to file his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday stepped up his attack on BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. During his roadshow, Kejriwal condemned their helicopter politics and criticized the condition of Varanasi's infrastructure and spoke about citizens' problems. He also talked about Gandhi's constituency saying all the people of Amethi see the Congress vice-president in his helicopter only and when people go to him in Delhi they are beaten up and driven away.

Apr 23, 2014

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