Politics

No law should criminalize citizens of country: CPI on Section 377

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Reacting to Section 377 that deems gay sex as a criminal offence in the country, CPI Leader D Raja on Sunday said that no law should criminalize the citizens of the country.

Dec 15, 2013

Didnt tweet against Anna but Congs Lokpal bill: Kumar Vishwas

Ghaziabad, Dec 15 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party leader, Kumar Vishwas on Sunday clarified his stance on him attacking social activist Anna Hazare on Twitter. Vishwas said that he didn’t attack Anna with his tweet, but the Lokpal Bill which the Congress is trying to get passed in lieu of upcoming general elections.

Dec 15, 2013

Its funny that divisive Narendra Modi is talking of unity: Cong

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Even as BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi flagged off a 'Run for Unity' marathon in Vadodara, as part of a massive outreach programme to collect iron for a 182 metre statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel called the ‘statue of unity’ in the middle of the Narmada river, the Congress on Sunday ridiculed Modi calling him divisive.

Dec 15, 2013

Run for Unity will go down in history as biggest in the world: Rajnath

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): BJP President, Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the 'Run for Unity' marathon, part of a massive outreach programme to collect iron for a 182 metre statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel in the middle of the Narmada river will go down in history as the biggest in the world.

Dec 15, 2013

SP against Lokpal Bill, public servants cause of increasing corruption: Naresh Agarwal

Lucknow, Dec 15 (ANI): As the amended Lokpal Bill finally is getting consensus by the political parties including Anna Hazare, Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal said that the party is against the bill. He said that there is no guarantee that the public servants in Lokpal will remain non-corrupt. Agarwal said that the main cause of the increasing corruption is public servants themselves and that corruption won’t stop unless inflation and other things are not controlled.

Dec 15, 2013

Its run for PM post, not run for Unity: KC Tyagi on Modis Run for Unity

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): JD (U) leader KC Tyagi on Sunday criticized BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for organizing ‘Run for Unity’ saying that it is ‘run for PM post’, not ‘run for Unity’. He also said that it is a political step and they are using this to get goodwill in elections and to make an image like Sardar Patel.

Dec 15, 2013

BJP grateful to all for massive support to 'Run for Unity'

Kolkata, Dec 15 (ANI): BJP Leader, Smriti Irani on Sunday thanked all for the massive support received in the party's 'Run for Unity' marathon in Kolkata, as part of a massive outreach programme to collect iron for a 182 metre statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel in the middle of the Narmada river.

Dec 15, 2013

Homosexuality is 'unnatural', BJP won't support it: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Even as the country debates section 377 with majority against the Supreme Court's ruling that criminalizes gay sex in India, BJP President Rajnath Singh has spoken for the first time in support of the ruling. In an interview to a popular daily, Rajnath said, "We will state (at an all-party meeting if it is called) that we support Section 377 because we believe that homosexuality is an unnatural act and cannot be supported."

Dec 15, 2013

Indian diplomat Devyani eligible for diplomatic immunity, claims lawyer

Mumbai, Dec 15 (ANI): Despite the US state Department saying that she does not have a diplomatic immunity stating that the Vienna convention on consular relations does not cover personal actions of the diplomats, lawyer of India's deputy consul Devyani Khobragade has claimed that his client does enjoy diplomatic immunity. Devyani has been accused of lying on the visa application for an Indian national who worked for her for less than four dollars an hour, violating US norms.

Dec 15, 2013

Senior Congress leader from Rajasthan Sis Ram Ola passes away

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Senior Congress leader from Rajasthan and Union Minister for Labour and Employment Sis Ram Ola passed away after a brief illness at a private hospital at Gurgaon on early Sunday morning. He was 86. He had been admitted to the Medanta Medicity Hospital in Gurgaon some time ago for treatment of a stomach ailment.

Dec 15, 2013

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