Politics

CBI should be allowed to work independently: Congress on coal scam

New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Sunday stated that the CBI is an independent body and if it is probing the coal scam case, it should be given full authority to do it. Talking about the Nira Radia case, he further added that the Congress respects the Supreme Court's order but till the time the investigation is complete, the image of the top industrialists should not be tarnished.

Oct 20, 2013

JD (U) on PMs Russia & China visit

New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): The JD (U) on Sunday stated that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s meetings with Russia and China government must happen with a positive approach. Taking about China and Pakistan, JD (U) leader Sabir Ali said that India needs to have a smart relationship with its neighbours as they cannot be trusted completely.

Oct 20, 2013

BS Yeddyurappa writes to Advani on joining NDA

Bangalore, Oct 20 (ANI): Former Karnataka CM and Karnataka Janata Party chief BS Yeddyurappa wrote a letter to NDA chairman LK Advani with a request that his Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) be made its ally. Mr Yeddyurappa, who quit the BJP in a huff last year to form his own outfit, is a known Narendra Modi loyalist.

Oct 20, 2013

Floods following cyclone Phailin force thousands into rescue homes in Odisha

Puri, Oct 20 (ANI): Floods triggered by cyclone Phailin, which has left a wave of disaster in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, left hundreds of villagers stranded in eastern Puri district, forcing them to take shelter in rescue homes. At least 15 people have died in this fury of nature. On the sixth day of the floods, the embankment of River Malaguni broke due to the force of the flood waters and many villages in Odisha were marooned. Though the water has started receding but around 50,000 affected villagers have nowhere to go as their houses were washed away with the floods.

Oct 20, 2013

US intervention in Kashmir not acceptable: SP on Nawaz Sharif's demand

Hardoi, Oct 20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sought US intervention in resolving the Kashmir issue. Reacting sharply on the demand, the Samajwadi Party on Sunday said that it won't tolerate any interference by the United States in the matter. SP leader Naresh Agarwal said that if, in case, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agrees to this demand, they will thoroughly oppose it. Sharif is on a three-day official visit to Washington where he will meet US President Barack Obama.

Oct 20, 2013

Firms eye power generation in post-Fukushima Japan Duration: 01:58

In Japan's northeast, an area battered by the 2011 tsunami, factories are producing their own electricity and are ready to share it in the event of another major disaster. Duration: 01:58

Oct 20, 2013

Modis statements are half lies & half based on his oratory skills: Congress

New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): Even as BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi launched his crucial UP campaign with a promise to boost growth and employment in the state, Congress spokesperson Meem Afzal said that children in Gujarat are ill and mal nourished and Modi’s statements are half lies and half based on his oratory skills.

Oct 20, 2013

Guj has highest per capita debt burden, have statistics to prove it: Digvijay Singh

Indore, Oct 20 (ANI): After hitting out at the Gujarat model of development, tweeting the state had the highest per capita debt burden on its people, Congress General Secretary, Digvijay Singh on Sunday defended his stance saying he had statistics to prove it.

Oct 20, 2013

PMO defending corporate, but what have they given UPA in last 10 years: JD (U)

New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): Even as the Prime Minister's Office rejected any criminality in the controversial allocation of coal block to Hindalco, saying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had approved it on the basis of merits of the case placed before him, JD (U) Leader, KC Tyagi on Sunday asked why the PMO was defending the corporate, when they in turn had done nothing for them in the last 10 years.

Oct 20, 2013

Congress seeks solution from BJP on Pak ceasefire violations

New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): Even as BJP leader Sushma Swaraj attacked the government for its policy of continuing dialogue with Pakistan despite repeated ceasefire violations by them at the LoC, Congress spokesperson Meem Afzal said that instead of criticizing, Sushma Swaraj must even give a solution.

Oct 20, 2013

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