Politics

Dramatic footage of India stampede, people using saris to escape

Dramatic footage has emerged showing the panic caused by a stampede at a religious festival in India. Amateur images of people climbing down saris to escape the crush on the bridge. Duration: 01:00

Oct 15, 2013

India cyclone survivors return home to destruction

Hundreds of thousands of people who fled India's strongest cyclone in 14 years return home to scenes of devastation, as a massive relief operation kicks into gear. Duration: 01:51

Oct 15, 2013

Congress spreading Modi-phobia for vote bank politics: Mahmood Madani

New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and general secretary of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Mahmood Madani on Tuesday alleged that Congress and other so-called Secular parties were spreading Modi-phobia ahead of the 2014 general polls for vote bank politics.

Oct 15, 2013

Vegetable prices push inflation to 7-month high, BJP slams government

New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): As official data on Monday showed that inflation accelerated to a seven-month high in September driven by sharp spikes in onion and vegetable prices, the BJP assailed the Congress saying that the misgovernance has brought the crisis. BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi alleged that the Congress is extending support to those entities that are causing inflation.

Oct 15, 2013

Coalgate probe just show off, actual culprits are safe: BJP on fresh FIR

New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): After a fresh FIR was filed by the CBI against the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, KM Birla and former coal secretary PC Parekh, the BJP stated that the investigation by the CBI is just a show off as the investigating agency is being used by the Congress. BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the actual culprits are still safe.

Oct 15, 2013

VHP 'Sankalp Yatra' banned: Such yatras come when elections are nearing, says Maulana Khalid Rasheed

Lucknow, Oct 15 (ANI): After Samajwadi Party denied permission to VHP's proposed 'Sankalp Diwas' which was to take place on October 18, Muslim Cleric Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali said that yatras like these come up when elections are nearing and this is nothing more than a political game. He further said that law and order should be maintained as the only once who face the brunt of such clashes on communal grounds are poor people. He also said that in a democratic setup, government should talk to people and resolve such issues so that it doesn't flare up.

Oct 15, 2013

VHP yatra banned to secure SP's Muslim vote bank: MG Vaidya

Nagpur, Oct 15 (ANI): After the Samajwadi Party banned the VHP 'Sankalp Diwas' yatra scheduled to be held on October 18, RSS senior leader MG Vaidya said that the yatra is banned in order to secure Muslim vote bank which the SP is fearing to lose on grounds of Muzaffarnagar violence. He further said that the yatra wouldn't have done anything wrong but would have got popularity, but he is not surprised with the move as this is SP's politics.

Oct 15, 2013

Hindu's will give befitting reply to SP Govt's ban on VHP's Sankalp Diwas: Yogi Adityanath

Gorakhpur, Oct 15 (ANI): Reacting strongly to Akhilesh Yadav led Samajwadi Party Government's ban on Vishwa Hindu Parishad's Sankalp Yatra, BJP MP, Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that Hindu's will give a befitting reply to the decision taken by the UP Government.

Oct 15, 2013

CPI slams UPA govt & Raghuram Rajan for filure to handle inflation

New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Talking about the recent inflation facing the country, CPI leader D Raja on Tuesday said that the UPA government and its policies have completely failed to control inflation and has become insensitivity towards the problems faced by the people of the country. Further, he slammed RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and his economic policies of inviting foreign banks to India as it can deteriorate the situation even more.

Oct 15, 2013

Chhattisgarh: Police ensures to fail plans of Maoists before polls

Raipur, Oct 15 (ANI): The Maoists are planning to threaten peaceful conduct of polls to the provincial legislature in Chhattisgarh as the upcoming polls are nearing. Citing intelligence inputs, Ram Nivas, Director General of Chhattisgarh Police stated this at his headquarters in Raipur on Monday. At the ground level he said that they had noted down information about their moves. Further, he mentioned that they would be employing stringent security procedures during the elections.

Oct 15, 2013

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