Politics

BJP's Asthi-Kalash Yatra another attempt to simmer tension: Nitish

Patna, Nov 01 (ANI): Bihar Chief Nitish Kumar on Friday said that the BJP's Asthi-Kalash Yatra for Patna blast victims was another attempt to simmer tension, however, the people of the state would not succumb to it.

Nov 1, 2013

Punj counters Sibal, says BJP doesn't take non-serious players of Congress seriously'

New Delhi, Nov 01 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice-President Balbir Punj on Friday hit back at Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal for challenging his party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to a debate, and said that the opposition does not take challenges put by non-serious players of the Congress seriously. Punj said Sibal's challenge is a non-serious offer because only Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son party's Vice-President Rahul Gandhi are of importance in the ruling party. Sibal earlier in the day criticized Modi for repeatedly raising slogans of a 'Congress free India, and challenged him to a debate on any issue of national interest.

Nov 1, 2013

Challenge visionless Nirantar Virodhi for debate as per his rules: Sibal

New Delhi, Nov 01 (ANI): Nicknaming BJP's PM Candidate, Narendra Modi as 'Nirantar Virodhi', Union HRD Minister, Kapil Sibal on Friday challenged visionless Modi for a debate on any topic as per his own rules.

Nov 1, 2013

'Nirantar Virodhi' has no knowledge of history yet talks of changing it: Sibal

New Delhi, Nov 01 (ANI): Nicknaming BJP's PM Candidate, Narendra Modi as 'Nirantar Virodhi', Union HRD Minister, Kapil Sibal on Friday lashed out at him, saying Modi had no knowledge of history yet he talked of changing it.

Nov 1, 2013

Things done by UPA for country mind boggling, have facts to prove it: Sibal Part - 1

New Delhi, Nov 01 (ANI): Hitting out strongly at the BJP and its PM candidate, Narendra Modi, Union HRD Minister, Kapil Sibal on Friday said the extent things done by the UPA Government for the country was mind boggling and that they had facts to support the same.

Nov 1, 2013

Upset Nirantar Virodhi must build statue of unity in his heart first: Sibal

New Delhi, Nov 01 (ANI): Nicknaming BJP's PM Candidate, Narendra Modi as 'Nirantar Virodhi', Union HRD Minister, Kapil Sibal on Friday lashed out at him saying Modi must build a statue of unity in his heart first, then talk of actual statues.

Nov 1, 2013

Things done by UPA for country mind boggling, have facts to prove it: Sibal Part - 2

Nov 1, 2013

UP DGP on Muzaffarnagar: Situation under control

Muzaffarnagar, Nov 01 (ANI): Even as at least four people were killed on Wednesday evening as residents of neighbouring villages clashed in two separate incidents of violence in Muzaffarnagar district where communal clashes in September claimed more than 60 lives, UP DGP, Dev Raj Nagar on Friday said the situation was under control and security forces were doing everything to maintain peace in the region.

Nov 1, 2013

KPS Gill claims Modi can't be blamed for post-Godhra riots, Cong dismisses

Lucknow/New Delhi, Nov 01 (ANI): The Congress party on Friday dismissed the claim of former DGP of Punjab K P S Gill, who had served as security advisor to the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in 2002, that he cannot be blamed for post-Godhra riots as it is the job of the police leadership to respond to law and order situations.

Nov 1, 2013

Narendra Modi can't be blamed for post-Godhra riots: KPS Gill

New Delhi, Nov 1 (ANI): Former DGP of Punjab K P S Gill, who had served as security advisor to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in 2002, has claimed that Modi cannot be blamed for post-Godhra riots. Gill stated that it was the job of the police leadership to respond to the law and order situations.

Nov 1, 2013

Syrian Ambassador denies charges of use of chemical weapons by government

New Delhi, Nov 1 (ANI): The Syrian ambassador, Riad Abbas, while interacting with media persons said that the Syrian government did not use chemical weapons. On the contrary, he said such weapons are used by rebels on their ground. He also added that the present condition of Syria is an American conspiracy to instill militancy and fear in the country. Further, Abbas also said the country is fighting against militancy aiming at freedom for the country. Meanwhile, the international chemical weapons watchdog announced on Thursday that Syria has destroyed or rendered inoperable all of its declared chemical weapons production and mixing facilities, meeting a major deadline in an ambitious disarmament programme.

Nov 1, 2013

BJP backs KPS Gill's claim about Narendra Modi on post-Godhra riots

Lucknow/ New Delhi, Nov 1 (ANI): Backing the claim of former Punjab DGP KPS Gill that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi cannot be blamed for the post-Godhra riots, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday said that Gill's reputation as an officer has been very good, and he is absolutely correct. Gill, who had served as security advisor to the Gujarat Chief Minister in 2002, has said that Modi cannot be blamed for post-Godhra riots as it is the job of the police leadership to respond to law and order situations.

Nov 1, 2013

RSS denies threatening journalist over Patel's article

New Delhi, Nov 01 (ANI): Even as Congress Leader, Ajay Maken claimed that a journalist was being threatened by the RSS for writing a critical article on Sardar Patel, RSS Spokesperson, Ram Madhav on Friday denied all allegations and called it a Congress conspiracy.

Nov 1, 2013

Fate of PM attending CHOGM still hangs in balance

Chennai, Nov 01 (ANI): Even as the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a resolution unanimously urging the Centre to boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo, MoS, PMO, V Narayanasamy on Friday said the fate of the same still hanged in balance since there was still time.

Nov 1, 2013

RSS adopting Israeli trend and not tolerating anything against it: Farooqi

New Delhi, Nov 01 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Kamaal Farooqi on Friday charged the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of adopting the Israeli trend, and not tolerating anything that goes against it. Carrying forward the war of words over country’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabbhai Patel’s legacy, the Congress Party on Thursday lashed out at the opposition, and claimed that the RSS has threatened a senior woman journalist over critical articles. AICC General Secretary and Communications Department in-charge Ajay Maken, while reacting to BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's remark of India needs Sardar Patel's secularism and not vote-bank secularism, said that the media will lose its freedom of expression if the opposition comes in power. Maken even informed that the journalist had filed a complaint, claiming that she has been receiving threatening calls from the RSS.

Nov 1, 2013