Politics

Will first rid Delhi, then country of Congress rule: Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): After being named the party’s chief ministerial candidate for the 2013 Delhi Assembly elections, the state’s former Health Minister, Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said he would strive to rid Delhi then the entire country of Congress rule in the interests of the people.

Oct 23, 2013

Will first rid Delhi, then country of Congress rule: Harsh Vardhan

Oct 23, 2013

Harsh Vardhan named as BJP's Delhi CM candidate

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): BJP Presdient Rajnath Singh on Wednesday announced the name of former Health Minister Harsh Vardhan as its Chief Ministerial candidate for Delhi Assembly polls. Decision on Vardhan's name was taken by the party's parliamentary board meet held in New Delhi.

Oct 23, 2013

Not bothered about BJP's Delhi CM candidate: Congress

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed on Wednesday said that the Congress is not bothered about the BJP's CM candidate as it is fully confident of winning the Delhi elections. Ahmed further said that the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party won't be able to do any damage to the Congress even collectively. BJP Presdient Rajnath Singh on Wednesday announced the name of former Health Minister Harsh Vardhan as its Chief Ministerial candidate for Delhi Assembly polls.

Oct 23, 2013

Harshvardhan will prove to be BJP's Manmohan Singh in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that Dr. Harshvardhan will prove to be BJP's Manmohan Singh in Delhi. Kejriwal further added that BJP’s CM candidate selection has once again shown that the BJP has no honest candidate to fight against Sheila Dikshit. BJP President Rajnath Singh on Wednesday announced the name of former Health Minister Harshvardhan as its Chief Ministerial candidate for Delhi Assembly polls.

Oct 23, 2013

Onions are being stocked up in godowns in MP; BJP govt not investigating it: Congress

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): As Onion price touched Rs 100-a-kg mark in several places across the country, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said that prices of Onions are seasonal. He further said that Onions are being stocked up in godowns in parts of Madhya Pradesh and BJP government is not investigating it.

Oct 23, 2013

Govt entangling itself into coalscam case: BJP

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Three days after the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) came out with a detailed explanation for its allotment of a coal block to Hindalco after which the CBI wrote to the PMO seeking the details of relevant files, the BJP on Wednesday said that the government is entangling itself day by day into the coalscam case by its own statements.

Oct 23, 2013

JD (U) slams govt over rise in price of Onion

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): The JD (U) on Wednesday hit out at the ruling UPA government over the soaring price of onion that reached Rs. 100 a Kg. JD (U) leader KC Tyagi said that from farmers to consumers every body is at a loss because of the price hike except for the government

Oct 23, 2013

Fresh ceasefire violation kills one soldier in Kashmir, BJP slams govt

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): A day after a BSF jawan was killed during the cross border firing by the Pakistani troops, the BJP on Wednesday slammed the Indian government for not taking strict action against them. The BJP said that no matter how many diplomatic talks are being held between the prime ministers of both the countries, Pakistan will not stop ceasefire violations until India hits back.

Oct 23, 2013

Ceasefire violation: BJP questions Pak govts inability to answer on issue

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): After a fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistan killed one jawan in Kashmir even after Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde visited the country to talk over the same issue, BJP Vice President Vinay Katiyar questioned the Pakistan government on its inability to control such actions from its side or to answer on the issue. Katiyar also said that Pakistan will never accept its faults and India should take action on the same.

Oct 23, 2013

BJP has consensus on Harsh Vardhan as Delhi CM candidate, confirms VK Malhotra

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): As the confusion over announcement of former health minister Harsh Vardhan as BJP’s Delhi CM candidate took rounds before the meeting to be held on Wednesday for the purpose, BJP leader VK Malhotra confirmed that there is a consensus in the party for Vardhan and that a few opposing voices in the party will approve the same after the formal announcement.

Oct 23, 2013

Ceasefire violation: Paks main aim is to hassle with India, says JD (U)

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): As the ceasefire violation by Pakistan continued even after India’s Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde visited the country, killing one jawan in RS Pura region of Kashmir, JD (U) leader Sabir Ali said that Pakistan’s main aim is to hassle with India in any way. He further said that Pakistan runs with two types of government, one is democratic government and other is military and that military is powerful and mischievous enough to create troubles for India.

Oct 23, 2013

Maoists pose barrier to development, trigger panic to disrupt work

Latehar, Oct 23 (ANI): The only aim of Maoists infested in different parts of the country is to overthrow the present democratic structure by using violence as their primary weapon and to usher what they term as new social order. Giving birth to yet another trouble for the locals, Maoists in Latehar district of Jharkhand pasted threat posters at different places disrupting work in coalfields in the area and thereby hitting dispatch and production work. Police was called on at the spot and they helped dispatch some of the trucks carrying coal. General Manager of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) in Latehar, MK Mishra said that the departmental production is on but contractual production has been stalled.

Oct 23, 2013

Fresh ceasefire violation kills one soldier in Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir/ New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): One Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was killed and six others were injured as Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling at Indian positions at more than 30 locations along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde had reviewed security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Heavy firing from the Pakistan side was reported in the RS Pura and Pargawal sectors and continued for almost six hours throughout the night. Meanwhile, the BJP has condemned the issue and said that the government must take strong actions as Pakistan is killing Indian soldiers one after the other.

Oct 23, 2013

Chinese premier holds talks with PM Manmohan Singh

Beijing, Oct 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attended a welcome ceremony hosted by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday. Singh arrived at Beijing on Tuesday for the two-day state visit to China. Keqiang held talks with Singh in the Great Hall of the People on Wednesday morning. During the talks, the two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and other issues of common interest. This is the second time this year that the heads of government of the two countries have met following Li's visit to India in May. India and China are close to an agreement to stop tension on their contested border touching off confrontation while they try to figure out a way to break decades-old stalemate on overlapping claims to long stretches of the Himalayas.

Oct 23, 2013