Rafale: Kejri wants CBI to raid PMO, AAP lodges plaint against PM

 Fri, 08 February 2019
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Rafale: Kejri wants CBI to raid PMO, AAP lodges plaint against PM

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An 'independent' Central Bureau of Investigation should raid the Prime Minister's Office, seize files and make arrests in connection with the Rafale fighter jet deal, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday, as his party lodged a police complaint against Prime Minister Narendra...
22:39

Kolkata police chief reaches Shillong to face CBI questioning

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Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar reached Shillong, Meghalaya's capital city, on Friday to face questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation for his alleged role in destroying evidence in the Saradha chit fund scam, an official said in Shillong.Kumar will be interrogated by CBI...
22:21

Illegal migrants are SP, BSP vote bank: Shah

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Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Friday called illegal migrants a vote bank of the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party and also targeted the opposition over the issues of triple talaq and the Ayodhya dispute.He said 'from Kashmir to Kanyakumari', every 'intruder' will be sent...
21:48

Kolkata police raids premises 'related' to ex-CBI boss; Rao denies link

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Additional CBI director M Nageshwar Rao on Friday issued a press statement, refuting any link with M/s Angela Mercantile Pvt Ltd at Salt Lake which was raided by Kolkata Police this evening.The raids were conducted a day after the Ministry of Home Affairs asked the West Bengal government to take...
21:31

Congress poster shows Rahul as Ram, Modi as Ravana

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A poster depicting Rahul Gandhi as Ram shooting arrows at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Ravana appeared in Bhopal on Friday ahead of a rally of the Congress president in the city.While the BJP took exception to the poster, the Madhya Pradesh Congress distanced itself from it.The poster was put...
20:59

Swine flu claims 250 lives in country this year

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Swine flu has so far claimed over 250 lives in the country this year so far with 30 more deaths due to the disease being reported in last three days till Thursday.Rajasthan has recorded the maximum 96 deaths and 2,706 H1N1 virus cases till on Thursday, followed by Gujarat which recorded 54 deaths...
20:32

PMO pursuing a matter can't be called 'intervention': Sitharaman

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Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks on The Hindu's report saying that the Defence Ministry had raised strong objections to 'parallel discussions' conducted by the Prime Minister's Office during negotiations for the Rs 59,000-crore Rafale fighter jet deal.Newspaper that published the five...
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Indian automobile industry overall performance.
19:42

Pak will present 'all evidence' against Jadhav in ICJ on Feb 19

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Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday said Pakistan would provide all the evidence of 'sabotage activities' by former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on February 19.Jadhav, 48, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on...
19:12

Govt school teacher refuses to recite 'Vande Mataram'; probe ordered

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A video clip of a teacher of a government school in Katihar district refusing to recite national song Vande Mataram after flag hoisting ceremony on the Republic Day has gone viral on social media, prompting the education department to order a probe, official sources said on Friday.The man, who...
19:05

Rajapaksa set to visit India

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Sri Lanka's Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa will visit India during which he will address a forum on the future ties between the two nations, his office said on Friday.This will be Rajapaksa's first overseas tour since being appointed as the Leader of the Opposition last month.He will leave...
18:35

J&K admin creates separate division for Ladakh

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In a major decision, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday created a separate division for Ladakh, which was part of the Kashmir division till now.Ladakh will now have a separate divisional commissioner and an inspector general of Police (IG) with a full administrative and revenue...
18:11

Kavita Khanna throws her hat in the ring for Gurdaspur LS seat

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Kavita Khanna, wife of late BJP MP Vinod Khanna, Friday expressed willingness to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Gurdaspur seat where her husband had been elected four times as Member of Parliament. After a lot of consideration, I feel that the people of Gurdaspur want to...
18:04

Mamata warns Modi: If you take panga with us, I will become changa

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reacts to PM Modi's speech at Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, where he said he identified with the tea workers because he used to make chai from the tea leaves they picked.  Mamata Banerjee says: During the election, he (PM) becomes 'Chaiwalla' after the election...
17:49

Don't need a certificate from Nirmala Sitharaman: N Ram

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N Ram, Chairman of The Hindu Group: I don't need any certificate from Nirmala Sitharaman. Now they are in big trouble and trying to cover up. My only advice to her would be, 'You are not involved in transaction, why do you take upon yourself the burden of justifying the indefensible?'After her...
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First time a CM sat on dharna to save the corrupt: Modi in Bengal

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a Bharatiya Janata Party rally in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal:Attacking the ruling Trinamool Congress, the PM said, The Trinamool Congress government has defamed the soil of West Bengal and rendered people helpless.Those who got power in Bengal in the name of...
16:15

Kolkata police commissioner arrives in Shillong

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Meghalaya: Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar arrives in Shillong. He will be questioned by CBI in connection with the Saradha Scam.
16:01

7 get life term in Muzaffarnagar riots in which 62 died

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A metropolitan court in Muzaffarnagar Friday sentenced seven convicts to life imprisonment in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case. The court had earlier convicted them in the killing of two cousins in Kawal town on August 27, 2013, that led to riots in the area. Five of the convicts are in...
15:46

Dad Rahman on his daughters

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If you haven't seen this yet... AR Rahman posted this picture two days ago, with this heartwarming tweet: The precious ladies of my family Khatija, Raheema and Sairaa with Nita Ambaniji #freedomtochoose.
15:43

3 cops rescued, 7 trapped in avalanche in J-K

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Three cops trapped inside their post under a snow avalanche near Jawahar Tunnel on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway were rescued on Friday, officials said. Efforts are on to rescue the seven other policemen still feared to be trapped there. The rescue teams faced lot of difficulty in reaching...
15:10

Only 61 individuals declared gross income of over Rs 100 cr in AY2017-18

There were only 61 individuals who declared an income of more than Rs 100 crore during assessment year 2017-18, though the number has risen sharply from 38 in the previous year. This information was provided by Minister of State for Finance Pon Radhakrishnan to the Lok Sabha in a written...
14:45

VVIP Chopper case: Chargesheet not filed, Michel seeks bail

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Christian Michel, arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, moved a Delhi court Friday seeking bail in cases by the CBI and the ED, saying the chargesheet against him was not filed within the stipulated time frame of 60 days. Special Judge Arvind Kumar sought the agencies' reply by...
14:18

Maoist held in Odisha for TDP leaders' killing

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A hardcore Maoist was arrested from Odisha's Koraput district on Friday in connection with the killing of two TDP leaders in Andhra Pradesh in 2018, police said. The Maoist identified as Dambaru Khila was arrested from Kodikhal village, Koraput Superintendent of Police, Kanwar Vishal Singh,...
14:11

From the old guard to the new...

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Here's some advice for you, young lady, senior Congress leader Motilal Vora seems to be telling AICC General Secretary and Incharge UP East Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at the AICC Headquarters, yesterday. Vora, who is 90 years old, has been a two-term CM of Madhya Pradesh.
13:58

2 rescued in Kulgam avalanche

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Jammu and Kashmir: Two persons have been rescued from near the police post in Jawahar Tunnel area in Kulgam district where an avalanche took place earlier today. One of them is in critical condition.
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Defence Ministry had not objected to Rafale pricing: Ex-defence secy

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The Defence Ministry had not objected to the involvement of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) over the sovereign guarantee aspect of the negotiations in the Rafale fighter deal, the then Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar said on Friday, clarifying that the dissent note had nothing to do with...
13:25

Kumaraswamy releases audio clips on alleged "toppling" bid

In a dramatic move hours before presenting the state budget, Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy Friday released an audio clip of an alleged conversation of state BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa to lure a JDS MLA to destabilise the coalition government in the state. Yeddyurappa described the...
13:02

Oppn flogging a dead horse: Nirmala on Rafale

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Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha rubbishes the Hindu newspaper's report on the Rafale deal, says it is like flogging a dead horse. Then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikarji replied to that MoD note that remain calm, nothing to worry, everything is going alright. Now, what do...
12:30

Maya may have to return money spent on erecting her statues

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The Supreme Court Friday said it was of the tentative view that BSP chief Mayawati has to deposit public money used for erecting statues of herself and elephants, the party's symbol, at parks in Lucknow and Noida to the state exchequer. The remarks were made by a bench hearing a petition...
12:29

Mamata's dharna was calculated to provoke a constitutional crisis

Her never-say-die approach is in ample evidence as she prepares to emerge as India's first Bengali prime minister. Read more 
11:34

MoD dissent not had nothing to do pricing: Former defence secretary

G Mohan Kumar, Defence Secretary at the time of Rafale negotiations to ANI: Whatever has been brought out (recent media report on Rafale by the Hindu) has nothing to do with pricing. It (MoD dissent note on Rafale negotiations) had nothing to do with price. It was about sovereign guarantees and...
11:29

Rahul on Rafale: PM looted public, chowkidar is chor

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses the media in Delhi on the Hindu report on the Rafale deal. On PM Modi's allegation that the Congress is weakening the Indian Air Force: PM Modi himself robbed Air Force's Rs 30,000 crore and gave it to Anil Ambani, we have been raising this since 1...
10:46

More rain, more snow in Himachal

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The higher and mid hills of Himachal Pradesh received heavy snowfall while the lower hills and plains were lashed by heavy rain on Friday, the Meteorological department said. State capital Shimla, Chamba, Kufri, Narkanda, Dalhousie, Manali, Mandi, Solan, Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur received heavy...
10:32

PM demolishing democracy, expose him in Parliament: HDK

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Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy holds a press conference in Bengaluru accusing the BJP of trying to demolish democracy. Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy: He (PM) is systemically demolishing this country's democracy, misleading the people, I request all the opposition parties to rise. They must expose...
10:18

Ram rajya in MP?

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In Madhya Pradesh, a poster seen in Bhopal portraying Congress President Rahul Gandhi as Lord Rama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Ravana. 
10:15

Andhra Pradesh gives 5% reservation to Kapus

The Andhra Pradesh state assembly in a late sitting on Thursday passed a bill to provide five per cent reservation to the Kapu, Telaga, Balija and Ontari communities, and another five per cent reservation to economically weaker sections.Of the five per cent reservation to Kapus, one third will be...
10:12

3 Assam Rifles jawans among 4 injured in twin blasts at Imphal

At least four persons, including three personnel of Assam Rifles, have sustained injuries when two powerful bombs exploded in a span of few minutes at a crowded place in the centre of capital town, a senior police officer said.The dual explosion is believed to the handiwork of a proscribed...
10:10

Rajinikanth meets Kamal Haasan, invites him for daughter's wedding

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Superstar Rajinikanth on Thursday met actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan to invite his daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth's wedding.Filmmaker Soundarya Rajinikanth will wed businessman-actor Vishagan Vanangamudi on February 11 in Chennai. The preparations of the grand wedding are on in full...
09:19

Simultaneous elections 'desirable goals', says CEC Sunil Arora

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Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Thursday said that simultaneous elections are desirable goals, but for that, the political system of the country will have to take steps to align the life of a state assembly with the life of Parliament.Till 1967, we had elections simultaneously. For...
08:42

Pak using social media to mobilize Kashmiri youth toward militancy: Army

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The general officer commanding-in-chief of the northern command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, said that the Pakistani army has been using social media to mobilize support among the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to stir them towards militancy.  He also said that terrorist infrastructure continues to...
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PM's speech proved to be 'jumlon ki dukaan': Congress

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The Congress on Thursday said Prime Minister Narenda Modi's statement in Parliament proved to be a 'jumlon ki dukaan' (a shop of rhetoric) and it was characterised by 'false stories' and 'made-up facts'.Congress' scathing attack came after Prime Minister Modi mocked the Opposition's proposed...