New Delhi : Calling it a personal relations exercise, Aam Aadmi Party head Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat scheme will prove to be another ‘jumla’. Kejriwal tweeted: “Please read why Ayushman Bharat is another PR exercise and will prove another jumla”. Along with the tweet, he shared a party statement which […]
Day: September 23, 2018
Jilted lover stabs, injures minor girl, her mother
New Delhi : A young man was arrested on Sunday on charge of stabbing and injuring a minor girl and her mother in east Delhi after his marriage proposal was turned down. Police said accused Ashu, 24, of Viswas Nagar visited the girl’s house in Krishna Nagar on Saturday night and tried to persuade her […]
Muzaffarpur ex-Mayor Samir Kumar, driver shot dead
Patna : Former Muzaffarpur Mayor Samir Kumar and his driver were shot dead on Sunday night by unidentified assailants in the Bihar town, police said. Samir and his driver, who was not identified immediately, were fatally shot by motorcycle-borne criminals armed with an AK-47 assault rifle. The criminals hailed the former Mayor’s SUV to a […]
Army foils infiltration bid on LoC, kills two militants
Srinagar : The army on Sunday foiled an infiltration bid and killed two militants in Tangdhar sector on the Line of Control (LoC). Defence sources said an encounter ensued after the militants were challanged by alert troops. “Two militants have been killed,” an official said. Published on: Sep 23, 2018 at 21:08 IST IANS
Prashant Bhushan demands JPC in Rafale deal
Chennai : Demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe, senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan on Sunday said here the Rafale fighter aircraft deal as India’s largest defence scam. Bhushan said the deal compromised the national security as the number of fighter aircraft contract had been reduced to 36 from originally planned 126. Speaking to […]
19 rescued by IAF stranded in flash flood in Himachal
Shimla : An Indian Air Force chopper rescued 19 people on Saturday in Himachal Pradesh as they were stuck in a flash flood triggered by continuous heavy rain, officials said. On the direction of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, the chopper from the Indian Air Force was requisitioned to rescue the stranded people at Dobi […]
Shah, Modi can’t make Parrikar resign, fearing Rafale exposure
Panaji : The Congress on Sunday alleged that top BJP leaders including President Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “no courage” to ask ailing Manohar Parrikar to step down as Chief Minister of Goa, because Parrikar, a former Defence Minister, had a lot of information about the Rafale deal. Goa Congress President Girish […]
Congress-BJP dogfight over Rafale intensifies
New Delhi : The political dogfight over the Rafale deal peaked on Sunday with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley seeking to discredit former France President Francois Hollande’s revelation about choice of the offset partner and even found a link to his claim to Congress President Rahul Gandhi. Hitting back, the Congress accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Andhra CM says shocked over killing of MLA, ex-lawmaker
Visakhapatnam : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday expressed shock over the killing of his party MLA and a former legislator by Maoists in Visakhapatnam district earlier in the day. Naidu, who is currently visiting the United States, sent a message condemning the killings, and conveyed his condolences to […]
Kejriwal challenges Amit Shah for a public debate at Ramlila Maidan
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday challenged BJP President Amit Shah for a public debate at the Ramlila Maidan here on the performance of the BJP-led Central government and the Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi government. The BJP on Sunday accused Kejriwal of “speaking lies boldly and publicly”. Addressing the Poorvanchal Mahakumbh […]