New Delhi : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday called the Election Commission “biased” and alleged that it was conspiring with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to destabilize the AAP government in Delhi. Addressing the media here, AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj referred to remarks by the poll panel’s former legal advisor, S.K. Mendiratta, that […]
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China defends Pakistan against Modi’s ‘terror export factory’ remark
Beijing : China on Friday defended Pakistan against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark that Islamabad was a “terror export factory”, saying the country must be supported in the fight against “terrorism”. Beijing also hinted the issue of terrorism will be on the agenda of discussion at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) when the eight-member […]
India informed Pakistan about surgical strike before announcing it: Modi
London : Terming “surgical strike” an answer to the “exporters of terrorism”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India informed Pakistan about the 2016 strike before announcing to the media in the country. He said India will not tolerate “those who like to export terror and try to backstab” and “they will be […]
A rape is a rape, no politics over issue: Modi
London : With multiple rape cases of minor girls sparking nation-wide outrage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said there should be no politics over the issue. At the ‘Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath’ diaspora event in London, Modi said it’s painful when a small girl is raped. “A rape is a rape. How can […]
40 lakh senior citizens gave up railway concession: Modi
London : Over 40 lakh senior citizens have voluntarily given up the concession in reservation of railway tickets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. He said all this was achieved only by giving an option to the senior citizens in the reservation form to forego this subsidy. “In India, there is a railway ticket […]
I am servant of 125 crore Indians: Modi
London : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that his life at the railway station was about his personal struggles and the person in the Royal Palace here was the ‘Sevak’ (servant) of 125 crore Indians. “The person in the railway station was Narendra Modi. The person in the Royal Palace in London is […]
Modi must explain cash shortage to nation: Congress
New Delhi : The Congress on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government must explain to the nation the cash shortage in ATMs across the country. It said demonetisation was the only original idea of PM Modi and the result of it was that even after 18 months, the Reserve Bank of […]
India, Britain to boost anti-terror ties, work together in Indo-Pacific
London : India and Britain on Wednesday condemned terrorism in all its forms and agreed to strengthen cooperation to take “decisive and concerted actions” against globally-proscribed terrorists and terror entities while naming Pakistan-based terror outfits following talks between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi of India and Theresa May of Britain. In a significant move, the two […]
Modi meets Prince Charles
London : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Prince Charles at an exhibition on Indian science and innovation here on Wednesday. Modi welcomed Prince Charles at “Illuminating India: 5,000 Years of Science and Innovation” at the Science Museum here, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted. The two took a tour of the exhibition which, […]
Frequent tweeter Modi loses voice when it comes to rape of minority women: NYT
New York : Sharply criticising Prime Minister Narendra’s silence over rape cases in India, the New York Times in an editorial on Tuesday said such and other violent incidents were part of “an organized and systematic campaign by nationalist forces” to terrorise women, Muslims and Dalits in the country. The editorial titled “Silence as Women […]