Category: NATIONAL NEWS

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged Sunday that the Congress threatened Supreme Court judges with impeachment when they tried hear the Ayodhya dispute cases earlier this year.Without naming anyone, Modi claimed that Congress party’s Rajya Sabha members, who are also lawyers, had tried to scare away the apex court judges to ensure the hearing in the cases is delayed until after the 2019 Lok Sabha election.In an unprecedented move, seven opposition parties led by the Congress had moved a notice for the impeachment of then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra…

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Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday attacked Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on the issue of corruption and claimed that the state government led by her patronised liquor, land and sand mafia.The AICC general secretary, who is contesting December 7 elections from Jodhpur’s Sardarpura seat, is conducting electioneering in Mewar region for the party.”No government in Rajasthan had ever patronised any mafia but the Vasundhara Raje government did that. Land, liquor and sand mafia flourished in her rule in connivance with officers and I blame that money has reached…

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said he felt a deep sense of anguish at the Congress “abusing” Northeast culture and calling its dress “outlandish”.Coming down heavily on the rival party at an election rally at Lunglei, he also said that the country has understood the “divide and rule” policy of the Congress and that is the reason the party was just confined to two to three states.Mizoram in the Northeast is the last bastion of the Congress. Election to the 40-member assembly is scheduled for November 28. “The Congress party,…

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Opposition Congress-led UDF workers staged a protest here Tuesday demanding withdrawal of prohibitory orders in force in and around Sabarimala as police briefly stopped them from accompanying a delegation of their leaders to the Lord Ayyappa shrine to inspect facilities for devotees. Police initially said they cannot be allowed to visit the Lord Ayyappa temple in such large numbers in view of the prohibitory orders, but later permitted them. The hill shrine, located about 20 kms away from here, has been witnessing intense protests by devotees against the implementation of…

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Gurgaon (Hry), Nov 19 (DIN NEWS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Kundli-Manesar section of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) western peripheral expressway. He also inaugurated the 3.2 km-long Ballabhgarh-Mujesar Metro rail link, which would facilitate travel for people of Delhi and Faridabad, and laid the foundation stone of the Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, which will come up at Dudhola in Palwal district. The inaugurations and foundation laying stone ceremonies were done through remote from Sultanpur village of this district. The prime minister, on his arrival at Sultanpur village in…

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New Delhi, Nov 19 (DIN NEWS) Ahead of the crucial RBI Board meeting, Congress President Rahul Gandhi Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of destroying institutions and hoped Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel has a “spine” and will show the prime minister “his place”. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi accused Modi and his “coterie of cronies” of destroying institutions. Mr Modi and his coterie of cronies, continue to destroy every institution they can get their hands on.Today, through his puppets at the RBI Board Meet he will attempt to destroy the…

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New Delhi, Nov 16 (DIN NEWS) The BJP claimed Friday opposition parties like the Congress, TDP and TMC had formed a “grand alliance of most corrupt parties” to protect their interests after the Andhra Pradesh government withdrew the consent given to the CBI to exercise its power in the state. BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao also alleged the Chandrababu Naidu government’s decision was a “clear malafide exercise of power” to ensure that its “corruption” was not exposed. It showed that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which was in…

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Jammu, Nov 16 (DIN NEWS) Jammu and Kashmir is headed for President’s rule but the state assembly will not be dissolved for now, Governor Satyapal Malik said Friday. His statement comes amid speculation that efforts are being made behind the scenes to cobble together a coalition government by various parties to succeed the PDP-BJP dispensation that collapsed in June when the BJP withdrew support to the Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP. However, the numbers for a government formation don’t seem to add up for now. Malik himself is convinced that a popular…

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Terming farm loan waiver and free power supply as mere “temporary and populist” steps, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu Thursday made a pitch for long-term solutions like infrastructure support and cheap credit to improve the agriculture sector.Delivering the Laxmanrao Inamdar Memorial Lecture here, Naidu also called for suitable changes in the laws governing the cooperative sector in view of changed techno-economic and business scenarios to make the cooperative institutions “viable and vibrant”.The University of Mumbai had organised the lecture to mark the birth centenary late Laxmanrao Inamdar, who was instrumental in the…

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