Al-Qaeda group in Mali on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 10 Chadian UN peacekeepers and injured 25. The Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen group launched the attack to retaliate Chadian President Idriss Deby’s resumption of diplomatic links with Israel, the group said in statement. The attack occurred Sunday morning in Aguelhok in Kidal region, killing 10 peacekeepers. The Security Council condemned “in the strongest terms” the deadly attack on the UN base in Mali. The council members called on the Malian government to swiftly investigate this attack and bring the perpetrators to justice. They also expressed concern about…
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Consul General of Sweden, Ulrika Sundberg, on Sunday said that the Swedish companies in Gujarat could create 250,000 direct job opportunities with correct policy measures taken. After an investment facilitation mechanism meeting of Swedish delegation comprising of 9 companies of the Scandinavian country and also the General Manager of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in India, Sara Larsson, with Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on the sidelines of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, Ms Sundberg told newsmen in Ahmedabad that the 29 Swedish companies including Perstorp, Sandvik, ABB, Fortum currently employee 8,000 people directly in the state and around 35,000 indirectly.…
A pipeline explosion in central Mexico has so far left 85 people dead, Health Minister Jorge Alcocer said on Sunday. The minister reported the updated death toll from the Friday blast at a press conference, adding that an additional 58 people were hospitalized. Earlier reports said the explosion injured more than 80 other people. The blast followed by a fire occurred on Friday evening when some 800 people in Hidalgo state’s Tlahuelilpan municipality were collecting fuel from a leak at a major gasoline pipeline. In another development, Security Minister Alfonso Durazo told reporters on Sunday that before the explosion, the…
At least 18 people were killed and 27 others sustained injuries after a Taliban car bomb explosion hit an Afghan Special Forces’ station in Maidan Shar, capital of Wardak province on Monday, a local official said. The blast occurred roughly at 0840 hrs in the city at the main gate of the facility. Security forces have cordoned off the area for precautionary measures, sources added. (UNI)
One more anti-Naveen political front took shape today as few veterans like BrajaKishore Tripathy, Kharavela Swain and others announced the formation of the Odisha Ganatantrika Samukhya(OGS) to check-mate the Naveen-led BJD government in Odisha. There is no other big player in this outfit other than Swain and Tripathy.
All roads leading to Gaw Kadal in the summer capital, Srinagar, have been sealed to foil any march to mark the 29th death anniversary of over 50 people who were killed on this day in 1990 in alleged security force firing on a procession. However, police said no restrictions have been imposed in any part of the city Monday. Security forces have closed the road at Budshah Chowk with barbed wire and also put up a blockade to prevent people from taking out a procession. Similarly restrictions have been imposed on Haji Masjid road, KMDA , Madina Chowk and Gaw…
(UNI) Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), the nodal agency for facilitating economic activities in natural gas distribution, is organising a roadshow here on Wednesday for promoting 10th City Gas Distribution (CGD) bidding round. The recently concluded 9th CGD bidding round for 86 Geographical Areas (GAs) covering 174 districts in 21 states / UTs attracted great interest from investors across the sector, wherein 406 bids were received from 38 organisations (including 8 new and 2 overseas investors), a statement said here on Monday. This round received minimum work commitment of 2.2 crore domestic PNG connections, setting up of 4600…
The Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), left here on Monday morning despite rain and snow, official sources said. The bus left from Bemina on Srinagar outskirts Monday morning, sources told UNI. They said the bus has since reached Trade Facilitation Centre (TFC) at Uri, where more passengers will board it before leaving for Kaman post, the last Indian military post on this side of the Line of Control (LoC). The exact number of passengers travelling in the bus to PoK will be known in the afternoon, they said, adding similarly the number…
Director Shashank Khaitan recently posted a video on his official Instagram handle where he is rapping a piece from famous Birju rap originally rapped by Naezy. In the video, Shashank Khaitan has performed the rap on his own who is highly inspired by ‘Gully Boy’. Earlier, the director has posted the video of him rapping. The director captioned the post, “Gully boy has awakened the inner rapper beast in me … the birju rap by @naezythebaa is one of my favourites … @ranveersingh kya bolte bhai?” When the lead actor Ranveer Singh come across this post, he immediately replied to…
haratiya Janata Party national general secretary Ram Madhav Ram on Sunday asserted that possibility of pre-poll alliance of his party with others were “very less” for contesting Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. Moreover, the BJP’s national general secretary said that his party will contest from all the assembly seats of the state. “Chances of pre poll alliance are ‘very less’ but we will field our candidates on all seats in the state of Jammu and Kashmir,” Mr Madhav here told reporters at a press conference. However, he said that the party has no hiccups in taking other parties along with,…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ଯେଉଁ ଭାରତୀୟ ମାନେ ସ୍ବାଧୀନତା ଅନ୍ଦୋଳନ ଅଥବା ସ୍ବାଧୀନତା ପରେ ପରେ ଜନ୍ମ ହେଇଥିଲେ, ସେମାନେ ଭାରତୀୟ ରାଜନୀତିର ଅସ୍ଥିରତା ଓ ଦୋଦୁଲ୍ୟମାନ ସ୍ଥିତି ଦେଖିନଥିଲେ.। ସେମାନଂକ ଆଗରେ ଜଣେ ବିଶାଳକାୟ ନେତା ଥିଲେ, ଯାହାଂକର କୌଣସି ବିକଳ୍ପ ନଥିଲା। ୧୯୪୭ ରୁ ୧୯୬୪, ସତର ବର୍ଷ ଧରି ପଣ୍ଡିତ ଜବାହରଲାଲ ନେହେରୁଂକୁ ଦେଶର ସର୍ବଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ନେତା, ଶାସକ ଓ ଗଣତନ୍ତ୍ର ର ମହାନାୟକ ଭାବରେ ଦେଖିଲାବେଳେ ତାଂକ ଆଗରେ ବିକଳ୍ପ ହୋଇ ଛିଡା ହେଲା ଭଳି ନେତୃତ୍ବ କାହାର ନଥିଲା। ଯଦିଓ ସେଇ ସମାନ ସମୟରେ ଜୟପ୍ରକାଶ ନାରାୟଣ, ରାମ ମନୋହର ଲୋହିଆ, ଇ ଏମ ଏସ ନମ୍ବୁଦ୍ରିପାଦଙ୍କ ଭଳି ନେତା କଂଗ୍ରେସ ବାହାରେ ରହି ବେଶ ଚର୍ଚ୍ଚିତ ଓ ନେହେରୁଂକ ସମାଲୋଚକ ଭାବରେ ବେଶ ଜଣା ଶୁଣା, ତଥାପି ଶାସନତନ୍ତ୍ରରେ ଓ ଭୋଟ ରାଜନୀତିରେ ନେହେରୁ ନିର୍ବିକଲ୍ପ ନେତା। ସେତେବେଳେ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ଭିତରେ ବି କିଛି…
‘Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi ‘, the much awaited film directed by Kangana Ranaut, has been awarded a ‘UA’ certificate by the Censor board. The sources said that ‘Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi ‘has been certified UA by the Central board of film certification (CBFC ) on January 16. The film is based on the life of freedom fighter Rani Jhansi, is to hit cinema screens on January 26.
DMK President M K Stalin, who had attended the mega Anti-BJP front rally at Kolkata, on Sunday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale aircraft deal. Citing the expose on the deal in a newspaper, Mr Stalin, in a statement here, said Mr Modi has no right to claim that there was no corruption during the four-and-a-half-year BJP-led NDA government. He said Mr Modi, instead of repeating his empty rhetoric that there was no corruption during his regime and his baseless campaign that Opposition was telling lies on the issue, should…
Reacting to reports that burial ground of exiled Yusuf Shah Chak, who ruled Kashmir from 1579 to 1586, is under ‘threat’ from landgrabbers in Bihar, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Sunday requested Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to protect the part of Kashmir’s history that lies far from the valley. “I request @NitishKumar ji to protect this part of Kashmir’s history that lies far from the valley in Bihar,” Mr Abdullah, who is the former chief minister of the state, wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter. Chak, who succeeded his father Ali Shah, was imprisoned by the Mughal emperor Akbar…
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has accused the BJP leaders of trying topple JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the state from day one after it came to power last year and trying create a Constitutional crisis Karnataka. Speaking to news-persons Mandakalli airport on Saturday night he said even after knowing well the government was stable BJP leaders were making futile attempts to topple the coalition government. ‘’They want to form the government unethically or want to bring Presidential rule in the state by creating constitutional crisis,” he alleged. The chief minister feared that the BJP will continue it’s anti-Constitutional activities and…
(UNI) The National Commission for Women on Sunday took the suo motu cognizance against BJP MLA Sadhna Singh for making objectionable statement against BSP chief Mayawati. The Commission will also send a notice to Ms Singh regarding the statement in question. Later, BSP leader Satish Chandra Misra said the BJP leader is “mentally ill” and her statement showed the level of the BJP. Ms Singh while addressing a rally on Saturday had said that Ms Mayawati was “worse than a eunuch”. She, without referring to the guest house incident of 1995 in Lucknow where the BSP chief and several other…
Congress decision to go alone in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh and in other states like Delhi may be seen as as a fallout of its failure to form a ‘mahagathbandhan ‘ (grand alliance) for the elections but the move by the grand old party is a part of its strategy to regain lost ground in the states where it has been reduced to being a fringe player over the years. After Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi party and Mayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party announced their alliance in Uttar Pradesh for the…
Disgruntled senior Congress Srikant Jena has fired yet another salvo at the Congress top leadership by stating , he will reveal something very explosive things related to the Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Jan 25 , the day Rahul is scheduled to be in Odisha. Which, he claimed will unmask the real face of the Congress chief. However, Jena remained short of telling as what would be his line of attack. But he has said that after the revelation Rahul Gandhi may not be in a position to face the mass.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday posted a series of tweets sharing his views on the interactions he had with Bollywood stars and noted cine personalities shared on the social network. “When Kapil Sharma (stand up comedian) appreciates somebody’s humour, it sure makes that person happy and I am no exception. Thank you for the kind words Kapil,” Prime Minister wrote in a missive with a smile sign too. The Prime Minister’s response comes to a tweet from Kapil Sharma wherein he said: “Respected PM Narendra Modi ji,it was nice meeting you and great knowing your inspiring ideas and progressive…
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Sadhana Singh from Uttar Pradesh has stoked controversy by allegedly making a derogatory statement against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati creating a political fury in the state. According to a report BJP MLA Sadhana Singh on Saturday gave a derogatory statement that the former UP chief minister sold her dignity in exchange of power. Addressing a rally in Chandauli, Ms Sadhana an MLA from Mughalsarai said, “I don’t think the former UP CM is a woman or a man. She doesn’t understand the concept of dignity. Draupadi was a victim of sexual misconduct. She…
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today hiked the social security allowances of poor, old and disable people in the state. The allowance of beneficiaries covered under the Madhu Babu Pension scheme will be enhanced by Rs 200 per month which will be effective from February 15, 2019. Mr Patnaik made the announcement while participating in “Our Chief Minister Our Stories’’ programme at the Ama Gaon Ama Bikash meeting. As per the decision, the beneficiaries under the age of 80 who receiving monthly pension of Rs 300 will now receive Rs 500 per month. Similarly, the beneficiaries above the age group…