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Kejriwal got interim bail to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, the AAP convenor accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of attempting to «crush» not only the opposition but also his own party's leadership to propagate the idea of «One Nation, One Leader». Addressing a press conference, which resembled an election rally with supporters crowding AAP headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, Kejriwal said: «Why did you arrest Kejriwal? With this arrest you have given a message to the country — if I can arrest Kejriwal, I can arrest you also, I can arrest anyone.» He said the Prime Minister was on a very dangerous mission. «This mission is called 'One Nation One Leader'. He wants to finish all leaders through this. The entire opposition will be put behind bars and then he will finish the politics of BJP leaders,» he said, adding: «If they win the election, you take it in writing on an affidavit from me, Mamata didi will be behind bars, Uddhav Thackeray, Tejaswi Yadav, MK Stalin — everybody will be behind bars. I am here to beg from 140 crore — save my country, save my India from this dictatorship.»

North Korea may be a little irked with President Biden as he, during the Presidential campaign reception in California, wrongly identified Kim Jong Un's nationality and country of leadership, according to an NY Post report.

Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the US border. President-elect Jose Raul Mulino says he will shut down a migration route used by more than 500,000 people last year. Until now, Panama has helped speedily bus the migrants across its territory so they can continue their journey north. Whether Mulino is able to reduce migration through a sparsely populated region with little government presence remains to be seen, experts say.

New Delhi: In the wake of Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's remarks that Pakistan should be treated with caution as it also has the atom bomb, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that Congress did not act against the neighbouring country due to the fear of losing its vote bank (read Muslims) in India. «Congress repeatedly tries to scare our country. They say tread cautiously, Pakistan has an atom bomb. These virtually dead people are killing the minds of the people too. Congress has this attitude- they talk about Pakistan's bomb when the situation there is such that it cannot handle the bomb. It is out to sell it and there are no buyers. People know the quality is worthless and doesn't sell. Due to this weak attitude of Congress the people of Kashmir faced terrorism for 60 years, and the country faced many terror attacks,» the prime minister said at a public meeting in Odisha. Campaigning in Odisha, Modi held election rallies in Kandhamal, Bolangir and Bargarh. He also addressed a rally in Chatra, Jharkhand.

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should come forward to clarify the BJP's '75 years retirement formula' which they have imposed on their senior party leaders. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to lead the nation post the Lok Sabha elections. Singh said that Kejriwal raised the «genuine» issue of '75 years age rule', which was made by Prime Minister Modi. «They (BJP leaders, including Shah) said whatever rule PM Modi has made, it will be implemented on other leaders but not on Modi,» Singh said at the AAP office here.

IMF) has urged Pakistan to bring «strong cost-side reforms» to restore the viability of the country's energy sector, reported ARY News. The global lender, in its staff report for the second and final review under the USD 3 billion stand-by arrangement, said that Pakistan should be able to meet its fiscal year 2023-24 circular debt management plan (CDMP) target of Rs 2.3 trillion with zero net zero stock accumulation.

Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda — often Donald Trump’s. In a hotel ballroom in Seattle, at fancy homes in California and at stops in Illinois and Wisconsin over the past week, Biden has been betting that reminding voters about Trump's presidency and highlighting his Republican opponent's latest campaign statements will work to the Democrat's advantage.

Tikunia area of Lakhimpur Kheri still remember the unforgettable incident that shook the country three years ago. Eight people including a journalist and four farmers were killed when violence broke out after an SUV ran over a group of protesting farmers in October of 2021. «I pass by this place everyday. We have tried a lot to forget what happened here but every time we approach this place, the images of that day flash before our eyes,» said Manjeet Singh, a resident of Tikunia pointing towards the ground where the farmers held the protest against the three controversial farm laws, which have been scrapped now.

rebels and three Independents, who voted for the BJP candidate in Rajya Sabha polls, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said that people will teach them a lesson for «selling themselves in the political mandi of the BJP». "Himachal is devbhumi and the land of Gods and Goddesses and the people never support the dishonest and the present election would decide that honesty should win and dishonesty must be defeated," Sukhu said while addressing a meeting at Kupvi in the Shimla district in support of Vinod Sultanpuri, the Congress candidate from the Shimla (SC) Lok Sabha seat. He said that the ongoing election is not for saving the chair or the government but for «saving democracy» and asked the voters to decide whether the strength of democracy is 'dhanbal or janbal' (money power or people's power). Asserting that the present election is not an ordinary election and would determine the course of future politics of the country, he asked, «What would be the value of the vote if the government in power at the Centre purchases the elected representatives with money power?»

₹10,00,000. Sitharaman’s emphasis on employment opportunities to the students also comes in the context of opposition parties like Congress and AAP, among others, raising ‘unemployment’ as an issue in the ongoing national polls.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for «luring» Maharashtra satraps Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar into the BJP-led NDA. Kharge, addressing a press conference here, also claimed that it will be «extremely difficult» for Modi to form the next government in the country. «In Nandurbar, Modi said Thackeray and Pawar should cross over and all their wishes will be fulfilled. He said it would be better than dying with the Congress. Does a prime minister speak such language?» Kharge said. The PM had made the remark referring to a statement by Pawar, the founder of the NCP, who had predicted that many smaller parties opposed to the BJP would come close to the Congress, and some may even «merge».

Amit Shah on Saturday in a scathing remark said Congress wanted to give up India's rights over Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir fearing that Pakistan having atom bomb. "Due to fear of an atom bomb, they want to give up our rights over PoK. But you don't worry, Modi ji is going to be Prime Minister again and Pakistan's bullets will be replied to with cannon," Shah said while addressing a rally in Telangana.

India carried out targeted killings in Pakistan? Report alleges link to PM Modi's office, sleeper cells Laying the blame on the BJP-led NDA for 'failing' to prevent the Pulwama attack, the Telangana CM said, “For Modi, everything is political. Everything is about winning elections. His way of thinking is not good for the country.

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Rajya Sabha Harivansh on Saturday dispelled the opposition allegation that the BJP-led government would change the constitution if voted to power saying that the amount of work done in the last ten years to strengthen the constitution had never been done before. «Gandhi had said a person's work speaks for him… It is doubtful that the amount of work to strengthen the Constitution that has been done in this time was ever done before. When did the level of importance which has been given to Baba Ambedkar now accorded to him before? At the time, he did not even get a ticket from one of the most important political parties,» Harivansh said. «Someone should ask when did he (Baba Ambedkar) and Patel sahib receive the Bharat Ratna?» Harivansh added.

BJP on Saturday made light of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's readiness for a debate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as it questioned his knowledge of issues and his standing, noting that he is neither the president of his party nor the leader of the opposition. Addressing a press conference, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi also took a swipe at Gandhi over his claim that the opposition INDIA bloc will win the Lok Sabha polls, saying someone who could not file his nomination from Amethi is speaking about forming government at the Centre. «Phenomenon thy name is Rahul Gandhi,» he said mockingly. Gandhi, who lost Amethi to Irani in the 2019 general elections, has this time been fielded by the Congress from Rae Bareli and is contesting against BJP's Dinesh Pratap Singh. Gandhi family aide Kishori Lal Sharma is taking on Irani in Amethi.

Bitcoin was at $73,000, now it is around $62,000 a 15% drop in price. This kind of sharp fall can be unsettling for a few, giving detractors a handle to question the stability and long-term viability of Bitcoin as a store of value. Bitcoin's volatility is not a reflection of any inherent instability in Bitcoin itself. Quite the contrary, Bitcoin is arguably the most stable and predictable asset in existence. Bitcoin is a revolutionary asset that defies traditional financial structures. Unlike companies, Bitcoin has no CEO, management team, earnings to hit, or competitors vying for its market share. It is a physical, bearer asset that can be held without counterparty risk, similar to gold, and it has no dilution risk. Bitcoin is the only asset with a predetermined supply distribution schedule and an immutable fixed total supply, making it truly unique in the financial domain.

Jaishankar recently recalled the pivotal 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests conducted under the NDA government, emphasizing their role in ensuring India's national security. He also underscored the government's ongoing efforts in countering terrorism and bolstering border infrastructure, highlighting the political significance of such decisions for the country's future. «This day in 1998, an NDA Government finally exercised India's nuclear weapon option. That momentous decision has since ensured our National Security. The current NDA Government has built on that foundation, robustly countering terror and building our border infrastructure,» EAM posted on X. «The country must know who stands where when it comes to National Security issues. Our political choices are eventually choices about the future of Bharat,» he added.

Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, accompanied by his wife Sunita and the Chief Minister of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, visited the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place, central Delhi. This visit followed Kejriwal's release on interim bail from Tihar jail on Friday, paying his reverence a day after his release in the Enforcement Directorate's investigation into alleged money laundering in the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy case. Kejriwal was joined by other Aam Aadmy Party leaders, among them Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj.

heatwaves this summer, chances of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cutting key interest rates have also diminished. Severe heat conditions in the country are likely to have an impact on food prices, according to a report by the Bank of Baroda, and it asserted that monsoon now holds the key. IMD has though predicted above-normal monsoon for this year.

Telangana News: BJP's richest candidate takes pride in cleaning school toilets CM Revanth Reddy also questioned PM Modi on his economic policies. He further said, "I want to remind you of one thing. From 1947 to 2014, 14 prime ministers, for almost 67 years, have borrowed 55 lakh crores.