Dhoni to lead ODI squad against Kiwis, Raina recalled
New Delhi [India], Oct.6 (ANI): India's limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead the 15-man ODI squad announced for the five-match series against New Zealand starting from October 16 in Dharamsala.
ANIIndia to take up with China the issue of blocking of Brahmaputra tributary: MEA
New Delhi [India], Oct. 6 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said India would take up with China the issue of blocking of Brahmaputra tributary and other relevant issues that occurred after the last meeting will be taken up at the next meeting of the expert level mechanism. Replying to a media query, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, "There is a bilateral agreement with China to share information on cross border rivers, including Brahmaputra and Sutlej." "The two countries have an expert-level mechanism, which meets regularly to discuss issues concerning cross border rivers. The Chinese side has conveyed on several occasions that they are only undertaking run-of-the-river hydro power projects, which do not involve diversion of the waters of the Brahmaputra, he said.
ANIShiv Sena slams Rahul Gandhi's 'obnoxious' taunt at PM
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 7 (ANI): Describing Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's 'dalali' remark as 'obnoxious', the Shiv Sena on Friday said it is extremely unfortunate that the grand old party and NCP leaders are playing petty politics over the surgical strikes instead of boosting the morale of India Army and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shiv Sena leader Manisha Kayande told ANI that what else can someone expect from an immature person like Rahul Gandhi as he hardly cares about what is happening in the country.
ANIPakistan will not play in Kabaddi World Cup: IKF
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) on Wednesday announced that Pakistan will not play in the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup due to the prevailing political tension with India, which is hosting the event. "Pakistan is a valuable member and stakeholder of the federation, but in view of the current political atmosphere, we have decided, in the best of the sport, that this World Cup should be played without Pakistan," International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) Chief Executive Officer Devraj Chaturvedi told IANS.
IANS India Private LimitedSwamy demands Prez rule in TN as Amma is unwell
New Delhi [India], Oct. 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday wrote to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and urged him to impose President's rule in Tamil Nadu in the wake of Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa undergoing treatment. Swamy alleged that during the "ad hoc administrative situation in the state", there is massive disorder and lawlessness in Tamil Nadu.
ANIEngineering student from Jaipur to be Canada's High Commissioner for a day
New Delhi [India], Oct.7 (ANI): Medha Mishra, a student from Jaipur, will be Canada's High Commissioner for a day today, October 7. The competition was conducted by the High Commission of Canada as part of activities to mark the October 11 International Day of the Girl.
ANIAfter Lanka, Germany backs India on 'surgical strikes'
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct. 5 (ANI): In what could be seen as yet another blow to Pakistan, German Ambassador to India Martin Ney on Wednesday said that Germany will stand with India in its fight against terrorism by stating that "any state has the right to defend its territory from internal terrorism." "There is a clear international norm that every state has the right to defend its territory from international terrorism," said Ney while responding to a query on the recent surgical strikes by the Indian Army across Line of Control (LoC). "Let me put it this way.it is absolutely clear that there are two norms in international law governing this issue (cross-border terrorism). "Secondly, there is a clear international law that any state has the right to defend its territory from internal terrorism," he added.
ANIMumbai Civil Society boycotts Sanjay Nirupam for his remark on army's surgical strike
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 5 (ANI): After facing the nation's ire Mumbai civil society also boycotted Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam today for demanding proof of the Indian Army's surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC). Members of civil society along with former Central Information Commissioner (CIC) Shailesh Gandhi declined to take part in an open discussion on Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Open Land Policy organised by Nirupam today.
ANIIndia, Sri Lanka should unite in isolating sources of ideological sustenance of terrorists: President Mukherjee
New Delhi [India], Oct. 6 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Welcoming the Sri Lankan Prime Minister to India, President Mukherjee said India appreciates Wickremesinghe's role in Sri Lanka's active re-engagement with the world.
ANIPakistan PM tells military to act against terror after global isolation
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Faced with growing global isolation and pressure to act against terror originating from Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has bluntly asked the military leadership, including the ISI, to act against terrorist groups and conclude soon the probes into the 2008 Mumbai and 2016 Pathankot attacks. Pakistan's influential Dawn newspaper, citing unnamed sources, said the civilian government, in a "blunt, orchestrated and unprecedented warning", asked military-led intelligence agencies "not to interfere if law enforcement acts against militant groups that are banned or until now considered off-limits for civilian action". "Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed that fresh attempts be made to conclude the Pathankot investigation and restart the stalled Mumbai attacks-related trials in a Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court," the newspaper said.
IANS India Private LimitedMuslims pray for Amma's speedy recovery outside Apollo Hospital
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct.5 (ANI): Scores of Muslims thronged outside the Apollo Hospital here on Wednesday where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is being administered and performed prayers for her speedy recovery. Holding portraits of their beloved Chief Minister, they chanted prayers in front of the hospital. "We are here to offer our prayers for her speedy recovery.
ANIMadras High Court quashes PIL seeking statement on Jayalalithaa's health
Chennai (T.N.) [India], Oct. 6 (ANI):The Madras High Court on Thursday quashed a Public Interest Litigation moved by 'Traffic' K.R. Ramaswamy seeking a direction to be given to the state government to declare the health status of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa who is recuperating at the Apollo Hospital , Chennai. Terming the PIL as a "Publicity Interest Litigation", the First Bench of Chief Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice R. Mahadevan warned the petitioner not to use the forum for political purposes. On Monday, Mr. Ramaswamy approached the high court seeking direction to declare the real status of her health, with material proofs like photographs before the court.
ANIStop crediting PM, don't require proof on surgical strikes: Congress
New Delhi [India], Oct. 6 (ANI): The Congress Party on Thursday accused the BJP-led NDA regime of politicising the surgical strikes and said that it does not require proof of the same as it firmly believes the Indian Army. Congress spokesperson Sandeep Dikshit said that the BJP has tried to cash on brownie points by crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the surgical strikes. "I would like to say that Narendra Modi has nothing to do with the attack.
ANIBeijing needs to rethink on banning of Jaish chief: Former J-K DGP
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct. 7 (ANI): As the Indian government has decided to take up with China the matter of extension of a technical hold on New Delhi's bid for a United Nations ban against Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, a former director general of police of Jammu and Kashmir and defence expert, M.M. Khajuria, on Friday said that this is a very timely message to the world community, and that there is an absolute need for China to have a rethink on the issue, given that they themselves are confronted with Islamic terrorism and admitted that the leadership of that terrorism resides in Pakistan. Commenting on Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup's statement that India has conveyed to the United Nations that it is expected to proscribe the JeM chief under the 1267 sanctions regime of the security council, as such a designation will send a strong message to all terror groups across the world that the international community is no longer going to tolerate selective approaches to terrorism, Khajuria said, "The idea of the MEA spokesperson is to bring it to the notice of world community, in which 14 members are in favour of a known and recognised world-level terrorist Masood Azhar, who obtained freedom from the prison in Kandahar as exchange for our civilians.
ANIUS, UK, other foreign missions in India to celebrate 'International Day of the Girl'
New Delhi [India], Oct. 6 (ANI): Over 20 diplomatic missions here have come together to organise a range of activities highlighting the importance of the rights of women and girls around the globe to commemorate the 'International Day of the Girl' on October 11. This year, for the first time, the diplomatic missions and key government, local and international partners have organized a series of activities for 'International Day of the Girl' to increase awareness and promote discussion on the importance of girls' empowerment for the benefit of society's economic and social progress. The initiative also aims to support and complement India's 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' campaign.
ANIPakistan denies reports of rift between government, ISI
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) The Pakistan government on Thursday dismissed as "not only speculative but misleading and factually incorrect" a Dawn news report on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asking the ISI to act against terrorists or face global isolation. A spokesperson of the Prime Minister's Office "has strongly rejected" the report about the deliberations in a meeting between the government and military leadership, including Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt. Gen. Rizwan Akhtar, on security issues of the country. The fact that the report itself states that none of the attributed statements were confirmed by the individuals mentioned in the story clearly makes it an example of irresponsible reporting," the PMO spokesperson said in a Facebook post.
IANS India Private LimitedNarasimha Rao won India economic freedom in 1991, says Sanjaya Baru
By I. Ramamohan Rao New Delhi [India] Oct. 6 (ANI): Before we had the 'Accidental Prime Minister', as Sanjaya Baru termed his former boss Dr. Manmohan Singh, the country had another Prime Minister who was annointed by the same lady who picked Dr Singh. Both Singh and Rao had prickly relationships with the Italian born Sonia, who history will record as the second most powerful woman politician that India has known. Sanjaya Baru's book "1991, How P.V. Narasimha Rao Made History" chronicles that crucial period in contemporary India when the country seamlessly moved away from the Nehruvian socialistic pattern of society.
ANIK'taka govt. should take the team seriously: BJP on team for Cauvery water assessment
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], Oct. 7 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hailed the arrival of the team appointed by the Centre to study the ground reality in the Cauvery river basin here in a bid to address the water-sharing dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and said the state government should use the opportunity to provide proper inputs to the team. BJP leader S. Prakash told ANI, "At last, the team has come and the fate of Cauvery water now depends on the report presented by the team." He said that the Karnataka Government should seriously consider the team and provide it with all possible assistance and input to convince them that the state is really short of water and unable to provide it to Tamil Nadu.
ANILankan PM says will discuss fishermen row in detail with India
New Delhi [India], Oct. 5 (ANI): Taking about the long-standing problems of Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen, visiting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said that he discussed the matter with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, adding there will be joint talks first between the fishermen associations and then between the Foreign Ministers and Ministers of Fishery. First, there will be talks between fishermen associations on both sides (India and Sri Lanka).
ANI'It has become part of Pakistan's DNA to lie' Former army chief J J Singh
General (Retd.) Joginder Jaswant Singh on Wednesday said the democratic fabric of the nation gets weakened when such issues are politicised. Commenting on the demands for proof regarding the surgical strikes, the ex-Army Chief said, "I don't believe anybody has the right to question the fact that we (Indian Army) conducted the operation and that it should show them the evidence." The former army chief's comments come in the wake of growing demands from some Congress leaders, including P. Chidambaram and Sanjay Nirupam, and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for proof of India's surgical strikes across the border. "When our armed forces make a claim, there should be no doubt on its authenticity," he stated.
ANIPak government tells military-act against militants or face international isolation
Karachi [Pakistan], Oct. 6 (ANI): In what could be seen as an unprecedented warning for the Pakistan military, the Pakistan Muslim League (N)-led government has informed the former about the growing international isolation of Islamabad and has sought consensus on several key actions by the state. As per the Dawn, firstly, General Rizwan Akhtar Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), accompanied by National Security Adviser (NSA) Nasser Janjua, is to travel to each of the four provinces with a message for provincial apex committees and ISI sector commanders. It is reported that the message that has been sent by the government is that military-led intelligence agencies are not to interfere if law enforcement acts against militant groups that are banned or until now considered off-limits for civilian action.
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