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All set for conducting election to 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana on Thursday

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Hyderabad, Apr 10 : The stage is set for holding election to 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana on Thursday involving an electorate over 2.97 crore to decide the political fortunes of 443 candidates in the fray.

In all, 25 women candidates are trying their luck in tomorrow’s election for which elaborate arrangements have already been made in and around 34,604 polling stations all over the state.

Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency from where sitting MP and daughter of TRS Supremo and Chief Minister K.Chandrashekar Rao ?K Kavitha-is seeking re-election has the highest number of 185 candidates, while Medak constituency has the lowest ten contestants.

Registered National and regional parties fielded have 61 candidates, other registered political parties fielded 83 while 299 independent candidates including 178 from Nizamabad constituency are in the fray.

Polling will commence at 0700 hours and conclude at 1700 hours except in extremists affected areas located along Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra borders where the polling will end at 1600 hours.

The polling in Nizamabad constituency will take place from 8000 hours to 1800 hours as the mock polling is expected to take more time than other constituencies because of the large number of contestants.

About three lakh poll officials drawn from various departments besides 141 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) were deployed at all the polling stations to ensure smooth and orderly voting.

The material and equipment which had already reached the polling stations to conduct the polling include more than 77,330 ballot units, over 41,000 control units and 43,894 voter verifiable paper audit trail machines.

The State police also made tight security arrangements to ensure that no untoward incidents take place during the polling.

Defamation charge framed against journalist Priya Ramani

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A Delhi court today framed defamation charge against journalist Priya Ramani in a case filed by ex-Union minister M J Akbar after she leveled allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

Court listed the matter for hearing on May 4

Ramani, who appeared before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, however, pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.

Last October, Ramani had written an article for Vogue where she mentioned about an editor’s advances.

Akbar, who resigned as the Union minister last October 17, filed a private criminal defamation complaint against Ramani after his name cropped up on social media as the #MeToo campaign raged on in India.

Akbar has since denied the charges leveled by Ramani.

The court listed the matter for hearing on May 4 and also granted a permanent exemption to Ramani from personal appearance.

Cong slams Modi after SC order, says Rafale skeletons tumbling out

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New Delhi, Apr 10 : Welcoming the Supreme Court ruling that dismissed the Centre’s objection to consider the Defence documents, which were published in the media, as evidence in the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal, Congress on Wednesday slammed Narendra Modi government, saying ?the skeletons in Rafale Scam are tumbling out one by one?.

In a series of tweets, AICC communication in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala said that Mr Modi cannot hide behind the ‘official secrets act’.

Modiji, you can run and lie as much as you want, But sooner or later the truth comes out. The skeletons in Rafale Scam are tumbling out one by one. And now there is ‘no official secrets act’ to hide behind?, he tweeted.

In another tweet, Mr Surjewala said that the Supreme Court has upheld a time honoured legal principle.

A rattled Modiji had threatened to invoke Official Secrets Act against independent Journalists for exposing his corruption on Rafale? he tweeted and added, ?don’t worry Modiji, an investigation is going to take place now, whether you like it or not?.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed Centre’s objection, citing Official Secret Act, to consider the review petition on the basis of published documents in media.

In a unanimous verdict, the apex court led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, We deem it proper to dismiss the preliminary objections to hold and affirm that the review petitions will be adjudicated on their merits on the basis of the relevance of the three documents whose admissibility was questioned by the government?.

Agencies

Mary Kom features as Brand Ambassador of Ankit TMT Bars

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Kolkata, Apr 09 : Adjectives like strength, vigour, courage have always been the attributes to describe men, and the women have been the soft, kind and poised ones. But, while in the 21st Century, the World is developing, there’s no such adjective that can discriminate a man or woman, explaining their attributes. A woman can also be strong, courageous and robust. 

Thus, to break the stereotypical norms of the  patriarchal society, Ankit TMT Bars, who are one of the leaders in the  industry with their strength of steel, is introducing MC Mary Kom, who  is one of the epitomes of strength, as their brand ambassador.

Nicknamed as ‘Magnificent Mary’, MC Mary Kom has been awarded with some of the most respectable titles like Padma Shri, Arjuna Award, Padma Bhushan, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, ?Meethoileima? title by Manipur Government, proving the fact the she’s not only a woman of physical strength, but a representative of Empowered women, who are capable of leading their life in the Society, equally with or without her male counterpart. People should look forward to MC Mary Kom, because ?Here’s to strong women. May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.?
MC Mary Kom on this occasion said, ?I believe, that there isn’t any job that the women cannot do. Strength need not be physical always. Mental strength and will power is the most important, in running every institution. Women know how to balance family and work, she is always the strength and support of the family and that is the most important factor.?
?I am so glad to be a part of Ankit TMT Bars. I, too, support and respect about their belief that women are the actual pillars of strength in the society?, said Mary. ?We always relate men with strength and vigour. But for us, it’s not men but women who are the ultimate pillars of strength, and who else would be better than MC Mary Kom as our Brand Ambassador, representing out thoughts?, said Ankit Patni, the MD of the Brand, Ankit TMT Bars.

PM to address election rally today

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Panaji, Apr 10 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium at Taleigo, near the city, today.
According to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sources, the meeting would be attended by at least 25,000 people.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, his cabinet colleagues, party MLAs and office bearers would attend the meeting.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant visited the venue on Tuesday and inquired about the preparations for the meeting.
Lok Sabha elections in Goa are scheduled to be held on April 23, 2019. Three assembly constituencies in the state will also go for polls on the same day. Meanwhile, by-elections to Panaji assembly constituency are also to be held on May 19, 2019.

Pak PM Imran Khan endorses PM Modi for second term, says ‘BJP’s win will boost chances of India-Pak talks’

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Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, PM Narendra Modi received support from none other than Imran Khan, the PM of Pakistan. Khan had said that both the countries will have a better chance of settling the Kashmir dispute if Modi-led BJP government comes to power.

The cricketer-turned-politician further said that if the Congress comes to power at the Centre then it might not start a dialogue with Pakistan on Kashmir as it will be scared of the opposition.  

“Perhaps if the BJP – a right-wing party – wins, some kind of settlement in Kashmir could be reached,” Khan was quoted by Reuters as saying.

Khan further said that he seeks a meaningful dialogue on Kashmir issue with the BJP if it comes to power despite the fact that Muslims were facing continuous attack under Modi rule.

Muslim-ness is under attack, said Khan and added that he had never expected to witness something like this. Citing his Indian Muslim friends he said they were happy about their situation in India but they are now worried due to the rise of extreme Hindu Nationalism.

Drawing a parallel between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Modi he said that their campaign and rallies were based on “fear and nationalist feeling”.

Speaking on the BJP manifesto which talked about removing Article 370 and 35A from Jammu and Kashmir Khan called it a major concern but said that it might be a poll stunt.

After the interview was out, former J&K CM Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti took a jibe at the Modi government. 

On terrorism, the Pakistani PM said that his country is fully committed to dismantling all terror networks and militias in the country with the full support of the military establishment and added that this will also apply to groups involved in Kashmir.

Terming Kashmir a “political struggle” Khan said that this dispute cannot be resolved through military solutions.  He further accepted that Kashmiris are the ones who suffer the most if terrorists from Pakistan enter the Valley leading to crackdown by the Indian Army.

India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir after gaining independence from Britain in 1947 and bilateral ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours reached a boiling point in February this year after 40 CRPF jawans were killed in suicide bombing in Kashmir’s Pulwama.

While Islamabad denied its role in the ghastly February 14 attack, Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility for the same. The bombing led to IAF airstrikes in Pakistan’s Balakot and the Indian government claimed that over 300 terrorists died in the airstrikes.

Later, Pakistan carried out air strikes on Army HQ in J&K but no casualties were reported.

The airstrikes gave a big boost to PM Modi’s re-election bid.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi claimed that they had reliable intelligence indicating that India will launch another attack on Pakistan this month, a claim categorically rejected by the MEA.

India’s great game of democracy will start on April 11 and the polls will be held in phases with results on May 23.

Agencies

Rafale review pleas: ‘Stolen’ documents ‘admissible in the court’, says SC

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In a setback for the government, the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, ruled that the ‘stolen’ documents were ‘admissible in the court’. A Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, dismissed Centre’s preliminary objections seeking review of earlier judgment giving a clean chit to the Union Government in Rafale deal. The bench also includes Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph.

The court allowed the admissibility of three documents in Rafale deal as evidence in re-examining the review petitions filed against the SC’s December 14 judgement in which it refused to order probe in procuring 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.  “As far as the question of hearing of review plea on Rafale judgement is concerned, it will give a detailed hearing later on,” SC said. 

“Our argument was that because the documents relate to Defence you must examine them. You asked for this evidence and we have provided it. So the Court has accepted our pleas and rejected the arguments of the government,” Arun Shourie, who filed review plea in Rafale deal verdict was quoted as saying by news agency.

The verdict pertains to the initial objections raised by the central government that the documents that claimed ‘privileged’ could not be authenticated to reassess the ruling on the Rafale jet deal with France.

On December 14 last year, SC had rejected the petitions by former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie as also activist advocate Prashant Bhushan seeking a court-monitored probe into the Rafale acquisition process.

The Supreme Court had on March 14 heard the pleas to review the December 14 Rafale order and Attorney General KK Venugopal argued that the court should remove leaked pages from the petitions as the government claims privilege over the documents. The court, however, said that the petitioners had already submitted the documents.

The Centre, in an affidavit, had told the apex court that the review petitions were based on documents stolen from the Defence Ministry.

The matter comes on the backdrop that the Congress-led opposition has made Rafale an election issue and targetted the government over the offset contracts awarded to the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence by Dassault – the manufacturer of Rafale.

In its December 14 verdict, the apex court had dismissed the petitions and said that there was no reason to ‘really doubt the decision-making process’.

In 2016, India and France had inked an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) to purchase 36 Rafale fighters from French Dassault. The announcement, made by PM Modi during his France visit, overruled the then existing process to purchase 126 Rafale jets from France — 18 in flyaway condition and 108 to be made in India with the transfer of technology.

Agencies

CM condoles demise of Mani

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Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 10 : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has condoled the demise of Kerala Congress (M) Chairman KM Mani, who was a member of the state legislature for 54 years.

Mani breathed his last in a Private hospital in Kochi on Tuesday.

The demise of Kerala Congress (M) leader had created an irreparable loss not only to the party but to the entire state, the Chief Minister said in a Facebook post.

KM Mani, who had created a space for himself in parliamentary politics, was an eminent legislator and efficient political leader, he added.

”His record of representing from the same constituency for 13 times was remarkable. This was possible due to his attachment with the people in his constituency”, he added.

Media focusing only on Modi because of his Make-up: Kumaraswamy

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Bengaluru, Apr 9 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wakes up every morning applies make-up or wax on his face to get a shine and sits in front of cameras, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy tweeted today.
“But we take bath once in the morning and wash our face only next day” Kumaraswamy added.
“Our faces dose not look good on cameras, that is why even Media shows only Modi” Kumaraswamy said.

Jagan, T-CM acting like pet dogs to PM: Naidu alleges

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Vijayawada, Apr 9 : On the last day of election campaign for the general election on April 11, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party National President N Chandrababu Naidu came down heavily on Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and YSRCP President Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy by alleging that they were acting like pet dogs to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing an election meeting in Gurazala town in Guntur district on Tuesday, Mr Naidu said that Mr Modi dictates Mr Rao and Mr Reddy and they follow his directions.

He said that Telangana Chief Minister announced that he would merge the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) into the Congress, if separate Telangana state was carved out.

However, after creating of Telangana state, Mr Rao did not merge his party into the Congress but abused UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, he flayed.

The Telangana government approached the Supreme Court on the construction of Polavaram irrigation project, he pointed out and asked voters to reject YSRCP which is being supported by Mr Chandrashekar Rao.

?Jagan Reddy is wooing voters to give one opportunity to rule the state. If he is given one opportunity, the construction of Polavaram will come to halt. The control over the Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam projects will land into the hands of Telangana state. Water will be provided to Rayalaseema region through PR Padu and Mucchumarri head regulators? he predicted.

The Chief Minister participated in a road show and addressed gathering in Sattenapalli on the last day.

Accusing the Prime Minister of ruining the National Institutions, he said that if 100 Modis came, they could not do any harm to him.

He said that retired IAS officers expressed anguish for diluting the Election Commission of India.

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