Ads bearing Arvind Kejriwal images not removed in city, alleges Congress: </br><br> Delhi Congress alleged that advertisements bearing images of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were still on display at public places in the city despite the Supreme Court order. "It was surprising that an elected representative, CM of a state who is a keeper and maker of law, is himself defying the court order," DPCC spokesperson Sharmishtha Mukherjee claimed. She alleged that advertisements carrying Kejriwal's photographs were "yet to be removed" from various public places in the city. "You can not expect the taxpayer to help the government. We strongly demand an audit of the money spent on advertisements for extra days (of display), after the Supreme Court order and it should be paid for by Kejriwal or the Aam Admi Party," Mukherjee said. (16/05/2015) (PTI) -
<b>Can't pass law for Ram temple in Ayodhya, says Rajnath Singh: </b> A dearth of majority in the Upper House of Parliament was coming in the way of BJP to bring in a motion and make law for construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, Union Home minister Rajnath Singh today said. Construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya was among the promises made by BJP in its election manifesto which it had released in the run up to last year's General elections. Some other contentious issues like abrogation of Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir and enactment of Uniform Civil Code were also promised in the party's manifesto. "BJP does not have a majority in Rajya Sabha, so this time it is not possible to bring motion in the Parliament to make law for the construction of Ram temple," the senior BJP leader said.(PTI) (10/05/2015)</br><br> (Image caption: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh being welcomed by Gyan Das, mahant of Hanumangari temple in Ayodhya)
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<b>RSS hits back at US over stand on Ford Foundation, Greenpeace: </b> Days after the US hit out at Modi government over its action against two international NGOs, the RSS today reacted strongly, saying it should "respect" India's sovereignty and asked whether it was "the global police of democracy". Charging the NGOs like Greenpeace and Ford Foundation with violating Indian laws, the RSS questioned US' defence of the two organisations and chided it for "jumping the gun". The RSS mouthpiece 'Organiser' in its editorial titled "The un-civil intervention", has also questioned whether the United States would allow such violations by so-called non-profit and non-political NGOs in their own country.(PTI) (10/05/2015)
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<b>Delhi BJP slams Arvind Kejriwal over circular on 'defamatory' news: </b> Delhi BJP today dubbed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as a "dictatorial anarchist" while condemning his government's controversial circular threatening action against the media for any defamatory news. Terming the circular as "draconian", Delhi BJP President Satish Upadhyay said it was a "veiled threat" to the media to stop it from exposing misdeeds of the city government. "BJP has always said that Arvind Kejriwal is dual faced who has no faith in democracy, constitutional institutions, freedom of speech and moral values. "Kejriwal was always a dictatorial anarchist and after his 67-seat victory his true colours are there before the people and media to see," he said.(PTI) (10/05/2015)
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Party chief Amit Shah also underlined the government's "commitment" to farmers by citing the new crop insurance scheme, which he said, for the first time provided full protection to farmers against any damage to their crops while the earlier schemes focused on helping them repay their loans.Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked party leaders and workers to use social media to highlight the government's successes besides reaching out to them on ground. (PTI)
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<b>Govinda prays for his 'Partner' co-star Salman Khan:</b> Bollywood actor Govinda has prayed for superstar colleague Salman Khan at the Shirdi shrine. "I have prayed for Salman at Shirdi Sai Baba shrine. I cannot talk much at the moment but I have prayed for him," Govinda, who worked with Salman in "Partner", told reporters last night after paying obeisance at the famous shrine. Salman was sentenced to five years imprisonment by a Mumbai sessions court in the 2002 hit-and-run case which was later suspended by the Bombay High Court.(Bollywood Hungama) (10/05/2015)
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<b>Narendra Modi calls for building 'Team India': </b> Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made a vigorous pitch for the Centre and states to work together as 'Team India' to take the country forward, a view endorsed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. And in comforting words to the fiery Trinamool Congress chief, Modi expressed confidence that West Bengal, whose progress, he said, had earlier determined the country's economic development, would surely bounce bank in the coming days and become an "important economic power". Vowing to work with the states to "take India forward", the Prime Minister said it has been a "misfortune" that in the past there have been tensions between states and the Centre. "I too have been a Chief Minister for many years and I know that this attitude (of the Centre) towards states will not help anyone. Our Constitution has given us a federal structure. But unfortunately Centre-state relations have always come under stress", he said after the inauguration of modernised IISCO Steel Plant here in the presence of Banerjee.(PTI) (10/05/2015)</br><br> (Image caption: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the dedication of the Modernized and expanded IISCO Steel Plant to the nation at Polo Ground in Asansol.)
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In yet another brutal road rage incident on Sunday, a 42-year-old DTC bus driver was beaten to death in broad daylight allegedly by a 22-year-old youth as passengers looked on after the bus grazed his bike in Mundka area of west Delhi, hours after which the accused was arrested.
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<b>ISIS comes out with bizarre recruitment video: </b> A new goofy Islamic State recruitment video has emerged that shows terrorists performing bizarre training drills like jumping through flaming hoops in a bid to lure impressionable minds. In the terror group's latest propaganda video, posted on YouTube, the Islamist fighters are depicted doing training drills some of which are edited to make them look extra quick and slick. Dressed head to toe in black, the jihadists lift each other up, do somersaults and jump through windows with AK-47 assault rifles in the 10-minute video, one of at least five low-budget training clips put out by the group in the past year. The video was reportedly shot outside Homs, Syria, the New York Post reported.(Reuters) (10/05/2015)
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<b>China's military budget over 3 times that of India, says Pentagon: </b> China has significantly increased its defence budget which is now more than three times that of India, the Pentagon has said. China's official defence budget last year was USD 136.3 billion while that of India was USD 38.2 billion, the Pentagon said in its annual report to the Congress based on its assessment of military and security developments involving the Communist giant. China has significantly increased its defence budget over the past several decades and now has reached a position to pose threat to the American national security interest in the region, the report said. Having established a modern defence industry, China is exporting arms to Pakistan, which is its top importer.(PTI) (10/05/2015)
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