Swati Maliwal breaks silence on assault; FIR filed against Kejriwal's aide
Hours after giving statement to Delhi Police in connection with the alleged assault by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide, Aam Aadmi Party MP Swati Maliwal said "the last few days have been very difficult" and she hopes "appropriate action will be taken" now after her statement. After recording Maliwal's statement, Delhi Police filed an FIR late night against Arvind Kejriwal's former PS Bibhav Kumar.
'PoJK slipped away due to someone's weakness': Jaishankar
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday took a veiled jibe at former prime minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and the Congress party, stating that India lost control over Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) due to "someone's weakness or mistake." The external affairs minister dismissed the notion of a 'Lakshman Rekha' when asked about China's potential response if India were to cross the proverbial line and integrate PoJK into the Union of India, considering that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor passes through Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan.
PM Modi's 'khatakhat khatakhat' dig at 'shehzadas' Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, saying the 'shehzadas' will leave the country for summer vacation 'khatakhat khatakhat' (colloquial Hindi for being quick) after the parliamentary poll results are announced.
"Whether the 'shehzada' is from Lucknow (Akhilesh Yadav) or Delhi (Rahul Gandhi)...he will leave for abroad for summer vacation," PM Modi said while 'predicting' what would happen after the Lok Sabha elections results are declared on June 4.
Lalu Prasad sitting in Congress's lap to make his son CM: Amit Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Lalu Yadav during a rally in Bihar and said he is "sitting on the lap" of the Congress only for power and to make his son the chief minister. Speaking at a rally in Bihar's Sitamarhi, Amit Shah said, "Today Lalu Yadav, for the sake of power politics, to make his son the chief minister, has gone and sat in the lap of the Congress party, which has spent its entire life opposing the backward and extremely backward classes."
Congress follows Gandhi who said 'Hey Ram' before dying, says Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said her party follows the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi who uttered "Hey Ram" before dying and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was wrong in accusing it of being anti-religion. "They accuse us of being against the Hindu religion. We follow Mahatma Gandhi's ideal who had chanted 'Hey Ram' before dying," she said, addressing a poll rally at 'Chaudah Mill roundabout,' about 20 km from the district headquarters. She alleged that while the saffron party claims to be a "champion of Hindu religion," the condition of the state-run cowsheds in Uttar Pradesh remains pitiable.
Mamata Banerjee's U-turn after 'outside support' remark
A day after announcing that Trinamool Congress (TMC) will extend "outside support" to the INDIA alliance to form government at the Centre if it wins the Lok Sabha elections, now Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has taken a U-turn and said she is "very much part of INDIA alliance" at the national level. Addressing a rally in Bengal's Tamluk, the TMC chief said, "At all India level, some people have misunderstood my statement yesterday. I am very much part of the INDIA alliance. The INDIA alliance was my brainchild. We are together at the national level and will continue to be together."
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