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Congress practices divisive secularism: Naqvi

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BJP senior leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday accused the Congress party of practising divisive secularism.

Addressing a press conference here, Naqvi said that the Congress party’s secularism was influenced with the ideologies of Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s Muslim League and Qasim Razvi’s MIM and it has been using Muslim community as its vote bank since over six decades. However, he claimed that the BJP believes in true secularism where no community is treated as vote bank. He said that the people would reject the Congress party’s fake secularism in the general elections.

Modi to campaign in Seemandhra from April 30

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Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will participate in the election campaign in Seemandhra region from April 30.

Mumbai BJP President Raj Purohit told reporters here on Sunday that Modi would visit Tirupati on April 30 evening. After having darshan of Lord Venkateswara, he would visit Kalahasti the next day. He will address public meetings in Madanapalli, Nellore, Guntur, Bheemavaram and Visakhapatnam on May 1, he informed. (INN)

Telangana welfare on our agenda: Jagan

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Assuring that YSRCP will implement all the welfare schemes named in its manifesto in Telangana as well, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that his Party will be a force to reckon with as YSR is still being seen as a visionary who balanced welfare and development in this region as well.

Addressing a road-show here on Sunday as part of his YSR Jana Bheri electioneering he said: “this is a battle between credibility and honesty on one side and conspiracy and opportunism on the other and I appeal you to vote for YSRCP fan symbol to bring back the golden era of YSR.”

BJP alleges graft in Vadra deals, Priyanka hits back (Roundup)

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The verbal spat between the Congress and the BJP reached new heights Sunday, the BJP alleging “corruption under patronage” in land deals of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra and his wife Priyanka Gandhi hitting back at it for “representing destructive and negative” politics.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad launched one of his party’s fiercest attacks on the Gandhi family, accusing Vadra of making “unscrupulous” land deals and seeking answers from Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi on the issue.

US, Europe must impose sanctions on Russia: Obama

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President Barack Obama said Sunday the US and European countries should act collectively to impose sanctions on Russia for its actions in Ukraine.

“We’re going to be in a stronger position to deter Putin when he sees that the world is unified, and the United States and Europe are unified, rather than this is just a US-Russian conflict,” Xinhua quoted Obama in a joint press conference after meeting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak here Sunday.

Obama said although an international agreement was signed to de-escalate the crisis, Russia did not lift a finger to help.

Chidambaram, Mamata united to save Saradha scamsters: Modi

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Accusing Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of joining hands to help those behind the Saradha chit fund scam, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday said “strong action” will be taken against all culprits if he wins power.

“Chidambaramji, you are the finance minister, who are you trying to save? Mamataji and Chidambaram have joined hands to help those responsible for the Saradha scam,” Modi said at an election rally here in Hooghly district.

Mamata to act if Trinamool members linked with chit funds

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Facing opposition ire over the multi-crore Saradha scam, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said she would take action if any member of her Trinamool Congress party is found to have links with any chit fund.

“We don’t need money from chit funds to run our party. If someone from my party has links with chit funds, I will take action,” Banerjee said at a rally here.

Champions Bengaluru FC keen to end season on a high

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I-League champions Bengaluru FC make a return to Goa exactly a week after they rewrote Indian football history, taking on Sporting Clube de Goa at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda here Monday.

Ashley Westwood’s history men became the first club in the League’s history to win the championship in its debut season beating Dempo 2-4 at the same stadium and the Englishman will want his team to end the season on a memorable high.

KCR advises people to think before voting

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TRS Supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao today said that by the grace of god, Telangana was liberalized from the clutches of Andhraites rule.
KCR was addressing an election meeting here. These elections are very important, he said and asked the people to be cautious while exercising their franchise on voting day and think before casting vote.
This election would make us to ‘write our own destiny and think about the future of Telangana’, Rao said.

DGP says red corner notice against KVP received

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Director General of Police, Prasada Rao said here Sunday that they had received the red corner notice issued against Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP KVP Ramachandra Rao.
He said that they were holding discussions on the notice with CBI, the nodal agency for Interpol in India.
Replying to a question, he said that any special supervision was not needed on KVP as he is an MP.
It may be recalled that the Interpol had issued a red corner notice against Rao in the Titanium mining case. The officials in the CB CID received the notice on Friday.

Ind candidates commit suicide—Threatening calls alleged

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An Independent candidate contesting the Tanuku Assembly constituency in West Godavari district, Seelam Satyanarayana (45), has committed suicide, according to information reaching the state headquarters.
Satyanarayana, hailing from pydimarru village, filed his nomination as an Independent and started canvassing. It is said that he telephoned his family members and friends on Saturday night and informed them he was committing suicide and that he was receiving threatening phone calls. His family members identified his body in the fields near Tadepalligudam.

Brinda karat flays Cong, BJP-TDP

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CPM national leader Brinda Karat has criticized the unholy alliance between Narendra Modi of BJP and Chandrababu Naidu of TDP, and the Congress for corruption.
Participating in the party’s electioneering here today, she appealed to the voters to extend full support to Bhongir Parliament seat contestant Ch Seetharamulu and Nakrekal Assembly contestant M Sarvayya and said it was CPM members who were raising the issues relating to farmers, workers and women in the Parliament and the State Assembly.

Gattu says Chandrababu and Balayya are Psychos

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YSRCP official spokesperson Gattu Ramachandra Rao said here today that both TDP president N.Chandrababu Naidu and his brother-in-law Balakrishna are real ‘psychos’.
Speaking to the media at YSRCP office, he said, that the “Psychology of Chandrababu was made public when he gave Balakrishna a ticket to contest in the elections.” He said that the family members and the hospital sources have confirmed that Balakrishna was suffering from psycho problem, and it was not good for democracy to give tickets to those persons who are mentally ill. (NSS)

Babu promises Jagtial DT

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TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu today said to protect the interest of the state, they e organised protests in Maharashtra against Babli project and they were beaten up with lathis by police.
He was addressing an election meeting at Jagtyal in Karimnagar district. The TDP government has spent Rs 1400 crore for modernization of SRSP project.

During the regime of party, Hyderabad city was developed as a IT hub, schools and colleges were constructed in Telangana, he said and gave assurance that Jagityal would be made as a district if the party comes to power.

Chiru, Pawan Match fixing: Adiseshagiri Rao

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YCP leader and brother of noted Actor Krishna, G Adiseshagiri Rao today flayed the Union Minister Chiranjeevi for being with the Congress which blatantly divided Telugu people through division of Andhra Pradesh. He also took serious exception to Chiranjeevi’s younger brother and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan extending support to the BJP which helped to divide the state.

Beware of leaders offering money for votes: Dr. JP

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Loksatta Party national President Dr. Jayaprakash Naarayan today appealed to voters to realize that those who seek to buy their votes with money and liquor are planning to loot the Rs.5.5 lakh the State Government spends on every family for five years.

24 killed in Syria blasts

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At least 24 people were killed and many injured Sunday when rebels’ shelling targeted government-controlled districts in Syria.

At least 15 shells slammed into Bab al-Faraj, Baroun Street, following the rebels’ blast that ripped through the industrial chamber and the adjacent electricity station in Saba Bahrat area of Aleppo, xinhua reported.

The Syrian army recaptured the al-Matahen area, besieged the al-Ramoseh area and advanced into the al-Ameriyeh area in Aleppo Sunday.

Former MLA C Bapineedu passes away

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Former MLA from Tanuku in West Godavari district, Chittori Bapineedu (78) breathed his last due to heart attack this morning. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2004 as a Congress candidate and worked for development of the constituency. His body was kept at his residence today to enable people to pay their last respects. His last rites would be performed on Monday, according to his family members.(NSS)

Jayalalithaa condoles Maj. Varadharajan’s death in Kashmir

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Sunday condoled the death of Maj. Mukund Varadharajan while fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir April 25.

In a statement here, Jayalalithaa said she was grieved on hearing about Varadharajan’s death.

The 32-year-old Varadharajan of the 44 Rashtriya Rifles was killed along with a soldier in a gun battle with separatist guerrillas in Karewa Manloo village in Kashmir’s Shopian district. Three guerrillas were also killed.

The chief minister announced an ex-gratia of Rs.1 million to the army officer’s family.

Elect leaders for development: CPI

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CPI leader and former MLA K Subba Raju today alleged that major political parties are trying to lure the electors with their false manifestos which are largely aimed at influencing the electors in the elections. The manifestos being projected at top level cannot be implemented, he said.

Babu promises nine hrs power supply to farm sector

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If the TDP is voted to power, nine hours uninterrupted power supply would be provided to agriculture sector, said TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu today.
He was addressing an election meeting at Bodhan in Nizamabad district. During TDP regime, they generated surplus power. But Congress failed to sustain it and its leaders were busy in looting the country, he alleged. Naidu said that first, the TDP had announced that loans of farmers would be waived off after TDP coming to power and now the Congress party also announced same thing copying TDP agenda, he alleged. (NSS)

Sonia to campaign in Visakha on May 2

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AICC Chief Sonia Gandhi, who is on campaign spree in Telangana for quite a few days, is now set to address a few meetings in Seemandhra too. She is expected to address first public meeting at Visakhapatnam on May 2. Sonia Gandhi’s program assumes significance in the wake of Telangana and Seemandhra facing general elections. It may not be smooth going for Sonia’s tour which is being expected to invite wrath from a section of people in Seemandhra region in the wake of bifurcation. It is learnt that the government made all security arrangements for Sonia Gandhi’s program.

APCC secretary wants Sonia to expel KVP from party

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APCC Secretary Raziuddin Ahmed has requested the Congress President Sonia Gandhi to expel Rajya Sabha member Dr KVP Ramachandra Rao from the primary membership of the Congress party and compel him to resign from the membership of Rajya Sabha as he stood out like a “rotten apple in the Congress party’s garden of Eden”.