Kunming becomes first destination of Sushma's China visit - The Hindu

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Beijing on Saturday to insulate and advance a growing economic relationship with China, from the headwinds of competing geopolitical interests in the Indian Ocean and the Asia-Pacific.Ms. Swaraj’s arrival follows a high-profile visit to India by U.S. President Barack Obama. “The Presidential visit will not be the focus of discussions, but it is quite likely that the Chinese hosts and the...

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BJP's Bedi files FIR against AAP's Vishwas over 'derogatory sexist' remarks - The Indian Express

Kumar Vishwas said whatever remarks he had made were targeted at BJP and not Kiran Bedi.BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi on Saturday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against AAP’s Kumar Vishwas for allegedly making “derogatory” and “sexist” remarks. Bedi also tweeted that a FIR had been filed against the AAP leader Vishwas.Delhi Election Commission officials confirmed that the complaint, dated...

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Kunming becomes first destination of Sushma's China visit - The Hindu

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Beijing on Saturday to insulate and advance a growing economic relationship with China, from the headwinds of competing geopolitical interests in the Indian Ocean and the Asia-Pacific.Ms. Swaraj’s arrival follows a high-profile visit to India by U.S. President Barack Obama. “The Presidential visit will not be the focus of discussions, but it is quite likely that the Chinese hosts and the...

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BJP's Bedi files FIR against AAP's Vishwas over 'derogatory sexist' remarks - The Indian Express

Kumar Vishwas said whatever remarks he had made were targeted at BJP and not Kiran Bedi.BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi on Saturday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against AAP’s Kumar Vishwas for allegedly making “derogatory” and “sexist” remarks. Bedi also tweeted that a FIR had been filed against the AAP leader Vishwas.Delhi Election Commission officials confirmed that the complaint, dated...

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Kunming becomes first destination of Sushma's China visit - The Hindu

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Beijing on Saturday to insulate and advance a growing economic relationship with China, from the headwinds of competing geopolitical interests in the Indian Ocean and the Asia-Pacific.Ms. Swaraj’s arrival follows a high-profile visit to India by U.S. President Barack Obama. “The Presidential visit will not be the focus of discussions, but it is quite likely that the Chinese hosts and the...

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Islamic State Militants Say They Killed 2nd Japanese Hostage - New York Times

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BJP's Bedi files FIR against AAP's Vishwas over 'derogatory sexist' remarks - The Indian Express

Kumar Vishwas said whatever remarks he had made were targeted at BJP and not Kiran Bedi.BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi on Saturday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against AAP’s Kumar Vishwas for allegedly making “derogatory” and “sexist” remarks. Bedi also tweeted that a FIR had been filed against the AAP leader Vishwas.Delhi Election Commission officials confirmed that the complaint, dated...

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Kunming becomes first destination of Sushma's China visit - The Hindu

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Beijing on Saturday to insulate and advance a growing economic relationship with China, from the headwinds of competing geopolitical interests in the Indian Ocean and the Asia-Pacific.Ms. Swaraj’s arrival follows a high-profile visit to India by U.S. President Barack Obama. “The Presidential visit will not be the focus of discussions, but it is quite likely that the Chinese hosts and the...

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Islamic State claims it has beheaded Japanese hostage Kenji Goto - Times of India

AMMAN, Jordan: An online video released on Saturday night purported to show an Islamic State group militant behead Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, ending days of negotiations by diplomats to save the man.The video, released on militant websites and highlighted by militant sympathizers on social media sites, bore the symbol of the Islamic State group's al-Furqan media arm.Though the video could not be immediately independently verified by The Associated Press, it conformed to other beheading videos released by the extremists,...

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Swaraj, Lokpal Bills back on AAP manifesto - The Indian Express

Arvind Kejriwal said the party will "use its moral and political authority to push for full statehood for Delhi". (Source: PTI)The AAP on Saturday released their manifesto and a 70-point action plan for the Delhi Assembly polls, which include old promises — such as the Jan Lokpal and Swaraj Bills — and some new ones like making Delhi a WiFi city.The 40-page manifesto includes suggestions made during deliberations at the party’s Delhi...

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Islamic State Militants Say They Killed Japanese Hostage - New York Times

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Matang Sinh finally appears before CBI, held - The Indian Express

Former Union minister Matang Sinh after his arrest in Kolkata on Saturday. (Source: Express Photos)Former Union minister Matang Sinh was on Saturday arrested by the CBI in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam. The former MP from Assam was booked for “cheating, criminal conspiracy and misappropriation of funds”, a statement issued by the CBI said.Sinh, who presented himself before the CBI Saturday morning after missing several earlier...

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Matang Sinh finally appears before CBI, held - The Indian Express

Former Union minister Matang Sinh after his arrest in Kolkata on Saturday. (Source: Express Photos)Former Union minister Matang Sinh was on Saturday arrested by the CBI in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam. The former MP from Assam was booked for “cheating, criminal conspiracy and misappropriation of funds”, a statement issued by the CBI said.Sinh, who presented himself before the CBI Saturday morning after missing several earlier...

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Chinese President Xi Jinping to break protocol, will meet Sushma Swaraj - Times of India

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has made an exception by agreeing to meet the visiting Indian external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, on Monday. The Chinese president rarely meets the visiting foreign ministers from other countries, who are sometimes accorded respect by a meeting with the country's premier.Xi's desire to have direct consultations with Swaraj could be related to the recent New Delhi visit by US President Barack...

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PM Narendra Modi tries to woo AAP's vote base - Economic Times

NEW DELHI: Prime minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday, calling it back-stabbers and appealing to voters to choose his party, the BJP, with the promise that it will be the cleanest government ever which would end their water, housing, unemployment and other woes.Without naming AAP, the principal rival of the BJP in the Delhi assembly elections, Modi said, "The very people you voted for the last time with some dreams stabbed you in your back, took you towards instability. You...

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Matang Sinh finally appears before CBI, held - The Indian Express

Former Union minister Matang Sinh after his arrest in Kolkata on Saturday. (Source: Express Photos)Former Union minister Matang Sinh was on Saturday arrested by the CBI in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam. The former MP from Assam was booked for “cheating, criminal conspiracy and misappropriation of funds”, a statement issued by the CBI said.Sinh, who presented himself before the CBI Saturday morning after missing several earlier...

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Congress goes quiet after Jayanthi storm - The Hindu

The HinduFormer Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan.CBI has no immediate plans to quiz former ministerAfter reactions by several leaders on Friday following the resignation of former Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan, the Congress seemed to have withdrawn into a shell on Saturday. Party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, the target of Ms. Natarajan’s ire, has not responded to the charges, leaving the job to party spokespersons.The...

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Matang Sinh finally appears before CBI, held - The Indian Express

Former Union minister Matang Sinh after his arrest in Kolkata on Saturday. (Source: Express Photos)Former Union minister Matang Sinh was on Saturday arrested by the CBI in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam. The former MP from Assam was booked for “cheating, criminal conspiracy and misappropriation of funds”, a statement issued by the CBI said.Sinh, who presented himself before the CBI Saturday morning after missing several earlier...

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Natarajan quits Congress, attacks senior party leaders - Livemint

The letter published in a daily said Jayanthi Natarajan was asked to resign in less than 100 days before the country went to general election.Chennai/New Delhi: In a sign of growing political dissent within the Congress party, former environment minister and veteran politician Jayanthi Natarajan resigned from the party on Friday with a scathing attack on the party’s senior leadership, claiming that she had been vilified and sidelined...

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Promise and Perils of Bedi - The Hindu

With barely a week left for Delhi to go to vote, it’s apparent to the BJP that Kiran Bedi alone cannot swing votes in its favourWhen 65-year-old former police officer Kiran Bedi rose to speak at a Bharatiya Janata Party meeting for the first time in New Delhi, less than 24 hours after she had joined the party, both workers and leaders alike did not know what to expect.The not-so-shining galaxy of BJP leaders, whose infighting had created...

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Saradha scam: Arrested former minister Matang Sinh hospitalised - Economic Times

KOLKATA: Former Union Minister Matang Sinh, who was today arrested by the CBI in connection with the multi-crore rupees Saradha scam, has been admitted to a hospital after he complained of stomach ailments.Sinh has been admitted to the NRS hospital after he complained of stomach pain, doctors in the hospital said.Sinh was arrested in connection with Saradha Realty case on charges of criminal conspiracy and cheating.He had been earlier questioned by the Enforcement Directorate too in connection with Saradha scam in Delhi.Sinh...

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Obama spoke as a friend, Modi must heed his sentiments - Hindustan Times

Does the Obama visit and the personal rapport between the two heads of government suggest India's foreign policy is hereafter heading in a new direction? And does this mean we will see Indian and American policies finding increasing areas of convergence? I would say the answer to both questions is yes.First, Modi and Obama have issued a joint strategic vision statement for the Asia Pacific. That itself is new and, even, surprising. Several of our former foreign secretaries don't believe we share a strategic vision. Furthermore,...

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Promise and Perils of Bedi - The Hindu

With barely a week left for Delhi to go to vote, it’s apparent to the BJP that Kiran Bedi alone cannot swing votes in its favourWhen 65-year-old former police officer Kiran Bedi rose to speak at a Bharatiya Janata Party meeting for the first time in New Delhi, less than 24 hours after she had joined the party, both workers and leaders alike did not know what to expect.The not-so-shining galaxy of BJP leaders, whose infighting had created...

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Saradha scam: Arrested former minister Matang Sinh hospitalised - Economic Times

KOLKATA: Former Union Minister Matang Sinh, who was today arrested by the CBI in connection with the multi-crore rupees Saradha scam, has been admitted to a hospital after he complained of stomach ailments.Sinh has been admitted to the NRS hospital after he complained of stomach pain, doctors in the hospital said.Sinh was arrested in connection with Saradha Realty case on charges of criminal conspiracy and cheating.He had been earlier questioned by the Enforcement Directorate too in connection with Saradha scam in Delhi.Sinh...

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Natarajan quits Congress, attacks senior party leaders - Livemint

The letter published in a daily said Jayanthi Natarajan was asked to resign in less than 100 days before the country went to general election.Chennai/New Delhi: In a sign of growing political dissent within the Congress party, former environment minister and veteran politician Jayanthi Natarajan resigned from the party on Friday with a scathing attack on the party’s senior leadership, claiming that she had been vilified and sidelined...

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Promise and Perils of Bedi - The Hindu

With barely a week left for Delhi to go to vote, it’s apparent to the BJP that Kiran Bedi alone cannot swing votes in its favourWhen 65-year-old former police officer Kiran Bedi rose to speak at a Bharatiya Janata Party meeting for the first time in New Delhi, less than 24 hours after she had joined the party, both workers and leaders alike did not know what to expect.The not-so-shining galaxy of BJP leaders, whose infighting had created...

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Matang Sinh hospitalized after arrest by CBI - Livemint

CBI had summoned Sinh for questioning several times. He turned up on Saturday and was arrested after several hours of questioning. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/MintKolkata: Former Union minister and Congress leader from Assam Matang Sinh, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Saradha scam, has been admitted to a hospital after he complained of stomach ailments.Sinh has been admitted to the NRS hospital...

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Fighting to remain relevant - The Hindu

When Congress’ arch rivals were ridiculing the party for being absent from the scene, the party claimed it was undergoing an internal purge and regrouping to produce a more battleworthy Delhi unitIt was on January 24 that the Congress first informed former Kalkaji Member of Legislative Assembly Subhash Chopra about the party Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s plan to launch into the Delhi campaign from his constituency. His team was barely...

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