JD(U) stakes claim to form next govt in Bihar
8 02 2015
The Janta Dal(United) has staked the claim to form the next government in Bihar under the leadership of Nitish Kumar. State party President Vashisht Narayan Singh today submitted a letter of support to Governor in this regard. He said the RJD, Congress and CPI also supported Mr. Kumar’s candidature for the next chief ministership of the state. Mr. Singh also said he has also submitted a letter of party president Sharad Yadav in forming the governor that Manjhi had ceased to the leader of Legislature Party and his decisions should not be entertained by the Governor.
Meanwhile, JD (U) party spokesperson K.C. Tyagi said the alleged ongoing political turmoil in Bihar is due to the interference of BJP top leadership. Talking to media in New Delhi today he said BJP top leaders do not want Nitish Kumar to take over as the Chief Minister of the state. He said, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav will submit a list of 130 MLAs to the Governor soon. He expressed hope that Mr Nitish Kumar will be called to take oath as the state’s next Chief Minister. The JD (U) leader also alleged that Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has joined hands with the BJP and seeking the dissolve the assembly is proof in itself.
Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi this evening to discuss the political situation in the state.
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UAE send squadron of F-16 planes to Jordan
8 02 2015
King Abdullah II of Jordan visited the dead pilot’s family
Thursday, while Jordan’s military said airstrikes were just the
beginning of the retaliation. Thousands of Jordanians marched through
the streets of Amman on Friday, joined by Queen Rania, calling on the
monarch to exact revenge on IS in return for the killing.
United Arab Emirates were sending a squadron of F-16 planes to Jordan to help intensify the pressure on Islamic State.
“They will be based in Jordan. This is a big boost and will be helping our brothers shorten their flying distances and intensify strikes against the militants from Jordan,” an army source told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
Jordanian Interior Minister Hussein al-Majali, said Saturday that Jordan will go after Islamic State (IS) and will “wipe them out completely.” Meanwhile there are reports that UAE is sending F-16 jets to Jordan to aid the airstrikes.
Jordan has stepped up its air campaign in retaliation against IS, after militants released a video of them brutally burning to death a captured Jordanian pilot, Lt Mouath al-Kasaesbeh, in a cage.
On Saturday Jordanian F-16 fighter jets were involved in a fresh wave of bombings against IS positions and were seen returning to the Muwaffaq Al Salti Air Base without their missiles. Two F-22 jets with US markings also landed at the airbase.
IS claimed Friday that an American hostage Kayla Mueller was killed by one of the Jordanian strikes but offered no video or other evidence to back it up. Mueller was kidnapped near Aleppo in August 2013.
United Arab Emirates were sending a squadron of F-16 planes to Jordan to help intensify the pressure on Islamic State.
“They will be based in Jordan. This is a big boost and will be helping our brothers shorten their flying distances and intensify strikes against the militants from Jordan,” an army source told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
Jordanian Interior Minister Hussein al-Majali, said Saturday that Jordan will go after Islamic State (IS) and will “wipe them out completely.” Meanwhile there are reports that UAE is sending F-16 jets to Jordan to aid the airstrikes.
Jordan has stepped up its air campaign in retaliation against IS, after militants released a video of them brutally burning to death a captured Jordanian pilot, Lt Mouath al-Kasaesbeh, in a cage.
On Saturday Jordanian F-16 fighter jets were involved in a fresh wave of bombings against IS positions and were seen returning to the Muwaffaq Al Salti Air Base without their missiles. Two F-22 jets with US markings also landed at the airbase.
IS claimed Friday that an American hostage Kayla Mueller was killed by one of the Jordanian strikes but offered no video or other evidence to back it up. Mueller was kidnapped near Aleppo in August 2013.
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American Sisters deported from Cambodia
8 02 2015
Two American sisters deported from Cambodia for naked photo session in Angkor temple
Cambodia has expelled two American tourists for taking naked photos in the famous Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province. Lindsey Adams, 22, and her sister Leslie, 20, were caught nude while taking photos of each other inside the Preah Khan temple at the world heritage site on Friday.On Saturday, a Cambodian court fined them US$250 and kicked them out of the country. The ruling also banned the sisters from re-entering Cambodia for four years.
Two US sisters have been detained in Cambodia after they decided to take naked photos of each other in Cambodia’s world-renowned Angkor temple complex, the news agency AFP reported.
The Apsara Authority, a government agency responsible for managing the Angkor complex, released a statement that 22-year-old Lindsey Adams and her 20-year-old sister Leslie were tracked taking “nude pictures” inside the Preah Khan temple at the Angkor Archaeological Park on Friday.
“The two tourists admitted that they really made a mistake by taking nude photos,” the statement said.
Apsara Authority spokeswoman Chau Sun Kerya, for her part, struck a more bellicose tone.
“Perhaps they did not know Angkor is a holy site. But their inappropriate activities affect the sanctity of the place,” Chau Sun Kerya said.
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OZ PM brings forward vote on leadership
8 02 2015
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, fighting for his political life, says that he would bring forward tomorrow a meeting of his parliamentary colleagues to consider a challenge to his leadership, in an effort to halt a destabilising internal revolt. Abbott said in a brief statement today, calling for a meeting early tomorrow as it is important to end the uncertainty at the very beginning of the parliamentary sitting next week. A member of Abbott’s ruling conservative Liberal Party called on Friday for a secret ballot to decide whether to declare the leadership and deputy leadership positions vacant, to be held at a scheduled meeting on Tuesday.
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We do not plan to wage war: Vladimir Putin
8 02 2015
French President Francois Hollande said the peace
initiative he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have come up with is
probably the last ditch attempt to bring peace in region.
Mr. Putin said there is clearly an attempt to restrain the development of Russia with different means. He said, there is an attempt to perturb the existing world order with one incontestable leader who wants to remain as such thinking he is allowed everything while others are only allowed what he allows. Mr. Putin said, this world order will never suit Russia.
Franco-German peace initiative could be the last ditch attempt to end the war in Ukraine, French President Francois Hollande said. German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes the crisis cannot be solved militarily.
Hollande described the peace talks he and Merkel held with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine this week as “one of the last chances” for peace.
“If we don’t find not just a compromise but a lasting peace agreement, we know perfectly well what the scenario will be. It has a name, it’s called war,” Hollande told journalists in the city of Tulle in central France, according to Reuters.
Earlier on Saturday, Angela Merkel was sharing her vision of the possible solution to the Ukraine crisis at the Munich Security Conference.
“The Ukrainian crisis cannot be resolved militarily,” she said.
Hollande: If lasting Ukraine peace not found ‘scenario is war’
The Franco-German peace initiative could be the last ditch attempt to end the war in Ukraine, French President Francois Hollande said. German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes the crisis cannot be solved militarily.
Hollande described the peace talks he and Merkel held with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine this week as “one of the last chances” for peace. “If we don’t find not just a compromise but a lasting peace agreement, we know perfectly well what the scenario will be. It has a name, it’s called war,” Hollande told journalists in the city of Tulle in central France, according to Reuters.
Europe has largely been against military assistance to Ukraine, believing it could further destabilize the region.
In an interview during the Munich Security Conference, British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told Reuters that he fully supported a new effort by the leaders of Germany and France to try and halt the Ukraine conflict, while saying that supplying Kiev with weapons would only escalate it.
At the same time, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has stressed that the world leaders should not “try and fix the problems at gunpoints.”
Merkel touched upon the much-speculated prospect of sending weapons to Ukraine.
“I understand the debate [on weapons supplies] but I believe that more weapons will not lead to the progress Ukraine needs. I really doubt that,” she said, according to Reuters.
Voices in support of the move have been raised in Washington. President Barack Obama’s nominee for Defense Secretary, Ashton Carter, said on Wednesday he favored weapons supplies to Ukraine.
US Secretary of State John Kerry heard more pleas for weapons from the Ukrainian leadership on Thursday. He said President Obama would make his decision next week on the possibility of sending lethal aid to Ukraine.
NATO’s top military commander, US Air Force general Philip Breedlove, believes the West should not rule out arming Ukraine.
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PM Chair First meeting of governing council of NITI Aayog
8 02 2015
PM Modi to chair
Feb 8
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the first meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog today. He will interact with the Chief Ministers of the states and Lieutenant governor of Union territories. An official release said, the meeting is expected to provide further suggestions on setting efficient processes and mechanism of interactions between Centre and states and also between NITI Aayog. States have also been requested to give their suggestions to make new initiatives of government including Swachh Mission, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Smart Cities and Make in India campaign to put the economy on high growth trajectory.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the first meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog today. He will interact with the Chief Ministers of the states and Lieutenant governor of Union territories. An official release said, the meeting is expected to provide further suggestions on setting efficient processes and mechanism of interactions between Centre and states and also between NITI Aayog. States have also been requested to give their suggestions to make new initiatives of government including Swachh Mission, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Smart Cities and Make in India campaign to put the economy on high growth trajectory.
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Volvo World Golf Challenge India 2015
8 02 2015
Volvo World Golf Challenge India 2015 begins with first leg in Panchkula
The first leg of the ‘Volvo World Golf Challenge India’ was held at the Panchkula Golf Club on Saturday, February 7, 2015.
Mr. Randeep Singh Nabha and Col. S D S Batth won the competition in Panchkula in Category A (Handicap 0-12) and Category B (Handicap 13-24) respectively.
Winners in each handicap category in each qualifying event qualify for the National Final 2013 scheduled in December in Aamby Valley. Winners in each handicap category at the National Final qualify to play the Volvo World Final.
Mr. Sumit Passi, Dealer Principal, Volvo, Chandigarh, said, “We are really excited to bring the VWGC India to Panchkula which is one of the fastest growing centers for golf in the country. This event has given us the platform to promote our products and at the same time help raise interest levels for the sport among the large number of amateur golfers in the country. Our association with the PGTI for the last few years has given us the opportunity to contribute towards the growth of Indian professional golf.”
The first leg of the ‘Volvo World Golf Challenge India’ was held at the Panchkula Golf Club on Saturday, February 7, 2015.
Mr. Randeep Singh Nabha and Col. S D S Batth won the competition in Panchkula in Category A (Handicap 0-12) and Category B (Handicap 13-24) respectively.
Winners in each handicap category in each qualifying event qualify for the National Final 2013 scheduled in December in Aamby Valley. Winners in each handicap category at the National Final qualify to play the Volvo World Final.
Mr. Sumit Passi, Dealer Principal, Volvo, Chandigarh, said, “We are really excited to bring the VWGC India to Panchkula which is one of the fastest growing centers for golf in the country. This event has given us the platform to promote our products and at the same time help raise interest levels for the sport among the large number of amateur golfers in the country. Our association with the PGTI for the last few years has given us the opportunity to contribute towards the growth of Indian professional golf.”
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