Rahul no match for NaMo, says Maneka
New Delhi: BJP MP Maneka Gandhi on Thursday hit out at the Gandhi family and said Rahul Gandhi was no match for BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi. She termed Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi a bird as compared to Modi, whom she described as a tiger. The wife of the late Sanjay Gandhi and the lok Sabha MP from Aonla in Uttar Pradesh, said that even though Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister, the country has been run by Rahul and Sonia Gandhi for the last 10 years.
All-time J&K rail link show at Jan 26 tableau
New Delhi: Establishing all-weather connectivity through rail network with Kashmir from Jammu region over the Pir Panjal mountain range will be showcased by railways at the Republic Day parade this year. The colourful tableau depicting the culture, art and crafts and music of the Valley will roll down the Rajpath on January 26. The 18-km-long rail route, which includes an 11km-long tunnel between Banihal in Jammu and Qazigund in Kashmir, was made operational in June last year by Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
NaMo-RaGa cacophony a threat: Yechury
New Delhi: CPI(M) on Thursday said the “NaMo-RaGa cacophony” of Congress and BJP’s claims to prime ministership was threatening to replace parliamentary democracy with “some sort of a presidential form” of governance. “Whatever may be the Congress decision, the NaMo-RaGa cacophony is seriously eroding the foundations of Indian parliamentary democracy by threatening to replace it with some sort of a presidential form of democracy,” senior party leader Sitaram Yechury said noting that any Government formed after an election was accountable to the people.
Agni-4 development trial on Monday next
New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is planning to carry out a development trial of the 4,000 km-range nuclear weapon capable Agni-4 missile off the coast of Odisha on Monday next. This would be the third test-firing of the missile, officials said here on Thursday adding this missile is a quantum leap in terms of missile technology as it is lighter in weight and has two stages of solid propulsion besides a payload with re-entry heat shield.
Global Ranking: All 13 IITs as a single unit
New Delhi: All the 13 IITs may compete as a single unit at the global level for a place among the best in the global ranking list. Giving an indication in this regard, Higher Education Secretary Ashok Thakur said the idea is to position the IITs as a single unit much like the IIT brand which has become an entity in itself for finding a place among the top three best institutes the world-over.
PM assures Nepal of full cooperation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured Nepal full cooperation in any manner as desired by the Himalayan nation. This was conveyed by Singh when Nepalese Foreign and Home Minister Madhav Prasad Ghimire called on him during his three- day visit which ended on Thursday. “The Prime Minister congratulated the government and the people of Nepal on the successful conclusion of constituent assembly elections, and stated that India stands ready to cooperate with Nepal in any manner as desired by the Nepalese side,” a joint statement issued by the two side said.