Priyanka Gandhi attacks NDA govt; says it 'betrayed' people who voted
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday attacked the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, saying it had “betrayed” the faith of the people who had voted it to power.
The AICC in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh also alleged all that the NDA government had done in last five years was to divide the country.
“This is my country, these hills are my country, the wheat fields in Uttar Pradesh are my country. Tamil Nadu is my country, Gujarat is my country, north east is my country.. But all that BJP has done in last five years, is just to divide the nation,” Priyanka said.
“Five years ago, a government came to power that was voted with majority. The people of our country, with all their wisdom, rested their faith upon them. But from the moment it came to power, it began to betray the faith of the people. They promised farmers that they will double their income. They promised youngsters that two crore jobs will be created. But once they came to power, they forgot who gave them the power,” she said.
Egyptians vote on changes that may see Sisi in power to 2030
A voter leaves a polling station guarded by soldiers after she casting her ballot on constitutional amendments during the first day of three-day voting in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday. Egyptians are voting on constitutional amendments that would allow el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030.
A voter leaves a polling station guarded by soldiers after she casting her ballot on constitutional amendments during the first day of three-day voting in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday. Egyptians are voting on constitutional amendments that would allow el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030.
Egyptians began voting on Saturday on constitutional changes that will potentially allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in office until 2030 and bolster the role of Egypt's powerful military.
Sisi's supporters say the changes are necessary to give him more time to complete major development projects and economic reforms. Critics say they concentrate more powers in Sisi's hands and return Egypt to an authoritarian model. While the changes are widely expected to pass, observers say the size of the turnout will be watched as a test of Sisi's popularity, which has been dented by economic austerity measures since 2016.
If approved, the amendments would extend Sisi's current term to six years from four and allow him to run again for a third six-year term in 2024.
They would also grant the president control over appointing head judges and the public prosecutor from a pool of candidates. They would task the military with protecting “the constitution and democracy and the fundamental makeup of the country and its civil nature”.
Doctors assessing when Madeira bus crash survivors can fly home to Germany
A German Air Force medical airplane, which will transport injured German tourists involved in a bus accident, is seen at Cristiano Ronaldo Airport in Funchal, on the island of Madeira, Portugal.
A German Air Force medical airplane, which will transport injured German tourists involved in a bus accident, is seen at Cristiano Ronaldo Airport in Funchal, on the island of Madeira, Portugal.
Doctors from Germany are working with a Portuguese medical team to evaluate when the German tourists who survived a fatal bus crash on the island of Madeira can be transferred home, the hospital said on Friday.
The bus - carrying 55 tourists and a tour guide - veered off a steep road in the coastal town of Canico on Wednesday, and came to a halt next to a house, killing 29 Germans and injuring 27, including the Portuguese driver and tour guide.
Portugal's public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the accident.
Heiko Maas, Germany's foreign minister, landed in Madeira on Thursday evening with a team of doctors, psychologists and consular officials to meet those affected.
Thailand's Buriram celebrates inaugural Pan Ram weed festival
A man pours cannabis-infused tea during the second day of the inaugural Pan Ram weed festival in the Thai northeastern province of Buriram on April 20, 2019.
A man pours cannabis-infused tea during the second day of the inaugural Pan Ram weed festival in the Thai northeastern province of Buriram on April 20, 2019.
Thailand is celebrating its first ever weed festival -- the Pan Ram weed festival. Thailand became the first in Southeast Asia to legalise marijuana for medical purposes in 2018, joining a growing list of governments to embrace liberalisation including Canada, Australia, Israel and more than half the US states.
The festival is set to feature workshops, art and music dedicated to the legalization of weed in Thailand, according to Thai media.
Sri Lankans celebrate new year
Sri Lankans participate in a traditional bull cart race for the Sri Lanka national New Year celebrations in Colombo on April 20, 2019.
Sri Lankans on Saturday participated in a traditional bull cart race, conducted as part of the Sri Lanka national New Year celebrations in Colombo. The New Year, marked by both the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamil population, falls on April 14 this year.
Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derails near Kanpur
When the Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derailed near Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Twelve coaches of the Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derailed near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh early on Saturday, injuring at least 14 people, railway officials said.
The train was going to New Delhi when the incident occurred near Rooma railway station — about 20 km from here — in Kanpur Nagar district around 12.50 a.m. Four out of the 12 derailed Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches have overturned, North Central Railway public relations officer Amit Malviya said.
