Andhra CM deserves award for betrayal: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday said that if an award is to be given in the country for betrayal in politics, it would definitely go to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Addressing a public meeting here, he made a scathing attack on the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief, saying he has a long history of betrayals.
"First he betrayed the great NTR, then he betrayed Atal Bihari Vajpayee and now he betrayed Narendra Modi for his political interests," said Mr. Shah.
Referring to the TDP leader's statement on Pulwama terror attack, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief alleged that Mr. Naidu trusts Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan and not the Indian Prime Minister. "One should not stoop down to this level for his political interests," he said.
The public meeting was organised to launch a nationwide campaign by the BJP to reach out to beneficiaries of various Central government schemes, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
International Mother Language Day
Legendary poet Shankha Ghosh with Revolutionary Socialist Party leader Khiti Goswami (4th from left) and Left Front Chairman and CPI(M) politburo member Biman Bose (3rd L) pay tributes at 'Bhasha Shahid Bedi', a memorial for Bengali language martyrs, on the occasion of International Mother Language Day, in Kolkata, Thursday, Feb 21, 2019.
International Mother Language Day is observed on February 21 around the world to celebrate the linguistic and cultural diversity. During the day, those who have descended from different States to the City of Destiny share what mother tongue means to them.
PM Modi arrives in South Korea on two-day visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed upon his arrival at the airport in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, February 21, 2019.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here Thursday on a two-day visit to strengthen India’s strategic ties with South Korea and seek to enhance bilateral cooperation in diverse areas, including trade and investment. Addressing the India-Korea Business Symposium in Seoul, Mr. Modi said the fundamentals of the Indian economy are sound and it is on the way to becoming a $5 trillion economy soon.
Farmers’ march to Mumbai
Thousands of farmers across Maharashtra start long march under the banner of All India Kisan Sabha, from Nasik to Mumbai on Thursday morning. The March will reach Mumbai on 28th.
Farmers have embarked on a 180-km march from Nashik to Mumbai for the second time in the last 12 months to protest against what they termed as the “betrayal” of peasants by the BJP governments at the state and centre.
The Kisan Long March-2, expected to take over nine days to complete, is being organised by the CPI(M)-backed All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS).
First anniversary of Makkal Needhi Maiam
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan addressing party workers after hoisting the party flag, on the occasion of the the first anniversary in Chennai on Thursday.
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan addressing party workers after hoisting the party flag, on the occasion of the the first anniversary in Chennai on Thursday.
Members of Makkal Needhi Maiam celebrated the first anniversary of the party in Chennai on Thursday. Party chief actor-politician Kamal Haasan hoisted the party flag and addressed party cadres.
Major fire at chemical warehouse in Dhaka
Firefighters and local people help to douse a fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh
At least 69 people have died in a huge blaze that tore through apartment buildings also used as chemical warehouses in an old part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, fire officials said on Thursday.
Dozens of people were trapped in the buildings, unable to escape onto narrow streets clogged with traffic, as the highly combustible stores of chemicals, body sprays and plastic granules erupted in flames.
