News in brief: National & International Updates on Nov 23
Bengaluru, Nov 23: Here are the news in brief from India and across the world for Saturday, November 23:
West Bengal Chief MInister Mamata Banerjee addressed a rally in the state over a host of issues including Burdwan blasts, Saradha scam and others.
5:55 pm: All party meeting ahead of Winter Session of Parliament underway in Delhi.
5:25 pm: Shows how BJP doesnt have any respect for women: Sudhindra Bhadoria (BSP) on Shaina NC's comment on Mayawati.
5:03 pm: West Bengal breathe air of patriotism for centuries: Derek O'Brien on Arun Jaitley's comment on Mamata Banerjee.
4:14 pm: If nation knows how much black money is spent by BJP, they will become a blacklisted party: Derek O'Brien.
3.30 pm: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav says, "Netaji is SP President, he can give directions & govt will work on it, what is so wrong in that?"
If
they
are
asking
about
SP
Chief's
Birthday,why
are
they
not
questioning
this
Lucknow-Agra
Expressway?Akhilesh
Yadav
pic.twitter.com/UPmgxD6IX7
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ANI
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November
23,
2014
3.00 pm: Protest staged against Karti Chidambaram in Chennai.
Chennai:
Protest
against
Karti
Chidambaram
pic.twitter.com/fvojemr1a8
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ANI
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November
23,
2014
2.35 pm: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley lashes out West Bengal Chief MInister Mamata Banerjee, says, "Was deeply disappointed with Mamata Didi's reaction to interrogation and arrest of some of TMC leaders in Sharada Chit Fund Scam."
2.30 pm: Security forces recover arms from Hajibal forest area of Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir.
Baramulla
(J&K):
Arms
recovery
by
security
forces
from
Hajibal
forest
area
pic.twitter.com/3UXE044kcV
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ANI
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November
23,
2014
2.15 pm: Shiv Sena demands Deputy Chief Minister position from BJP governmnet in Maharashtra.
Ache
Din
ke
lubhaavne
vaade
ke
saath
jo
log
satta
mein
aye,
unki
nakaamyabi
har
kone
se
nazar
aa
rhi
hai:Sonia
Gandhi
pic.twitter.com/l85ZH9GMiV
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ANI
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November
23,
2014
Congress
logon
ke
hit
mein
kaam
karna
jaanti
hai,
bada
chadha
kar
prasar
karna
nhi:
Sonia
Gandhi
pic.twitter.com/sCjNfetXI3
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ANI
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November
23,
2014
2.00 pm: Congress President Sonia Gandhi addresses second rally in Gumla district in poll-bound Jharkhand. She says, "You should not be fooled by false promises made by BJP."
I'm
happy
that
many
good
policies
have
been
initiated,
but
work
is
being
done
at
a
slow
pace:
Mulayam
Singh
Yadav
pic.twitter.com/ljl34jFW9k
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ANI
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November
23,
2014
1.00 pm: While taking a dig at his son and UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav says, "Policies are good, lot of work has been done,but at very slow pace."
Congress
Prez
Sonia
Gandhi
felicitated
by
party
workers
as
she
concludes
her
speech
at
Daltonganj
(Jharkhand)
rally
pic.twitter.com/SiMJpgE2M4
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ANI
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November
23,
2014
I
appeal
you
all
to
cast
each
one
of
your
votes
in
favor
of
Congress:
Sonia
Gandhi
pic.twitter.com/hz0tMKH5Le
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ANI
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November
23,
2014
12.45 pm: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley envisages GDP growth to cross 6 per cent in 2015-16, also says, "Reduction in scope of subsidies on anvil".
12.35 pm: Congress President Sonia Gandhi says BJP encourages communal elements and develops hatred within people. "You must be wary of such people (BJP) and think before casting your vote", she said.
12.30 pm: Congress President Sonia Gandhi addresses a rally at Daltonganj in poll-bound Jharkhand.
12.00 pm: BJP leader Nalin Kohli says Burdwan incident is linked to terrorism and it should not be linked with politics.
11.45 am: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar speaks at the Inauguration of Central Hub of National Command Control Communications & Intelligence Network (NCCCIN).
Parrikar says, "We must have zero tolerance towards error."
11.30 am: SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and UP CM Akhilesh Yadav attends Lucknow-Agra Expressway Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony in Lucknow.
11.00 am: TMC spokesperson Derek O'Brien says, "We are not going to attend both meetings at 4&5 PM today, It's not about working on Sunday but bad planning."
10.45 am: BJP Leader Siddharth Nath Singh says, "It's unfortunate WB CM is stooping to such levels making this into secular Vs communal fight."
10.30 am: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee takes direct aim at the PM Narendra Modi while addressing a rally, says Burdwan blast accused settled during Modi regime.
10.00 am: As part of austerity measure, Delhi govt imposes a ban on purchase of new vehicles for all officials, including civic bodies in city.
9.45 am: "It's ironical those who looted people of West Bengal are trying to stand taller than law" BJP leader Sambit Patra on Saradha Scam says.
9.35 am: Over 55,000 affected by 6.3-magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan Province even as the death toll rises to 2.
9.30 am: MEA statement says, "PM Narendra Modi had expressed a desire to visit Janakpur, Lumbini & Muktinath in Nepal during his last visit to Kathmandu. There has been widespread interest in PM's schedule in the upcoming visit to Nepal for the SAARC summit."
9.15 am: Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Vivek Oberoi attend peace prayers for 26/11 Mumbai attacks victims by All India Anti-Terrorist Front in Mumbai.
Mumbai:
Vivek
Oberoi&Akshay
Kumar
at
peace
prayers
for
26/11
Mumbai
attacks
victims
by
All
India
Anti-Terrorist
Front
pic.twitter.com/AoWMyAlvY1
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ANI
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November
23,
2014
9.00 am: West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi participates in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Kolkata.
Kolkata:
WB
Governor
Keshari
Nath
Tripathi
participates
in
Swachh
Bharat
Abhiyan
pic.twitter.com/gmZlcdKWy0
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ANI
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November
23,
2014
8.30 am: Stampede breaks out during blanket distribution event in Badaun, as part of SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's birthday celebratons. One woman killed. [Read more]
8.15 am: At least 39 people were injured after a 6.7-magnitude quake on the Richter scale hit Japan.
8.00 am: Tunisians vote on Sunday, Nov 23 in their first presidential election since the 2011 revolution that sparked the Arab Spring, a ballot set to round off an often fraught transition to democracy.
7.40 am: Somalia's al-Shabab kills 28 non-Muslims in Kenya.
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