“We must be alert, today more than ever,” Castro said, speaking in front of a giant portrait of his brother, Fidel Castro, at the inauguration of the Communist Party’s first congress in five years ... Castro and his lieutenants, many in their 70s and 80s, faced some discontent ahead of the congress among younger party members who are critical of their slow delivery on promised economic reforms and a lack of transparency on discussions....
A group of anglers and tourists went out off the Miami shore looking to make big catch. The anglers made one, hooking a large sailfish ...BouncerSmith told WPTV....
Pope and Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew to turn spotlight on Europe’s controversial deal with Turkey to end refugee crisis. Pope Francis, widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest defender of refugees, flies into Lesbos on Saturday to highlight the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Europe ...Related. The idealists of Lesbos. volunteers at the heart of the refugee crisis ... Related. Pope Francis and Bernie Sanders ... Facebook. Twitter ... ....
Despite citing a few qualms, the editorial board of the New York Post endorsed Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in an editorial on late Thursday, the first major New York publication to do so, CBSNews reported. "Trump is now an imperfect messenger carrying a vital message ... better informed on policy, more self-disciplined and less thin-skinned," the editorial read....
The purpose was to show how the Indian state has become the enemy of the Indianpeople, both rich and poor ... Their allegiance is to the ruler, not the people ... They have clean water, electricity – everything that the people do not ... The only people who've benefited from it are a small power group at the top ... I am prepared to give him a chance, as are the people....
While the BJP termed it as the "cheap tactics" of Congress to target the party, the Congress categorically denied any association with the poster ... He however added that "we appreciate the way in which the true feelings of people have been projected through this poster." ... "Congress does not have to courage to face us or the people, therefore it has resorted to such undercover exercises....
The Congress has already eagerly declared its willingness to join the bandwagon ... The JD(U) can only be a marginal player, whether the Congress joins it or goes on its own ... First of course is nationalism rather than Hindutva as its core message ... When the Congress was the dominant national party, the only rival to defeat it decisively was the Janata coalition of 1977 ... This time the Congress will be a bit player....
'Just four months after Congress lifted the 40 ... I often get frustrated with the gridlock in Congress, but it's encouraging that after a year and a half of working to forge a bipartisan deal in Congress to lift the ban, we accomplished that goal and now we're witnessing the results that will benefit consumers, our economy, and our national security.'....
Similarly, DMK, Congress and CPI too have their pocket-boroughs that had weathered all storms since 1952... The DMK and Congress have won them many times and in 2011AIADMK's ally DMDK won the seat ... Similarly, for the first time the AIADMK won Harbour seat - which had been loyal either to the DMK or Congress - only in 2006 ... The constituency has always favoured DMK and at times Congress....
They were asked to creating more water bodies under Mahatma GandhiNationalRuralEmployment Guarantee Scheme ...People can also request for repair of tube wells. The opposition parties made veiled attack on the state government for failing to ensure adequate drinking water to the people of the state....
... Allowed.” Congress stressed that enforcement of civil rights laws is necessary to protect people with disabilities from the “devastating” impact of housing discrimination, including the “architectural barriers” erected by developers who fail to construct dwellings and public accommodations accessible to and adaptable by people with disabilities....
BJP to highlight Dalit icon’s views on nationalism In race for Dalit votes, the Samajwadi Party’s sprint Government to observe Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary in a big way Ambedkarites find it hard to stay afloat Congress never did B R Ambedkar justice, why recall him now, asks his grandson Appropriating Ambedkar ... While the BJP tries to woo Dalits, the Congress is struggling to retain its hold among the once-loyal votebank....
Patidar quota stir leaders finally decided to dump their lawyer, B M Mangukiya, who is a Congress leader ... Their decision to fire the advocate, who is president of the Congress legal cell, has come after allegations rose that Congress was behind the agitation ... Nearly 3,000people who live alongside the darwaza and have encroached on most parts of this protected monument....
The Election Commission (EC) issued a showcause notice for the second time to controversial Trinamool CongressBirbhum district president Anubrata Mondal on Saturday ... He will try to unleash all sorts of terror on voters,” said state Congress president Adhir Chowdhury ... It should have taken stricter steps against people like Mondal,” he said....