Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appeared slim on Sunday as Hamas reiterated its demand for an end to the war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flatly ruled that out. The two sides blamed each other for the impasse.
Hope & despair
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response to the No-Confidence Motion in parliament yesterday was a virtual campaign speech scourging the Opposition — crashing their hopes of cornering him and compelling him to speak on violence-hit Manipur.
Hope & despair
Prime Minister Modi speaking in Lok Sabha a day after Congress’s Rahul Gandhi’s attack on his government, lashed out at the 10 years of UPA rule, saying it had bled the country dry. Replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in parliament, he said, 2004 to 2014 was the decade of scams and violence and the UPA’s trademark was to turn every opportunity into crisis. And while the Congress might feel the way to go is to abuse Modi, the 140 crore people of the country were his shield, he added.
