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Kejriwal praises Yogendra Yadav, Shazia Ilmi

June 7, 2014

New Delhi, Jun 7: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal has spoken his silence on the reports of rifts with second-in-command Yogendra Yadav.

Kejriwal praisesOn Saturday, the former Delhi Chief Minister tweeted, "Yog yadav is a v dear friend and a v valued colleague. Had long discussion with him."

"Yog yadav has raised some imp issues. All of us will work on it," he added.

Clearing air about the former party leader Shazia Ilmi who recently quit the party alleging a lack of democracy within the party, Kejriwal tweeted, "We will also try to get shazia back."

The party held its national executive meeting on Friday against the backdrop of leaked email exchanges between senior leaders Manish Sisodia and Yogendra Yadav, which showed the acrimony between the two.

Sisodia, in his email, accused Yadav of targeting AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and indirectly blamed Yadav for the party's Lok Sabha poll debacle in Haryana. He also accused Yadav of humiliating the party by making internal matters public.

"An ugly fight between you and Naveen Jaihind has been unfolding for the last 15 days. It is saddening that you have made your spat public and involved the media. The party is being humiliated. Even sadder is the fact that you want disciplinary action against Jaihind. You didn't get your way so now you have dragged Kejriwal into your personal fight. When you wanted to be projected as the Haryana CM candidate despite opposition from other PAC members, Arvind backed you," the email read. Yadav was AAP's Haryana in-charge while Jaihind was the state convener.

While both Yadav and Sisodia declined to comment on the email exchange, senior AAP leader Prashant Bhushan accepted that the party was facing certain problems. "In any new party, there are bound to be organisational and other problems. The NE met today to discuss all these issues," he said.

Senior leader Sanjay Singh asserted that the party was united. "In a democratic party, there are problems because of differences in opinion. But the party is united," said Singh after the NE meeting. Party leaders said that the issues raised in the email exchange between Sisodia and Yadav were discussed in the meeting.

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August 1,2020

New Delhi, Aug 1: Rajya Sabha MP and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has died in Singapore where he was undergoing treatment.

Amar Singh, 64, had undergone kidney transplant in 2011 and was not keeping well for a long time.

“Saddened to know about the death of senior leader and parliamentarian Amar Singh,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted.

Earlier in the day, the former Samajwadi leader had posted messages on Twitter, paying tributes to Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his 100th death anniversary and also wishing people on Eid.

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July 11,2020

Kochi, Jul 11: Johnny Paul Pierce's five-month stay in Kerala has been a soul-soothing experience for 74-year-old US citizen. He now wants to spend the rest of his life here.

"Kerala is a beautiful place to live in. This is my fifth trip here. I usually stay here for six months. It is such a magical place to be and I want to share that with people from the US," Pierce told ANI.

He came to India on February 26 on a tourist visa and is staying at Kandanadu in Kochi.

According to Pierce's Advocate, his tourist visa is valid up to January 26, 2025. But on this visa, he can only stay consecutively for 180 days.

The guidelines of the Indian government permit continuous stay for only 180 days for foreigners on tourist visas. His 180 days were set to expire on August 24, which the Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO) extended to August 30.

The US citizen has approached the Kerala High Court seeking to convert his tourist visa into a business visa. The petition will be considered next week.

Pierce has sought a directive to the government to permit him to apply for the conversion of his tourist visa into a business visa and also to extend his stay, without having to leave the country.

"I am making a petition for an extra 180 days to stay. And I would also like to get a business visa in order to begin a tour company to bring people from the US to Kerala after the coronavirus. I wish my family could also come here. I am very impressed with what's is happening here. People in the US don't care about COVID-19," he said.

He talked about the risk of going back to his home country saying, "There are only 27 deaths in Kerala and in the US there over 1.3 lakh deaths. I do not want to go back to the US. I am 74 years old and I am at risk. This is a very safe place for me. I hope India embraces and allows me to stay."

"There's chaos in the US due to COVID-19 and government is not taking care like India. I want to stay here," he added.

Pierce further talked about his future plans, saying that if he is allowed to stay, he would like to lease a small resort and make a retirement community, which will be a COVID free zone.

Lastly, he made an appeal to the Indian government to let him stay in India saying that "all the immigration rules were made before COVID-19."

"There should be special consideration for people like me," he added.

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February 1,2020

New Delhi, Feb 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the Indian Coast Guard on its raising day, appreciating its efforts to keep the country's coasts safe.

The Coast Guard came into being in 1977.

"Greetings to the Indian Coast Guard on their foundation day. Our Coast Guard has made a mark due to their remarkable efforts to keep our coasts safe," Modi tweeted.

The prime minister said the force's "concern towards the marine ecosystem is also noteworthy".

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