Keep winning streak, Modi tells BJP
PM accuses Congress, Mulayam�s SP of indulging in vote-bank politics
New Delhi, August 9
As the BJP leadership heaped praise on its new president Amit Shah and the NDA government�s 60-day achievements, the message for party delegates at the first National Council meeting after assuming power at the Centre was that the winning pace had to be maintained.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh greet BJP president Amit Shah as veteran leader LK Advani (R) looks on during the BJP National Council meeting at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

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Need for change in Haryana, says Shah
BJP should reach the half-way mark on its own in the state and win J&K
New Delhi, August 9
Focusing particularly on Haryana for his larger pitch for a �Congress-free� country, new BJP president Amit Shah�s clear message to the state cadres was that the party should reach the halfway mark on its own, irrespective of whether or not there was an alliance with a regional party.

Iraqi forces ready to reclaim ground as US continues strikes
Arbil, August 9
Iraq�s federal and Kurdish forces on Saturday prepared their bid to reclaim the lost ground as US jets pounded jihadist positions and also dropped aid to the stranded civilians.

Barack Obama talks about Iraq situation. REUTERS

Captive Indians in Iraq are Safe: Govt
New Delhi/Chandigarh, August 9
Even as the families of the 41 kidnapped Indians in Iraq are in a state of panic following US air strikes, Indian Embassy officials claim the youths were safe but could not be contacted.

Hagel calls for US, Japan, India alliance
New Delhi, August 9
The United States today proposed a trilateral military alliance involving India, Japan and the US, while advising New Delhi that it does not have to choose between Beijing and Washington, but continue to work with both.


US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel delivers a leacture in New Delhi on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

Hate crime: Called �Osama�, Sikh, his mother attacked in New York New York, August 9 Days after a Sikh man was hit and dragged by a truck, another Sikh man and his mother were attacked in New York by a group of teenagers who called them �Osama Bin Laden� in an apparent hate crime, sparking fresh outrage among the community members. The Sikh man, a physician scientist, said in a statement that he and his mother were attacked in a Queens neighbourhood on the night of August 7.