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New Delhi:US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said that President Donald Trump's tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's has kept Kim "on his toes" and makes clear the risks of a nuclear standoff.

After Kim asserted that he had a nuclear button at the ready, Trump last week dismissed the taunt by saying in a tweet that the US button at his disposal was bigger and more powerful.

The comment drew criticism, including from former Vice-President Joe Biden, who said it caused allies to lose confidence in Washington

New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will approach President RamnathKovindover the triple talaq bill.

The Board fears the central government may bring an ordinance on the Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage bill, 2017, if it fails to get it passed in the RajyaSabha. The LokSabha has passed the bill.

"We think the government might bring in an ordinance and if it does so the haste will only prove that the government is against democratic process. It will be against the spirit of Constitution. Which is why we are seeking to meet the President on the issue," said AIMPLB spokesperson MaulanaKhalilurRahmadSajjadNomani.

New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazarehas  said he would undertake a fast from March 23 in Delhi if his demand for passing "proper" bills for Lokpal, Lokayuktaand electoral reforms were not met.

Hazare said this time it will be "aar-ya-paar" (final) till he gets the results he wished.

Speaking to reporters at Belagaviin Karnataka, he said he had hopes on Prime Minister NarendraModi who he thought would bring changes in the political system and usher in a corruption free state but they were belied.

New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi has assailed the Modi government over continued delay in appointment of Lokpal, even four years after the enactment of the law for setting up the institution.

“Four years have gone by, but the Lokpal has not come.
The public is asking only one question, till when will you blow the tune of falsehood?” 

"Are the 'defenders of democracy' and 'harbingers of accountability' listening?" he asked in tweets using '#FindingLokpal' as hashtag.