Congress President Rahul Gandhi met Lt Gen DS Hooda (retd) on Thursday to institute a task force on National Security. A force which is said to “prepare a vision paper for the country.” Congress President @RahulGandhi met with Lt Gen DS Hooda (retd) to institute a task force on National[Read More…]
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Karnataka Congress legislator held in assault case of fellow party MLA
Bengaluru: Congress legislator J.N. Ganesh has been arrested for allegedly assaulting fellow party MLA Anand Singh last month, Karnataka Home Minister M.B. Patil said on Wednesday. Arrested by Karnataka Police from Gujarat’s Somnath, Ganesh is being brought to Bengaluru and will be produced before a court on Thursday, Patil told[Read More…]
Congress to get 10 Lok Sabha seats in TN, Puducherry
New Delhi: The Congress is likely to get nine Lok Seats under an agreement with the DMK in Tamil Nadu in the coming Lok Sabha elections besides the lone seat in Puducherry. Party sources said the issue of the number of seats was discussed at a meeting Congress President Rahul[Read More…]
Priyanka Gandhi to address maiden rally in Gujarat
By Anurag Dey New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi will address her maiden public rally in Gujarat along with brother and party President Rahul Gandhi on February 28, signalling the intent to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah in their home state. The mega[Read More…]
Andhra Pradesh Congress leader to join YSR Congress
Hyderabad: A Congress leader from Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday announced her decision to join the YSR Congress party. Killi Kruparani, also a former Union Minister, called on YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy at the latter’s Lotus Pond residence here and conveyed her decision to join the party formally at[Read More…]
Modi govt continue to play politics over the future of our young population: Priyanka Chaturvedi
New Delhi: In a press release issued by Priyanka Chaturvedi, Convenor & Spokesperson, AICC, in a 11 point report card, Chaturvedi accuses Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of playing “politics over the future of our young population”. Chaturvedi in the report card talked about the CSAT row, loss of jobs, joblessness[Read More…]
Darbhanga MP Kirti Azad joins Congress
New Delhi: Darbhanga MP Kirti Azad on Monday joined Congress in presence of party president Rahul Gandhi. Former Indian cricketer and politician Kirti Azad was earlier slated to join the Congress party on February 15 but it was postponed in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack. Kirti Azad is the[Read More…]
Please don’t spread fake news, your photoshops will hurt India, not Pakistan: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
Raipur: In the wake of the terror attack that took place in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on Thursday in which 40 CRPF jawans lost their lives, Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel tweeted requesting people to not spread fake news. आप सभी से निवेदन है कि कृपया किसी भी तरह की फेक[Read More…]
Pulwama terror attack: Congress pledges Opposition support to government
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday asserted that terrorism cannot divide India and pledged the support of the entire Opposition to the government in the wake of Thursday’s terror attack in Pulwama that killed 45 CRPF troopers. Strongly condemning the attack, the worst-ever in Jammu and Kashmir, former[Read More…]
Pulwama attack: Madhya Pradesh govt announces Rs 1 crore aid to martyr’s family
Bhopal: The Congress-led Kamal Nath government has announced a aid of Rs 1 crore to the martyr’s family. Along with the financial aid the government would also give one of the family members a job and an accommodation. Martyr CRPF jawan Ashwini Kumar Kachi was a resident of Jabalpur. #pulwamaterrorattack[Read More…]
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra condemns Pulwama terror attack, releases statement
On the terrorist attack that took place in Jammu and Kashmir, Pulwama today in which 30 CRPF jawans lost their lives, Congress UP East General Secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has released a statement, condemning the attack. Deepest condolences to the families of the 30 Jawans martyred in a terror attack[Read More…]
BJP to bank on hotshot celebrities to counter Priyanka Gandhi effect on 2019 polls
Before the last week’s unfortunate events in Jammu and Kashmir it was the advent of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi in active politics that bothered the Bharatiya Janata Party too much. So much so that the looming general elections had sent the ruling party higher ups to the drawing board[Read More…]
Poster emerges outside Kirti Azad’ house in Delhi confirming his entry to Congress
Former Indian cricketer and politician Kirti Azad is all set to join the Congress party on February 15. Kirti Azad is the son of former Chief Minister of Bihar Bhagwat Jha Azad and followed the paths of his father joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected as an MP[Read More…]
Congress says ‘no’ to alliance with AAP: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: A day after meeting Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the Congress had “almost” said ‘no’ for an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the national capital. Asked about the possibilities of an alliance for the Lok Sabha elections, Kejriwal[Read More…]
Congress-NCP alliance sealed, Sharad Pawar to contest Lok Sabha elections from Madha constituency
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar met on Wednesday to talk about the Congress-NCP alliance ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Citing party sources, a news agency suggested that the Sharad Pawar will contest the upcoming elections from the Madha constituency of which an[Read More…]
Priyanka Gandhi debuts with high spirit, marathon 16 hours strategy meet ended at 5:30 AM
Lucknow: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is all geared up for the political battle in front of her in Uttar Pradesh. After making her debut as Congress’s General Secretary in UP, Priyanka on Tuesday got down to business with high energy and won hearts of her party members with her non-stop 16 hours[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi divides UP Lok Sabha constituencies responsibility; Priyanka Gandhi gets 41, Scindia 39
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday announced the division of Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha constituencies between UP East and UP West. According to the release Priyanka Gandhi gets the responsibility of 41 seats, while Jyotiraditya Scindia has been entrusted with 39 seats. INC COMMUNIQUE Distribution of Lok Sabha Constituencies[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Govt renames schemes named after Deendayal Updhyaya to Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and BR Ambedkar
In a order released on Monday, Chhattisgarh government renamed five schemes that were named after Jan Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya to that of Congress leaders Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and Dr BR Ambedkar. Deendayal Upadhyaya Swavlamban Yojna has been renamed to Rajiv Gandhi Swavlamban Yojna, Deendayal Upadhyaya LED Path[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi shuts doors on BSP-SP, says Congress will contest with full might
Lucknow: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday virtually shut the doors on the BSP and Samajwadi Party and said that while he respected their leaders Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav, there should be no doubt that his party will fight the coming Lok Sabha polls with “its full might and ability”[Read More…]
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mocks PM Narendra Modi at Priyanka Gandhi’ Lucknow road show
Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi while addressing a gathering mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that earlier, Narendra Modi was used to give speeches with 56-inch chest, now he gives speeches like this (Gandhi says this while closing his hands and lowering the posture). Gandhi continues to mock Modi and[Read More…]
In pictures: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Lucknow road show
After on Wednesday Priyanka Gandhi Vadra assumed her Office of Congress General Secretary, in what will mark as her first visit to the state after joining politics few days before, on Monday the AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East arrived in the state capital of Lucknow for a four-day[Read More…]
Lets begin a new politics: Priyanka Gandhi ahead of UP visit
New Delhi: A day ahead of her mega road show in Uttar Pradesh, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday called on party workers to initiate a “new kind of politics” which listens to the voices of the poor and the marginalised. “I have hope in my heart that together[Read More…]
Rafale deal audit report by CAG to be another cover-up: Congress
New Delhi: A day before submission of the audit report on military procurement, including the Rafale jet deal, by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India to the President, the Congress on Sunday citing a “conflict of interest” said the exercise is a cover-up of the “scam”. Holding Prime[Read More…]
Modi’s farm income scheme a whimper, not a trump card: Chidambaram
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram calls it a “whimper” instead of being a trump card that leaves out an overwhelming majority of the poor and benefits only the land-owner class. He also rejects criticism of Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s announcement of loan waivers to farmers across the nation if his[Read More…]
Congress accuses BJP national leadership of horse trading to destablise Karnataka government
Citing purported audio tape conversations allegedly involving former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, the Congress on Saturday accused the BJP of attempting to destabilise the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka through corruption and horse trading and sought to link its national leadership – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah[Read More…]