Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ahmed Patel is the new treasurer of the party. He replaces Mr Motilal Vohra. Patel, the once powerful political secretary of Sonia Gandhi, will replace Motilal Vora who has been appointed as general secretary in-charge of administration. Anand Sharma will be the new[Read More…]
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Jharkhand: Two infants die at state-run shelter home, inquiry ordered
Two infants, including a 6-month-old girl from a government-aided Sahyog Village shelter home in Jharkhand’s Khunti were reported dead on Sunday, which prompted authorities to initiate a medical and magisterial inquiry into the matter. One of the deceased infants, identified as Palo Tuti, was reportedly relocated from the Ranchi shelter[Read More…]
After Bihar, UP, now Jharkhand faces shelter home tragedy as 2 minors missing
After the horrifying Bihar and UP shelter home rape case of minors, another case has emerged where two minor girls are missing from the shelter home in Khunti District, Jharkhand. On Monday, Child Welfare Committee (CWC) members Baidyanath Kumar and Vasanti Munda inspected the shelter home and realised that two[Read More…]
Congress Working Committee meeting begins, Sonia Gandhi skips over health issues
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) began its meeting on Saturday to discuss the political situation in the country, but United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was not present as she was unwell. The meeting, chaired by Congress President Rahul Gandhi, was attended by senior party leaders including[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi constitutes 23-member CWC, drops some senior leaders
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday constituted the Congress Working Committee (CWC) by appointing 23 members and dropping some senior leaders in his bid to strike a balance between age and experience, and prepare for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Prominent among those dropped from the previous CWC[Read More…]
Will Priyanka Gandhi be the Congress chief? Her assistant rubbishes report
With speculations that Congress party will choose its successor for Sonia Gandhi soon, the name of Priyanka Gandhi has emerged as a probable chief. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on 8 August and possibly held a talk on the change of guard of the party. Reportedly, at the meeting,[Read More…]
CWC meeting: Sonia Gandhi slams PM Modi government
On Tuesday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi slammed the Narendra Modi government at Centre and asked the party leaders to be ready to protect the essence and idea of India. Sonia Gandhi chaired a CWC meeting in Delhi to discuss the current political situation and the upcoming presidential poll. “We must[Read More…]
Modi government is obsessed with power: Rahul Gandhi at CWC
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday speaking at a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) slammed the Narendra Modi government saying that it is obsessed with power and tries to silence all those who disagree with it. Rahul is chairing the meeting in the place of his mother and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, who’s reportedly unwell[Read More…]