Lucknow: IRS officer Preeta Harit, Principle Commissioner, Income Tax joined Congress party in presence of Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar on Wednesday. She resigned from her post of Principal Commissioner and the resignation has been accepted. Harit was born in a Palwal, Haryana. She got selected in civil services[Read More…]
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Uttar Pradesh: Two-time BJP MLA JP Singh, former IPS Kush Saurabh joins Congress, likely to be Lok Sabha candidates
Lucknow: There is a continuous round of reversals by the leaders ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Two-time BJP MLA JP Singh has left BJP to join the Congress party. Along with him, IPS Kush Saurabh also took VRS (Voluntary Retirement Scheme) to join Congress. In the presence of Congress in-charge[Read More…]
Remembering Smita Patil: 13 unknown facts about legendary actor on her death anniversary
Born on October 17, 1955, Smita Patil is regarded as one of the finest actors in Hindi and Marathi cinema. She acted in over 80 films in her career that spanned over a decade. Patil, who was married to actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar, passed away in 1986 at the age of[Read More…]
PK Lele A Salesman trailer: Manav Sohal & Brijendra Kala, are here to set off in this adult comedy film!
Shah Rukh Khan’s Marriage broker from the trailer of Zero, Brijendra Kala is back to the big screen in lead role along with actor Manav Sohal who has played lead roles in Ek Pyaar Aisa Bhi & Ek Aur Jang with Dharmender, Raj Babbar & Mukesh Khanna and good supporting[Read More…]
Former diplomat Satender Kumar joins Congress
New Delhi: Former diplomat Satender Kumar, a Dalit from Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday joined the Congress. Kumar, who was India’s ambassador to Suriname was formally inducted into the party by Congress General Secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh Ghulam Nabi Azad and state Congress chief Raj Babbar. Around 350 supporters[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Loss of faith in BJP, PM Modi lookalike joins Congress
Abhinandan Pathak, once a die-hard fan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to join Congress. Dissatisfied with the BJP government, Pathak has decided to campaign against them. One of the reasons behind the dissatisfaction is nonperformance of the Modi government, which failed to keep up the promises made[Read More…]
Raj Babbar detained for joining farmer’s protest
Police on Wednesday detained Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar after he joined a protest by farmers demanding compensation for losing their land in Mandola village in Ghaziabad district. Raj Babbar reached Mandola and staged a protest along with the farmers despite a police request not to go to the[Read More…]
GST will be reviewed after Rahul becomes PM: Raj Babbar
With the assembly elections approaching soon, both Congress and BJP have intensified attacks on each other. Recently, Congress Vice-President criticised the multiple tax slabs in GST and called it a ‘flawed’ model. Now, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar has echoed Rahul’s voice saying the Goods and Services Tax (GST)[Read More…]
On denial to visit Saharanpur, Rahul Gandhi hits out at NDA government
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi tried to visit Saharanpur, which is in a state of unrest following communal tension but was stopped at the district’s border by the police this afternoon. “I wanted to visit Saharanpur, I was stopped from going there… I am returning today on the request of[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi can defeat PM Modi: Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar offers to resign as Uttar Pradesh Congress chief
Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar has offered to resign, taking moral responsibility for the poll debacle in the state. Babbar also echoed Rahul Gandhi on the need for making structural changes to strengthen the party, but defended the Congress vice-president, saying leadership is not changed for losses in one[Read More…]
Congress to launch second phase of “27 saal UP Behaal” campaign
Congress party has prepared to launch the second phase of its campaign in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from August 21. The party has made it very clear that they won’t enter into any pre-poll alliance. As part of the second leg of its election campaign, Congress will roll out two[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi’s UP election road show; heads back to Delhi after ‘ill health’
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s rally in Varanasi today was cut short due to ill heath. She returned to Delhi and left the roadshow mid way after being advised to take rest by doctors. Sonia Gandhi, 69, started her campaign in Varanasi for the upcoming state assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh today. Sonia Gandhi’s[Read More…]
Why Raj Babbar can be the game changer for Congress in Uttar Pradesh
I first met Raj Babbar in the latter half of 2009. He had just made it to the Lok Sabha after defeating Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Dimple Yadav in a byelection that was necessitated after Mulayam’s resignation. I had started the conversation by congratulating him on the great victory and[Read More…]