[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Signalling an aggressive push ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, the Congress on Saturday said it will contest all 294 seats in the state and will not shy away from fielding a candidate against chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Bhawanipur.The announcement came after a meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee […]
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming he is “compromised” and cannot participate in a parliamentary debate, while criticising his recent speech on the West Asia conflict.Speaking at the Adivasi Adhikar Samvidhan Sammelan in Vadodara, Rahul Gandhialleged that the […]
[ad_1] Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday strongly backed greater women’s representation in elections when asked about fellow colleague Shama Mohamed complaining about the low number of tickets allotted to women candidates for the Kerala Assembly polls.Acknowledging the dearth of women’s representation in proportion to the population, […]
[ad_1] Jairam Ramesh (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission will hold a press conference at 4 pm to announce the schedule for the general elections to the legislative assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The terms of these assemblies are set to end on different dates in May and June.Ahead of […]
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: BJP staged protests in multiple cities on Saturday following a shirtless protest by Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.BJP workers in Mumbai showed black flags to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in the morning and travelled […]
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Calling Himanta Biswa Sarma “Assam’s Jinnah”, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi played down the exit of former state Congress chief Bhupen Borah from the party ahead of the assembly polls.Speaking at a press conference in Guwahati on Wednesday, Gogoi questioned Borah’s decision to quit the Congress and join the BJP on February 22. […]
[ad_1] Pawan Khera NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday sharpened its attack on union minister Hardeep Singh Puri over his remarks on alleged links to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.Party leader Pawan Khera raised six-pointed questions and accused the minister of downplaying the seriousness of Epstein’s crimes. Entertainment Value Or Evidence? Hardeep Puri Blasts Rahul Gandhi’s […]
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Rebutting PM Narendra Modi‘s accusation, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said Modi’s “Goebbelsian” and “filthy” propaganda against then PM Manmohan Singh, who was a decent and hardworking achiever, was an insult to the Sikh religion, and demanded that Modi apologise for it.Kharge said Congress respects Sikh religion and made Manmohan Singh finance minister […]
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a sharp dig at the Congress and the Gandhi family during nearly 100-minute speech in the Rajya Sabha, accusing them of being “habitual thieves” and alleging that they have even “stolen” Mahatma Gandhi‘s surname.“For some people, stealing is a family profession. What’s shocking is that […]
[ad_1] Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi with Suspended Lok Sabha at parliament premises during the ongoing budget session, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday could not deliver his customary speech during the debate on the motion of thanks to the President’s address because of the adjournment forced […]
