Politics

Congress Gets Into Election Mode; Appoints Gehlot, Baghel As Sr Observers

NEW DELHI: In view of the assembly elections later this year, the Congress on Tuesday appointed Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel as the senior observers for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh respectively. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal in a statement said that party chief Sonia Gandhi has appointed Gehlot as a […]

Congress Seeks Disqualification Of Lobo, Kamat From Goa Assembly

PANAJI: The Congress on Monday sought disqualification of two of its leaders – Michael Lobo and former chief minister Digambar Kamat – from the Assembly. Congress alleged that the two senior functionaries were trying to “engineer a defection” in the party for a switchover to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Both the leaders have […]

NH Case: 3rd ED Summons To Sonia For July 21 Questioning

  NEW DELHI: Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi, who earlier skipped two summonses by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), has been asked for the third time to appear before the agency on July 21 in connection with the National Herald case. A source in the ED confirmed summons to the 75-year-old leader. READ MORE: ED Grills […]

Fearing Desertions, Congress Sends Wasnik To Goa

PANAJI: Amidst fear of desertions, Congress today sent party general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Wasnik to Goa to oversee the latest political developments in the state. Months after defeat in the assembly polls earlier this year, the Congress on Sunday once again faced another crisis as former Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat and […]

Breath Of Fresh Air: Delhi Govt To Launch Drive To Curb Dust Pollution

NEW DELHI: The Arvind Kejriwal Government, in a major move to curb air pollution in the national capital, has issued a directive to run a special drive on the Construction and Demolition (C&D) portal from July 15 to 30 which was launched in 2021. As of now, 600 sites have registered themselves on the portal. […]