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NEW DELHI: Ahead of the party’s massive nationwide protest against the ‘record-breaking’ price rise and unemployment on August 5, the Congress on Tuesday held a preparatory meeting to chalk out the strategy to make it a success. A meeting was held at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi which was chaired by party general secretary […]

In an in-depth interview with The New Indian’s Executive Editor Rohan Dua, Kuldeep Bishnoi reveals the reasons behind the toughest 30 seconds of his life, when his vote led to the defeat of Congress candidate Ajay Maken in the recently held Rajya Sabha polls. Bishnoi, son of three-time former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal said […]

  In an in-depth interview with The New Indian’s Executive Editor Rohan Dua, Kuldeep Bishnoi reveals the reasons behind the toughest 30 seconds of his life, when his vote led to the defeat of Congress candidate Ajay Maken in the recently held Rajya Sabha polls. Bishnoi, son of three-time former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal […]

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday alleged that the Delhi Police personnel forcibly entered its office and thrashed several party leaders and workers. The Congress also described the actions of the Delhi Police as an act of goondaism led by the Central government and said that it will hold protests across the country in front […]

NEW DELHI: Less than 48 hours after Congress Rajya Sabha candidate from Haryana Ajay Maken lost his election, the party leaders feel that he has been “deliberately deflated” to weaken the authority of party chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi. Several senior leaders voiced their concern over the defeat of Maken, against Bharatiya […]

  NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday expelled its Haryana MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi from all party posts including a special invitee of the powerful Congress Working Committee (CWC) for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections. Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Ajay Maken had to lose the polls by a thin margin after Bishnoi voted in favour of […]

NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: In a dramatic turn of events, full of twists and turns, Congress candidate Ajay Maken saw his fortunes take a 360-degree turn in the Rajya Sabha polls in Haryana. While Maken lost the elections, hours after Congress supporters congratulated him on social media for his win, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Krishan Panwar and […]

NEW DELHI: Moments after a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation approached the Election Commission demanding to declare the Rajya Sabha polls in Haryana and Maharashtra null and void, the Congress also approached the poll panel seeking to reject the demands. A delegation of the Congress-led by senior party leaders Vivek Tankha, Pawan Bansal and Ranjeet […]

NEW DELHI: Ending all speculations, Congress will not nominate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for Rajya Sabha. The Congress on Sunday released the list of party candidates for Rajya Sabha. The list, announced by Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi, includes the names of former finance minister P Chidambaram, former Union ministers Jairam Ramesh and Ajay Maken among […]

NEW DELHI: Highlighting price rise, unemployment, communal tension and a host of other issues, Congress on Thursday released a report titled ‘8 Saal, 8 Chhal, BJP Sarkar Vifal’ as the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government completed eight years in power. Speaking to the media, party general secretary Ajay Maken said, “The promise of ‘Achche Din’ […]