CHANDIGARH: There seems to be another political row in offing in Punjab — and it’s over election symbol, an old one at that. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab MLA and Kisan Wing State President Kultar Singh Sandhwan strongly condemned Harsimrat Kaur Badal for comparing Shiromani Akali Dal’s (Badal) election symbol ‘takkadi’ with the ‘Takkadi’ of […]
NEW DELHI: Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on the occasion of the party’s 137th foundation day on Thursday, asserted that it has confronted several challenges and demonstrated resilience. In her speech she mentioned that divisive ideologies anchored in hate which had no role whatsoever to play in our freedom movement are now causing havoc on […]
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Monday detained several doctors who were protesting against the delay in the NEET 2021 counselling. Doctors claimed that they were brutally thrashed and manhandled while holding a peaceful march towards the Supreme Court and threatened to shut down all healthcare institutions in Delhi. The protest was organised by the […]
NEW DELHI: The codeword ‘SG’ mentioned in the loose sheets and diaries pertaining to the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal refer to the alleged defence dealer Sushen Mohan Gupta, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has found. The bribe amount was routed in Congress-led UPA era to several officials and ministers, bringing then Union Coal minister […]
NEW DELHI: Harping on the party legacy, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday hailed the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ahead of the Vijay Diwas and said that the late former prime minister remains an inspiration to crores of Indians for her boldness and resilience. Sonia Gandhi also hailed Indira Gandhi as India’s […]
NEW DELHI: A day after Congress party interim chief Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to participate in the year-long celebration of 50th anniversary of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will address a massive public meeting in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun on December 16. Congress General Secretary (Organisations) K. C. Venugopal on Friday said […]
RAE BARELI: Most people after acquiring a degree in engineering dream of working with a multinational company. But that is not the case with Santosh Kumar Singh of Rae Bareli. One meeting with the Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in 2012 is all it took to change the life course and leave his well […]
NEW DELHI: A day after 12 out of 17 MLAs of Congress including former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma switched to Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Congress remained unperturbed and said that it will work with opposition unity during the Winter Session of Parliament. The decision was taken during a Parliamentary party strategy meeting in Delhi on […]
NEW DELHI: A day after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi, former Deputy Chief Minister and senior party leader Sachin Pilot also met the party supremo in the national capital. Pilot arrived at the residence of Sonia Gandhi around 12 noon at 10 Janpath. Their meeting lasted for over one […]
NEW DELHI: Amid the bitter war of words between the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on upcoming Bihar’s bypolls, Sonia Gandhi called on former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to enquire about his health and to bring like minded parties together. According to Congress sources, Sonia Gandhi after holding a meeting of the […]