Politics

Kharge claims credit for Cong in Modi becoming PM

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday hit out at the BJP and said that it was the Congress that had nurtured democracy for the last 70 years and made it possible for Prime Minister Modi to achieve his post despite his humble origins. Kharge was in Bihar’s Banka district...

Jan 6 · >

Nitish Kumar’s yatra for opposition unity next month

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hinted that his proposed country-wide tour for forging Opposition unity to take on the BJP in the next Lok Sabha polls may take place after the budget session of the assembly next month. Kumar had earlier said several times that he was working hard...

Jan 6 · >

Cong forms panel to evaluate Gujarat Assembly poll results

The Congress on Wednesday set up a three-member fact-finding committee to evaluate the party’s performance in the recently concluded Gujarat assembly elections and suggest corrective measures. The committee will be chaired by former Maharashtra minister Nitin Raut, who also heads the party’s SC department. The panel has been asked...

Jan 5 · >

Rahul questions media obsession with his T-shirt

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the purpose of the party’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ is to remove fear from the people’s minds and highlight issues like price rise and unemployment. Amid raging talks about his wearing T-shirt in the winter during the yatra, Gandhi said the media is...

Jan 5 · >

AAP accuses BJP of shielding car dragging case accused

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Wednesday lashed out at the BJP, accusing the saffron party of “shielding” one of the accused in the sensational Sultanpuri car dragging case. He also demanded to know why the accused, Manoj Mittal, was not yet removed from the party. In a shocking...

Jan 5 · >

Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) not to join Bharat Jodo Yatra

Terming that the Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ is its “internal matter”, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said his JD(U) will not participate in the padayatra. Lalu Prasad’s RJD, the largest constituent of the ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan’ to which the Congress is an ally, also said the party has...

Jan 4 · >

Chhattisgarh assembly uproar over religious conversions

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed in the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Tuesday that religious conversion in tribal-dominated areas has increased under the Congress government’s watch as the issue of vandalization of a church in Narayanpur during a protest figured in the House which also saw brief suspension of 12...

Jan 4 · >

Actor Gayathri quits BJP saying women not safe in party

Actor-politician Gayathri Raguramm, who was suspended from the BJP in November last year, announced on Tuesday that she is resigning from the party and claimed that women are not safe in the Tamil Nadu unit as “nobody cares about true karyakartas”. She blamed state BJP chief K Annamalai for...

Jan 4 · >

Cong says SC has not upheld demonetisation

It is “misleading and wrong” to say the Supreme Court has upheld demonetisation, the Congress said on Monday, adding that the majority apex court verdict on the matter deals with the limited issue of the process of decision-making not with its outcomes. The verdict has nothing to say on...

Jan 3 · >

Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes after 9-day break

Rahul Gandhi-led Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra has resumed after a 9-day winter break and will start from Uttar Pradesh from today. So far, the Yatra has covered 3,000 kms over 110 days crossing southern state and then trudged through Rajasthan and Delhi. The Yatra, which started from from Kanyakumari...

Jan 3 · >
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