IPA Webdesk
Sonia Gandhi meets Azad amid continued tension
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday met party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, a day after the core group of its ‘G-23’ dissidents, held a third round of discussions following the massive election drubbing. The dissidents have held a series of meetings since Wednesday, upset with the stance of the...
US says Putin may make N-threats if war drags
President Vladimir Putin can be expected to brandish threats to use nuclear weapons against the West if stiff Ukrainian resistance to Russia’s invasion continues, draining conventional manpower and equipment, according to a new assessment by the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency. “Protracted occupation of parts of Ukrainian territory threatens to...
G-23 to meet again after Rahul reaches out to ‘rebel’ camp
The group of 23 leaders of the Congress are set to meet again on Thursday evening, making it the second meeting in the past 24 hours. This came after Rahul Gandhi reached out to the party’s “rebel” group through one of the members, former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda....
Cong will have to be junior partner in Bengal, Punjab: Chidambaram
Only the Gandhis cannot be held responsible for the Congress’s recent election defeats, party veteran P Chidambaram has said, urging the G-23 ‘group of rebels’ to not split the party. In a statement made to NDTV a day after G-23 met to call for an institutional rehaul, Chidambaram said...
Imran orders monitoring of lawmakers ahead of no-trust vote
In a bid to thwart the Opposition’s no-trust motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Thursday decided that the Sindh House here will not be allowed to turn into a “horse-trading hub”, according to a media report. The Sindh House in Islamabad assumed...
Sonia meeting Azad today as rebels crank up pressure
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is expected to meet Ghulam Nabi Azad today, according to sources. The meeting comes a day after the core group of Congress’s G-23 dissidents, led by Mr Azad, met to discuss the way ahead for Congress. The dissidents have been having a series of meetings...
Gandhis alone not responsible for defeats: Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said the Gandhis alone could not be held responsible for the party’s recent election defeats. He also “appealed” to the G-23 or Congress “rebel” group not to split the party. “The Gandhis did accept responsibility, like I accepted responsibility for Goa, and others...
No support to Cong sans Gandhis at G-23 meeting
The venue for the Wednesday dinner meeting was supposed to be Kapil Sibal’s official residence but was later shifted to Ghulam Nabi Azad’s place. Sources say this was an indication that while the so-called Group of 23 rebels, or G23, was united and wanted to put pressure on the...
Pramod Sawant seen likely to continue as Goa CM
The BJP central leadership has finalised caretaker CM Pramod Sawant’s name as the next chief minister of Goa, sources told News18 on Wednesday after the legislative party meeting. The reason behind Sawant continuing in his post is BJP’s victory margin in the recently-concluded Goa elections. Under his leadership, the...
Gurgaon fraud case against Maria Sharapova, Schumacher
Police in Gurgaon have filed a case against former Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, former Formula 1 racer Michael Schumacher and 11 others for fraud and criminal conspiracy following a court order. The FIR was registered on the complaint of a Delhi woman, who accused them of fraud. Shafali...
Israel reports new Covid variant
Israel said that it had recorded two cases of a new Covid variant. “This variant is still unknown around the world,” Israel’s ministry of health said in a statement. Although Israel’s pandemic response head allayed fears regarding the new variant. The new strain of Covid combines two sub-variants of...
Cricketer Harbhajan may be AAP’s Rajya Sabha nominee
Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh is likely to be one of the five Rajya Sabha candidates of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). According to party sources, getting the cricketer onto its team will help in strengthening the party’s connection with the youth and he will also suggest ideas during the...
Mann says golden era has started for Punjab
Bhagwant Mann took oath as Punjab Chief Minister today at Khatkar Kalan, the birthplace of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders were part of the swearing-in ceremony. In his maiden speech as chief minister, Bhagwant Mann said that a...
G-23 looking to expand at today’s meeting
The G-23 group within Congress is meeting today looking to expand its size. The decision to convene a meeting of the G-23 came on a day when Sonia Gandhi sought the resignation of Congress presidents of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa following the party’s dismal performance in...
Loyalists turn ire against Sibal for seeking leadership change
Reflecting the dissensions in the party, senior Congress leaders lashed out at their colleague Kapil Sibal for his remarks against the leadership, with Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot saying that the senior lawyer is ‘not rooted in Congress culture’, and he ‘doesn’t know ABC of the Congress’. Gehlot’s Chhattisgarh...
Punjab Cong in a predicament over chief’s choice
With Congress president Sonia Gandhi cracking the whip by seeking the resignations of the local unit chiefs of the five states where the party lost elections this month, including Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Punjab wing faces a stiff challenge to find a new head and rejig itself. What will...
Hijab verdict produces reactions on predictable lines
The Karnataka High Court’s verdict saying that hijab is not a part of the essential religious practice in Islamic faith led to a string of reactions on Tuesday. While Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti was “deeply disappointed” with the order, National Commission for Women’s chairperson...
India eying more cheap Russian Oil
India may take up a Russian offer to buy crude oil and other commodities at a discount, two Indian officials said, in a sign that Delhi wants to keep its key trading partner on board despite Western attempts to isolate Moscow through sanctions. U.S. officials have said in recent...
