Guwahati/Silchar: While former Congress Lok Sabha member Sushmita Dev has tested positive for coronavirus, the Assam government refuted the media reports that Akhil Gogoi, jailed top farmers leader, tested Covid-19 positive. On Thursday, Covid-19 death toll rose to 24 and number of cases jumped to 14,032 in the state. All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) chief […]
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RGF has nothing to hide, why holy cows not questioned: Congress
New Delhi: After the Centre set up an inter-ministerial committee to probe alleged violations of legal provisions by the Gandhi family’s Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust and Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, the Congress on Wednesday hit back saying the RGF had nothing to hide. Party Senior spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, “RGF has nothing […]
Cheap distraction, says Cong over Nadda’s attack on Rahul
New Delhi: After BJP president J.P. Nadda attacked Rahul Gandhi for not attending parliamentary defence committee meetings, the Congress party hit back saying it is a “cheap distraction” and asked why the meetings of the defence committee did not take place in the last three-and-a-half months at a time when the country is passing through […]
Congress invokes Nehru to target Centre on Galwan Valley
New Delhi: While tension between India and China continues to be high, the bickering between the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress is also no less. Taking recourse to history, Congress leader Kapil Sibal said Nehru was unrelenting on China drawing its own LAC and claimed that China during his time accepted that the […]
Kanpur killings: Priyanka asks Congress leaders to ‘expose’ BJP
New Delhi: Criticising the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi termed it as “jungle raj” during a video conference with party leaders on Saturday. The virtual meeting was called to discuss what the Congress called the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. Priyanka alleged during the course of the […]
Congress hits Bihar streets on horses protesting fuel price hike
Patna: Congress workers on Monday hit the streets of Patna to protest against the rising prices of petrol and diesel. The protesters raised slogans against the Narendra Modi government at the Centre during the agitation. Some of the protesters rode bicycles, bullock carts and horse carts to protest against the rising fuel prices. Congress leaders […]
Why is Modi afraid of naming China? Congress
New Delhi: The Congress has again targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not naming China in his ‘Mann ki Baat radio address where he said that India had given a befitting reply at the LAC in eastern Ladakh. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said ,”in 33 minutes of Mann Ki Baat, he did not take […]
Cong plans protests over fuel price hike
New Delhi: To counter the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) virtual rallies, the Congress has decided to launch five-day protest, starting on June 30, against fuel price hike in each block of the country. The party would also hold protests, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on Monday in front of the central government offices against the […]
Chinese companies contributed to PM-CARES fund, alleges Congress
New Delhi: Amid political mudslinging between the opposition Congress and the ruling BJP on the issue of donations from Chinese companies, the Congress has alleged that PM-CARES fund also received donations from Chinese firms. Senior Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said “Why has PM Modi received Chinese money in the PM-CARES fund, despite the overt Chinese […]
RGF had links with Chinese body that US claimed was used for intel
New Delhi: Was the donation from the Chinese Embassy towards the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) just a tip of the iceberg or was it an aberration? IANS has learnt that between 2004 and 2005, the Foundation, which is now run by Sonia Gandhi, had ran the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies (RGICS), which in […]