Jaipur | Amid the ongoing discussions regarding the election of the next Congress President, Rajya Sabha MP and CWC member Pramod Tiwari has advocated for a Gandhi family member to be made the next party chief. Tiwari has expressed apprehension of breakdown in the party if a non-Gandhi is made the President. Talking to the media […]
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4 Congress Lok Sabha MPs suspended for entire Monsoon Session
New Delhi | Four Congress Lok Sabha MPs were suspended for the entire Monsoon session on Monday over unruly behaviour. The four Congress MPs — Manickam Tagore, Ramya Haridas, Jothimani and T.N. Prathapan — have been suspended for the entire Monsoon Session ending August 12 for holding protests with placards inside the House. Speaker Om Birla […]
BJP keeping country in permanent state of polarisation, instilling fear: Sonia
Udaipur | In her inaugural address at the Congress ‘Chintan Shivir’ on Friday, Sonia Gandhi targetted the BJP and alleged that the party was constantly ‘playing the polarisation game and instilling fear in the public’. She said, “By now it has become abundantly and painfully clear what Prime Minister Modi and his colleagues really mean by […]
Congress takes jibe at Centre over petrol price
New Delhi | The Congress on Friday compared the price of petrol in India with its neighbouring countries, and alleged that the cost of the auto fuel in the country is far higher than even in Nepal. Putting out a chart, the Congress claimed that Nepal sells petrol at Rs 100 a litre, while the price […]
AAP and Congress promise freebies of thousands of crores to Punjab voters, but where is the money?
New Delhi | Both the Aam Admi Party (AAP) and Congress are recklessly promising freebies running into thousands of crores to the people in a desperate bid to woo voters in Punjab but the million dollar question left unanswered is: Where is the money going to come from? Interestingly, Punjab has an annual budget of […]
Woman Congress MLA rides a horse to Jharkhand assembly
Ranchi | On International Women’s Day on Tuesday, Congress lawmaker from Barkagaon assembly constituency in Jharkhand, Amba Prasad became the centre of attraction when she reached the assembly riding on a horse. She said the purpose of riding a horse to the assembly is to send across a message that women are second to none. She […]
Congress likely to form government in Uttarakhand: Exit Poll
New Delhi | The ABP C-Voter Exit Poll indicates that the Congress is likely to form the next government in Uttarakhand. According to the Exit Poll, Congress is likely to win 35 seats in the 70-member Uttarakhand Assembly, while the ruling BJP is projected to win 29 seats in Uttarakhand. The Congress is falling short of […]
Noida: Congress leader files complaint over her morphed pictures being circulated on Twitter
Lucknow | Pankhuri Pathak, Congress candidate from Noida, has said that her morphed pictures were being circulated on Twitter by an account which has the name and profile picture of Bhojpuri superstar-turned BJP MP Ravi Kishan. The person behind the Twitter handle demanded Rs one lakh to stop circulating the morphed pictures of Pathak, who is […]
Congress releases fourth list of 61 candidates in UP, 24 are women
New Delhi | The Congress on Sunday released fourth list of 61 candidates including 24 women for the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh to be held in seven phases. So far the party has given tickets to 127 women in UP. In the first list of 125 candidates, 50 are women; in the second list of […]
Face of Congress campaign – ‘Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon’ likely to join BJP
Lucknow | Priyanka Maurya, the face of Congress ‘Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon’ poster in Uttar Pradesh, may join the BJP soon. BJP sources said that she visited the party headquarters in Lucknow on Wednesday, triggering speculation of her joining the saffron party. Maurya said, ‘Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon’ has been rendered as a mere […]