New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has gone abroad, the Congress said on Wednesday, confirming the news reported by IANS two days back. “Rahul Gandhi has gone in the past from time to time on a meditational visit on which he is currently there,” Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said at a media briefing. On October 28, […]
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Rahul questions government on EU MPs trip to Kashmir
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday questioned the government over letting a delegation of European Union MPs visit Jammu and Kashmir at a time when Indian MPs were not allowed to visit the state. “MPs from Europe are welcome to go on a guided tour of Jammu & #Kashmir while Indian MPs are banned […]
Rahul Gandhi leaves on foreign trip
New Delhi: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has once again gone abroad, with a source saying he is travelling to Indonesia. IANS tried to contact Rahul Gandhi’s office to find out details about his trip but his staff did not take calls, nor respond to messages. Earlier, Gandhi had gone to Cambodia before the October […]
Old warhorses rise to bring back sparkle to Cong fortunes
New Delhi: Despite poll pundits almost writing the Congress off after the Lok Sabha drubbing and the long-drawn drama over Rahul Gandhi’s resignation, the grand old party has made a striking turnaround in Haryana and Maharashtra elections, thanks to the old guards who under Ahmed Patel have revived some of its sparkle on Diwali. With […]
No reaction from Rahul on poll results so far
New Delhi: The results of the two states are out and the Congress has improved its tally. All have spoken about the results, but Rahul Gandhi is yet to react. In Haryana, Congress did an impressive performance, forcing the Bharatiya Janata Party to see a hung Assembly while in Maharashtra, the Congress improved its performance. […]
Party satraps back in action as Congress hopes to march ahead
New Delhi: Ignored by the select coterie of Rahul Gandhi, the old satraps of India’s grand old party are finally back at the Congress nerve centre. Among them, Ahmed Patel, the man widely credited for Congress’ major wins in 2004 and 2009 general elections, seems to be a key player in the party’s gradual revival. […]
Wishes galore on Amit Shah’s birthday, Rahul Gandhi keeps mum
New Delhi: Wishes poured in for Amit Shah on Tuesday which happened to be his 55th birthday, but interestingly, the face of the opposition Rahul Gandhi chose to keep mum. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was wished by many across all sections of the society. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP […]
BJP MLA claims EVMs only vote for BJP, Rahul shares video
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday shared on Twitter a viral video in which Bakhshish Singh Virk, the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Assandh constituency in Haryana, is seen claiming that no matter which button is pressed on the electronic voting machine (EVM), the vote would go to the saffron party. Sharing […]
Rahul’s copter lands in Rewari after bad weather
New Delhi: Bad weather prevented Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s helicopter from landing in Delhi on Friday, party sources said. Rahul was returning from poll-bound Mahendragarh in Haryana after addressing a rally there. The Congress clarified that Rahul Gandhi’s helicopter was forced to abort its landing in Delhi due to bad weather and not due to […]
Will PM reply to Manmohan, Rahul charges on economy?
Mumbai: With the Congress firing repeated salvos at the BJP government ahead of the Maharashtra elections blaming it for the country’s precarious economic situation, all eyes are on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s only rally in Mumbai on Friday evening for his response. As the election date nears (October 21), the Congress has been firing in […]