With almost a year left for the Uttarakhand Assembly polls, differences within the Congress have come to the fore as former state Chief Minister Harish Rawat, who has suggested that the party should project a chief ministerial face, seems upset with the working style of the party. In a tweet Rawat addressed to Congress in-charge of Uttarakhand Devendra Yadav, Rawat […]
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Uttarakhand Congress leader Navprabhat appealed to party workers to donate money for Ram Mandir
Former Uttarakhand Minister and Congress leader Navprabhat on Saturday appealed to party workers to donate money for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust is conducting a mass contact and contribution campaign for the construction of the grand temple in Ayodhya. “Dear party workers, I am making a special request to […]
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Ahmed Patel, Congress’ crisis manager: Five instances of how he was a problem solver
Rajya Sabha MP Ahmed Patel, who died of Covid-19 on Wednesday morning, has often been described as Congress’ crisis manager. Here are five instances of how Patel solved problems for his party Curbing the rebellion of the G-23, 2020 This was perhaps the most recent instance of Patel’s crisis management. […]
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Uddhav Thackeray hails Ahmed Patel as Congress’s ‘Chanakya’
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, while expressing grief over the demise of Ahmed Patel, has said that the veteran Congress leader played a key role in the formation of Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra. “The party has lost its Chanakya, who would stand by party during every challenge. He […]
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PM Modi should publicly condemn China’s brazen act in Ladakh: Congress
The Congress on Saturday stepped up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the standoff with China in Ladakh as it underscored the various statements on the status on the ground along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). “The Prime Minister should openly, publicly condemn the brazen Chinese occupation […]
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BJP hits out at Kamal Nath for his alleged role in Congress-China ties
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday accused Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath of playing a pivotal role in Congress-China’s relations by exorbitantly reducing import duty on about 250 items when he was the union minister for commerce and industries during the UPA government. BJP national vice-president Prabhat Jha […]
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Uttarakhand Congress pays homage to Indian soldiers who lost their lives in Ladakh clash
Uttarakhand Congress members on Friday paid tribute to the 20 Indian Army personnel who lost their lives in a clash with Chinese troops at Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on June 15. State Congress president Pritam Singh first addressed the party workers and later a two-minute silence was observed as a tribute to the bravehearts. The party workers chanted […]
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Uttarakhand govt ‘suppressing’ voices of protest on people’s issues: LOP Indira Hridayesh
Leader of Opposition (LOP) in Uttarakhand Assembly, Indira Hridayesh, on Friday said that the state government is “employing” intimidatory tactics to “suppress” the voices of protest on people’s issues. “The state government is trying to intimidate Congress workers by filing cases against them. On June 25, the Congress party protested against the rising fuel prices after which […]
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BJP chief JP Nadda sharpens attack on Congress, questions Sonia Gandhi over transparency
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Jagat Prakash Nadda on Friday stepped up his attack on the Congress, particularly the Gandhi family, by accusing party chief Sonia Gandhi of transparency. “PMNRF, meant to help people in distress, was donating money to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation in UPA years. Who sat on the […]
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‘Insanity is doing the same thing…’: Rahul’s dig at lockdown impact on Covid-19 cases
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday used a quote, often misattributed to Albert Einstein, to hit out at the government over its lockdown strategy to point out that the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has not been halted because of the restrictions. The former Congress president also used graphs […]
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On Madhya Pradesh Congress’ ‘shameful’ jibe on women officers at liquor shops, BJP hits back
The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Thursday accused the BJP government in the state of insulting women by engaging them in the sale of liquor. State Congress president Kamal Nath’s attack on the government came after a photo showing a woman employee of the excise department sitting in a liquor shop […]
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Manipur high court restrains 7 Congress MLAs from entering Assembly
Seven lawmakers in Manipur have been accused of supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government despite being elected on a Congress ticket. A petition has been filed seeking disqualification of these MLAs. Till a decision on the petiton is taken by the Speaker’s tribunal, these lawmakers have been restrained […]
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Two Congress MLAs from Gujarat resign ahead of Rajya Sabha polls
Two Congress lawmakers in Gujarat have resigned ahead of the June 19 Rajya Sabha polls for four seats from the state. Congress MLAs Akshay Patel and Jitu Chaudhary met Gujarat Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi on Wednesday and handed over their resignations. Trivedi sold the reporters on Thursday that he has […]
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‘India has seen migrants’ pain but BJP has not’: Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday spotlighted how the country is witnessing a “dard ka manzar (immense pain)” as migrant workers are trudging the highways, many among them bare foot, to get home amid the Covid-19 lockdown. This is the fourth phase of lockdown, which is set to end on […]
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US Congress approves China sanctions over ethnic crackdown
Congress voted Wednesday to toughen the US response to a brutal Chinese crackdown on ethnic minorities, adding another factor to the increasingly stormy relationship between the two countries. The House passed a bipartisan bill that would impose sanctions on Chinese officials involved in the mass surveillance and detention of Uighurs and other ethnic […]