Category: Politics

The newly- appointed team of the Haryana Congress jointly led by former CM and leader of opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, state in-charge Vivek Bansal on Tuesday assured AICC leader Rahul Gandhi an expedited constitution of PCC and other operations in the state. State Congress president Chaudhary Udaybhan and newly-appointed working state president Jitendra Bhardwaj, Ramkishan […]

Attacking the BJP over the Mundka Fire that claimed 27 lives, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi blamed the Saffron party for providing illegal licenses to its goons. She questioned how Manish Lakra, who is the main accused in the Mundka fire incident, got permission to run commercial activities. She blamed the BJP for providing […]

Acknowledging that the Congress’ connection with people has been “broken”, Rahul Gandhi announced on Sunday that the party will undertake a yatra in October to re-establish and strengthen it. He also laid emphasis on the “one family, one ticket” rule to ensure that multiple members of one family do not contest polls without working for […]

The Congress on Sunday announced wide-ranging organizational reforms to make the party battle-ready for the next round of assembly and Lok Sabha polls, stressing on wider representation to those under 50 years of age and enforcing ‘one person, one post’ and ‘one family, one ticket’ rules with riders. In its Udaipur Declaration adopted after deliberations […]

With the Congress announcing a host of internal reforms, party chief Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said the three-day conclave has been “very useful and productive”as many leaders expressed their views openly and offered suggestions in a spirit of constructive participation. “We will overcome. That is our determination. That is our Nav Sankalp (new resolution). The […]

The Ahmedabad police have detained members of the Congress for protesting at the Municipal Commissioner’s bungalow. They were protesting against ‘ill-planned’ drinking water distribution in the city. Congress’ Leader of Opposition in the Municipal Corporation, Shehzadkhan Pathan, and his team members reached the residence of Lochan Sehra, Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), with buckets, towels […]

MAMATA Banerjee the politician has few parallels: the woman who virtually single- handedly formed a party, took on the Left behemoth in West Bengal, rode to power, and last year, handed the Modi-Shah-led BJP a crushing defeat. Mamata Banerjee the artist virtually stands alone too: hundreds of books, countless paintings, state logos, Durga Puja song […]

The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) would conduct its organizational elections in June and announce its new president in August. TNCC state president K.S. Alagiri,in a statement, on Thursday said that the party is trying for a new female president. The party will hold elections for booth level and block level office-bearers of the party. […]

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana to ensure that the judiciary also reflects the spirit of Cooperative Federalism enshrined in our Constitution. Stalin in a letter to Modi and Ramana said certain important aspects relating to the higher judiciary-like setting up of […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually launch the ‘Madhya Pradesh Startup Policy’ on Friday, May 13. He will address the startup community during the Madhya Pradesh Startup Conclave being held in Indore on Friday. The Prime Minister will also launch the Madhya Pradesh Startup portal, which will facilitate and help promote the startup ecosystem. In […]