The Lok Sabha on Thursday witnessed an animated exchange between Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, who alleged the Centre had delayed wage payments under Mgnrega and slashed budgetary allocation, and rural development minister Giriraj Singh, who contended that Gandhi’s charge was baseless and the government had increased allocation manifold and maximised its utilisation. As Congress MPs…Continue Reading
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor arrives to attend the Congress G-23 meeting, at party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the “demoralising” election debacle and continuing defections from Congress, dissident bloc G-23 on Wednesday said “collective and inclusive decision-making” is the only solution to the crisis…Continue Reading
Last Updated: 14th March, 2022 10:24 IST In an embarrassment for Congress, its own ally RJD advocated an overhaul of the Sonia Gandhi-led party’s leadership after its disastrous election performance. Image: PTI/Twitter In an embarrassment for Congress, its own ally RJD advocated an overhaul of the Sonia Gandhi-led party’s leadership after its disastrous election performance. Speaking to…Continue Reading
Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (March 9) granted bail to convict for the assassination of country’s former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. The court granted AG Perarivalan, the convict, a bail noting that he had spent more than 30 years behind bars. A bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai said: “Taking into…Continue Reading
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on February 05 while commenting on the ‘two Indias’ remark of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, said that Rahul Gandhi was maybe speaking about the pre 2014 India, and alleged that India saw progress and development after 2014. “I think he was talking about pre 2014 India when there was…Continue Reading
Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary or Martyrs Day is clocked on January 30 in memory of all the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for India’s independence. Several notable personalities are paying homage to all the brave hearts, and actor Kamal Haasan also penned a note to remember Mahatama Gandhi and hailed all Gandhians as they strive to…Continue Reading
Chennai: Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, will be released on one-month parole on Friday after completing surety formalities, said Nalini’s advocate Radhakrishnan. Speaking to ANI, Radhakrishnan said, “Nalini, who was granted by the state government on Thursday, will be released on Friday after completing surety formalities.” The Tamil…Continue Reading
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi (PTI photo)NEW DELHI: Amid TMC’s push to sideline Congress as the leader of the anti-BJP bloc, key opposition parties represented by their top faces held a brainstorming session at the residence of Sonia Gandhi, a sudden development that appears to be a message to the challenger.…Continue Reading
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said she feels the country is changing from what Mahatma Gandhi had envisioned to one that his assassin Nathuram Godse may have aspired to.Citing the change in reaction to cheering for and celebration of India-Pakistan matches over the years, the former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister…Continue Reading
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday alleged a multi-crore Bitcoin scam and its cover-up by the BJP government in Karnataka and demanded that an independent investigation be conducted into the matter by a Supreme Court-monitored SIT. Former party chief Rahul Gandhi alleged that the scam is big but the cover-up is much bigger. Taking to…Continue Reading