From Bofors to Harshad Mehta scam: Times when Joint Parliamentary Committees were formed to probe national issues | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Tuesday passed a resolution to organise a nationwide protest on August 22, pressing the government to establish a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate allegations made by US-based firm Hindenburg Research against the Sebi chief and the Adani Group.“Today, we held a meeting with AICC general secretaries, incharges, and…

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Will INDIA bloc attend PM’s swearing-in event? Congress leader Jairam Ramesh replies | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Saturday said that the INDIA bloc will collectively take a call on attending the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minter Narendra Modi and his council of ministers which is scheduled for Sunday evening.After a key meeting of extended Congress Working Committee, party’s general secretary K C Venugopal said, “The INDIA…

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Sam Pitroda does it again: Recalling Congress leader’s past bloopers | Delhi News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Sam Pitroda, the Indian Overseas Congress chairman, has once again found himself embroiled in controversy. Just as the Congress party was attempting to quell the uproar caused by his previous comments on “inheritance tax,” Pitroda has sparked a new firestorm with his latest remarks on India’s diversity. While discussing the country’s diverse population,…

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Arvinder Singh Lovely quits as Delhi Congress chief, criticises AAP pact, poll picks | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: With less than a month to go for voting in the capital, Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely quit his post Sunday, citing the party’s alliance with AAP in the city, the high command’s choices of Lok Sabha candidates, and not getting freedom to elect party functionaries according to his preferences.Claiming he wasn’t…

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‘Not joining any political party’: Arvinder Singh Lovely after resigning as Delhi Congress chief | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress party‘s Delhi unit chief, Arvinder Singh Lovely, has tendered his resignation ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. He cited the alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as one of the reasons. He said the Delhi Congress unit was against the alliance but the party high command went ahead with it.He clarified…

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‘Robert Vadra Ab Ki Bar’ poster surfaces outside Congress party office in Amethi | Lucknow News – Times of India

AMETHI: The Congress party has not yet announced its candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi constituency, posters featuring Robert Vadra, husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, have appeared outside the party’s office on Wednesday in the Gauriganj area of Amethi. This recent development has sparked speculation about his potential…

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‘Now that I have your attention …’: Rahul Gandhi’s innovative strategy to make people hear him | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress leader and candidate from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi on Friday employed a novel technique to capture public attention.The Congress party posted a video featuring Rahul Gandhi on X (formerly Twitter), where he can be seen interacting with his pet dog.Rahul Gandhi began by capturing attention with, “Now that I have your focus, I’d…

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‘Cant’ raise anti-Sanatan slogans’: Gourav Vallabh joins BJP, hours after quitting Congress | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Hours after quitting Congress, Gourav Valabh on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at its headquarters in Delhi.After joining the BJP, Vallabh said that he was ‘hurt’ over Congress’s silence when some big leaders in the party and its partners in the INDIA bloc spewed venom on Sanatan Dharma. “I wrote to…

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