NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday attacked the Mahayuti government over its decision to award a major power supply contract to the Adani Group, which the party alleged could place a significant financial burden on the consumers of Maharashtra.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh challenged the integrity of the bidding process, accusing the state government of manipulating…
NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Friday demanded that a FIR be filed over a purported “threat” issued by a BJP leader to Rahul Gandhi for his remarks in the US concerning the Sikh community. The Congress also called for a review of the Rahul’s security, citing his new role as a Leader of Opposition,…
NEW DELHI: A day after wrestler Vinesh Phogat joined Congress, former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh questioned the legitimacy of Phogat’s participation in the Paris Olympic games, saying that ‘God punished’ her for going to games by ‘cheating’.Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said to ANI, “Is it not…
NEW DELHI: Ace wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia formally joined the Congress on Friday at the party headquarters in Delhi, ahead of Haryana assembly elections.Before joining the party, Phogat and Punia met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his 10 Rajaji Marg residence. LIVE: Eminent personalities join the Indian National Congress at the AICC HQ….
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed the National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance for the upcoming assembly election in Jammu & Kashmir and demanded that the grand old party to clarify its stance on reservations for Dalits and other backward castes in the state, which its ally partner has vowed to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Delhi high court‘s order asking the Congress party to approach the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) for interim stay on income tax demand notice for recovery of outstanding dues of more than Rs 100 crore.Agreeing to hear the appeal of the political party against HC’s order,…
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…
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…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi acknowledged that his party has committed errors in the past and must adapt its political approach in the future, in a recent event held in Lucknow. “The Congress party will also have to change its politics in the coming times. This will have to be done. I also want…
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,…
