NEW DELHI: In the run up to assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress on Tuesday said that it was ready to form alliance with anyone who opposed the Bhartiya Janta Party’s policies, accusing the saffron party of destroying the “communal fabric” of the Union territory.“The stand of Congress (on pre-poll alliance) is crystal clear….
NEW DELHI: Congress MP and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday highlighted the hardships faced by gig workers. He also asserted that states, where the Congress party is in power, would make concrete policies to solve their problems The Raebareli MP posted a video of himself taking an Uber ride…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the first big electoral faceoff between the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-led INDIA bloc after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with the Election Commission on Friday announcing dates for assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.The BJP has a lot at stake, especially in Haryana, where it…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday announced that it has decided to hold assembly elections together in only two states – Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir – and not all the four where polls are due by the end of this year. Ironically, this comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong pitch…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Friday pressed upon its demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into ‘Adani mega scam‘ saying that the Hindenburg report was only a “tip of the iceberg”.The US short seller said that Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband, Dhaval Buch, were involved with offshore funds implicated in the…
NEW DELHI: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday expressed his willingness to support any candidate put forward by the Congress and NCP(SP) as the Maha Vikas Aghadi‘s (MVA) chief ministerial face for the upcoming state elections.While addressing Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) cadres, Uddhav emphasised that Maharashtra assembly elections will be a fight to…
NEW DELHI: Ratcheting up pressure on the Adani issue, Congress will hit the streets on Aug 22 to demand a JPC probe into the “mega scam” demanding the resignation of SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch in the wake of fresh Hindenburg allegations.The nationwide agitation, decided in a meeting of top Congress leaders chaired by Mallikarjun…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a scathing attack on Tuesday against the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) and accused them of shielding criminals and displaying insensitivity toward victims of serious crimes in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP’s criticisms came in response to allegations involving party members in two separate incidents of sexual…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday demanded the resignation of Sebi chairperson Madhabi Buch and urged the Supreme Court to transfer the Adani probe to CBI or a special investigation team “given the likelihood of Sebi’s compromise”.Reiterating its demand that a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) be convened without delay to investigate the full extent of the…
NEW DELHI: Amid a political slugfest over the latest Hindenburg report, Dalal Street discounted the short-seller’s charges against Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch and their alleged links with the Adani probe, closing 57 points lower in volatile trade.Unlike Jan 2023, when the report on Adani group severely eroded the conglomerate’s…
