After leading Congress to a thumping victory in last year’s assembly elections, KPCC president, DK Shivakumar, now deputy chief minister, is confident of replicating this success in these Lok Sabha elections. His optimism stems from Congress’ five guarantees and anti-incumbency against the Narendra Modi administration. In an interview with TOI, he dismissed the notion of…
NEW DELHI: Terming Narendra Modi‘s remark on China as cowardice, Congress Thursday accused the Prime Minister of disrespecting the martyrs of Galwan clashes, and demanded that he apologise to the country for his clean chit to China on its invasion of Indian territory in 2020. AICC spokesman Jairam Ramesh also accused UP chief minister Yogi…
NEW DELHI: Will Rahul Gandhi contest Lok Sabha elections from Amethi? Will Priyanka Gandhi be fielded from the Raebareli seat vacated by Sonia Gandhi? Well, the Congress is yet to open its cards on the two prestigious seats of Uttar Pradesh, which have been represented by the Gandhi family several times. However, on Thursday the…
COIMBATORE/VELLORE/NAGPUR: DMK is “synonymous with corruption and scams”, PM Narendra Modi said on Wednesday while targeting Tamil Nadu’s governing party during two Lok Sabha election rallies for NDA candidates in Vellore and Nilgiris constituencies. Later in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, Modi questioned Congress‘s commitment to implementing “Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Constitution” nationwide, referencing Article 370 in J&K that…
NEW DELHI: Congress has opposed in the Delhi high court a petition against the use of acronym INDIA, saying it is “politically motivated” and should be dismissed with exemplary costs.In a reply filed on Tuesday, the party said the petitioner has failed to establish the very basis of the petition that the name of the…
MUMBAI: Maha Vikas Aghadi finalised on Tuesday its seat-sharing formula for all 48 LS seats in Maharashtra with Congress conceding two prime seats – Sangli and Bhiwandi – to its allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP). Sena (UBT) has got 21 seats, the biggest share, Congress 17 and NCP(SP) 10, reports Prafulla Marpakwar.With Congress…
THIRUVANANTHPURAM: Senior Congress functionary AK Antony publicly criticised Tuesday his son Anil Antony’s decision to contest as a BJP candidate for Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha seat, saying: “He should lose, he should not win.” He repeated after a pause: “Should lose.”Speaking at a presser, the 83-year-old former defence minister emphasised the importance of separating family and…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday had the last laugh as the opposition’s Maha Vikas Aghadi finally announced its seat sharing deal for 48 Lok Sabha seats of Maharashtra after several weeks of hectic negotiations. The weeks preceding the final announcement saw moments of muscle flexing and one-upmanship between the allies.As…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday defended the party’s decision to “respectfully decline” the invitation to the consecration ceremony of Ram temple. Jairam added that Pran Pratishtha of Ram lalla in Ayodhya was a “political” event for “a political person”.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had led the rituals at the Pran Pratishtha at the…
NEW DELHI: Robert Vadra, husband of Congress general secretary, on Monday hit out at the BJP-led Centre for targeting opposition leaders and destabilising their governments in the states.“Wherever we have our governments, they try to destablise them. People are watching this and they know why this is happening. People do not appreciate that elected governments…
