NEW DELHI: Sitaram Yechury was once a young firebrand from Chennai who made his mark in Indian politics with an audacious stand against one of India’s most formidable leaders Indira Gandhi back in the 1970s.Sitaram Yechury, who would go on to become a stalwart of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), began his journey…
NEW DELHI: Veteran CPM leader Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday at the age of 72 after prolonged illness, marking an end to a political legacy that spanned almost 5 decades.Yechury was undergoing treatment for Pneumonia at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.Marking the beginning of his political career at Jawaharlal Nehru…
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,…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi likening him to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, calling the Congress leader as the “best finisher” in Indian politics. Singh also said that Congress shares an ‘unbreakable’ association with corruption, drawing a comparison to the song “Tu Chal Mein Aai”…
● Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, 53, began his Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari on Sept 7, 2022 and ended in Srinagar on Jan 30, 2023, covering 3,970km, spanning 12 states and two UTs. His Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra started on Jan 14 from Thoubal, Manipur, and ended in Mumbai on March 20, covering 6,700km across…
