NEW DELHI: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi heaped praise on Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, Congress leader termed it as a “very interesting” development and drew parallels with Ghulam Nabi Azad. “The PM had similarly praised Ghulam Nabi Azad in Parliament. We saw what happened after that,” Pilot said. “We all witnessed Prime … Read more
NEW DELHI: Weighing in for the first time on the debate that the coming non-Gandhi president in Congress would be a proxy for the Gandhi family, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said both Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are persons of stature and understanding, and neither can be a “remote controlled” leader of the party. Rahul’s … Read more
JAIPUR: After a brief lull following the storm over an aborted Congress legislature party (CLP) meeting and chief minister Ashok Gehlot bowing out of the party president’s race, political activity is gathering momentum again in Raja sthan. Sachin Pilot, who reached Jaipur on Monday evening, started reaching out to his detractors. He paid a visit … Read more
JAIPUR: Congress’s game of thrones in Rajasthan became further embroiled in intrigue on Monday after parliamentary affairs minister and Ashok Gehlot loyalist Shanti Dhariwal alleged a “100% conspiracy” against the chief minister by AICC’s state-in-charge Ajay Maken and the former’s bete noire Sachin Pilot. “A Congress general secretary is canvassing for a person who, despite … Read more
NEW DELHI: The election to the Congress president’s post is getting mired in one controversy or the other with each passing day. In the latest row, senior party leaders have questioned the constitutionality of the voters’ list. After veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation on August 26 and the continuous frontal attack on party … Read more
NEW DELHI: The news of Nitish Kumar’s desertion of the BJP-backed coalition government in Bihar provided a source of happiness to Congress but did not trigger the jubilation that the recruitment of a new ally would have ordinarily generated. Congress readily supported the coming together of JD(U) and RJD since chances to deliver a snub … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India will start a campaign across Maharashtra to link Voter ID cards with Aadhaar from August 1, said the state’s Chief Election Officer Shrikant Deshpande on Monday. The aim of this voluntary drive is to establish the identity of electors and authenticate entries in the electoral roll as well … Read more
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation recommending an India-specific waiver for the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAASTA), citing China’s aggressive designs. The waiver, if it passes muster in the US Senate and is signed into law by the President, will help New Delhi avoid sanctions for purchase of critical … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress leaders P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh, Vivek Tankha and Imran Pratapgarhi filed their nomination papers on Monday for the June 10 election to Rajya Sabha, amid voices of discontent emerging from within the party over the choice of candidates. Congress president Sonia Gandhi had on Sunday night cleared the names of 10 party … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress is likely to seek greater interaction with “religious, social and cultural groups” to deepen its contact with the institutions that command loyalty of key population blocs. It is likely to figure in the resolution on organisational revival at the Chintan Shivir. Sources said at a discussion on political affairs at the Chintan … Read more