Arvinder Singh Lovely was appointed the Delhi Congress President in August last year. New Delhi: Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely today resigned as the chief of the party’s Delhi unit over its alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Arvinder Singh Lovely said that several AAP ministers have been jailed over corruption charges, still the … Read more
LS Polls 2024 LIVE: The results will be announced on June 4. Voting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections has begun in 21 states and UTs — Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar … Read more
Akhilesh Mishra is an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1989 batch (File) New Delhi: The Congress has objected to an Indian envoy accusing a “single dynastic party” of corruption in remarks published in a leading Irish daily. Akhilesh Mishra, the Indian ambassador to Ireland, made the remarks in a rejoinder after the embassy termed … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tirunelveli on April 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Country being pushed towards black money; everyone will regret attacking Electoral Bond scheme, says PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 15 said that the country had been pushed towards black money in elections after the Supreme Court scrapped the electoral bonds scheme, … Read more
Mandi constituency has favoured scions of erstwhile princely states since 1952 Shimla: The stage is set for a battle royale in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi Lok Sabha seat as the Congress on Saturday pitted state minister Vikramaditya Singh, the titular king of the erstwhile princely state of Bushahr, against BJP candidate and actor Kangana Ranaut. Himachal … Read more
The Congress has brushed off the latest tranche of advice and criticism from poll strategist Prashant Kishor, saying “consultants’ remarks” do not require any comment. Mr Kishor, in an exhaustive interview with the Press Trust of India, had given a checklist for the party and its senior leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday, which also included the … Read more
Jorhat (Assam): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday alleged that the Congress’ poll manifesto was more appropriate for elections in neighbouring Pakistan than for India. The Congress, on the other hand, said a turncoat like Mr Sarma would not be able to understand the secular and inclusive ethos of the grand old party, … Read more
New Delhi: The Congress has released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, with jobs creation, development of infrastructure, and a national caste census among the major highlights. The manifesto was released in Delhi by party boss Mallikarjun Kharge, who was flanked by senior leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Former Union Finance Minister … Read more
A defiant Mr Nirupam had said he would announce his next course of action on Thursday. Capping a day of fast-moving developments, the Congress has expelled Sanjay Nirupam, a senior leader from Maharashtra, for six years for his “anti-party statements”. Earlier on Wednesday, the party had removed him from the list of star campaigners for the … Read more
The Congress move to name Abhay Kashinath Patil from Maharashtra’s Akola has put a firm period to its intended friendly ties with Prakash Ambedkar’s VBA (Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi). Though the alliance plans of the Maha Vikas Aghadi and the VBA fell through, the Congress and Mr Ambedkar had declared support for each other, especially in … Read more