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BJP allies deserting ‘sinking ship’ a telling sign: Tharoor

New Delhi, Jan 6: Asserting that there was growing frustration among NDA members with the “one-man show” at the Centre, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said it was a “telling sign” that some friends of the BJP were beginning to “desert the sinking ship”. Tharoor also said the […]

Defence minister lied in Parliament on HAL; must show documents or resign: Rahul

New Delhi, Jan 6: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman?”lied” in Parliament that government orders worth Rs one lakh crore were provided to HAL, while demanding that she should either place the documents in support of her statement in the House or resign […]

Let every Indian ask PM & his ministers questions I asked on Rafale: Rahul

New Delhi, Jan 5: Stepping up his attack on the Modi government over the Rafale deal issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday urged all Indians to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers the questions he posed in Parliament on the fighter jet agreement with France. “RM […]

SP, BSP agree ‘in principle’ on alliance

Lucknow, Jan 5: The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party have agreed to an alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, an SP leader said Saturday. A formal announcement on the “gathbandhan” between the two Uttar Pradesh-based parties may take place later this month, SP’s national spokesperson Rajendra […]

Tejashwi, Kushwaha, Sahni meet jailed Lalu over seat-sharing in Grand Alliance

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav-PTI Patna/Ranchi, Dec 29: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha and new entrant to the “Mahagathbandhan” (Grand Alliance) Mukesh Sahni met Lalu Prasad in a Ranchi jail Saturday as part of the process for seat-sharing in the opposition coalition in Bihar for the 2019 […]

Upendra Kushwaha joins UPA

New Delhi, Dec 20: Days after quitting the NDA, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha joined the UPA on Thursday. The announcement of Kushwaha joining the grand alliance of opposition parties in Bihar was made at a press conference at the AICC headquarters here in the presence […]

Rahul Gandhi has brought Congress ‘back onto board’: Scindia

Mumbai, Dec 12: Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday credited victory in the Assembly polls in three states to party chief Rahul Gandhi, saying it was he who brought the Congress back in the reckoning. The Congress on Tuesday wrested back power from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in […]

Glad key people shedding fear, breaking silence on govt decisions: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Dec 8: Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said it was heartening that persons who were in key posts in the government were “shedding their fear and breaking silence” on important policies and decisions. His reaction came a day after Lieutenant General (Retd) D S Hooda, who […]

Raje slams Sharad Yadav for body shaming her, says EC must take cognisance

Jaipur/New Delhi, Dec 7: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday demanded action against former JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav for body shaming her during an election rally, saying she felt insulted by his comments and the Election Commission must take cognisance. Yadav made the personal comments, calling Raje fat […]

Govt delaying Lokayukta to save its skin: Cong

Dehradun, Dec 6: Putting the Uttarakhand government in the dock over the issue of Lokayukta, opposition Congress on Thursday accused it of shying away from creating the anti-corruption body to save its own skin. Raising the issue vehemently through an adjournment motion in the Uttarakhand Assembly, Congress MLAs led […]

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