In a desperate bid to douse the flames of dissent engulfing the Congress in Punjab, chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has started holding ‘secret’ parleys with his detractors within the party to avert a huge political crisis ahead of the elections. The most significant political move of the chief minister seems to be a ‘secret … Read more
Four-time MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi from Assam resigned from the Congress on Thursday and is likely to switch over to the BJP on June 24-25. Kurmi was an MLA from Mariani Constituency which he won consecutively for four terms. The senior leader warned that a few more MLAs are planning to leave the grand old party. … Read more
The Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP), which supported the Congress in Rajasthan during the last year’s rebellion by the then deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, has expressed its dissatisfaction against the ruling party. BTP stood by the Ashok Gehlot government in the state after Pilot along with several party MLAs went incognito. However, the party withdrew … Read more
The managing director of Twitter India was questioned by Delhi Police last month in the case involving an alleged “Congress toolkit”, sources said on Thursday. Manish Maheshwari, Managing Director of Twitter in India, was questioned by a team of the Delhi Police Special Cell in Bengaluru on May 31, news agency ANI reported. The development … Read more
As members of Congress debate a way to find room for some 2 million undocumented citizens known as Dreamers, nearly 200,000 documented Dreamers who came to the United States as a dependent on a temporary visa feel they are left in the dust. Pareen Mhatre, 21, was born in India, but came to the United … Read more
The Adani Group, however, said the accounts had not been frozen New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday asked the government to break its silence over the National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) freezing the accounts of three foreign investor funds holding a sizeable stake in Adani Group companies and come out with the truth. Congress spokesperson … Read more
WASHINGTON: The justice department will tighten its rules around obtaining records from members of Congress, attorney general Merrick Garland said, amid revelations the department under former President Donald Trump had secretly seized records from Democrats and members of the media. “Consistent with our commitment to the rule of law,” Garland said on Monday in a … Read more
Ramdas Athawale’s statement comes amid growing discontent in Maha Vikas Aghadi (File) New Delhi: With Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole indicating that the party will contest the forthcoming polls alone and not as partners of Maha Vikas Aghadi Alliance, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said that Congress is weaker than NCP and Shiv Sena and should … Read more
The Congress on Sunday alleged that scams are happening by taking donations in the name of Lord Ram after two opposition leaders accused Shriram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai of buying a piece of land at an inflated price for the Ram temple premises. The allegation that the land worth Rs 2 … Read more
Former CM HD Kumaraswamy. In a series of tweets, the JD(S) second-in-command alleged that the Centre has been increasing the price of petrol against which the Congress has been protesting. PTI Bengaluru Last Updated:June 13, 2021, 23:33 IST FOLLOW US ON: Ridiculing Congress party’s fight against fuel price rise, former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy … Read more