Tag: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged voters to vote for the soul of India and its future while slamming the Modi government for lying to the people in the past five years. He also denounced the Modi government over demonetization and Goods and Services Tax and also accused it of spreading distrust […]

Rae Bareli: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday made it clear that he doesn’t attach much importance to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s threats of putting Congress leaders behind bars if voted to power for the next five years. Modi is “not invincible” and it will become clear after the Lok Sabha elections, Gandhi told reporters […]

New Delhi: The Congress has claimed “grave” security threat to party chief Rahul Gandhi and urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh to take immediate action to ensure full protection of its leader. In a letter, three Congress leaders said that a laser was pointed at Rahul during his interaction with journalists after filing nomination for the Amethi […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when BJP heavyweights are making whirlwind tours to Odisha, the Congress has now pinned hope on AICC president Rahul Gandhi who is slated to attend a series of public meetings in the State ahead of the third and fourth phase polls. Rahul is likely to visit Odisha twice and attend address […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday accused Union Minister Smriti Irani of furnishing “contradictory information” about her educational qualifications in the affidavits filed during various elections since 2004. The attack came a day after Irani, who is contesting against Congress President Rahul Gandhi from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, declared in her affidavit that she was […]

Amritsar: Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh paid homage to martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre at the national memorial here on Saturday. A Punjab Police contingent reversed arms to mark the occasion. Gandhi along with Punjab Chief Minister and his cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu were joined by people in […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s comment that the Supreme Court has said “chowkidar chor hai” is wrongly attributed to the court and demanded an explanation from him in seven days. Clarifying that the comment made during Gandhi’s election campaign was wrongly attributed to the apex court, a bench […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha Congress candidate Shashi Tharoor, aiming for a hat-trick of wins, on Tuesday sought a probe into a freak accident at a temple near here which led him to have to eight stitches on his head. “My mother, who is 86 years old, said she has never ever heard of the ‘tulabharam’ […]

Kannur: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being the “most anti-national” and accused him of “dividing the nation”. Reacting to Modi’s allegation of the Congress turning anti-national, Gandhi said his grand old party has an exceptional track record of fighting forces that attack the nation. “Thousands of Congress workers have […]

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that Nyay scheme of the Congress will usher in an era of minimum income guarantee in India, end poverty and restart the economic engine which has “come to a stop” under the Narendra Modi government. In a statement, Singh said that implementation of Nyay, which […]

New Delhi: Indian Army’s former Northern Command Chief D.S. Hooda, who directed the 2016 cross-LoC surgical strikes, on Sunday said one surgical strike or air strike won’t make Pakistan change its behaviour. At a panel discussion “Beyond politics: Debating a new security manifesto”, he said dealing with Pakistan requires long-term, dialogue-based planning and also engagement […]

Amethi: The Amethi returning officer (RO) Monday set aside objections on Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s nomination papers for the seat and held the document valid, after scrutinising allegations of discrepancies over citizenship and other issues. After hearing Gandhi’s counsel, Returning Officer Ram Manohar Misra declared his nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha seat as valid. […]

New Delhi: Explaining his remarks on the Rafale deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed regret for attributing his “Chowkidar Chor Hai” remarks to the top court and said he has incorrectly done so in the “heat of the moment”. Gandhi also said that his comment was deliberately used by his political opponents to […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice of criminal contempt to Congress President Rahul Gandhi while rejecting a plea for closing the matter related to his ‘chowkidar chor hai remarks incorrectly attributed to the top court. The apex court will now hear the matter on April 30 along with the review petitions […]

Kolkata:Taking a dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s revelation that she sends sweets and kurtas to him, state Congress President Somen Mitra on Wednesday said their “friendly relationship” has been proved. In a candid conversation with actor Akshay Kumar, Modi, earlier in the day, said Bangladesh Prime Minister […]