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NEW DELHI: The Congress lambasted the BJP-led central government over the summons issued to party chief Sonia Gandhi and former president Rahul Gandhi in connection with the National Herald money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate saying it will not be “intimidated” by such cheap and vendetta politics. Addressing a press conference here at the […]

  NEW DELHI: Tightening its noose around the Gandhi family, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and his son Rahul Gandhi in connection with the National Herald case, sources said on Wednesday. According to senior ED officials, the Gandhis have been asked to appear before it on June 8. This is […]

NEW DELHI: To retire or not to retire! The deliberations are still on but it seems it will be one tough pill for Congress to swallow. Sources in the Grand Old Party told The New Indian that while Congress deliberated and mostly agreed on the contentious issues of ‘One Family, One Post’, no person should […]

NEW DELHI: In an indication of reconciliation to G-23 leaders, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday named former Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and his deputy Anand Sharma as part of a nine-member Political Affairs Group (PAG) nine days after the Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir in Rajasthan’s Udaipur. Besides […]

NEW DELHI: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that India’s territorial integrity and national security were non-negotiable and that it was the duty of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to defend the nation. In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi, who is on a six-day trip to the United Kingdom said, “China builds 1st bridge on […]

NEW DELHI: It was like the old wine in the new bottle as Congress’ much-touted Nav Chintan Shivir gave subtle hints that the Gandhi scion will once again come to the forefront, with a bid to revive and re-energise the party. Delivering the closing remark on the concluding day of the three-day camp in Udaipur, […]

NEW DELHI: Even as the Congress is holding three-day Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, the grand old party faced a major jolt as Gandhi family loyalists and one of the senior Punjab leaders Sunil Jakhar announced to quit the party. Jakhar, who was earlier Punjab Congress Chief, announced his decision to quit the […]

  NEW DELHI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will play an important role in the three-day crucial Chintan Shivir and help the party chart a future course of action to overcome challenges, said spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala. Marred by continuous poll debacles and high-profile desertions, the Grand Old Party’s ‘Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir’ in Rajasthan’s […]

NEW DELHI: Hours after the Supreme Court of India put the contentious Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, popularly known as ‘Sedition Law’, in abeyance and urged the state governments not to register fresh FIRs under this law till a government-formed committee re-evaluates its framework, a war of words erupted between the ruling Bharatiya […]

NEW DELHI: Hours after the Supreme Court put a stay on the sedition law, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that speaking the truth is patriotism, not treason. Echoing the sentiments, the party said that speaking truth to power cannot be sedition but true nationalism. In a historic decision, the three-judge apex court bench of […]