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Sonia, Rahul To Connect With War Veterans On 50th Anniv Of 1971 War

NEW DELHI: A day after Congress party interim chief Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to participate in the year-long celebration of 50th anniversary of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will address a massive public meeting in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun on December 16. Congress General Secretary (Organisations) K. C. Venugopal on Friday said […]

How A Meeting With Priyanka Inspired An Engineer To Become A Politician

RAE BARELI: Most people after acquiring a degree in engineering dream of working with a multinational company. But that is not the case with Santosh Kumar Singh of Rae Bareli. One meeting with the Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in 2012 is all it took to change the life course and leave his well […]

Cong To Focus On ‘Oppn Unity’ In Parl, Even As TMC Poaches Its 12 Meghalaya MLAs

NEW DELHI: A day after 12 out of 17 MLAs of Congress including former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma switched to Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Congress remained unperturbed and said that it will work with opposition unity during the Winter Session of Parliament. The decision was taken during a Parliamentary party strategy meeting in Delhi on […]

Rajasthan Cabinet Reshuffle: Sachin Pilot Meets Sonia Gandhi At 10 Janpath, Here’s What Was Discussed

NEW DELHI: A day after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi, former Deputy Chief Minister and senior party leader Sachin Pilot also met the party supremo in the national capital. Pilot arrived at the residence of Sonia Gandhi around 12 noon at 10 Janpath. Their meeting lasted for over one […]

Amid War Of Words Between Congress, RJD, Sonia Dials Lalu To Enquire About His Health

NEW DELHI: Amid the bitter war of words between the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on upcoming Bihar’s bypolls, Sonia Gandhi called on former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to enquire about his health and to bring like minded parties together. According to Congress sources, Sonia Gandhi after holding a meeting of the […]

‘Lack Of Clarity And Cohesion On Policy Issues’: Sonia Gandhi Comes Down Hard On State-Level Congress Leaders

NEW DELHI: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday once again came down heavily on party leaders as she stressed that there is lack of clarity and cohesion even amongst the party’s state level on policy issues. Sonia Gandhi made the remarks at the party’s general secretaries, secretaries, state in-charges and state unit chiefs meeting at […]

CWC Members May Have “Full Faith” In Sonia But Want To See Rahul Gandhi As Congress Chief Soon

NEW DELHI: Sending out a clear message to G-23 leaders at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Saturday, Sonia Gandhi said she is the “full-time and hands on Congress president”. The CWC meeting was necessitated as top Congress leaders had been raising issues of lack of leadership and absence of an elected party chief. […]

“I Am Full-Time President”: Sonia Gandhi At CWC; Elections For Next Congress President In Sept 2022, Say Sources

NEW DELHI: Elections for appointing a full-time Congress president will be held in September 2022, Sources said amid a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) in the national capital. Sonia Gandhi has been the party’s interim President since her son Rahul Gandhi’s resignation as party chief in 2019. Seeking to allay concerns raised by […]