Rahul Gandhi targets Narenmdra Modi government after Supreme Court’s Rafale verdict
NEW DELHI: Notwithstanding the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday maintained that there was massive corruption in the contract and wondered why the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report “cited by the Supreme Court of India” on it had not yet been shared with the public […]
Ashok Gehlot to be Rajasthan Chief Minister, Sachin Pilot his deputy
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday named Ashok Gehlot as Rajasthan’s next chief minister and Sachin Pilot his deputy after party president Rahul Gandhi successfully brokered peace between the veteran leader and his younger colleague following several rounds of discussions. After Congress’ observer to the state K C Venugopal made the announcement at a media […]
It is not job of court to deal with comparative details of pricing says Supreme Court on Rafale jets
NEW DELHI: There is no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France, the Supreme Court said on Friday and dismissed all the petitions seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities in the Rs 58,000 crore deal. There was no substantial evidence of commercial favouritism to any private entity, […]
Congress single-largest party in Rajasthan with 99 seats; BJP gets 73
NEW DELHI: The Congress has emerged as the single-largest party in Rajasthan, winning 99 seats, while the BJP got 73, the State Election Commission Office said on Wednesday. The Bahujan Samaj Party won 6 seats, CPI(M) 2, Independents 13 and other parties got 6, according to the state Election Commission’s website. The Rashtriya Lok Dal […]
TRS to form government in Telangana with huge majority
HYDERABAD: The TRS looked set to form its second successive government in Telangana with a thumping majority after taking an unassailable lead in 86 seats, according to the latest vote count Tuesday, a ringing endorsement of party chief K Chandrasekhar Rao’s populist policies. Soon after the vote count began at 8 a.m., it became clear […]
Congress wins 114 seats in Madhya Pradesh
NEW DELHI: Congress won 114, BJP 109, Bahujan Samaj Party 2, Samajwadi Party 1 and Independent 4, said Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer V L Kantha Rao.
Narendra Modi waived loans worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore of select industrialists: Rahul Gandhi
CHARAMA: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi had waived loans worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore of 15 select industrialists during his tenure. Addressing a rally ahead of the state Assembly polls, Gandhi said he wanted Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to become agriculture centres in five years and […]
Congress never wanted to push defence manufacturing: BJP
JAIPUR: The BJP on Friday slammed the Congress’ allegations of corruption in the multi-billion dollar Rafale deal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, saying the party never wanted to push defence manufacturing in the country. “The country produced Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan but could not make fighter jet in 65 years. This cannot be digested,” BJP […]
Tariq Anwar quits NCP after Sharad Pawar backs Narendra Modi government on Rafale deal
NEW DELHI:Senior NCP leader Tariq Anwar has quit the party following differences with party president Sharad Pawar’s stand on the Rafale issue, a senior party leader said on Friday. September 28.The leader said Anwar had also resigned as the party’s Lok Sabha MP. Anwar was a Lok Sabha member from Katihar in Bihar. The Muslim […]
NCP backs demand for JPC probe into Rafale deal
PATNA: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday backed the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale deal and asked the Centre to come out with a “white paper” on the matter. NCP national general secretary Tariq Anwar said that the BJP, which was in the opposition in the 1980s, had […]
Will bring to justice those who stole from you, Rahul Gandhi tells jawans, IAF officers and HAL workers
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he understands the pain of jawans, Air Force officers, the families of martyred pilots as well as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) workers and will work to bring to justice all those who dishonoured and stole from them. Gandhi addressed them all on Twitter in his apparent […]
It is time PM, Arun Jaitley ‘stop lying’ on Rafale issue and call for JPC probe: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit back at Arun Jaitley on the Rafale issue, saying it is time the finance minister and the prime minister “stop lying” and call for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe for an “uncorrupted truth” to come out. He accused Jaitley of having the ability to spin […]
BJP trying to divert attention from Rafale: Mamata Banerjee
KOLKATA:West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the BJP of trying to “cover up” and divert attention from issues like the Rafale deal. “The price of petrol, diesel and gas is increasing everyday. In the name of demonetisation, they have siphoned off several crores. The party (BJP) is running on several crores of […]
Congress demands probe into role of PMO, Arun Jaitley in Vijay Mallya escape
NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday demanded a “comprehensive probe” into the alleged role of the Prime Minister’s Office and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in helping embattled business tycoon Vijay Mallya flee the country. The trinity of Mallya, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Bharatiya Janata Party have cheated the country and now it […]
Congress accuses Modi government of favouring Adani in coal import case
NEW DELHI:Accusing the Narendra Modi government of promoting crony capitalism, the Congress on Monday asked it to come clean by appointing a special counsel in the Bombay High Court in a case of alleged over-invoicing of coal imports by industrialist Gautam Adani-led group. Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh also alleged that the Gujarat government has accepted […]
Bharat Bandh call given to divert people’s attention from Herald case: BJP
NEW DELHI: The BJP Monday claimed that the ‘Bharat Bandh’ call given by the Congress was to divert the people’s attention from the hearing in the Delhi High Court on a matter related to the National Herald case involving its “corrupt” leaders. Welcoming the Delhi High Court’s order to dismiss pleas of Congress leaders Sonia […]