When youth ask for jobs, government tells them to watch the moon: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the media of distracting people’s attention from core issues. Addressing an election rally at Ausa in Maharashtra’s Latur district for the upcoming state polls, Gandhi said when the youth ask for jobs, the government tells them […]
Amazed at what PM will do for a market bump before Howdy Modi: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he is amazed at what Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ready to do for a stock market bump ahead of his ‘HowdyModi’ event in Houston, which he termed as the world’s most expensive event ever. He said no event can hide the reality of the economic […]
Concrete economic plan needed, not foolish theories on millenials: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Modi government over the state of the economy, saying what India needs is not propaganda, manipulated news cycles and foolish theories about millennials, but a concrete plan to fix the economy. Gandhi’s attack on the government comes two days after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in […]
Sonia Gandhi named interim Congress chief
NEW DELHI: Sonia Gandhi was named interim Congress president on Saturday, returning at the helm after almost 20 months. The announcement was made Sunday night after Congress Working Committee (CWC) accepted Rahul Gandhi’s resignation during its second meeting of the day. A number of leaders, including state chiefs and MPs, backed Rahul Gandhi to continue […]
The fall of Amethi – why Rahul Gandhi lost?
AMETHI: Lack of organisational network and a strong disconnect with the rural population led to the fall of the Congress stronghold Amethi, which has remained loyal to the Gandhi family since 1980. BJP’s Smriti Irani defeated the Congress chief and sitting MP Rahul Gandhi by a margin of 55,120 votes. Though the grand old party […]
BJP crosses 300 mark, Congress bags 52 as counting nears end
NEW DELHI: Sealing its phenomenal electoral victory, the Narendra Modi-led BJP crossed the 300 mark and was leading in one seat as counting for votes for 542 Lok Sabha seats neared its end on Friday. The massive exercise began Thursday morning with early trends establishing the BJP’s conclusive lead, making it evident that Modi’s message, […]
UPA gave projects worth 1 lakh crores”: Reliance Group jabs Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Rebutting Rahul Gandhi’s charge that Anil Ambani is a crony capitalist, Reliance Group Sunday said the group got over Rs 1 lakh crore of contracts during the UPA rule and the Congress president is continuing his campaign of “calumny, disinformation, distortion and malicious lies”. The Reliance Group, reacting to Gandhi’s recent media statements, […]
‘Your father’s life ended as bhrastachari no 1’: Narendra Modi attacks Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Samajwadi Party of going soft on the Congress, implying a rift in the SP-BSP opposition alliance against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and took a jibe at former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Accusing the Congress and its president of attempting to tarnish his image over […]
Congress committed to single GST: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the “Gabbar Singh Tax” and demonetisation “destroyed” crores of jobs, and asserted that his party was committed to implementing a “single GST”. He also tweeted a video on the Congress’s vision for “GST 2.0”, which highlights the problems faced by small traders from the current version […]
Congress manifesto released, Rahul Gandhi calls it voice of people
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with its president Rahul Gandhi describing it as the “voice of people”. Senior party leader P Chidambaram asserted that “wealth and welfare” is the manifesto’s central theme. Rahul Gandhi was joined by other top party leaders, including former prime minister […]
We will ‘remonetise’ what Narendra Modi ‘demonetised’, says Rahul Gandhi
By Sanjeev Chopra NEW DELHI: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the ‘Nyay’ scheme will remonetise what Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonetised and asserted that his party’s anti-poverty programme has thrown the BJP into total disarray. In an exclusive interview to PTI ahead of the 17th general election beginning April 11, Gandhi said the […]
Rahul Gandhi promises min income scheme; 20 per cent families to get Rs 72,000 annually
NEW DELHI: In a big poll promise that he described as a “groundbreaking” measure to end poverty, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday said 20 per cent families in poorest of the poor category will be given Rs 72,000 each annually as a minimum income. Making the announcement at a press conference here, Gandhi said, […]
Rahul Gandhi to host envoys of G20 nations over lunch tomorrow
NEW DELHI: Congress President Rahul Gandhi will host ambassadors of G20 countries on Wednesday at a hotel here. According to sources, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and other senior Congress leaders will also attend the lunch. Senior Congress leader and former minister Anand Sharma has been coordinating with the ambassadors and heads of missions of […]
Narendra Modi government wrote off 3.5 lakh crore debt of industrialists: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister’s Office was directly involved in negotiations with the French on the Rafale deal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was guilty in the scam, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Friday in a fresh attack on the government over the fighter jet agreement. It is an open and shut case, Gandhi […]
Congress promises minimum income guarantee to poor if it returns to power
RAIPUR: Congress president Rahul Gandhi has announced on Monday that his party would ensure minimum income guarantee for every poor in the country if it returns to power after the Lok Sabha polls due in April-May. He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP of trying to create two Indias — “one of […]
After Rahul Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray uses “chowkidar chor hai” slogan to attack Narendra Modi
PANDHARPUR: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday mouthed the Congress’ oft-repeated jibe of “chowkidar chor hai” made in the context of the Rafale fighter jet deal to mount a veiled attack on his senior ally — the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been repeatedly hurling the “chowkidar chor […]