During a public rally in Jammu on Wednesday, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, mistakenly referred to Kashmiri Pandits as “refugees from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).” Realizing his error almost immediately, he corrected himself, stating, “Sorry, the promises made to Kashmiri Pandits by (former PM) Manmohan Singh will be fulfilled.” Kashmir Pandits’ Exodus…
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has objected to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda’s letter he wrote in response to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s missive to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over remarks by National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders against Rahul Gandhi. Vadra wondered why was the need for the BJP president to respond to…
Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu remained defiant on Thursday after being booked for his comments against Rahul Gandhi. The senior politician had recently waded into controversy after insisting that the Leader of Opposition was not a true Indian and dubbing him ‘the number one terrorist’. Congress leaders have issued a call for nation-wide protest against…
Olympian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on September 4 amid speculation of the two athletes contesting the upcoming Haryana assembly elections. The elections to 90-member Haryana assembly are scheduled on October 5. Vinesh was in news recently when she reached the final of the women’s 50kg event at the…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reiterated his demand for a nationwide caste census by claiming 90 percent of the country’s people are sitting out of the system, and the step should be taken in their interest. Gandhi also said that the caste census is the foundation and a tool for policy making for the…
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday that a pre-poll alliance with the Congress party is final on all 90 Jammu and Kashmir assembly seats. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is also expected to join this alliance. Abdullah’s comments came after he and his son, Omar Abdullah, met with Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 20 directed the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to cancel an advertisement issued by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the appointment of joint-secretary-level officers and other key positions through the lateral entry process. . The U-turn by Modi government came amid criticism from the Opposition and…
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has asked the Delhi High Court to direct the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to make a decision on his request to cancel the Indian citizenship of Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi. The High Court is expected to hear the plea next week. The petition was…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit United States of America (USA) in September where he is expected to meet Indian diaspora, students and lawmakers, according to reports. This will be Rahul Gandhi’s first trip abroad as since he became the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha. During the stay in…
Ever since she stopped dyeing her hair more than a year back, waiting for the messy gray to grow into subdued salt, Nirmala Sitharaman has been particularly attentive to her sari selection. For years, she wore handlooms from her home state of Andhra Pradesh besides Tamil Nadu’s pattus, but there has been a stylistic shift…
