Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Sonia Gandhi on her birthday Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the head of Congress, Sonia Gandhi, on her birthday today. “Birthday wishes to Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji. May God bless her with a long and healthy life,” Prime Minister Modi tweeted. Political leaders and others …
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NEW DELHI: Farmers protesting called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on December 8 after several rounds of talks with the central government on the new farm laws yielded no results. Farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, have been demonstrating on the outskirts of Delhi against the three new agricultural laws. As …
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NEW DELHI: Leaders of 11 parties, including the President of Congress Sonia Gandhi, DMK head MK Stalin, CPN patriarch Sharad Pawar, Samajwadi Party head Akhilesh Yadav and the Left Front Sitaram Yechury Y D Raja, said on Sunday they would lend their support “wholeheartedly” to Bharat bandh’s call on December …
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NEW DELHI / HYDERABAD / MUMBAI: Opposition parties, including many regional teams, came out on Sunday in strong support for the ‘Bharat bandh‘on 8 December called by farmers unions who have been protesting on the Delhi borders for 11 days demanding the repeal of the Center’s new agricultural marketing laws. …
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The Congressional Working Committee meeting paid tribute to two veterans last week, Tarun Gogoi and Ahmed Patel, who succumbed to COVID-19-Related complications. But it is the tribute paid to Ahmed Patel that stands out and has telling significance in the future politics of the party. The CWC said: “Shri Patel’s …
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Those without means languish in prisons as sub-tests, the court says. On Friday, the Supreme Court called on judges to protect personal liberty and the right of ordinary people to bail, saying “liberty is not a gift for the few.” Ordinary citizens without the means or resources to move higher …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that previous governments did not take full advantage of India’s potential, citing as an example Congressional Speaker Sonia Gandhi’s Rae Bareli Lok Sabha railway car factory in constituency. Stating that “it takes a positive mindset and approach to change things,” he stressed the …
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In Ahmed Patel, Congress has lost an irreplaceable leader. He will be remembered for being one of the sharpest political minds and a leader who held his party together as a tough, unifying force. The ultimate problem solver and consensus builder whose political savvy was admired by all leaders across …
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Congressional Senior Leader Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called his party colleague Ahmed Patel “one of the most trusted leaders of the Congress Party and a great friend of mine,” as he recalled lawmaker Rajya Sabha. Patel died that same day at the age of 71. Patel, who had been in …
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It was a summer afternoon in 2004 and one of those rare occasions when journalists were allowed into Janpath 10, Sonia Gandhi’s residence and office. The UPA had won the parliamentary elections and Congress was at the top. They called us for a photo shoot and tea with Sonia Gandhi. …
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