Friday, Jun 02, 2023
Jan 14, 2022 Outlook Web Desk On behalf of the petitioners in the hate speeches case in Supreme Court, Sibal wrote to the district magistrates of Aligarh and Haridwar urging them to take preventive measures including imposition of Section 144 to prevent holding of such events.
Oct 16, 2021 Outlook Web Desk Sonia Gandhi also asserted that every member of the party wants a revival of the Congress, but that requires unity and keeping the party's interests paramount.
The Congress Working Committee will deliberate over key issues including organisational elections, forthcoming assembly polls and the current political situation.
Sep 30, 2021 Outlook Web Desk The Congress leader Anand Sharma urged party chief Sonia Gandhi to take action over ‘hooliganism’ by party workers at Kapil Sibal’s house.
Interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi will hold a virtual meeting with senior leaders to firm up a united fight against the ruling BJP. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, chief ministers Mamata Banerjee (Trinamool Congress), MK Stalin (DMK), Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena) and Hemant Soren (JMM) will be attending the virtual meet, as will RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav.
On the cards is also a lunch or dinner to be hosted by Sonia Gandhi for opposition leaders
Speaking to Outlook, Naresh Gujral said that the meeting, which was attended by many veteran leaders, was reminiscent of the Opposition meet in 1980’, hosted by his father and former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral at his house.
Kapil Sibal demanded that an independent investigation be conducted, saying ‘we cannot trust the agencies of this government’
The senior Congress leader, however, said the party needs reform and the leadership must listen
Congress G23 leaders have pledged to fight new 'azadi' battle to strengthen Congress from Jammu to Nagpur and urged youngsters to join the party
With six senior Congress leaders including--Kapil Sibal and Manish Tewari likely to meet Ghulam Nabi Azad in Jammu over the weekend, sources claim there’s unease and resentment brewing within the Grand Old Party
Kapil Sibal, appearing for the journalists' body, said that the mother of Kappan was unconscious and was wanting to see her son.
Why is 24, Akbar Road agog with rumours of Rahul Gandhi finally signalling his return to the Congress party’s hot seat?
Saturday’s meeting comes at a time when the party is busy finalizing a blueprint for an AICC session to be held next year to elect a new party chief.
Kharge says, '... we have to fight unitedly. It has pained me that some senior leaders have spoken against the party and its leadership.'
Some senior Congress leaders including Kapil Sibal had called for introspection after the party's dismal performance in Bihar assembly polls
Earlier, Kapil Sibal had demanded for an introspection within the party after the Congress' poor show in Bihar polls
Congress leaders were praising Rahul Gandhi while carrying a burden of '100 tonnes of stone' on their chest, and now they feel suffocated: Sambit Patra
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
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Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
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Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
