Monday, Aug 15, 2022
Jul 06, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau Amarinder Singh left for the national capital in a chopper from Chandigarh at around 11 am. He is expected to meet Sonia Gandhi later in the day
Jun 30, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau Sidhu tweeted a picture with a caption, 'Had a long meeting with Priyanka Gandhi'
The committee said that there is no groupism in the party and suggested that more representation should be given to Dalit leaders.
Jun 10, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau The senior Congress leader, however, said the party needs reform and the leadership must listen
‘There is a strong urge for change from Congress workers. An overhaul of the organization will happen in the long run,’ Congress leader Tariq Anwar tells Outlook’s Preetha Nair
JP Nadda wrote a four-page letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, a day after the Congress Working Committee hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Party says panel will file report at the earliest but several leaders not enthused; say AK Antony report that analysed 2014 poll rout not discussed by CWC in seven years
The party's presidential election, which was scheduled for end-June, has been deferred temporarily and may take place after 2-3 months if the Covid pandemic abates
The meeting of the top Congress body has been convened to deliberate and introspect on the party's poor performance in the just-concluded assembly elections.
'The CWC is meeting shortly to review the results but it goes without saying that we as a party collective must draw appropriate lessons from this setback in a spirit of humility and honesty,' she said.
The signatories include Congress president Sonia Gandhi, JDS leader and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, NCP leader Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi also urged the Centre to formulate a national policy to tackle the second Covid-19 wave
Urging the Prime Minister to intervene immediately to reverse it, Sonia Gandhi said that the new vaccine policy implies that the central government has abdicated its responsibility of providing free vaccine to all Indians between 18 and 45 years of age.
Anand Sharma is the deputy leader of the Congress in Rajya Sabha and heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs.
Chairing the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), Sonia also called for making all equipment, medicines and instruments required for treating COVID-19 free of the GST.
Former Congress veteran P C Chacko said Rahul Gandhi's tweets are nice, but that alone won't save the party.
PC Chacko, who was a former working committee member of the Congress, quit the party on Wednesday
The development comes after the cover story and an editorial in a news magazine triggered heated discussions when it argued that the Gandhis are now 'isolated'.
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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