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Congress' Jairam Ramesh hints at renaming Jaipur's Albert Hall Museum

Jairam Ramesh, the Congress general secretary, has hinted at changing the name of Albert Hall Museum, the oldest museum of the state

HP CM Sukhvinder Sukhu reaches Jaipur to join Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and his deputy Mukesh Agnihotri arrived here from Delhi on Thursday night to join the Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra. The two were accompanied by Congress Himachal Pradesh in-charge Rajeev Shukla. Sukhu and the others were received at the airport by state Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Mahesh Joshi, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, MLAs Rafiq Khan and Amin Kagzi and other party leaders and workers. Sukhu will join the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which is being led by former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, in Dausa. The Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Rajasthan on December 4. It will cover a distance of about 500 km over 17 days before entering Haryana on December 21. It will complete 100 days on Friday. The foot march, which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, will conclude in Kashmir after covering a distance of 3,570 km.

What is Modi's compulsion to stay silent on China issue, asks Congress

The Congress on Thursday accused the central government of evading a debate on India-China border face-off and asked why the Modi government has been running away from the issue. AICC head of media and publicity department Pawan Khera wondered why Prime Minister Narendra Modi is silent on China, and that whenever he does speak on it, he gives the country a clean chit. Khera alleged that when Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, he was very keen on introducing Mandarin in its government schools, a proposal that was opposed by the Congress party. He also made the allegation that the BJP used a Chinese company in elections which, the central government had said, was a threat to Indian sovereignty. A company which was blacklisted by World Bank, USA, and Europe was given the contract to install smart metres in the border district of Jammu and Kashmir, he said. The government wants the opposition and the media to turn a blind eye towards the China issue. The government does not want

Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' resumes from Golya in Rajasthan's Dausa

Congress' ongoing mass movement 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' resumed on Thursday from Golya village in Rajasthan's Dausa district

Gehlot govt following policy of appeasement, targeting members, says BJP

Rajasthan unit BJP president Satish Poonia on Wednesday criticised the Ashok Gehlot-led government in the state and accused it of "playing politics of appeasement"

Bharat Jodo Yatra uniting people across country, says Delhi Cong chief

The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi has been uniting people across the country and has proved that people want to live in peace and coexist in communal amity, Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary said Wednesday. Addressing the executive committee members, and office-bearers from block and district Congress committees at Rajiv Bhawan here, he said workers of the party are fully geared up to host the Bharat Jodo Yatra which is slated to enter the national capital on December 24. The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, is passing through Rajasthan and it will complete 100 days on Friday "The Delhi Congress will spare no efforts to ensure that not only the Congress workers but also the common people join the rally in Delhi. The Yatra has proven that people want to live in peace and coexist in communal amity. Bharat Jodo Yatra is historic in many ways," Chaudhary said. The Congress' Delhi in-charge Shakti Sinh Gohil said the country was "

AICC announces 7 committees for Tripura Assembly election: Cong leader

With Tripura Assembly elections due early next year, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Wednesday announced setting up of seven committees including Pradesh Election Committee (PEC) for the state, a senior party leader said. Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Birajit Sinha has been made the chairman of the 10-member election committee while AICC general secretary Ajay Kumar, who is also the in-charge of Tripura, AICC secretary Szarita Laitphlang, MLA Sudip Roy Barman and former TPCC president Gopal Chandra Roy are also members of the committee. A 16-member political affairs committee has also been declared with former TPCC president Gopal Chandra Roy its chairman. Party's lone MLA (Sudip Roy Barman) has been made the head of TPCC campaign and publicity committee while the seven-member manifesto committee will be headed by veteran party leader Shanti Rajan Debnath, he said. Besides, the AICC also declared presidents for the party's nine organizational ...

No one can capture one inch of land until Modi govt in power: Amit Shah

No one can capture one inch of land till the Narendra Modi government is in power, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday as the opposition demanded a discussion on clashes between Indian and Chinese forces along the LAC in Arunachal Pradesh. Addressing reporters outside Parliament House, Shah also said the Congress had raised the border issue in Parliament to avoid questions on the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation's FCRA [Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act] cancellation. The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF), he alleged, had got Rs 1.35 crore from the Chinese Embassy. Its registration was cancelled as this was not according to FCRA rules, he said. "India's permanent seat in the UN Security Council was sacrificed because of Nehru's love for China," Shah said. He applauded Indian soldiers for their valour. "I want to say it clearly... till the time the BJP government led by Prime Minister Modi is in power, no one can capture an inch of our land," Shah said.

MP Congress leader Raja Pateria detained over 'kill Modi' remarks

Congress leader and former minister Raja Pateria was on Tuesday detained by Panna Police from his residence, in connection with his alleged "kill Modi" remarks

India-China clash: Congress seeks discussion on border issue in Parliament

The Congress on Monday hit out at the Centre over the India-China troops clash along the LAC in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh and said the government needs to take the nation into confidence by discussing the issue in Parliament. The issue is likely to rock the Parliament on Tuesday with several Congress leaders set to move adjournment notices in both Houses for discussing the issue. The Congress has also alleged that the Modi government was suppressing the border issue due to which China was acting with increasing audacity. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Again our Indian Army soldiers have been provoked by the Chinese. Our jawans fought in a resolute manner and a few of them have been injured too." "We are one with the nation on the issues of national security and would not like to politicize it. But the Modi government should be honest about the Chinese transgressions and the construction at all points near the LAC since April 2020. "The government needs t

UP Congress president launches regional Bharat Jodo Yatra from Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Brijlal Khabri launched the regional Bharat Jodo Yatra from Ravindralaya Charbagh here on Monday and said the foot march is a sign of change under former party president Rahul Gandhi's leadership. Khabri was accompanied by party leader Nakul Dubey. The yatra has been launched in support of the pan-India foot march led by Gandhi. Khabri began the yatra by garlanding a statue of Bhimrao Ambedkar, the Congress said in a statement. Addressing the gathering, the state Congress chief said the yatra is a sign of change under the leadership of Gandhi. After it started from Charbagh, the yatra of Awadh zone reached Shaheed Smarak via Bansmandi Chauraha, Naka Chauraha, Raniganj, Rakabganj, Yahiyaganj, Nakhas Chauraha, Charak Chauraha and Imambara, the statement said. The yatra will resume from Shravasti on Tuesday, it said. The Congress has divided Uttar Pradesh into six zones organisationally and Bharat Jodo Yatra is being organised in every zone. Gandhi

Rest houses, special facilities withdrawn from all MLAs: HP CM Sukhu

Newly-appointed Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu after taking charge as Chief Minister announced that all special facilities in rest houses will be withdrawn from all MLAs

Meet Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, a watchman once and now at the gates of glory

Having risen through the ranks, Sukhu marks a generational change in the Congress

Capturing institutions Cong culture, we believe in 'Sabka Sath': BJP MP

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Jugal Thakor Lokhandwala hit back at Rahul Gandhi for his comment that RSS and BJP have captured all institutions in the country

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu sworn in as Himachal Pradesh's 15th chief minister

Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, a four-time MLA, was on Sunday sworn in as the 15th chief minister of Himachal Pradesh in a ceremony attended by senior party figures including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Sukhu, 58, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at a ceremony under the open sky at the historic Ridge ground here. Mukesh Agnihotri, the leader of opposition in the outgoing assembly, was administered the oath as the deputy chief minister. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot also attended the ceremony. Union minister Anand Sharma, former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Congress Himachal Pradesh in-charge Rajeev Shukla, state Congress chief Pratibha Singh and senior leader Sachin Pilot were also present.

Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes from Baldevpura village in Raj's Bundi

Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed from Baldevpura village in Bundi, Rajasthan on Sunday

Country's unity above win or loss in elections: Cong leader Salman Khurshid

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has said winning or losing elections is not important but what is important is the unity of the country. On his party's defeat in the just concluded Gujarat assembly elections, he said the Congress' vote went to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and termed it a matter of concern. Khurshid, who arrived here on Saturday to flag off the regional 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', attacked the Modi government and said the need for this yatra has arisen because the country is getting divided and the distance between people is increasing. "It is more important to unite the country. It is not necessary whether you win or lose the election," he told reporters. On the defeat in Gujarat, Khurshid said, "Our vote got transferred to AAP, so losing is not a matter of concern, what is the matter of concern is to find out how our vote went to Kejriwal?" Warning the BJP of any misadventure -- hinting at horse trading -- in Himachal Pradesh, the Congress leader said if the saffron

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to take oath as Himachal's chief minister today

Former Congress state chief Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will take oath as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday

UP Congress to launch state-level 'Bharat Jodo Yatras' from today

The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee will launch a state-level 'Bharat Jodo Yatras' from today to mobilise cadres for Rahul Gandhi's yatra, which is scheduled to enter Uttar Pradesh early January

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Thousands gather to greet Rahul Gandhi in Raj's Bundi

Thousands gathered along the roads in Rajasthan's Bundi district on Saturday to welcome the Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra as the Rahul Gandhi-led march covered nearly 30 kilometres before halting for the night. Gandhi had resumed the 94th day of the march from Gudli village in Bundi in the morning, after a day's break on Friday to celebrate his mother Sonia Gandhi's birthday. Around 6.30 pm in the evening, the yatra arrived in Kodkya village in Bundi's Kapren area via the Balapura Chouraha to a huge welcome by local people. The yatris would stay the night in the village and resume the march again on Sunday. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, state Sports Minister Ashok Chandana, PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra and several other party leaders accompanied Rahul Gandhi during the day. As the yatra reached Sunwasa village, the participants were welcomed with Sanskrit verses recited by students of a Ved Vidyalaya. Pukhraj Mehra (65), a retired Nayab ...