Not just Congress event, but for entire country: D K Shivakumar on Belagavi session

Belagavi, 26/12: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Thursday that the centenary celebration of the 1924 Belgaum (now Belagavi) Congress session was not a party event but one for the entire country. Speaking to reporters in Belagavi, Shivakumar noted that the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting would start at 3 pm on Thursday…

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Sandeep Dikshit complains to Delhi L-G against AAP’s Mahila Samman scheme

New Delhi, 26/12: Senior Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Thursday complained to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena about the AAP’s ‘Mahila Samman’ scheme, claiming that the ruling party was committing fraud with the women of Delhi. In the complaint filed by Dikshit, he alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers were collecting phone numbers…

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BJP MLA Munirathna attacked with egg at first major public event after release on bail

Bengaluru, 25/12: BJP MLA and former state minister Munirathna’s first public appearance at a major public event after release on bail took a dramatic turn after he was targeted with egg on his head on Wednesdays. The R R Nagar legislator was walking to his car after attending Vajpayee birth anniversary celebrations in Lakshmidevi Nagar,…

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Support to AAP in 2013 reason for Delhi’s woes, weakening of Congress: Ajay Maken

New Delhi, 25/12: Senior leader Ajay Maken on Wednesday said Congress’s support to Arvind Kejriwal’s 40-day government in 2013 is the main reason for the “weakening” of the party in the national capital and there is a need to rectify the repeated mistake of aligning with AAP in the recent Lok Sabha elections. Calling Kejriwal…

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Passenger plane with 72 on board crashes in Kazakhstan; 12 survivors reported

Moscow 25/12: An Embraer passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with 67 passengers and five crew on board, Kazakh authorities announced, saying 12 people had survived. Unverified video of the crash showed the plane, which was operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, bursting into flames as…

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