New Delhi, 30/9:Congress presidential poll candidate Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he is aware of his underdog tag and talk of an ‘official candidate’ in some quarters but he has been told by the Gandhi family repeatedly that they are “neither directly nor indirectly” backing anyone. The Thiruvananthapuram MP, however, asserted that he remains convinced…
New Delhi, 30/9: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday pulled out of the Congress president race after Mallikarjun Kharge entered the poll fray. Singh said that he will back Kharge for the top Congress post. With, the battleground seems to clear for a direct fight between Shashi Tharoor and Kharge.
New Delhi, 30/9: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge will file nomination for Congress president election on Friday afternoon, setting the stage for an electoral battle for supremacy in the party with senior party leader Shashi Tharoor. A third candidate Digvijaya Singh is also likely to file nominations though indications have emerged that…
Bangalore, 30/9: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will enter Karnataka on Friday at Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar district as part of his Bharat Jodo Yarta. After touring both Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Rahul returned to TN on Thursday. Rahul will leave for Gundlupet by car since walking in the forests is prohibited, and reach Gundlupet…
Ahmedabad, 29/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a blitzkrieg event inaugurated the 36th National Games at Narendra Modi Stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad. This was one of the three major events attended by the Prime Minister on the first day of his two-day visit to poll-bound home state Gujarat. The largest (cricket) stadium in the…
New Delhi, 29/9: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will decide on the Rajasthan chief minister’s post within a day or two, party general secretary KC Venugopal said on Thursday. Venugopal made the statement outside Gandhi’s 10, Janpath residence here after a series of meetings to resolve the Rajasthan crisis. He also said it…
Jaipur, 29/9: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday announced that he will not fight the Congress presidential election, taking moral responsibility for the Jaipur rebellion. With this, the stage has been set for a battle between Digvijaya Singh and Shashi Tharoor. Gehlot made the announcement after his meeting with interim party president Sonia…
New Delhi, 29/9: India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was on Thursday ruled out of the T20 World Cup with a stress fracture, dealing a massive blow to the team’s chances in the ICC event. A BCCI official told PTI that Bumrah has a stress fracture and could be out of action for months….
New Delhi, 29/9: The official Twitter account of the Popular Front of India (PFI) has been withheld in India after the Centre on Thursday declared the Islamic organisation and its associates as “unlawful” and banned it for five years. Twitter said that the account has been withheld in India “in response to a…
Jaipur, 29/9: With just two days left for filing nomination, the battle lines for the Congress president election are not clear yet but Digvijaya Singh appeared to be emerging as a new contender while a final word on Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s prospects could finally emerge on Thursday. While Singh has made it clear…
