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Rahul most deserving for post of Cong president: BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha

Dec 17, 2017, at 08:20 pm

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IBNS): Taking many by surprise, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shatrughan Sinha has wished Rahul Gandhi a long life after the latter took charge as the Congress president.

Hardik Patel wishes Rahul Gandhi for becoming Congress President

Dec 17, 2017, at 12:22 am

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IBNS): Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel has wished Rahul Gandhi on becoming the Congress President, expressing his hope that the latter would form a stable Opposition.

PM Modi taking country backward: Rahul Gandhi

Dec 16, 2017, at 06:29 pm

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IBNS):  Honing afresh his attack on Narendra Modi after taking over as Congress President, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Prime Minister is  taking the country back to the medieval age.

Rahul Gandhi coronation: Has the Nehru-Gandhi scion finally come of age?

Dec 16, 2017, at 05:21 pm

If 2014 general election was all about Narendra Modi, the 2019 poll undoubtedly would be an acid-test for Rahul Gandhi, who took over as the Congress president today, weighed by a poor track record of electoral success and swayed by a new optimism among party workers. 

Rahul Gandhi takes charge as Congress President

Dec 16, 2017, at 04:37 pm

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IBNS): Rahul Gandhi took charge as the Congress President on Saturday.

New era for Congress, Rahul Gandhi to take charge as President today

Dec 16, 2017, at 03:53 pm

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IBNS): A 19-year old leadership provided by Sonia Gandhi to the Congress will end on Saturday with scion Rahul Gandhi taking charge as the President shifting the country's oldest political party into a new era.

Rahul Gandhi pays homage to Sardar Patel on death anniversary

Dec 15, 2017, at 05:38 pm

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday paid his homage to a famous Indian freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his death anniversary.

BJP acting in desperation : P Chidambaram on complaint against Rahul Gandhi

Dec 14, 2017, at 08:45 pm

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IBNS) : Veteran Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday hit out at the BJP for lodging a complaint with the Election Commission over an interview of party President Rahul Gandhi and said the "double standard" being pursued by the ruling party shows its desperation to win the Gujarat polls which it stands to lose.

Rahul Gandhi to meet families of missing fishermen in Cyclone Ochki-hit Tamil Nadu

Dec 14, 2017, at 05:54 pm

Chennai, Dec 14 (IBNS): Congress President-elect Rahul Gandhi on Thursday will visit Tamil Nadu where 400 fishermen are still missing after Cyclone Ochki hit the state in late November, media reports said.

Gujarat: PM Modi to cast his vote today, urges voters to exercise right

Dec 14, 2017, at 03:03 pm

Ahmedabad, Dec 14 (IBNS): As Gujarat is undergoing the second leg of state polls on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi urged voters to turn up in large numbers and exercise their right.

Gujarat polls: EC issues notice to Rahul Gandhi for his interview on TV channels

Dec 14, 2017, at 05:00 am

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued a notice to Congress President Rahul Gandhi asking why action will not be taken against him for violating the Representation of the People Act, hours after several TV channels aired his interview on Gujarat polls.

I am deeply hurt: Manmohan Singh says in video post on Modi's allegations

Dec 14, 2017, at 12:56 am

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): Former Prime Minister Monmohan Singh on Wednesday issued a video statement and said he was "deeply hurt" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegations made against him over Pakistan connections.

Rahul Gandhi promises'surprise' in Gujarat Assembly polls

Dec 13, 2017, at 11:56 pm

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): Congress president -elect Rahul Gandhi has said that he is confident that his party will create a 'surprise' in the ongoing Gujarat Assembly polls when the counting of votes begins.

BJP, reacting to Rahul Gandhi's comment, says corruption not a Gujarat poll issue and so Modi talking about 'vikas'

Dec 12, 2017, at 08:28 pm

Ahmedabad, Dec 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not talking about the 'corruption' issue because it is not an issue in Gujarat, was the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) response to the topic raised by Congress President-elect Rahul Gandhi during his press meet in Ahmadabad on Tuesday.

Congress President-elect Rahul Gandhi says he is confident of his party's win in Gujarat elections

Dec 12, 2017, at 07:29 pm

Ahmedabad, Dec 12 (IBNS): Congress President-Elect Rahul Gandhi intensified his remarks against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the last day of the campaigning of the second phase of the two-day elections for the Gujarat assembly.

PM Modi wishes Rahul Gandhi for becoming Congress President

Dec 12, 2017, at 12:39 am

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Rahul Gandhi for becoming new Congress President on Monday.  

Rahul Gandhi elected new Congress President

Dec 11, 2017, at 11:48 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Rahul Gandhi was elected as the new President of the Congress party, marking a new journey in the history of the age-old party political party of India.

Ex-PM Manmohan Singh slams Modi, asks him to 'apologise' for spreading 'falsehood and canards'

Dec 11, 2017, at 10:43 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Ex-Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday attacked current PM Narendra Modi and accused him of spreading "falsehood and canards" in a bid to win the Gujarat Assembly polls.

Rahul Gandhi expected to be formally declared Congress Party chief on Dec 16

Dec 11, 2017, at 09:34 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Rahul Gandhi, who has been serving as the Vice President of the Congress Party is set to become the party chief with a formal declaration on December 16, according to media reports on Monday.

Modi ji speak a bit about Gujarat too: Rahul Gandhi slams PM

Dec 11, 2017, at 09:00 pm

Palanpur, Dec 11 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his recent comment on Pakistan and said he should speak more about Gujarat elections and the state's development than about other nations.

Guests at Mani Shankar Aiyar dinner deny Gujarat elections were discussed with Pakistani leaders

Dec 11, 2017, at 08:17 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegation during his Gujarat poll campaign on Sunday -- that Pakistan was trying to meddle in Gujarat elections -- has given rise to a lot of debate, according to media reports on Monday.

No roadshows of PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi in Ahmedabad tomorrow

Dec 11, 2017, at 04:01 pm

Ahmedabad, Dec 11 (IBNS): Ahmedabad police denied permissions to both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to hold roadshows in the city on Tuesday, the last day of campaigning for the second and last phase of Gujarat poll, media reports said.

Amit Shah links Salman Nizami's comment on Modi with Kashmir issue

Dec 10, 2017, at 03:39 am

Gandhinagar/New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Saturday linked politician and writer Salman Nizami's comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's family background, giving a new twist to the entire controversy.

Development is missing in Narendra Modi's speeches : Rahul Gandhi

Dec 09, 2017, at 08:19 pm

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS) : In a scathing attack on Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said there is no mention of development in the speeches of the Prime Minister during his during the Gujarat election campaign.

Gujarat poll begins today, voting in 89 constituencies underway

Dec 09, 2017, at 04:14 pm

Surat, Dec 9 (IBNS): Voting in 89 constituencies are underway in the first phase of Gujarat election, began on Saturday, media reports said.

Gujarat polls: PM Modi urges voters to turn up in large numbers

Dec 09, 2017, at 03:14 pm

Gandhinagar, Dec 9 (IBNS): As the first phase of polling started in Gujarat on Saturday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the voters to turn up in large numbers and exercise their rights.

Rahul Gandhi takes dig at BJP on manifesto release

Dec 09, 2017, at 04:56 am

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its "arrogance" and claimed that the saffron party released its manifesto for Gujarat assembly election only after the his party raised questions on the same.

Mani Shankar Aiyar offered supari for me in Pakistan, claims Modi in Gujarat rally

Dec 09, 2017, at 12:23 am

Banaskantha, Dec 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that suspended Congress leader  Mani Shankar Aiyar had talked about 'supari' (contract) to get him out of the way during his visit to Pakistan.

Mani Shankar Aiyar's comment and suspension 'strategic': Arun Jaitley

Dec 08, 2017, at 04:24 pm

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Congress might have tried to salvage the political crisis by suspending Mani Shankar Aiyar, who called Prime Minister Narendra Modi "neech aadmi" or "low person" drawing controversy, the Bharatiya Janata Party feels the move by the Congress was "strategic".

Neech Aadmi: Congress suspends Mani Shankar Aiyar

Dec 08, 2017, at 04:03 am

New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): After disapproving his remark, the Congress party on Thursday suspended its senior leader Mani Shankar Aiyar for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi "neech aadmi" or "low person".