Punjab Congress infighting worsens, Navjot Singh Sidhu meets Sonia-Rahul
Jul 16, 2021, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu Friday met top brass Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi here as the infighting in the party's Punjab unit is far from getting over.
Congress to replace Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as Lok Sabha leader: Reports
Jul 13, 2021, at 03:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will be replaced as the party's leader in the Lok Sabha and a couple of members of G23, the dissenters who wrote an explosive letter to President Sonia Gandhi last year, are contenders for the post, media reports said.
Jul 07, 2021, at 02:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After holding a meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said he would accept "whatever decision is taken by the high command" amid bitter infighting in the state.
Amarinder Singh to meet Sonia Gandhi tomorrow amid Punjab Congress infighting
Jul 06, 2021, at 04:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is all set to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday amid the party's desperate attempt to resolve the infighting ahead of the assembly polls in the state next year.
Take immediate action: Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi over black fungus drug shortage
May 22, 2021, at 08:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday drew Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention towards the shortage of a drug used to treat Mucormycosis, dubbed as black fungus.
12 opposition parties write to PM Modi suggesting measures to handle 'apocalyptic human tragedy'
May 13, 2021, at 02:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Twelve major opposition parties have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that the Centre takes immediate action to combat the massive second wave of Coronavirus which is creating havoc in the Asian country, leaving the heath structure overwhelmed and accounting for an unprecedented number of deaths.
'Put our house in order': Sonia Gandhi tells Congress leaders on party's debacle in state elections
May 11, 2021, at 04:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday demanded that the party "take note of our serious setbacks (and) put our house in order", after disappointing performances in state elections.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi urges govt to lower Covid vaccination eligibility to 25 years
Apr 17, 2021, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asked the government to lower the COVID vaccine age eligibility to 25 years instead of 45.
Time has come to unite against BJP: Mamata Banerjee writes to Sonia Gandhi, other opposition leaders
Apr 01, 2021, at 05:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to ten key opposition leaders including Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi urging all to unite against the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).
New Congress president to be elected in June after five state polls
Jan 23, 2021, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A new Congress president will be elected in the month of June after the assembly elections in five state, the party decided on Friday.
Congress begins organizational reshuffle after meeting with 'rebels'
Dec 20, 2020, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress party has started making some key organizational changes after Saturday's crucial meeting with the dissenters.
Rahul Gandhi said ready to work as party desires: Congress
Dec 20, 2020, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a meeting with the Congress 'dissenters' on Saturday, senior MP Rahul Gandhi said he is 'ready to work for the party as all desires'.
Congress leadership crisis: Sonia and dissenting leaders discuss differences in a series of meet
Dec 20, 2020, at 12:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A series of meetings between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and leaders from the group of 23 dissenters, who had written letters raising concerns about party organisation, are underway at the former's house to elect the next party president after months of infighting over the leadership issue.
99.9 pct leaders want Rahul Gandhi as Congress chief: Randeep Surjewala
Dec 19, 2020, at 06:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the Congress will soon start the process of electing its new chief, party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said "99.9 per cent" leaders want Rahul Gandhi to return as the president.
Sonia Gandhi agrees to meet rebel Congress leaders
Dec 18, 2020, at 02:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi has finally agreed to meet the rebel leaders who wrote a letter calling for the party's leadership and organisational change, reports said.
In book, Pranab Mukherjee blames Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh for Congress debacle in 2014
Dec 12, 2020, at 04:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee, who died in August, appears to have blamed ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the party's 2014 defeat in his book, media reports said.
'Lost an impeccable comrade, faithful colleague, friend': Sonia Gandhi on Ahmed Patel's death
Nov 25, 2020, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Mourning the death of his close-aide and party colleague Ahmed Patel, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi said she has "lost an impeccable comrade, a faithful colleague and a friend".
After Kapil Sibal's remarks, Sonia Gandhi names 4 'dissenters' as members to key panels
Nov 21, 2020, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Kapil Sibal made remarks raising doubts on the leadership of Congress following the party's debacle in the recently held Bihar elections, president Sonia Gandhi has included four members of the 'dissenting camp' in three committees set up to keep her informed on matters relating to national security, foreign affairs and the economy.
Nov 14, 2020, at 01:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's leadership quality has been put to question in the saffron-led contemporary Indian politics, former US President Barack Obama in his memoir described the 50-year old parliamentarian as a "student" who was eager to impress his teacher but lacked aptitude or passion, media reports said.
Vote for grand alliance to build a new Bihar: Sonia Gandhi appeals to voters
Oct 27, 2020, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Accusing the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar of deviating from its path, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday appealed to the people of the state, to vote for the grand alliance to build a new Bihar.
Sonia Gandhi cautions people from those unleashing an era of psychological fear and confusion
Oct 03, 2020, at 01:40 am
Patna/UNI: Describing Mahatma Gandhi's' ideology as the soul and spirit of Congress, president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that her party's work plan was formulated in the interest of common people whereas the opposition with vested interest was vociferously speaking about the Father of Nation to take mileage of his works but on the other has unleashed an era of psychological fear and confusion.
Farmers will emerge victorious in their struggle against the farm sector bills: Sonia Gandhi
Oct 02, 2020, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Friday attacked the Centre over the farm sector laws and said that the government brought these farm laws without consulting anyone.
In Congress 'reconstitution,' Ghulam Nabi Azad dropped as general secretary
Sep 12, 2020, at 06:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad has been dropped as a general secretary in a major 'reconstitution' process in the party though he remains a part of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the top-decision making panel.
Pranab Mukherjee's life over past 50 years mirrored 50 years of India's history, writes Sonia Gandhi
Sep 01, 2020, at 05:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday condoled the death of former President Pranab Mukherjee, who was also a stalwart leader of the 134-year-old party.
Govt must listen to students' voices on holding NEET-JEE exams: Sonia Gandhi
Aug 29, 2020, at 04:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the government should listen to the concerns and voices of students over holding national entrance examinations for engineering and medical courses amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Six states move Supreme Court seeking postponement of JEE, NEET
Aug 28, 2020, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Six Indian states on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking a consideration of its order, that had allowed the central government to conduct the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) in September, amid Covid-19 spread.
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday requested several opposition leaders including Chief Ministers of the non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states to knock the doors of the Supreme Court and even start a movement, demanding the postponement of Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
Mamata Banerjee to hold virtual meeting with Sonia Gandhi and CMs to discuss JEE and NEET today
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: After dashing off two letters on consecutive days of Monday and Tuesday to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting to postpone the JEE and NEET examinations due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will have a virtual meeting on Wednesday afternoon with Congress president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the issue.
It's not about a post but about my country, says Kapil Sibal a day after Congress meet
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after the row over Kapil Sibal's tweet on Rahul Gandhi the senior Congress leader on Tuesday said 'it's not about a post but about my country.'
In Congress, one doesn't get platform to express opinion: Shatrughan Sinha
Aug 25, 2020, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the Congress reached a conciliation on Monday by arriving at a resolution that Sonia Gandhi will continue as the chief, actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha criticised the party he joined last year and called it a 'platform where one can voice one's concern but is often not visible.'