Congress goes the research route to corner the government

The party’s research centre, overseen by chief Sonia Gandhi, provides members with solid facts that can be used to target the Centre, reports Amit Agnihotri The Congress may appear to be......

Congress humiliated as mouthpiece thrashes Nehru, Sonia Gandhi

Articles in a Congress mouthpiece questioning Jawaharlal Nehru's Kashmir and China policy and calling Sonia Gandhi's father a "fascist soldier" on Monday left the party squirming in embarrassment,......

Rahul follows a weird political calculus

Rahul Gandhi's decision to stay absent from the opening week of Parliament's Budget session has left Congress leaders dumbstruck. 'He is anything but astute or charismatic. He believes the Congress......

Court summons Smriti Irani as accused in defamation complaint

Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani was on Friday summoned as an accused by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam. Metropolitan......

Maharashtra may take AAP route on power

Committee set up by state govt considering reduction in ratesA day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi reduced electricity charges by 50 per cent for those consuming up to 400 units......

MPs demand hike in workmen's compensation

Members cutting across party lines urged the government in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday to increase compensation to workmen in case of death from the proposed Rs 1,40,000. Participating in the......

Air India gag order raises hackles

The Air India 'gag order' that bans it employees from making any public announcements over the crisis facing the beleaguered airline, is snowballing into a political affair. Sanjay Nirupam,......

Cola row: JPC meet on Tuesday

The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on pesticide residues in safety standards for soft drinks, fruit juices and other beverages will be held on Tuesday.According to official......