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Cong will hoist national flag in Kashmir: Venugopal on Bharat Jodo Yatra

"NC leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and CPM leader MY Tarigami will join the yatra"

Himachal: Congress should take action in paper leak case, says BJP

The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh should take action against the accused in the JOA (IT) paper leak case rather than blaming the previous BJP regime, the president of the saffron party's state unit, Suresh Kashyap, said on Tuesday. In a statement issued here, Kashyap alleged that the new government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has failed on all fronts and the latter had to address a press conference to hide his failures. He said the chief minister should remember that the JOA (IT) paper leak has happened during his tenure and that he is answerable to the public. The previous Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government had formed a special investigation team (SIT) to look into the constable recruitment examination paper leak case and subsequently, handed over the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Kashyap said while accusing the Congress of doing politics over the instant case. Sukhu addressed his first formal press conference on Tuesday after

Khurshid calls Rahul Gandhi 'superhuman', lauds for Bharat Jodo Yatra

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has described Rahul Gandhi as "superhuman" and a "yogi doing tapasya", lauding the former party chief for his Bharat Jodo Yatra. He also compared Gandhi to Lord Ram and Congress workers to his brother Bharat. Talking to reporters here on Monday, Khurshid, who is the state coordinator of the yatra, said, "Rahul Gandhi is superhuman. While we are freezing in the cold and wearing jackets, he is going out in T-shirt (for the Bharat Jodo Yatra). He is like a yogi, he has called himself so, doing his 'tapasya' (penance) with focus." Drawing a parallel with Lord Ram and his brother Bharat, Khurshid said, "Lord Ram's 'khadau' (wooden slipper) goes very far. Sometimes when Ram ji is not able to reach, Bharat takes his 'khadau' and goes to places. Like that, we have carried the 'khadau' in Uttar Pradesh. Now that 'khadau' has reached Uttar Pradesh. Ram ji will also come, this is our belief." He was responding to a question about the Gandhi-led yatra not

Govt using Covid-19 as an excuse to stop Bharat Jodo Yatra: K C Venugopal

The Congress on Tuesday charged that the Government was using Covid as an excuse to stop the Bharat Jodo Yatra as the long march spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi was gaining momentum every passing day. We are very much concerned about the health of the people of this country and the Covid situation as well. This entire drama (of Covid spread) is created to stop the Bharat Jodo Yatra, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal told reporters here. Venugopal, who was here to review the preparations for the Jammu and Kashmir leg of the yatra, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was attending public meetings and flights were coming in even from China. Flights are coming from China, there is no problem. There is no national level (Covid) protocol suggested by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The PM is attending public meetings and all other government programmes are happening everywhere there is no problem, he added. He said why was the government only writing letter to Rahul Gandhi while other

Tamil Nadu Congress on path of rejuvenation, gears up for 2024 LS polls

The state Congress party, which is slowly showing signs of a revival, will be highlighting the 'anti-people' activities of the Central government

MP Congress wants treason case against Pragya Thakur; BJP defends her

Madhya Pradesh Congress has demanded that a case of treason be registered against Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha member Pragya Singh Thakur for her keep weapon at home remark, while her party defended the statement saying it was for women's self-defence. Thakur, while addressing a programme in Shivamogga (Karnataka) on Sunday, said Hindus have the right to respond to those who attack them and their dignity, as she spoke about the killing of Hindu activists. The parliamentarian from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh had also called on the community to at least keep the knives in their homes sharp, as everyone has the right to protect themselves. Madhya Pradesh Congress media department's chairman KK Mishra told PTI that the Centre should now take action by registering a case for treason as Thakur "incited people for violence". "She is now talking about a knife after holding a bomb in her hands. The acts of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and Thakur are alike," he claimed. Thakur is

People like Rahul Gandhi question Army, insult them: Anurag Thakur

He further said that they speak the language of China and raise questions about the ideology of Congress

Samajwadi Party, RLD chiefs will not join Rahul's Bharat Jodo Yatra in UP

Samajwadi Party national secretary and state spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said, "The SP president is busy with his programmes and there is no likelihood of his joining the yatra"

2023 polls to set tone for 2024; will BJP get closer to 'Cong-mukt Bharat'?

The coming year would tell whether Congress has regained its strength or BJP's slogan of Congress-free India is headed towards success

Question mark over fate of central govt projects in Congress-ruled Himachal

The gears of state development appear to be grinding to almost a halt over politics that is getting bad, remarked a newly elected Congress legislator

2022: MP becomes home of African cheetahs, Ujjain gets Mahakal Lok corridor

Madhya Pradesh was in global spotlight in 2022 when it became home to eight Namibian cheetahs, while a mega corridor came up near Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple and the Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra passed through the state during the year, which also saw an alleged serial killer targeting security guards in sleep. Khargone city was under curfew for 24 days in April-May following violence during a Ram Navami procession. On a positive front, Indore maintained its numero uno position as the cleanest city in the country in 2022. The most important event for the state in the year was the airlifting of eight African cheetahs from Namibia and their release in the Kuno National Park (KNP), their new home in Sheopur district, rekindling hopes of revival of an animal species declared extinct in India 70 years ago. The spotted cats, the world's fastest land animal, were brought in a special aircraft from Windhoek in Namibia to Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh and then moved to KNP. Prime Minister ...

A question of transitivity: Why predicting electoral outcomes is hazardous

Voter behaviour is as unpredictable as the crow on a tree. You don't know in which direction it will fly off

Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra speeches are creating tremors: Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday hailed senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' and said his speeches were creating tremors. Heaping praises on the country's first Prime Minister, the late Jawaharlal Nehru, Stalin said the country needs leaders like him and Mahatma Gandhi to uphold values like secularism and equality. The DMK President was speaking after releasing a book on Nehru, 'Mamanithar Nehru,' written by senior state Congress leader A Gopanna, here. Stalin said Nehru "was a true democrat, a symbol of parliamentary democracy. That is why all democratic forces hail him." In an apparent jibe at the ruling BJP at the Centre, he said while even important issues are not being allowed to be discussed in Parliament today, Nehru had encouraged opposing views. "We are reminded of Nehru now, even as public sector undertakings are being closed down." "Today's political situation shows us the true value of Nehru. Just like Tamil Nadu needs ..

IB interrogating people who interacted with Rahul Gandhi: Jairam Ramesh

Denying any secrecy pertaining to the Yatra, the Congress leader also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleging that the two leaders are "nervous"

Polls in 3 NE states crucial for BJP's dreams, Cong survival, Oppn unity

Amid internal rifts in parties, changing equations, and shifting demands, the key issue for Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Tripura - which go to polls next year - revolves around development

BJP govt opened 590 institutions without budget, scrapped them: Himachal CM

BJP govt in Himachal, had opened over 590 institutions at the fag end of its tenure without allocating budget and adequate staff and all such institutions will be scrapped till reviewed, CM said

Milking G20 for election: Congress questions govt for delaying presidency

The Congress on Sunday attacked the Union government over its G20 "blitz', accusing it for using the grouping's presidency for election purpose

Centre should apologise for 'misleading' people on Ram Setu: Bhupesh Baghel

The Union government should apologise for "misleading" the country on the Ram Setu issue, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Saturday, adding that when the Congress-led UPA government stated the same thing in the past, it was dubbed as "anti-Ram". He was speaking to reporters at a helipad here. Responding to a question about Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh's statement in Parliament on Ram Setu, Baghel said, When the Congress government (at the Centre) said the same thing, we were branded as anti-Ram. "The government of these so-called devotees of Lord Ram stated in Parliament that there is no solid evidence of it (Ram Setu), so now in which category they should be put? They should apologise for misleading people." The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) too did not comment on the government's stand, and had they been real devotees of Ram, they would have criticized the government, the Congress leader added. Replying to the question whether the .

Doors of party always open for secular-minded people: J&K Congress chief

Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani Saturday said the doors of his party are open for secular-minded people and closed for those with a communal mindset. He termed the Democratic Azad Party headed by Ghulam Nabi Azad branch of the BJP and claimed it is "collapsing under its own weight". Wani also extended support to the Kashmiri Pandit migrant employees and Jammu-based reserved category staffers who are on protest strike here since May demanding relocation outside the Valley following targeted killings by terrorists. "The Democratic Azad Party headed by Ghulam Nabi Azad is a branch of the BJP but those who have gone there from the Congress are secular-minded people. "Our party's doors are open for them and a decision to reinduct them into the Congress will be taken at an appropriate time," Wani told reporters here. He was responding to a question about whether the Congress will accept the recently expelled DAP leaders, including former deputy chief minister Tara Cha

BJP uses communal hatred to divert attention from real issues: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP on Saturday of using communal hatred as a weapon and spreading it across the country to divert the attention of people from real issues. Addressing a big rally outside the Red Fort as the Congress's "Bharat Jodo Yatra" entered the national capital, Gandhi said he has not seen violence or hatred anywhere in the country while walking hundreds of kilometres from Kanyakumari to Delhi, but he sees it being spread on television all the time at the behest of the powers controlling the media. The former Congress chief also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spent thousands of crores of rupees to destroy his image, but he has shown the truth to the country in just a month. Gandhi also thanked people for the love and support showered on him so far during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered its 108th day on Saturday, and said after his request made in Rajasthan, people have opened lakhs of shops to