Congress

Digvijaya Singh held remote control of ex-MP CM Nath: Scindia

11:51 pm September 26, 2020

Indore: BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday launched a frontal attack on his former Congress colleague Digvijaya Singh and accused the Opposition party of “betraying” farmers by not waiving farm loans promised ahead of the 2018 assembly polls. Addressing a gathering in Indore district, Scindia avoided taking the name of then Congress chief Rahul Gandhi who had promised the waiver during electioneering. He also said Digvijaya Singh would become […]

With ‘profound sorrow’: Ginsburg lies in state at US Capitol

9:16 pm September 25, 2020

Washington: The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is lying in state at the US Capitol, the first woman in American history to do so, in commemoration of her extraordinary life. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it is with “profound sorrow” that she welcomed the liberal icon and opened the private service. Mourners gathered under coronavirus restrictions for the service for Ginsburg, who died last […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Ex-US Rep from Florida under federal campaign finance probe

2:32 pm September 24, 2020

Miami: The US Justice Department is investigating a former Florida Congresswoman accused of spending at least USD 50,000 of campaign money on vacations and restaurant and luxury hotel bills. The federal department’s Public Integrity Section is looking into the expenditures by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a US Rep from Miami, including a 2017 trip to Walt Disney […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Parliament passes 3 key labour reform bills

6:51 pm September 23, 2020

New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday approved three key labour reform bills that will remove impediments for winding up of companies and allow firing of staff without government permission in firms with up to 300 workers. Amid boycott by opposition parties including Congress and Left over suspension of eight MPs, Rajya Sabha passed by voice vote […]

Oppn members in Rajya Sabha stage walkout

1:12 pm September 22, 2020

New Delhi: A number of opposition parties led by the Congress on Tuesday staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha demanding that the suspension of eight members be revoked. The Congress was the first to walkout from the House along with members of the AAP, TMC and Left parties. The members of all these three parties […]