Amethi | 1 day ago
Women tie rakhis to Rahul, get assurance of development
Amethi, Sep 2 - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi turned 'brother' for several women and girls of a village here who tied rakhis to him and he promised to turn their dreams of development into a reality, a party spokesperson said Thursday.Gandhi reached the Isauli village late Wednesday to meet and interact with the locals about their problems and difficulties. 'It was a surprise inspection. ... read more

1 day ago
Rahul leaves Amethi to meet Sonia
Amethi -, Sep 2 - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi broke off his three-day trip here to travel to New Delhi to meet his mother and party president Sonia Gandhi who will file a nomination for another term in office as party chief. He will back here in the afternoon, a party spokesperson said.Gandhi reached Amethi, his parliamentary constituency, Wednesday for a three-day trip. 'He decided t ... read more

Lucknow | 2 days ago
Rahul Gandhi visiting Amethi on three-day tour
Lucknow, Aug 31 - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will arrive Wednesday in his parliamentary constituency of Amethi on a three-day tour during which he will participate in social programmes and evaluate a number of public welfare schemes, a party spokesperson said here Tuesday.'During the three-day tour, Rahul-ji will meet party workers, activists of the Youth Congress and attend a number ... read more

Bhubaneswar | 7 days ago
Rahul Gandhi wins over tribal hearts in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Aug 26 - Taking a leaf out of John F. Kennedy's book, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi struck a personal chord with thousands of tribals in Orissa Thursday when he greeted them in the local language and congratulated them for winning a major battle against the Vedanta group's bauxite mining project in their area.'Apana mananku samasthan ku juhar -,' Gandhi said in Oriya while a ... read more

Bhubaneswar | 7 days ago
Rahul congratulates tribals for winning battle against mining
Bhubaneswar, Aug 26 - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday congratulated the tribals in Orissa for winning a major battle against a mining project in their area.'You protected your land,' Gandhi told a massive gathering at Jagannathpur village near the Niyamgiri hills in Kalahandi district, in reference to the rejection of a bauxite mining project proposed by the Vedanta group in the a ... read more

Bhubaneswar | 8 days ago
Rahul Gandhi in Orissa to address tribal rally
Bhubaneswar, Aug 26 - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived in Orissa Thursday to address a rally of tribals in Kalahandi district where a mining project proposed by the Vedanta group was rejected by the environment ministry.Gandhi arrived at Therubali air strip in Rayagada district at about 12.20 p.m., police said. He proceeded to Lanjigarh in neighbouring Kalahandi district to address ... read more

New Delhi | 8 days ago
Naina Sahni murder: Sharma allowed to nurse mother
New Delhi, Aug 25 - The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted permission to Sushil Sharma, a former Youth Congress leader convicted in the Naina Sahni murder case, to attend to his ailing mother for seven hours.He was granted permission by Justice Hima Kohli. Sharma had moved his application July 5 seeking parole to attend to his ailing parents. In his application, he sought three months' parole to r ... read more

18 days ago
Tweeting Dalai Lama says voices for Tibetan independence growing stronger
Dharamsala -, Aug 15 - With over 600,000 people, including hundreds of Chinese, following him on networking site Twitter, the Dalai Lama has said the non-resolution of the Tibet issue is making the voices of those seeking independence of Tibet from China grow stronger.Answering questions from his Chinese followers on Twitter, which he joined last month, the Dalai Lama said: 'There are forces withi ... read more

25 days ago
In exile, Tibetans to celebrate '50 years of democracy'
Dharamsala -, Aug 8 - Tibetans living in exile in India for over five decades will celebrate 50 years of democratic tradition in their adopted land next month.The celebration will take place Sep 1-2 in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, making this the first time the Tibetans hold a big event outside Dharamsala - the abode of the Dalai Lama and the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile. It will be pr ... read more

Kolkata | 1 month ago
CPI-M setting up suicide squad to eliminate me: Mamata
Kolkata, July 31 - Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Saturday alleged that the Communist Party of India-Marxist - is conspiring to set up a 'suicide squad' tasked to eliminate her.'These cowards - have no courage to fight against me politically and thus forming a suicide squad to eliminate me,' she said. 'CPI-M and some other political parties which have vested interests - I am not speaking ... read more