Modi, Rahul in war of words over Patel statue

A war of words broke out between Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi over constructing a statue of India’s first home minister Vallabhbhai Patel. Gandhi said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not understand Patel’s ideology but was erecting his statue, to which Modi hit back, saying the Congress […]

Rahul to meet farmers in Haryana’s Ganaur town

Rahul to meet farmers in Haryana’s Ganaur town

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will Feb 11 meet farmers in Haryana’s Ganaur town of Sonipat district, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here Friday. “Rahul Gandhi would visit Ganaur in district Sonipat Feb 11 where he would hold dialogue with different farmer organisations of the country so as to incorporate issues related to their […]

Kejriwal terms Rahul, Gadkari ‘corrupt’; BJP, Congress lash back

Kejriwal terms Rahul, Gadkari ‘corrupt’; BJP, Congress lash back

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday stirred a fresh controversy by naming over 20 top politicians including Rahul Gandhi, Nitin Gadkari, Mayawati and Sharad Pawar as “corrupt”. Hitting back, Congress questioned his commitment to a legal process while the BJP asked him to furnish proof or apologise. Union minister Farooq Abdullah, who was also among […]

Kejriwal names ‘corrupt’ leaders, says Rahul, Modi spending crores

Kejriwal names ‘corrupt’ leaders, says Rahul, Modi spending crores

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday named over 20 top politicians including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as “corrupt”, and attacked him and BJP’s Narendra Modi for spending crores on creating a “brand”. Addressing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national executive here, Kejriwal outlined the party’s objective vis-a-vis the Lok Sabha polls: “We have to ensure […]

Rahul to take up UPSC pattern change issue

Rahul to take up UPSC pattern change issue

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said the change in the pattern of the UPSC civil services exam is wrong and he will take up the issue. The statement from his office came after a group of students met the Congress leader requesting him to intervene in the issue. Changes made by the Union Public […]

70 crore people should be moved to middle class: Rahul

70 crore people should be moved to middle class: Rahul

Seventy crore Indians – who are above poverty line but continue to be vulnerable – should be brought into the “middle class” over the next 5-10 years, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday. Interacting with labour representatives and street vendors to seek their feedback for the Congress party manifesto for the 2014 Lok Sabha […]

Want to put India on the manufacturing map: Rahul

Want to put India on the manufacturing map: Rahul

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday unveiled his vision of India as a global manufacturing hub at par with China. In an interview to Times Now news channel, Gandhi said: “I want to put India on the manufacturing map, I want to make this the centre of manufacturing in the world. I want to make […]

Rahul knows he is staring at defeat: BJP

Rahul knows he is staring at defeat: BJP

The BJP said Tuesday Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi knows “defeat stares at his face” as he shied away from a debate with its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. “Rahul recognises certain defeat stares at his face,” Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said, referring to Rahul Gandhi’s TV interview on Monday. “He had […]