Take up people-centric issues strongly, Rahul tells party members

Take up people-centric issues strongly, Rahul tells party members

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday met chief ministers, state unit presidents and AICC state members, asking them to strongly take up issues affecting people. He also got feedback regarding the party’s preparations for the Lok Sabha elections. The meeting, held a day after the All India Congress Committee (AICC) met here, was also attended […]

BJP attacks Rahul for not being PM candidate

BJP attacks Rahul for not being PM candidate

The BJP Friday attacked the Congress for developing “cold feet” and not naming Rahul Gandhi as its prime ministerial candidate, saying it showed the party has conceded defeat in the coming Lok Sabha election. As Bharatiya Janata Party leaders met here parallel to the Congress session, speeches of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi […]

Sonia, Rahul laud Manmohan Singh’s ‘wise leadership’

Sonia, Rahul laud Manmohan Singh’s ‘wise leadership’

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday showered lavish praises on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with the party adopting a resolution hailing his “wise leadership”. Manmohan Singh, who has been leading the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for almost 10 years, has said he will not seek another term in office. Sonia […]

Rahul behaved like a ‘joker’ in Kerala: CPI-M leader

Rahul behaved like a ‘joker’ in Kerala: CPI-M leader

Rahul Gandhi behaved like a “joker” during his visit in the state Monday and such a person is being projected as the prime ministerial candidate by the Congress, a CPI-M leader said here Tuesday. Communist Party of India-Marxist state leader Pinarayi Vijayan said: “His candidature as the Congress’s PM candidate is more or less finalised […]

Will discharge future responsibility with sincerity: Rahul

Will discharge future responsibility with sincerity: Rahul

Amid indications that he may be appointed the party’s prime ministerial candidate at the AICC meeting Friday, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has said that he will discharge future responsibilities given to him by the party with sincerity. In an interview to Dainik Bhaskar newspaper published Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi said the Congress should return to power […]

Rahul has traditional Syrian Christian meal in Kerala

Rahul has traditional Syrian Christian meal in Kerala

The Kalapakavadi family was informed Monday around 2 p.m. that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi would be over for lunch. “I asked my wife Susheela to see that a Syrian Christian lunch be ready in 45 minutes. She and the others set about getting the meal ready,” said Kalapakavadi. Gandhi was on a day’s visit […]

Rahul meets prime minister

Rahul meets prime minister

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday ahead of the party’s core group meeting. The meeting lasted for nearly 30 minutes and was followed by the Congress’s core group meet. According to party sources, anti-graft bills were on top of the agenda. Some of the important anti-corruption bills pending with parliament […]

Priyanka Vadra attends Congress meeting at Rahul residence

Priyanka Vadra attends Congress meeting at Rahul residence

A meeting of some Congress leaders on Tuesday took a lot of people by surprise when Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra, sister of party vice president Rahul Gandhi, also turned up. A party leader would only say that the meeting was held to discuss the tour programmes of Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Speaking to reporters, […]