Gandhi won from Wayanad but lost the family’s traditional bastion Amethi to BJP leader Smriti Irani by a margin of over 55,000 votes. The Congress won only 52 seats in Lok Sabha.
May 25, 2019The mother of the child had reportedly got down at Kishanganj station to fetch water, leaving the child in the coach, and the train left the station without her
January 1, 2019The Congress Working Committee (CWC) accused the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of playing politics of polarisation and crushing debate and dissent in the country.
October 2, 2018Boarding school shut since Monday, may lose the licence as Uttarakhand Education Secretary Bhupendra Kaur Aulakh writes to CBSE
September 20, 2018Rahul Gandhi has played safe in the constitution of his new Working Committee by keeping it as free of controversy as possible. He has inducted only those who maintain a low profile and do not embarrass the party with off-the-cuff remarks that whip up a storm. Congress circles are buzzing more about notable omissions from …
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July 25, 2018Addressing a press conference today, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said that the party expects to better its 2004 performance.
July 22, 2018Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh criticised the culture of constant self-praise and PM’s jumlas.
July 22, 2018A blind girl who claimed she was raped by a stranger here has been giving different statements about her background to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and her relatives have been asked to come and clarify matters, police said on Sunday. Sahibabad police officer Rajesh Mishra said the 17-year-old reported that she was raped in …
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April 16, 2018Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s 34-member Steering Committee that has replaced the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet today at 4 pm for the forthcoming Plenary Session of the party. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) was set up by former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and was the highest decision making body in the part. Dissolving the …
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February 17, 2018Congress President Rahul Gandhi for the first time chaired the meeting of the Congress Working Committee at 24 Akbar Road in New Delhi on Friday. Addressing the media after the meeting, Rahul Gandhi slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that the entire 2G Spectrum was a architect of lies, and later adding that the very …
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December 22, 2017Rahul Gandhi on Friday chaired the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting for the first time as Congress President with party leaders expected to discuss the current political issues, including the verdict in the 2G spectrum case in which all the accused have been acquitted. The meeting is being attended by former party chief Sonia Gandhi …
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December 22, 2017Newly elected Congress President Rahul Gandhi will on Friday chair a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and is likely to discuss a host of issues including the 2G verdict and the party’s improved showing in Gujarat polls. This will be first CWC meeting after Rahul took charge as Congress chief on December 16, 2017, …
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December 22, 2017Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday blamed the Narendra Modi government for “erasing contributions” of former Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi to the nation. Addressing the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s highest decision-making body, Sonia Gandhi also blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the suffering of millions of people due to GST …
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November 20, 2017The Congress on Monday set in motion the process to name Rahul Gandhi as the next party president as it announced the poll schedule to elect the candidate for the top post. In an hour-long meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s highest decision-making body, chaired by party chief Sonia Gandhi, the Congress …
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November 20, 2017The elevation of Rahul Gandhi to the post of Congress President is likely to happen before the crucial Gujarat polls with the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Monday outlining the schedule for Gandhi scion’s election, reports said. The CWC, the party’s highest decision-making body will meet at around 10.30 in the morning and will …
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November 20, 2017