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Election of Congress president on Sept 21
Even as Sonia Gandhi looked set to retain the reins of the party for the fourth time on September 21, the Congress Working Committee (CWC), which met to decide the dates for the election of the party president — and State presidents — was briefed at length by Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and [...]
Manmohan Singh becomes third longest serving PM
Manmohan Singh overtook Atal Behari Vajpayee to become the third longest serving Prime Minister of India, clocking 2,273 days in office on Wednesday. For a man who took over the country’s top job under extraordinary circumstances, it’s been nothing short of a heady ride.
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No diversion of funds meant for Dalits to CWG : Sandeep Dikshit
Contrary to an RTI reply, Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit said there was no diversion of funds meant for Dalits to Commonwealth Games projects, an issue that has raised a storm in parliament. “There is no question of diversion of funds,” Dikshit told reporters outside parliament. The Congress MP from East Delhi is the son [...]
BJP activists took out a protest over diversion of social sector funds to Commonwealth Games
BJP activists took out a protest march on Parliament Street on Friday over the diversion of social sector funds meant for the uplift of socially disadvantaged groups to finance the 2010 Commonwealth Games’ projects.
Chanting slogans against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, the protestors later tried to proceed to her residence.
The police later blocked the [...]
Sheila Dikshit celebrated 11 years of Congress rule
Chief minister Sheila Dikshit, who led the Congress to a hat-trick win in last year’s assembly elections,celebrated 11 years of Congress rule in Delhi, with a small festivity at her residence.
Dikshit, 72, celebrated the feat by cutting a cake in the presence of a group of supporters, who wished her a long political career.
On [...]
Congress face a challenge in retaining the Okhla Seat
Congress could face a challenge in retaining the Okhla Assembly seat as two Gujjar candidates, including one of its rebels, are likely to change the caste equations in the Muslim-dominated constituency which goes to bypolls on Tuesday.
NCP nominee Rambir Singh Bidhuri, a former Congress leader, and BSP’s Brahma Singh Bidhuri have the potential to [...]
Delhi Elections : Bypoll for Dwarka Assembly on September 10
Dwarka, the lone seat in Delhi that is going to the Assembly bypolls. The election will be held in this west Delhi seat on September 10.
Dwarka has become a coveted pocket and is being eyed by candidates representing various communities, including Poorvanchalis, Jats and Punjabis.
Among the frontrunners for ticket are the son and brother [...]