'Politics is a game of public perception and my father felt that by his long disappearances, Rahul Gandhi was losing the battle of perception.'
Announcing the Surajkund meeting, Congress general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi said it would be an informal meeting which will discuss economic challenges and manifesto implementation
The government has convened an all- party meeting at 7.30 pm on Wednesday evening to discuss a resolution it plans to move in Parliament on violation of human rights of Tamilians in Sri Lanka, a demand that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam had placed as a condition to stay within the United Progressive Alliance.
"Honest ministers were demoted and punished (in Cabinet reshuffle) while those who matter in elections are allotted berths in the Manmohan Singh Cabinet," he said. Advani said he was disappointed with the "spate of scams tumbling out of the Centre's closet".
Congress leader Virbhadra Singh, who quit Manmohan Singh cabinet after a Himachal Pradesh court order in a corruption case, on Sunday said his resignation is not a setback to the party's prospects in Himachal Pradesh polls later this year as he would come out unscathed before the vote.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday refused to get drawn into the issue of whether Rahul Gandhi should be inducted into Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Cabinet, saying this is a prerogative of the government and the opposition is not concerned with it.
While Baba Ramdev walks the red carpet laid out by the government, we ask you our readers for your views on the issue.
These ministers are meeting select group of editors and senior reporters every week to put forward their viewpoints. The wooing of journalists at the ministerial level is unprecedented and shows the defensive mood prevailing within the government.
Over the next month, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to review the performance of his ministerial colleagues in their first six months in office. This review exercise could be a precursor to a Cabinet reshuffle, the first since the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government entered its second term in office.
The thought of 'Prime Minister' Modi fills some outgoing ministers with dread.
Leaders of Left parties, who have strongly opposed the implementation of the Indo-US nuclear deal, have started receiving "death threat" mails.
The controversy over a minister of Dr Manmohan Singh's Cabinet directly influencing a judge of the Madras High Court reached its peak when the Prime Minister's Office, Chief Justice of India and principal opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party took the matter to its logical conclusion.
National Security Advisor M K Narayanan on Thursday briefed the Union Cabinet about the latest developments in the investigations in the Jaipur bomb blasts. Finance Minister P Chidambaram briefed the media after the Cabinet meeting, which was headed by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Chidambaram did not give any details about Narayanan's briefing. The former chief of the Intelligence Bureau reportedly briefed the Cabinet about the modus operandi adopted by the terrorists.
The stage is set for foreign investors to invest in India's commodity exchanges. The Manmohan Singh Cabinet will give formal approval this week on allowing foreign investment in commodity exchanges.
Government employees' pay packets will get fatter, with the Cabinet on Thursday approving three per cent hike in dearness allowance.
For Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao, his resounding victory in the Lok Sabha bypoll in Karimnagar is "sweet revenge" against the ruling Congress
Known among his followers as 'Guruji,' Soren had struggled with other political parties for statehood to be granted to Jharkhand and served as chairman of the Jharkhand Autonomous Council.
It began consultations with eight states, including AP, MP, Punjab and Maharashtra, which have not got adequate rains.
The Samajwadi Party also criticised the inclusion of tainted ministers in the Manmohan Singh Cabinet.
In the concluding part of an interview to his party's mouthpiece, Saamna, Thackeray said Maharashtra would have had an upper hand in the country's politics if Pawar had joined hands with him.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren, the son of Jharkhand architect Shibu Soren, took the reins of the state as chief minister on Sunday, a week after a three-party coalition, led by him, swept the assembly polls, bagging 47 seats in the 81-member assembly. This will be Soren's second stint as the chief minister of the tribal state. His first had lasted for just about 14 months since July 15 2013.
His first stint as chief minister of the tribal state had lasted for just about 14 months since July 15, 2013.
Announcing the decision at a press conference in Panaji, BJP spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain said, "BJP will launch a jail bharo andolan from June 17 to June 22."
Rahul has been impressed by the way former Union minister C P Joshi uses the computer to cull out figures and facts.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday termed as "deeply disturbing" Narendra Modi-led BJP's massive victory in the Lok Sabha polls and said that "very difficult days" are ahead if he rules India the way he governed Gujarat.
The CBI today registered three FIRs and a preliminary enquiry to probe alleged irregularities in Indian Airlines-Air India merger and purchase of 111 aircraft, leasing of planes and giving up of profit-making routes by Air India, causing a loss of thousands of crore of rupees.
A glance through the declared assets of candidates contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections reveals that future lawmakers of the country are rich, but not as much as their spouses.
While dynastic politics may have receded in the Lok Sabha, it is alive and kicking in states
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday carried out a major reshuffle in the party set-up
In an age when the electorate is increasingly impatient and changes governments every 5 years, how did the Tamil Nadu chief minister beat anti-incumbency?
'My question is not why he has accepted the governorship, my question is why did the government offer it to him? By his accepting it, an impression is sought to be created that judges are no better than anyone else and will accept anything.' Fali Nariman, the legendary lawyer, speaks on the controversy over the National Judicial Appointments Bill and former Chief Jusice P Sathasivam's appointment as Kerala governor in an exclusive interview.
Congress gets into the opposition groove but still has miles to go, says Saroj Nagi.
'Sonia is trying to become a politician again. Will she succeed?'
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