Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday launched his son Jaiwardhan Singh in politics by flagging off his six-day padyatra
Singh was reacting to a statement by the saffron leader recently that Digvijaya and Shatrughan Sinha should not be taken seriously.
A special investigation team (SIT) has been formed in Madhya Pradesh to investigate the deaths of 14 children in Chhindwara, suspected to be linked to a toxic cough syrup. The investigation includes arrests, exhumations, and a ban on the implicated cough syrup.
With Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's pitch for a 'secular' face as the National Democratic Alliance's prime ministerial candidate evoking strong reaction from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday posed five questions to the Sangh asking it to define Hindutva.
Downplaying contentions that Narendra Modi has shored up his claim for Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate after Gujarat victory, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said the chief minister faces a "bigger enemy within" and is a "dilemma" for his party and National Democratic Alliance leaders.
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari should explain the growth in his assets and income over the years.
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari should explain the growth in his assets and income over the years.
Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Monday slapped a criminal defamation case against Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for accusing him of having business links with his party MP Ajay Sancheti who allegedly pocketed Rs 500 crore in coal block allocation.
Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Friday served a criminal defamation notice on Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh for implicating him in the allocation of a coal block to BJP Rajya Sabha member Ajay Sancheti by the BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh government.
'In the Congress, only those people who suck up to the leadership have value. I am not one of them.'
Training his guns on L K Advani, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Thursday alleged that the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and his party had stoked communal hatred and were responsible for "encouraging terrorism" in the country.
In comments that could stoke a fresh controversy, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has likened Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to mythological demon king Ravan while slamming Bharatiya Janata Party and the Sangh over Wednesday's attack on the Aam Aadmi Party office in Ghaziabad.
Singh said that about 150 people including women and forest, revenue and other officials were present at the time of the incident, and if the officials were assaulted, "why are there no eyewitnesses".
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Saturday stirred a controversy by saying that time has come for Rahul Gandhi to take charge of the party from his mother Sonia Gandhi, a statement that was described as his "personal views" by the party.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of hiring a group of about 50 IT professionals at Sanskar Kendra in Ahmedabad to disseminate his propaganda, follow trending issues and abuse the Congress online.
Arvind Kejriwal is a "self-serving ambitious megalomaniac" having "streak" of Hitler, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh alleged in the sharpest attack on the activist on Friday.
Defending Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit over her indictment in the recently published report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India on irregularities observed in Commonwealth Games, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has said the party has decided not to take any action against her.
Sixteen Congress secretaries drafted a letter on September 2 to be sent to party general secretaries and Congress Working Committee members, criticising senior leaders (without names, of course!) for their comments, asking the old guard to introspect about what went wrong at the general election.
Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh has alleged that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh won the last two assembly elections by using money received from Naxalites.
Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Friday raked up the issue of BJP leader Rajnath Singh's alleged meeting with 2008 Malegaon blast accused Pragya Thakur.
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh maintained on Friday that party President Sonia Gandhi has not interfered in the functioning of the government even once and that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the "power centre in governance."
The Congress on Tuesday rejected its general secretary Digvijay Singh's remarks -- that the model of 'two power centres' has not worked well -- asserting that a unique relationship exists between party chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
In its draft policy released last month, the CBSE had proposed conducting Class 10 board exams twice in an academic year from 2026.
For Madhya Pradesh Tribal Affairs Minister Vijay Shah, currently under fire for his comments aimed at Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, this is not the first time he has been embroiled in a controversy.
Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Monday claimed that India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal had approached him in the past to push his name for a position in the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council.
Unfazed by attack from various quarters, the Congress on Sunday justified the midnight crackdown on Baba Ramdev's fast against corruption and accused him of "inciting people" despite striking a deal with the government for ending his protest.
Amid indications of growing bonhomie between Congress and the Janata Dal-United, which has broken its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, All India Congress Comittee general secretary Digvijaya Singh Tuesday said the decision on any tie-up between the two parties would be taken by the A K Antony committee.
Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh, who has been unsparing in his criticism of Narendra Modi, on Thursday compared him to Adolf Hitler saying he was following the disgraced dictator in many ways to grab power.
The Congress will not declare Rahul Gandhi as its prime ministerial candidate in the Lok Sabha elections, senior party leader Digvijaya Singh hinted on Friday.
Rahul Gandhi has become a symbol of 'Bharat jodo' (unite India) and will be seen in a new avatar post the Congress' pan-India march, senior party leader Digvijaya Singh said.
Asking Team Anna to clarify its stand on reservation issue, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday said he suspected "political ambitions" behind Anna Hazare's decision to expand his committee to include Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Muslims.
Senior Congress leaders P Chidambaram and Digvijaya Singh will now occupy front-row seats after their reallocation by the party.
Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Saturday strongly backed P Chidambram over the latest controversy surrounding the finance ministry note on 2G scam and accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha of targeting the home minister as he acted against "Sanghi" terror.
The Delhi High Court expressed shock and termed as "indefensible" Yoga guru Ramdev's purported remark of "sharbat jihad" on Hamdard's Rooh Afza. The court was hearing a plea by Hamdard National Foundation India against Ramdev's Patanjali Foods Ltd. Ramdev's counsel was unavailable, and the court will take up the matter again later.
Satish Jarkiholi has been appointed the AICC secretary in the new team for Telangana.
Irked over Digvijaya Singh's remark comparing her to Arvind Kejriwal, Bollywood item girl Rakhi Sawant has issued letters to Mumbai police commissioner and Maharashtra home secretary asking them to book the Congress general secretary for "outraging" her modesty.
With activist Arvind Kejriwal targeting Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Gadkari, Congress on Wednesday demanded the opposition party clarify before the nation the "very serious" allegations against him.
At an election rally in Rajasthan on Tuesday, Gandhi said, "PM means Panauti Modi", insinuating the prime minister's presence at the Ahmedabad stadium during the India-Australia Cricket World Cup final brought bad luck to the home side, which lost the decider.
Notwithstanding his party rejecting his views on separation of powers between the Prime Minister and the Congress President, Digvijaya Singh has said that the buck should stop at one point and the general impression was that the present system does not really help.
Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday claimed that a large number of Bahujan Samaj Party leaders in Uttar Pradesh are in touch with the party, and Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal is also willing to form an alliance with it ahead of the state assembly polls.
