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  Jammu and Kashmir: Ghulam Nabi Azad to announce new party in 10-days

  India | September 11, 2022 14:37 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir news: Earlier, Azad, in his first public meeting in Jammu after quitting Congress, had announced to launch of his own political outfit that will focus on the restoration of full statehood.

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  Azad trying to spread communalism in country: Jammu BJP

  Politics | March 13, 2016 17:52 IST

  Accusing Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad of trying to "spread" communalism in the country by comparing RSS with the terrorist outfit ISIS, the state unit of BJP today sought an apology from him.

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  Congress is haunted by RSS phobia: Jitendra Singh

  Politics | March 13, 2016 16:53 IST

  Union Minister Jitendra Singh today alleged the Congress leaders were suffering from "RSS phobia" as the party was fast losing its ground.

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  Opposition in Rajya Sabha forces amendment to presidential address motion

  Politics | March 09, 2016 23:50 IST

  New Delhi: For the second year in a row, the government faced embarrassing moments in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday as the opposition forced an amendment to the motion of thanks on the president's address.

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  Union ministers spreading communalism: Ghulam Nabi Azad

  Politics | October 19, 2015 22:48 IST

  Hyderabad: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today alleged that Union ministers were spreading communalism and expressed "fear" amidst the hue and cry over claims of rising of intolerance in the country."Fencing is erected to protect

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  Life in jail for Pakistani for 1995 Jammu blasts

  India | September 30, 2015 20:49 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced Pakistani national Ghulam Nabi Guide to life in prison for engineering three bomb blasts on January 26, 1995, at the Maulana Azad Memorial Stadium in Jammu in

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  Manipur governor Syed Ahmed laid to rest with state honours

  India | September 28, 2015 14:05 IST

  Mumba: Manipur Governor Syed Ahmed, who passed away on Sunday, was laid to rest with full state honours at the Rehmatabad cemetery in Byculla in south Mumbai on Monday morning, officials said.Ahmed, 70, passed away

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  Govt using CBI against opposition leaders: Congress

  Politics | September 26, 2015 18:49 IST

  New Delhi : Congress today reacted sharply to CBI raids against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, alleging that the Narendra Modi government was targetting opposition leaders by using the CBI against them.Claiming that the

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  Beef ban sensitive issue, react responsibly: Ghulam Nabi Azad

  Politics | September 17, 2015 16:32 IST

  Srinagar: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Thursday that the court order to enforce beef ban in the state is a sensitive

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  BJP raking up 'Hindu terror' issue to polarise country: Congress

  Politics | August 01, 2015 19:10 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said the NDA government was trying to rake up the Hindu terror issue in a bid to divide and polarize the country."The comment of the then home minister is

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  Punjab terror attack due to intelligence failure: Congress

  Politics | July 27, 2015 18:37 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress on Monday condemned the terror attack in Dinanagar town of Punjab which, it said, was due to "intelligence failure" and came down heavily on neighbouring Pakistan.Flaying Pakistan and "its terror-manufacturing apparatus",

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  BJP seeking revenge instead of resignations: Congress

  Politics | July 23, 2015 20:04 IST

  New Delhi:  Accusing the BJP of indulging in politics of “revenge instead of action”, the Congress said on Thursday that the ruling party was trying to divert attention from the opposition demands for the resignations

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  Resignations first, discussions later, Congress tells government

  Politics | July 21, 2015 19:22 IST

  New Delhi:  The Congress on Tuesday demanded the resignations of union minister Sushma Swaraj and BJP chief ministers Vaundhara Raje and Shivraj Singh Chouhan before discussions on any other issue with the NDA government could

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  Vyapam the 'grand mother of all scams', says Ghulam Nabi Azad

  Politics | July 20, 2015 23:32 IST

  New Delhi: Terming Madhya Pradesh's Vyapam scam the “grandmother of all scams”, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday said that it was the people known to the BJP and protected

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  Sushma Swaraj keen to make statement on Lalit Modi issue: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | July 20, 2015 16:59 IST

  New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was keen to make a statement in parliament on the Lalit Modi controversy surrounding her.“Sushma Swaraj is keen to

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  Congress, BJP stick to their guns,Parliament's monsoon session to be stormy

  Politics | July 19, 2015 21:15 IST

  New Delhi:  Congress today firmly put the onus on government for smooth running of Parliament by demanding a “minimum action” in removal of Sushma Swaraj, Vasundhara Raje and Shivraj Singh Chouhan even as BJP decided

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  Congress asks PM for immediate action on Lalit Modi issue

  Politics | June 28, 2015 17:20 IST

  NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday trained its guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Lalit Modi issue, saying it was in his own interest to take "immediate action" against people involved in corruption.Senior Congress

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  Ghulam Nabi Azad criticises police action in Kashmir

  Politics | June 27, 2015 19:55 IST

  New Delhi: Congress leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today criticised the security forces over the alleged incident of firing of tear gas shells inside a mosque in Srinagar during

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  Congress high-level committee on GST Bill meets

  Politics | June 11, 2015 7:56 IST

  New Delhi: With the Goods and Services Tax Bill set to come up in the monsoon session of parliament next month, Congress has set up a high-level committee to take an "informed position" on the

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  Kashmir farmers' harvest battered by floods

  India | October 28, 2014 13:16 IST

  Srinagar: Golden-brown autumn, the king of Kashmir's seasons, is plagued this year by the ravages of last month's unprecedented floods.As farmers battle to dry the flood-soaked grain and grass, there is ample evidence that the