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  Gogoi meets Rahul twice, may go for Assam Cabinet reshuffle

  National | June 04, 2014 11:12 IST

  New Delhi: Facing in-house rebellion in the wake of the party's poor show in Lok Sabha elections in the state, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today had two separate rounds of meeting with Congress Vice-President

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  Sonia to decide on leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, RS

  National | May 24, 2014 20:56 IST

  New Delhi: The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok SabhaRajya Sabha Sonia GandhiRahul GandhiCongress Parliamentary PartyA K AntonyGhulam Nabi Azad and the party leader in will be decided by soon amid a view in

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  RSS mobilises cadres like country mobilises army: Ghulam Nabi Azad

  National | May 24, 2014 11:39 IST

  Srinagar: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the RSS, which had always "misguided" the people, had swung the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections in favour of the BJP."The Congress has its own way

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  Congress fighting to win, not for silver medal in Varanasi: Azad

  India | May 10, 2014 18:50 IST

  Varanasi: Elated by Rahul Gandhi's impressive roadshow here, Congress today claimed “100 per cent” success for its nominee Ajai Rai and dismissed suggestions that it is fighting for a “silver medal” in Varanasi polls.“100 per

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  I will not stop opposing Modi: Omar

  National | April 22, 2014 17:48 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he will not stop opposing BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate in spite of party's leader from Bihar Giriraj Singh asking Narendra Modi's opponents to go to

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  Azad cancels rally in Tral after killing of political workers

  India | April 22, 2014 11:51 IST

  Srinagar:  Health Minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today cancelled his scheduled election rally in Tral town of Kashmir's Pulwama district following killing of three political workers there last night.  'The rally has been

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  Won't tolerate Chinese incursion or Pakistani infiltration: Rajnath

  National | April 15, 2014 19:07 IST

  Jammu: BJP president Rajnath Singh said Tuesday that a BJP-led government won't tolerate incursion by Chinese troops and infiltration by terrorists from Pakistan.Addressing an election rally in Udhampur town, 65 km from here, he said

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  Pre-poll alliance might benefit neither Congress nor us: NC leader

  National | April 13, 2014 11:22 IST

  Srinagar: Known for his statements that have rocked the National Conference-Congress alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, senior NC leader Mustafa Kamal said Saturday the pre-poll alliance between the two parties might benefit none of them."I

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  A third of Jammu casts its votes

  National | April 10, 2014 14:49 IST

  Jammu: A third of the voters in Jammu Lok Sabha constituency Thursday cast their ballot in the morning hours as more waited patiently for their turn at polling stations.During the first four hours since voting

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  Ghulam Nabi Azad told to prove his identity

  National | April 10, 2014 13:44 IST

  Jammu: Union Health Minister and former state chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad was Thursday told to prove his identity at a polling booth in the Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.Azad had gone to cast his vote

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  Modi begins Jammu visit

  National | March 26, 2014 12:10 IST

  Jammu: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi arrived here Wednesday to launch his party's election campaign.Modi started his day-long schedule after paying obeisance at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra town.Modi arrived Thursday morning

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  Union Ministers Shinde, Azad, Pilot file nominations

  National | March 25, 2014 20:14 IST

  New Delhi: Union Ministers Sushilkumar Shinde, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Sachin Pilot were among the candidates who filed their nominations today for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha election in 122 seats.  BJP's Col Sonaram,

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  Congress to release manifesto tomorrow

  National | March 25, 2014 16:26 IST

  New Delhi: With Rahul Gandhi in the vanguard, Congress is expected to fall back upon left-of-centre politics focusing on welfare measures after pursuing a policy of economic liberalisation under Manmohan Singh for 10 years.  Widening

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  Read fourth list of Congress candidates: Azad from Udhampur, Laxman from Vidisha

  National | March 21, 2014 14:14 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday night released its fourth list of 50 candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Karti Chidambaram, son of Finance Minister P Chidambaram will contest from Sivaganga, while Health Minister

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  Omar Abdullah concerned over delay in Congress announcement

  National | March 19, 2014 15:46 IST

  Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday expressed concern over the delay in the announcement of Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in the state."I'm keenly waiting for the Congress to announce

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  Pol parties, section of media misleading the nation: Azad

  National | March 06, 2014 18:53 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today claimed that some sections of the media had joined rival political parties in denouncing the achievements of the UPA government.“Political parties, joined by an overwhelming section of

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  Azad lays foundation stone of Rajiv Gandhi Hospital in Jammu

  India | February 23, 2014 6:56 IST

  Jammu: Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today laid the foundation stone of 100-bed Rajiv Gandhi Hospital at Gangyal here, with an estimated cost of Rs 72.45 crore.  Under the National Rural Heatlh Mission scheme of

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  Affordable drugs don't mean spurious: Azad tells US

  India | February 10, 2014 20:18 IST

  New Delhi: Against the backdrop of US actions against Indian pharma exports, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today did some plainspeak with the head of American drug regulator, asserting that Indian drugs should not be

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  Azad to hold additional charge of Water Resource ministry

  India | February 01, 2014 22:13 IST

  New Delhi: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will hold additional charge of Water Resources Ministry following the resignation of Harish Rawat, who has become Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.A Rashtrapati Bhawan communique today said that the

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  India declares itself as polio-free, no new case in last 3 years

  India | January 13, 2014 22:22 IST

  New Delhi: India today declared itself a polio-free country for the third consecutive year without a single new case of the disease and termed it as a "monumental milestone"."It is a matter of pride for