Manish Tewari
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‘Only bhashan, no shasan’: Congress slams Modi Sarkar on second anniversary
National | May 26, 2016, 02:53 PM ISTThe Congress party launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA regime on Thursday, saying there were only lectures but no governance since it had come to power.
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Congress asks PM to come clear on his birth date, educational qualifications
National | May 07, 2016, 11:11 PM ISTThe Congress on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come clear on his date of birth and the controversy about his educational qualifications
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Read how Sushma Swaraj gave it back to Manish Tewari over alleged crucifixion of Indian priest by ISIS
National | Mar 30, 2016, 02:48 PM ISTAfter unconfirmed media reports of Indian catholic priest Father Thomas Uzhunnali surfaced , Congress leader Manish Tewari took to twitter alleging BJP government of leaving the priest to die because he was a
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Congress slams NDA government's foreign policy
National | Feb 13, 2016, 01:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Obama administration's decision to sell F-16 jets to Pakistan, saying his "singular achievement" on foreign policy front is that both US and
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Manish Tewari is the new Congress spokesperson
National | Jan 29, 2016, 07:27 AM ISTNEW DELHI: Former Union minister Manish Tewari, from whose remarks on troop movement the Congress had distanced itself over a fortnight ago, was today made spokesperson of the party. "Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved the
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Congress dismisses Manish Tewari's claim on troop movement
National | Jan 10, 2016, 12:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress spokeperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi categorically denied his party colleague Manish Tewari's claim that the 2012 newspaper report concerning the troop movement towards Delhi without informing the government was true."It was inappropriate, unnecessary
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Is India doing business with ISIS? asks Manish Tewari
National | Aug 01, 2015, 06:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari on Saturday questioned whether India was "doing business" with terror outfit Islamic State (IS) in Libya."Happy two Indians released in Sirte LIbya pray for others. Ques- since (Foreign
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NDA govt's "ambiguous" signals to Pak on terror: Tewari
National | Apr 09, 2015, 10:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari today attacked NDA government here over a Pakistani court's order to release 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi alleging it happened because the Centre sent "ambiguous" signals
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BJP, Congress hail quashing of Section 66A
National | Mar 24, 2015, 05:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said scrapping Section 66A of the IT Act was a "welcome decision", while the ruling BJP maintained the government was not "in favour of curtailing honest criticism".The Supreme Court
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Gen. V.K. Singh should quit if disgusted: Congress
National | Mar 24, 2015, 12:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said that Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. V.K. Singh (retd) should quit if he felt disgusted, referring to the tweets with the hashtag "Duty" and "Disgust" he
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Ransom may have been paid for Father Alexis's release: Tewari
National | Mar 05, 2015, 09:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari today suggested that ransom may have been paid for the release of Jesuit priest Father Alexis Prem Kumar Ananthaswamy in Afghanistan, latching to reported comments of his family regarding
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Congress needs to revisit 'ideological construct': Manish Tewari
National | Feb 10, 2015, 05:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: With Congress decimated in Delhi elections, its senior leader Manish Tewari today said the party's “ideological construct” needs to be revisited as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has eaten up the space. The former
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Congress questions abrupt removal of Foreign Secretary
National | Jan 29, 2015, 12:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress today questioned the timing of government's decision to remove Sujatha Singh as Foreign Secretary and wondered whether it was “retribution” for her stand on IFS officer Devyani Khobragade.“Is sacking of Foreign Secretary
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Did govt hold back on display of military might: Manish Tewari
National | Jan 26, 2015, 11:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: As India showcased its rich cultural diversity and military might with the US President Barack Obama watching today at the 66th Republic Day parade, Congress leader Manish Tewari questioned why the government did
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MSG row: Unfortunate that govt is making it into UPA vs NDA issue, says Congress
National | Jan 17, 2015, 07:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress today hit out at I & B Minister Arun Jaitley for making government's “problems with Censor Board into UPA versus NDA issue” and asked what stopped it from sacking the Board members
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi should resign: Manish Tewari
National | Jan 14, 2015, 07:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari today demanded that Union Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi should step down after a court in Uttar Pradesh gave him a one-year jail term convicting him
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Opposition questions Modi over silence on Bhagwat's remarks
National | Dec 21, 2014, 08:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks daring the opposition to support a law against conversion, today triggered a political storm with several parties attacking his views and questioning why Prime Minister Narendra Modi had
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Tewari, Alvi defy gag order, say they will air their views
National | Sep 15, 2014, 09:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Unfazed by the party's gag order, defiant senior Congress leaders Manish Tewari and senior leader Rashid Alvi on Monday said they would continue to express their viewpoints even while maintaining that it's time
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Congress takes dig at LG's plan to call BJP to form government in Delhi
National | Sep 05, 2014, 05:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress today said that the moves aimed at allowing BJP to take a shot at power in Delhi showed that the ruling party has lost confidence of going in for fresh polls because
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Congress distances from Manish Tewari's remarks
National | Sep 03, 2014, 06:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress today distanced itself from the remarks made by its leader Manish Tewari on the government's move to appoint former Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam as Kerala governor and said it expects