Tag: Congress
India’s Congress party in turmoil after Gandhi resignation
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi has spurned appeals to reconsider his resignation as leader of India’s Congress Party after losing a second general election to...
Over 40% of newly elected Indian lawmakers facing charges
NEW DELHI: India’s recent national election delivered a historic victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party, but also exposed the influence of...
U.S. lawmakers to dissuade Trump from selling weapons to Saudi Arabia,...
Members of the U.S. Congress, including some of President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, are preparing legislation seeking to block his...
India’s opposition Congress backs Gandhi after poll defeat
NEW DELHI: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, offered to resign on Saturday after his Congress party was trounced in a second straight...
India scion Priyanka Gandhi lambasts Modi on home turf
NEW DELHI: The newest star in India's Nehru-Gandhi dynasty wrapped up a pre-election boat tour along the Ganges river on Wednesday, disembarking in Narendra...
India’s Opp alleges ruling BJP of ‘politicising’ Pulwama incident
21 opposition parties in India have alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led ruling party of politicising the 'sacrifices' made by their armed forces after Pulwama...
Negligence of forces to blame for Pulwama attack: Congress leader
SRINAGAR: Congress leader and former MP Noor Bano blamed the Indian Army for the militant attack which happened in Pulwama area of South Kashmir in...
No breakthrough in US shutdown talks, Pelosi plans new legislation
WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats would pass new legislation to try to reopen parts of the government next week after talks...
Modi’s Maharani fights key Indian state election
NEW DELHI: The Indian state of Rajasthan voted Friday in an election that is a key test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with a...
Impeaching Trump not on House Democrats’ to-do list for now
WASHINGTON: Whatever happened to trying to impeach President Donald Trump? As House Democrats begin laying out the vision for their new majority, that item...
Congress taunts Modi over ‘friend’ Nawaz’s arrest
NEW DELHI: Indian political party Congress has taunted its rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "friendship" with the deposed prime minister...
BJP hits out at Tharoor’s ‘Hindu Pakistan’ remark
MUMBAI: A day after Indian political party Congress, leader Shashi Tharoor remarked that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will turn India into "Hindu Pakistan" if it...
Congress leader says Pakistan’s dialogue policy not reciprocated by India
KARACHI: Indian Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyer on Monday appreciated Pakistan’s approach of attempting to resolve the outstanding issues with India via negotiation and...
‘US decision to suspend security aid to Pakistan was ineffective’: report
WASHINGTON: Trump administration’s decision to suspend the United States (US) security assistance to Pakistan was not effective in persuading Islamabad to change its policies;...
Mattis claims Syria peace congress in Sochi failed
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary James Mattis claimed this week’s Syrian national dialogue congress in Russia’s Sochi had failed to produce any significant results.
"You see,...
Syria congress begins in Russia, key players on boycott
DAMASCUS: Russia's showpiece congress aimed at bringing Syria's seven-year war closer to an end will go ahead on Tuesday, despite the country's main opposition...
Congress’ deferral of DACA deal disappoint ‘Dreamers’
WASHINTON: Young “Dreamers” brought to the United States illegally as children were angry and disappointed on Monday after the US Congress approved a temporary...
