A former UP Congress chief, Babbar’s name was cleared by high command, ignoring senior party leader and former Haryana minister Captain Ajay Singh Yadav's bid to contest.
Captain Ajay Singh Yadav expresses discontent over decision. Birender Singh and Kiran Choudhry are also upset with party for having denied tickets to their children, it is learnt.
Former Union minister Jitin Prasada & former UP Congress chief Raj Babbar were among 23 leaders who had written to Sonia Gandhi demanding an internal election.
Congress rout in UP has snuffed out enthusiasm of February, when scores of workers thronged the Lucknow office to see Priyanka Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Scindia take charge.
UP Congress chief Raj Babbar might to do well against BJP’s Raj Kumar Chahar, but the Modi factor is a problem. And a loss may mean the end of his career.
A day after the news that Sapna Chaudhary has joined Congress, the singer-dancer said she is not with any party and will not campaign for any political party in LS elections.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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