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Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday invoked the St. Kitts forgery case to target the Congress, warning that any alleged fabrication in the ongoing passport row involving Gaurav Gogoi and Pawan Khera over claims linked to his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma would invite strict legal action. In a post on X, Sarma said, "Congress once tried this playbook in the St. Kitts case; those days are over. Fabrication will be met with the full force of law- ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi hit back at Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of spreading "lies" and alleging concealment of assets and business interests abroad. Speaking to here, he said, "He can tell thousands of lies. He has been lying for so long. The Congress Party is going to expose all these lies regarding his family's property and his family's businesses abroad... The question is clear: Does your family have a Gold Card in Dubai? Does your family own pro ...Read More >
Sarma brings three decades of electoral experience, having led several successful campaigns for both the Congress and the BJP after switching sides in 2015. However, this is the first time the 57-year-old is contesting as a sitting chief minister, raising the stakes significantly. In contrast, Gogoi, 43, the son of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, has won three successive Lok Sabha elections since entering politics in 2014. This election marks his Assembly debut, as he leads a Congress attemp ...Read More >
Gandhi said India should be at the forefront of the global technology race but is instead being "kept in the dark" about critical issues related to data protection and usage. Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday raised concerns over India's data sovereignty, alleging a lack of transparency from the government on how citizens' data will be protected amid ongoing digital trade negotiations with the United States. Gandhi said India should be at the forefront of the global technology race b ...Read More >
Guwahati: A political controversy has erupted in Assam after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reacted to allegations made by Congress leader Pawan Khera regarding his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, warning of legal consequences including possible life imprisonment if the claims are found to be fabricated. The row began after Khera alleged at a press conference that Riniki Bhuyan Sarma possessed three foreign passports from the UAE, Antigua and Barbuda, and Egypt. He also raised questions about all ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday raised concerns over India's data sovereignty and asserted that the country should be leading the global tech race, but instead it is being kept in the dark about how its data will be protected. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said India's data belongs to its people and in the AI economy, it can be one of its biggest strengths - to build AI, grow companies, and create jobs. "So I asked the government some important questions about the ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Congress on Sunday intensified its attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, pressing for answers over allegations of undisclosed foreign assets and multiple passports linked to his family. At a press conference in Guwahati, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi, flanked by party leaders Pawan Khera and Bhupesh Baghel, said the party had documentary evidence pointing to financial interests abroad and called for a thorough investigation. The Cong ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday raised concerns over India's data sovereignty and asserted that the country should be leading the global tech race, but instead it is being kept in the dark about how its data will be protected. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said India's data belongs to its people and in the AI economy, it can be one of its biggest strengths - to build AI, grow companies, and create jobs. "So I asked the government some important questions about the ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi hit back at Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of spreading "lies" and alleging concealment of assets and business interests abroad. Speaking to ANI here, he said, "He can tell thousands of lies. He has been lying for so long. The Congress Party is going to expose all these lies regarding his family's property and his family's businesses abroad... The question is clear: Does your family have a Gold Card ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 6 (ANI): BJP leader CR Kesavan on Monday strongly criticised Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his recent remarks referring to people in Gujarat and other places as "illiterate," calling the statement "most condemnable" and an insult to the nation. "Mallikarjun Kharge's atrocious remarks abusing the people of Gujarat and other places as illiterate is most condemnable. His statement is a scathing insult to Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel ji and other pa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday raised concerns over India's data sovereignty and asserted that the country should be leading the global tech race, but instead it is being kept in the dark about how its data will be protected. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said India's data belongs to its people and in the AI economy, it can be one of its biggest strengths - to build AI, grow companies, and create jobs. "So I asked the government some important questio ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday said "India deserves data-driven justice, not designed inequality," as he cornered the Centre ahead of the assembly elections, alleging a "hidden agenda" behind the timeline of the Women's Reservation Bill and its linkage with the Census and delimitation process. In a post on X, Tagore said the Narendra Modi-led government had initially linked the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill to a structured process involv ...Read More >
T'puram: Kazhakkoottam, one of the most cosmopolitan and politically dynamic assembly constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram, is witnessing a high-voltage contest, primarily between LDF and BJP. Senior CPM leader and former minister Kadakampally Surendran is seeking a third straight win while BJP has fielded former Union minister V Muraleedharan. Congress-led UDF has nominated veteran T Sarathchandra Prasad, though the alliance faces an uphill task.The constituency, housing Kerala's flagship IT hu ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday alleged that the entire press conference conducted by Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Gaurav Gogoi was based on material supplied by a 'Pakistani social media group'.Addressing a press conference, Sarma said that both he and his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, have filed an FIR against Pawan Khera over what he described as the use of 'fraudulent documents'.He claimed that the passports allegedly linked to his wife were fake. "The original ...Read More >
New Delhi: BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday slammed Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over his remarks seeking to draw a comparison between the people in Keralam and in Gujarat and said Congress party has "never done justice to the enlightened people of Keralam". Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday sought to make a comparison between people in Keralam and in Gujarat as he attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and said the two leaders "can fo ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday stepped up its attack on the Modi government over its delimitation proposal to implement the women's reservation law, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi is bulldozing a proposal that will will work more to the benefit of larger and populous states since their already large numbers will get further magnified".In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh said," The PM is upto his usual tricks of making misleading statement ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A day after Prime Minister Modi said that Southern states wouldn't lose seats in the upcoming delimitation exercise, Congress whip in Lok Sabha and Tamil Nadu MP Manickam Tagore warned that the move could skew political representation and sideline key democratic processes. The Centre's apparent shift towards advancing delimitation could be a strategic move to sidestep demands for OBC representation in the women's quota based on data from the proposed 2027 caste census, said Tagore. ...Read More >
Sarbananda Sonowal, former chief minister and Union minister for shipping, ports and waterways in the Narendra Modi government, is among the key strategists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a star campaigner for the assembly elections in Assam. In an interview, he shared his views on the party's prospects and key issues as it eyes a third straight win. How is the campaign going so far, and how do you rate the prospects of the BJP and its allies? I have seen the brightness in the faces o ...Read More >
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of spreading hatred and urged voters in Assam to support change. Addressing a rally in Assam's Biswanath, he alleged that chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the BJP are dividing communities, engaging in corruption, and failing to fulfill past election promises, while asserting that Congress aims to unify people and deliver development. "Assam is the land of Srimanta Sankardev, Gopinath Bordoloi, Bhupen Hazarika ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, April 5: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday mounted a scathing attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of corruption and divisive politics, while asserting that the people of the state would hold him accountable. Addressing a public rally in Assam's Biswanath district, Rahul Gandhi alleged: "Himanta Biswa Sarma is the most corrupt and the most communal Chief Minister in the country. He has betrayed and misled the people of Assam -- the evidence is before t ...Read More >
Congress leader K C Venugopal has initiated a defamation case against a Haryana resident, alleging politically driven accusations designed to undermine his reputation and influence the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections. Key PointsCongress leader K C Venugopal files defamation complaint against Gaurav Kumar for alleged baseless accusations before Kerala Assembly elections.Venugopal claims the accusations are politically motivated and intended to tarnish his reputation and influence the upcoming ...Read More >
PM Modi accused the Congress of creating unnecessary panic and harming India's foreign relations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a scathing attack at Congress over its statements on the ongoing West Asia conflict, accusing the party of putting Indian lives at risk, particularly those from Kerala working in the region. Addressing a rally in Keralam, he warned that comments made by opposition leaders could have serious consequences for Indians living in conflict-hit areas. He ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, accusing it of engaging in "corruption and misgovernance for centuries", and asserted that Assam stands with the BJP. "If any party has been associated with corruption and misgovernance for centuries, that party is Congress. What did Congress do during its long tenure?... They betrayed Assam, governance deteriorated due to corr ...Read More >
Kamrup (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of corruption and said the "law will catch up with him ultimately". Addressing a rally here, Rahul Gandhi also said that Congress will get justice for singer Zubeen Garg within 100 days. Zubeen Garg died in Singapore in September last year. "On one side is Zubeen Garg, and on the other, your Chief Minister. He is the most corrupt Ch ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of not addressing the national issues amid campaigning for the upcoming assembly elections. In a post on X, the veteran leader alleged that PM Modi meets his counterparts of various countries, but does not speak to the citizens of India "about their difficulties". He was referring to soaring LPG prices, increasing cost of living and the strug ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Keralam) [India], April 5 (ANI): Congress leader KC Venugopal on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks accusing the Congress of politicising the impact of the West Asia crisis. He alleged that the government had followed the advice of the United States and claimed that the government's stance in the West Asia crisis had not helped in dealing with the challenges faced by Indians. "That is also a big tamasha... This crisis of Gulf countries and the crisis of ...Read More >
KPCC president accuses the CPI(M) of spreading baseless allegations; he says all transactions were traceable and open for verification; raises the issue of poll irregularities in Kannur Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph on Saturday said the Congress had mobilised ₹5,38,21,632 for rehabilitation efforts following the Wayanad landslide disaster, asserting that all the transactions were transparent and routed through bank accounts, while accusing the Communist Party ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) The BJP on Sunday accused the Congress of using "fabricated" documents and "concocted stories" to level "baseless" allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife and said the main opposition party has stooped to such "reprehensible and despicable" acts sensing its defeat in the state assembly polls. This came after the Congress alleged that the Assam chief minister's wife possesses passports of three countries and that he concealed information about h ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika on Sunday accused Congress leader Pawan Khera of misusing personal information allegedly sourced from a social media post, terming it part of a "fake AI campaign". In a post on X, Hazarika claimed that details related to a "Golden Card" were lifted from a Facebook group where a user had reported losing a wallet in Ajman, UAE. The original post sought public help to recover important documents, including Emirates ID cards, car reg ...Read More >
Cooch Behar, April 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the government has called a special session of Parliament on April 16, 17, and 18 so that benefit of women's reservation comes into force from the 2029 Lok Sabha polls and said states that have done good work in population control will not face any loss in terms of seats. Addressing a campaign rally here, the Prime Minister referred to the efforts by the BJP government to empower women and said the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniy ...Read More >
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