Shashi Tharoor plans to run for Congress president? He hopes several candidates in fray may galvanise party The Hindu · Aug 29, 2022
5 reasons why Ashok Gehlot as Congress president may help party NEW DELHI: With the election for the Congress president’s post due next month, names of probable candidates have started doing the rounds in political galleries. If it will be a Nehru-Gandhi, will it be Rahul or Priyanka Gandhi Vadra? If it has to be a non-Nehru-Gandhi, who would that person… The Times of India · Aug 24, 2022
Alleging discrimination, Dalit Minister resigns from Yogi Adityanath government “My letters are not answered and I have not been given any powers because I am a Dalit Minister,” Dinesh Khatik, U.P. Minister of State in the Jal Shakti Ministry, wrote in a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The Hindu · Jul 20, 2022
Cabinet OKs scheme for Uttar Pradesh financial sops to set up data centres LUCKNOW: In a decisive push to investment by private players in UP, the state cabinet headed by chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday approved the scheme of providing financial incentive for establishment of data centres in the state. The measure was introduced in the UP Data Centre Policy-2021 which envisaged… The Times of India · Jun 29, 2022
What makes Kapil Sibal’s resignation from Congress different from others NEW DELHI: Dealing a severe blow to Congress, senior leader Kapil Sibal resigned from the party and on Wednesday filed nomination for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha election as an independent candidate from Uttar Pradesh. He is being backed by Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP). The Times of India · May 26, 2022
Jitin Prasada sets infra deadline, seeks road widening plan LUCKNOW: To catapult Uttar Pradesh into a trillion-dollar economy, public works department minister Jitin Prasada is focusing on improving basic infrastructure, including roads and bridges. In his review meeting with PWD officials on Friday, he sought an action plan to widen roads across the state and turn arterial roads into… The Times of India · Apr 22, 2022
UP deputy CM loses PWD to Jitin Prasada; ex-PMO hand gets 2 key portfolios LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath sprang a few surprises while allocating portfolios to his ministers on Monday, taking away the important public works department from deputy CM Keshav Maurya, and giving the middleweight medical-health and medical education departments to the other deputy, Brajesh Pathak. According to the portfolio… The Times of India · Mar 28, 2022
Do young leaders have a future in the Congress? Gen Next leaders call for change from the style of contesting elections to enforcing the principal of perform or perish The Hindu · Mar 27, 2022
RPN Singh quits Congress: Personal jolt to Priyanka, Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader in-charge of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, Kunwar Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh, popularly known as RPN, quit the party, dealing a personal blow to Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. He joined the BJP shortly after he tendered his resignation to Congress interim president… The Times of India · Jan 25, 2022