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'Unfortunate': Anand Sharma on Adhir Chowdhury's retort over ISF alliance tweet
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 05:38 PM IST
In a tweet on Monday, Sharma, the Congress' deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, accused the party’s Bengal president and its leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of diluting its core ideology and the secularism upheld by Gandhi and Nehru.
Who could replace Azad as Leader of Opposition in RS? List of probables
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 09, 2021 02:56 PM IST
The Congress, however, is keen to bring Azad back to the Upper House. A senior party leader, who did not wish to be named, earlier told HT that Azad could be nominated from Kerala in April.
News updates from HT: Farmers forced to fight for justice, says Congress
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 05, 2021 01:47 PM IST
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Cong, BJP trade barbs over Indian vaccine’s DCGI nod
By HTC and Agencies | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 04, 2021 03:59 AM IST
India’s drugs regulator DCGI on Sunday approved Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine, Covishield, and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for restricted emergency use.
‘Centre and state govts stood together in face of crisis’: Congress leader Anand Sharma
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Prashasti Singh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2020 02:29 PM IST
India made a comeback in the second quarter after the first quarter was the worst for the economy as the GDP was adversely hit, Congress leader Anand Sharma said.
Sonia Gandhi meets section of Congress dissenters, looks to end crisis
By Aurangzeb Naqshbandi | New Delhi, Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 12:40 PM IST
An internal crisis in the party erupted after a group of 23 signatories wrote to the Congress president in August, seeking full-time and active leadership and introspection behind the “steady decline” of the 135-year-old organisation
Bengal-Centre standoff on House panel radar
By Deeksha Bhardwaj | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 05:05 AM IST
The order regarding the transfer of the IPS officers on central deputation came after Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda’s convoy was attacked in West Bengal during a recent visit.
‘Concerns over delays in decisions in SC on important constitutional matters’: Congress leader
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2020 10:44 PM IST
Sharma, a former union minister, said the judiciary in India is independent and the Supreme Court has a constitutional duty and mandate to uphold the Constitution.
‘Regretting the error’: Cong MP Anand Sharma clarifies, amends tweet after seeming to praise PM Modi
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2020 12:23 AM IST
Sharma’s tweet saw considerable traction on microblogging site Twitter with some asking if he was headed to the BJP.
India’s move on RCEP ill-advised, says Congress leader Anand Sharma
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 18, 2020 09:15 AM IST
Congress president Sonia Gandhi had last year stated that signing the RCEP agreement will deal a “body blow” to the economy and result in “untold hardship” for farmers, shopkeepers and small enterprises
7 hours of fireworks at CWC
By Aurangzeb Naqshbandi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 25, 2020 12:30 PM IST
Four of the 23 signatories – Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, general secretary Mukul Wasnik, former Union ministers Anand Sharma and Jitin Prasada – found themselves at the receiving end of attacks by other members.
Letter-writers may have lost upper hand after leak
By Saubhadra Chatterji | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 25, 2020 03:02 AM IST
Signatories to the letter, including Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma, came under intense attack from colleagues at Monday’s meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), which ended with the party reaffirming its faith in the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
House panel urges govt to cap coronavirus medicine prices
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 16, 2020 04:14 AM IST
Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla, joint secretary in health ministry Lav Agarwal, and other senior officials the briefed the committee, which pointed out that locally made affordable drugs should be made available to the public.
MPs demand online House panel meeting
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 08, 2020 02:14 AM IST
Science and technology committee chairman Jairam Ramesh, who will head the discussions, has written to Rajya Sabha chairman N. Venkaiah Naidu seeking his approval for panel members to meet online.
‘PM must clarify in Parliament’: Congress’ demand over Anantkumar Hegde’s Mahatma Gandhi remark
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 03, 2020 06:04 PM IST
Anantkumar Hegde, known for his controversial statements, had described the freedom struggle led by Mahatma Gandhi as “drama” and also questioned as to how “such people” came to be called ‘Mahatma’ in India.
‘If Sardar Patel meets Modiji…’: Anand Sharma jabs PM on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 24, 2020 08:39 PM IST
Asserting that the bill was against the Preamble of the Constitution, Anand Sharma asked the BJP to introspect in the wake of violent protests against the legislation in the northeast.
On citizenship bill, Congress says it may ask for changes
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan T8imes, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 08, 2019 06:12 AM IST
Tewari’s statement came after he along with other Congress lawmakers Anand Sharma, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and Jairam Ramesh studied the draft bill at a meeting in Delhi on Saturday.
Congress demands restoration of SPG cover to Gandhis and Manmohan Singh
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 21, 2019 01:30 AM IST
Raising the issue during Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Anand Sharma said it is the responsibility of the state to protect its leaders and their safety has to be “beyond party and political considerations.”
‘Nothing political’: BJP’s Nadda responds to Congress in RS on SPG cover to Gandhis
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2020 11:10 PM IST
The Centre replaced SPG security cover given to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with Z-plus security cover of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) earlier this month.
Why did Centre stop Indian MPs from visiting J-K, asks Opposition
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 29, 2019 07:52 AM IST
On August 24, a delegation of prominent Opposition leaders were not allowed to enter the region after landing in Srinagar airport.
‘You are not a star campaigner in US polls’: Congress on PM backing Trump
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 03, 2020 06:06 AM IST
The Prime Minister had used his ‘Abki Baar, Modi Sarkar’ campaign punchline for his ‘friend’ Donald Trump as ‘Abki baar, Trump Sarkar’.
Nirmala Sitharaman ‘clueless’, steps to boost economy ‘cosmetic’, says Cong
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2019 10:08 PM IST
The Congress maintained that after the earlier announcements of stimulus package, the situation deteriorated and the new steps are not going to help.
Jammu and Kashmir Highlights: ‘Stories we heard from co-passengers were moving’: Ghulam Nabi Azad
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 24, 2019 11:06 PM IST
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi along with a delegation of opposition leaders today were prevented from visiting Srinagar after they landed there to assess the situation in the Kashmir Valley, where restrictions have been imposed since the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and divided the state into two union territories on August 5.Ghulam Nabi Azad, KC Venugopal and Anand Sharma were other Congress leaders in the delegation. Trinamool Congress (TMC)’s Dinesh Trivedi, Tiruchi Siva of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury and Communist Party of India’s D Raja were other members of the delegation. Loktantrik Janta Dal’s Sharad Yadav, Manoj Jha of Rashtriya Janata Dal, Majeed Memon (Nationalist Congress Party) and D Kupendra Reddy of the Janta Dal (Secular) were also a part of the delegation.Read highlights here:
Bill to remove Congress chief as Jallianwala Bagh trustee deferred in Rajya Sabha
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 07, 2019 11:29 PM IST
The government in the upper House urged members to pass the bill without discussion as this year marked the centenary of the Jallianwala massacre and also in view of the death of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj.
‘Anguised’ Opposition writes to Venkaiah Naidu over hurried passage of bills
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2019 03:27 PM IST
Among the signatories to the letter are Anand Sharma (Congress), Derek O’ Brien (Trinamool), Ram Gopal Yadav (Samajwadi Party), Keshava Rao (TRS) and Jose K Mani (Kerala Congress).
Sonia, Rahul Gandhi protest outside Parliament over crisis in Goa, Karnataka
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 11, 2019 12:58 PM IST
The Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka is in a turmoil after several MLAs, mostly of the Congress, resigned from the Assembly, threatening the stability of the ruling dispensation.
PM expects Rajya Sabha to be rubber stamp, says Congress
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 26, 2019 11:59 PM IST
Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said the PM did not discuss any roadmap to revive the Indian economy.
No funding constraints for defence budget: Rajnath Singh
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 24, 2019 11:49 PM IST
The minister informed the House that the government will not allow any adverse impact on defence preparedness on account of fund constraints.
Congress meets at Sonia Gandhi’s residence to decide parliament strategy
By Indo Asian News Service | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 18, 2019 11:27 AM IST
Party President Rahul Gandhi was also expected to join the meeting that was the first one ahead of the crucial session, sources said.
Rahul Gandhi, Sonia to attend PM Modi’s swearing-in ceremony
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 29, 2019 07:44 PM IST
United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party leader Anand Sharma will attend the swearing in ceremony of Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi on Thursday
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