New Delhi: At the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Tuesday, party president Sonia Gandhi adopted an aggressive stance and sent a strong message while backing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent economic policy decisions that allowed 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, apart from putting a cap on subsidised LPG cylinders and hiking diesel price to narrow down India's gaping fiscal deficit.
A combative Sonia said that there was no threat to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government while blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for playing "negative politics" over the reforms. She added that the need of the hour was to improve the economy.
The Congress President without taking names pointed out that even though the Trinamool Congress had withdrawn its support from UPA, two Uttar Pradesh-based parties - Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party - have reiterated their outside support to the Manmohan Singh government.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, too, said that the Congress should stand united to confront the Opposition over the reforms. The backing of the reforms process comes as a shot in the arm for the Prime Minister as apart from the Opposition and some Congress allies even a few party leaders like Vyalar Ravi, KV Thomas, Virbahdra Singh, the Kerala and the Karnataka units had objected to some of the decisions announced by him....
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02:23 PM, Sep 25, 2012
The Congress at its Congress Working Committee meet on Tuesday gave a firm backing to the Manmohan Singh government's recent economic policy decisions. ...
01:18 PM, Sep 25, 2012
New Delhi: The principal Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in no mood to back down after the Congress Working Committee, that met on Tuesday morning, endorsed the recent economic policy decisions taken by the government and also slammed the Opposition for playing "negative politics". BJP leader Rajnath Singh said that it was their party that was standing guard over the country's treasure as the Congress tried to turn the...
12:48 PM, Sep 25, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee on Tuesday did not discuss the demand for a separate state of Telangana in its meet, that was largely dominated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's economic reforms. Telangana was not discussed even as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chadrashekhar Rao has been camping in Delhi hoping for a formal announcement from the Centre on Telangana. Earlier, sources had also indicated that a Congress-TRS...
11:52 AM, Sep 25, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee on Tuesday endorsed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's big bang reforms including FDI in multi-brand retail with party President Sonia Gandhi coming out strongly in support of the measures and blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing negative politics on the issue. The meeting also backed the government's move to reduce fuel subsidy by hiking diesel prices and capping subsidised LPG cylinders. Sonia Gandhi...
11:44 AM, Sep 25, 2012
New Delhi: 12.20 pm: PM's economic reforms anti-common man, says BJP leader Rajnath Singh. He compares the UPA to East India Company saying its policies were similar to the British company that exploited the poor. 11.47 am: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Javadekar takes on Sonia Gandhi and the Congress and says that the government has introduced anti-people reforms. "We don't want these types of reforms. Those are not...
09:32 AM, Sep 25, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee will meet on Tuesday to take stock of the present political scenario, following the exit of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress from the UPA. While there will be a discussion on the road ahead for the Congress, the CWC chaired by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, will also look at solving the long-standing demand of the creation of separate state of Telangana. TRS chief K Chadrashekhar...
07:39 AM, Sep 25, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday bid a warm farewell to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, poised to become the country's President, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that the veteran leader will be missed. At a special meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), party chief Sonia Gandhi personally bid farewell to the chief troubleshooter of the party and the UPA and expressed confidence that he would win the July...
03:25 PM, Jun 25, 2012
New Delhi: It is UPA Presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee's last day in office as Finance Minister on Monday and he is expected to announce measures to boost the economy and shore up the falling rupee. Sources have told CNN-IBN that there could be a rise in the interest rates for NRI deposits and efforts will be made to cut down wasteful expenditure. Also, short term bonds may be issued to...
07:45 AM, Jun 25, 2012
New Delhi: With Pranab Mukherjee set to become the country's President, the Congress Working Committee has planned a farewell for its key trouble-shooter on Monday. A special meeting of the Congress Working Committee, the party's top decision making body, has been convened on Monday when it is expected to pass a resolution acknowledging Mukherjee's four decades of service to the party. Mukherjee, who has been declared as the Presidential candidate...
01:27 AM, Jun 25, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC), in a crucial meeting held on Monday, asked the government to make firm decisions and stick to them, with the members asserting that they do not want the Congress to be seen as coming under pressure from allies and others. According to sources, the party's highest decision making body also authorised party president Sonia Gandhi to choose the President and the Vice President....
05:40 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: After Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hit out at those making allegations against him saying 'canards' were being spread about the Congress and the government. "Canards are being spread about us. Every day astronomical sums are being mentioned as black money which can be brought back, nothing can be further from truth. The truth is that the UPA is committed to fighting the menace of...
03:38 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday attacked the Opposition and civil society for levelling "baseless" allegations against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, government and Congress. "We will have to fight fiercely against such allegations which are part of a conspiracy," Sonia said. "Opposition and some other anti-Congress forces are making false allegations against the Prime Minister. The economic problems affecting aam admi (common man) are a challenge before us....
12:24 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: It is stock-taking time for the ruling Congress as the party's Working Committee is set to meet on Monday after a gap of a year. It is the party's highest decision making body. The meeting comes right in the middle of a worsening political and economic crisis. The biggest question of all will be whether party President Sonia Gandhi will take some tough decisions or it will be...
10:11 AM, Jun 04, 2012
There will be improvement: Manmohan Singh tells Congress meeting. ...
05:17 PM, Feb 05, 2010
Harare: Former Pakistan coach Richard Pybus makes his debut in charge of minnows Bangladesh on Sunday when they confront hosts Zimbabwe in the opening game of a tri-nation Twenty20 tournament. Depleted South Africa are also competing at Harare Sports Club in the eight-day warm-up ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 to be hosted by Sri Lanka during September and October. South Africa and Zimbabwe share Group C at the world...
09:28 AM, Jun 01, 2008
Canberra: Barely four days after a hectic series against the West Indies, India begin their tour of Australia with a two-day warm-up game against CA Chairman's XI here on Thursday with focus on acclimatising to conditions ahead of the gruelling Test series beginning later this month. India are high on confidence after their 2-0 and 4-1 wins in the Test and ODI series against the West Indies, and they would...
12:57 PM, Mar 30, 2008
The annual rate of inflation declined to 6.63% during the week ended on February 10 from 6.73 a week earlier. ...
02:52 PM, Feb 23, 2007
The Congress Working Committee met evening to decide whether it should impose President's rule in Uttar Pradesh or not. ...
11:18 PM, Feb 19, 2007
