New Delhi: The Congress on Friday left its senior party leader Kripashankar Singh to fend for himself in the corruption case saying law will take its own course but remained non-committal on whether the controversial leader should be suspended from the party. "Law is taking and will take its own course. Congress is of the belief that there should be no obstruction in its working," party spokesperson Rashid Alvi told...
08:22 PM, Mar 02, 2012
New Delhi: Former Maharashtra Congress chief Kripashankar Singh on Thursday moved Supreme Court seeking a stay against Bombay High Court order for his prosecution and attachment of properties in the disproportionate assets case. Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated an inquiry into Kripashankar Singh's disproportionate assets after Mumbai Police lodged an FIR against him on Bombay High Court's orders. CNN-IBN has accessed details of 22 bank accounts of Kripashankar's...
08:30 PM, Mar 01, 2012
Mumbai: Congress MLA Kripashankar Singh had to step down from the post of Mumbai Pradesh Congress chief after an indictment from the Bombay High Court in disproportionate assets case. But for someone who began his life in Mumbai in 1973 as a vegetable seller, it's perhaps an incredible rags to riches tale. Kripashankar Singh and his family, whose reported source of income is a salary of Rs 45,000, now owns...
07:22 PM, Feb 29, 2012
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik to register an FIR against Mumbai Congress President Kripashankar Singh for criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act and has asked the Commissioner to attach all immovable properties belonging to Singh and his family. Kripashankar Singh has resigned as Mumbai Congress chief following the court directive. The court has also asked the Commissioner to obtain sanction...
05:58 PM, Feb 22, 2012
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been shifted out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where she was kept under observation for 24 hours post surgery. "Sonia Gandhi remained in the ICU for 24 hours and has thereafter been moved out. Her family has expressed gratitude on her behalf for all the messages and good wishes that have been sent to her," Congress media department head Janardhan Dwivedi said...
10:45 AM, Aug 06, 2011
New Delhi: In a surprise statement, Congress on Thursday announced that Sonia Gandhi would have to go for a major surgery and would be away for about three weeks. She has appointed a four-member committee consisting of son and party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, along with Janardhan Dwivedi, Ahmed Patel and AK Antony. Sonia will be away for three weeks but it could be longer before she is back to...
02:29 PM, Aug 04, 2011
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi was conspicuous by her absence at the Republic Day parade and at the "At Home" hosted by President Pratibha Patil at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday. There was no comment from either the party or her office about the reasons for her absence. Her son and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi was present at the parade and was seen clicking pictures of a floral...
07:14 PM, Jan 26, 2011
New Delhi: Congress, on Sunday amended its constitution to extend its party president's term to five years from the current three years. An amendment to this effect was passed at the 83rd Congress plenary which began in Burari on the fringes of the national capital. The resolution was moved by senior leader Oscar Fernandes and approved by other party leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence...
01:18 PM, Dec 19, 2010
Allahabad/Lucknow: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday slammed the Mayawati government for its failure to utilise "massive" dose of central assistance for welfare schemes, but the Chief Minister hit back saying the Centre has not given anything beyond Constitutional provisions. "The UP government does not seem to have the will to utilise the billions of rupees allocated by the centre for improving the living conditions of its own people," Sonia...
07:13 PM, Nov 25, 2010
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi was re-elected as Congress President for fourth consecutive term in New Delhi on Friday. Sonia is already the longest serving party President. With no one else choosing to contest, her election as President was a foregone conclusion. The formal announcement about Sonia's election was made by Congress Central Election Authority Chairman Oscar Fernandes. After announcing Sonia's election Fernandes handed over the certificate to her. Thanking the...
06:04 PM, Sep 03, 2010
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi is most likely to be elected as the Congress president for a record fourth consecutive term. She will file her nomination on Thursday. Sonia's tenure as Congress president, especially after Congress came to power in 2004, has had its share of controversy – for encouraging 2 power centers, the PMO and 10 Janpath. Sonia is the longest serving party president in the 125-year history of the...
11:34 AM, Sep 02, 2010
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