Attacking the Congress, the BJP on Saturday alleged it was raising concerns about youth and unemployment at Jaipur conclave after doing nothing on the issue for nine years it has been in power and that the ruling party's real 'worry' was on projecting Rahul Gandhi among young voters. ...
04:27 PM, Jan 19, 2013
On the second day of the Congress's Chintan Shivir in Jaipur, the clamour to make Rahul Gandhi the party's prime ministerial candidate only grew louder, with party strongman Sanjay Nirupam even announcing that Rahul would lead the party in 2014 and be the party's PM candidate. ...
01:09 PM, Jan 19, 2013
The clamour within the Congress to name Rahul Gandhi as the party's Prime Ministerial candidate refuses to die down. On Saturday, on Day Two of the Congress's Chintan Shivir in Jaipur, party leader Sanjay Nirupam put it straight. He said clearly, "Rahul Gandhi is our prime ministerial candidate for 2014." ...
11:03 AM, Jan 19, 2013
Even as senior Congress leaders on Friday sought to dismiss rumours about the possibility of Rahul Gandhi being made the party's Prime Ministerial candidate, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor sparked fresh debate on Saturday with a statement. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Tharoor said, "We will be in very capable hands if Rahul Gandhi takes over." ...
10:00 AM, Jan 19, 2013
On Day One of the Congress's Chintan Shivir in Jaipur on Friday, Rahul Gandhi occupied the centrestage as a majority of the Congressmen said he should be named as the Prime Ministerial candidate. Seniors within the party, however, were quick to play it down. ...
07:28 AM, Jan 19, 2013
Calling for party rejuvenation in major states where it has been out of power for the last several years, Congress president Sonia Gandhi asked her party leaders to make sure that the policies of the party were not sacrificed on the altar of coalition politics. Warning the younger leaders of the party against vulgar display of wealth, she warned that the common man was fed up of corruption, and the...
10:30 PM, Jan 18, 2013
Congress president Sonia Gandhi said in Jaipur on Friday that issues related to crimes against women and children must be promptly dealt with. "Discrimination against the girl child and atrocities against women are a blot on our collective conscience. Sexual harassment, women trafficking and female foeticide should shake us and awaken us," Sonia Gandhi said at the party's meeting in Jaipur. ...
06:21 PM, Jan 18, 2013
With beheading of an Indian soldier by Pakistani troops clearly weighing on her mind, Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday said India's dialogue with its immediate neighbours must be based on accepted principles of civilised behaviour. ...
04:39 PM, Jan 18, 2013
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday sent a strong message to party leaders at the Chintan Shivir in Jaipur asking them to understand its electorate, which is younger and less tolerant of the corruption it faces daily. Addressing the gathering, Sonia said, "The last nine years have been a period of tremendous economic growth, social change and technological innovation. We should look at our strengths, our weaknesses and the threats...
02:53 PM, Jan 18, 2013
The Congress's two-day Chintan Shivir in Jaipur was flagged off by party President Sonia Gandhi on Friday. The top brass of the party will focus on the Lok Sabha elections that are due in 2014. The Shivir will also discuss political challenges being faced by the Congress. CNN-IBN's Pallavi Ghosh is at the venue of the Chintan Shivir, tweeting the action live. ...
02:34 PM, Jan 18, 2013
The Congress's two-day Chintan Shivir in Jaipur begins on Friday. Sources say that the top brass of the party will focus on the Lok Sabha elections that are due in 2014. The Shivir will also discuss political challenges being faced by the Congress. Social media and flash protests will be a key focus. ...
07:48 AM, Jan 18, 2013
A 25-year-old man allegedly committed suicide after killing his wife in Amber area in Jaipur. The body of Sunil Bunkar was found hanging in his rented house on Thursday, police said, adding that his 22-year-old wife Sita was lying in a pool of blood. ...
04:47 AM, Jan 18, 2013
The Congress' high powered strategy meet will begin in Jaipur on Friday amidst speculation that party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will take a frontal role as the party prepares for general elections 2014. ...
09:27 PM, Jan 17, 2013
Beside the international stars, the festival will host literature in 17 Indian languages as well. ...
02:12 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Women will be a powerful voice at the sixth annual DSC Jaipur Literature Festival Jan 24-28. ...
07:38 PM, Jan 11, 2013
A 29-year old US national allegedly committed suicide by jumping from a hotel building, where he was staying, in Jaipur on Tuesday night, police said. Jose Alfredo from California had checked in a hotel in Vidhyadhar Nagar locality with his Indian friend Ankit on January 7. ...
08:40 AM, Jan 10, 2013
An 18-year-old girl attempted suicide on Thursday by setting herself ablaze ofter being constantly harassed by a neighbour in Rajasthan's Alwar town, police said. The neighbour has been arrested. ...
02:05 AM, Jan 04, 2013
As things heat up down south, North India continues to battle a harsh winter with the mercury dropping to three degrees below normal at most places. ...
06:31 AM, Jan 03, 2013
Hyderabad restricted Rajasthan to 274 for 5 at stumps on day one after Vineet Saxena hit a fine half-century. ...
07:36 PM, Dec 29, 2012
Two policemen were on Thursday shot dead by two persons in Jhunjhunu district, officals said. A police team was enroute the police station in a jeep with two suspected criminals, when one of them opened fire and they escaped from the custody, Malsisar area SP Jhunjhunu Kailash Vishnoi said. ...
01:18 AM, Dec 28, 2012
