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Jaipur, Jan 20: Congress today called on all secular forces and progressive forces of the country to unite in ideological battle against those who polarise and divide the society. In its 56-page draft Jaipur declaration, the party said Congress will go to the people on the basis of the performance of UPA government, the promise of stability and good governance and restatement of its core values

Jaipur, Jan 20: Rahul Gandhi has finally taken the big leap. On Saturday, amid high anticipation, the Congress formally anointed him as the party's vice-president - in other words, the No. 2, which in light of Sonia Gandhi's indifferent health, means his imminent elevation as No. 1. It also means that Rahul Gandhi has agreed to be the party's candidate for PM in 2014 elections, thus setting the

Jaipur, Jan 20: After months of anticipation and clamour within the Congress, Rahul Gandhi has been appointed Vice President, as the party gets battle-ready for the general elections scheduled for 2014. Mr Gandhi is now officially No 2 in the Congress. His boss is his mother, Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Accepting the new role, Mr Gandhi said on Saturday, "I have great experience ...this is

Male/New Delhi, Jan 19: Two Indian naval ships were cruising about 40 km off the Maldives coast on the morning of Feb 7, 2012, hours before then president Mohamed Nasheed was ousted from power. But he decided not to seek India's intervention, a Maldivian newspaper reported. This has been revealed to a Maldives parliamentary panel by former defence minister Tholhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaanu. Nasheed, the

Jaipur, Jan 9: Ruling out roll-back of the “small” 45 paisa increase in diesel prices, Oil Minister M. Veerappa Moily on Saturday said bulk consumers like Railways will have to find their own budget to buy the fuel at market price. “No, no, there is no question of roll back,” Mr. Moily, who is in Jaipur to attend the Congress brainstorming session, told reporters. The government had two days back

Jaipur, Jan 19: Over 130 Youth Congress and NSUI leaders at the Congress' strategy session here Saturday demanded a bigger role for the party's de facto number two Rahul Gandhi, who is expected to lead the party in the 2014 general elections. Noting that Rahul was heading the party's poll coordination panel, party MP from Lakshadweep, Hamdulla Saeed, said: "We want to see him (Rahul) lead in all

New Delhi, Jan 19: India Friday welcomed the "positive statements" coming from Pakistan on talks to defuse their border tension and said the border flare-ups of the past 10 days, including the Jan 8 brutal killing of two Indian soldiers, would not undermine their peace process. The statement by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid came even as Congress president Sonia Gandhi said India was

New Delhi, Jan 19: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered all states and Union Territories not to give permission for installation of any statue or structure in a public place or road, saying that citizens’ right to move freely must not be obstructed in any manner. A bench of Justices R M Lodha and S J Mukhopadhaya observed that the government should act in public interest by using money on

Kolkata, Jan 19: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav Friday while demanding death punishment for the perpetrators of the Delhi gang-rape and murder, mentioned the name of the victim. "I went to meet the family of the victim in Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) and the father related how the young girl was subjected to barbarism. He revealed his daughter's name to me," said Lalu before

Jaipur, Jan 18: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday expressed concern that "competitors" were making inroads into the party's traditional support bases. "The Congress is facing increased competition and inroads have been made into its traditional support bases," Gandhi said while addressing the opening of the party's 'Chintan Shivir' brainstoriming session leaders here. "There are some states