Uttar Pradesh's opposition parties hit the poll pathMeanwhile, Congress general secretary in-charge of UP, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Singh took part in the ant...
12 Oct, 2021, 11.49 PM IST
SP's Ram Gopal Yadav files nomination for Rajya Sabha electionThe election to 10 seats of Rajya Sabha in Uttar Pradesh is scheduled for November 9. Ram Gopal Yadav, whose tenure in the Upper House of P...
21 Oct, 2020, 07.25 PM IST
Ajay Kumar Lallu replaces Raj Babbar as UP Congress chiefAjay was the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in Uttar Pradesh and is a two-time MLA from Tamkuhi Raj constituency.
07 Oct, 2019, 11.38 PM IST
Congress releases first list for 2019 LS polls, Sonia Gandhi to contest from Rae BareliThe first list of candidates does not include Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who had recently made her political debut.
08 Mar, 2019, 06.15 AM IST
Raj Babbar appointed as Congress chief in UPA former Hindi film actor from Punjab, Babbar has been elected to the Rajya Sabha twice and thrice to the Lok Sabha. He is known to be clos...
13 Jul, 2016, 12.30 AM IST
Hamid Ansari sanctions CBI prosecution against Rajya Sabha MP Anil SahaniIn a first for the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Hamid Ansari has given sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation to prosecute an MP.
14 Apr, 2016, 01.30 AM IST
E-commerce entrepreneurs turn to angel investing, ploughing personal wealth into startupsTOI first wrote about the trend in June last year, highlighting how these new-gen internet entrepreneurs are investing capital and offering...
03 Jan, 2015, 12.02 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Case against Beni Prasad Verma for violating model codeThe district administration found that Beni had violated the model code of conduct by his utterances against Modi on last Sunday.
22 Apr, 2014, 04.34 PM IST
- Congress would provide EBCs their legitimate rights: Bihar Congress president Ashok Chaudhary
Seeking to make a dent in ruling JD(U) support base among the extremely backward caste(EBC) in Bihar and BJP's efforts to lure them by poin...
01 Jul, 2013, 10.08 PM IST
Young turks at the helm in UP CongressCongress has overhauled its UP unit, replacing all eight zonal chiefs, including ministers RPN Singh and Jitin Prasada, with local youth le...
21 May, 2013, 02.35 AM IST
Shake-up in UP Congress by Rahul GandhiThe move to have zonal presidents and vice presidents was the brainchild of Rahul Gandhi as part of his plans to tone up the organisation.
20 May, 2013, 07.01 PM IST
- Rahul Gandhi to scrap zonal prez system in UP for 'non-performance'
Party sources said that Congress Vice President is likely to scrap the scheme, barely six months old now, in the wake of 'non-performance'.
11 Apr, 2013, 09.00 PM IST
- Plans afoot in Congress to divide UP in 8 zones
AICC sources said the new arrangement is being worked out for better coordination and to accommodate all sections.
10 Sep, 2012, 02.48 AM IST
Spent UP leaders get lease of lifeBeni Prasad Verma,70, agonized till the 2009 Lok Sabha miracle put him in parliament. Five years on, he’s Congress’s OBC mascot.
10 Feb, 2012, 12.18 PM IST
- Cash-for-query to haunt Congress?
Congress MP Rajaram Pal is likely to be chargesheeted soon in the cash-for-query scam. This comes a year after Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kuma...
07 Apr, 2011, 04.43 AM IST
- Case against journalists who 'stung' 11 MPs
In an ironic twist to the 2005 cash-for-questions scam, the Delhi Police have chargesheeted the two journalists who had conducted the sting...
12 Aug, 2009, 08.34 AM IST
- Case against journalists who 'stung' 11 MPs
Scribes Aniruddha Bahal and Suhasini Raj, who conducted the cash-for-query sting operation that led to the expulsion of 11 MPs, have been c...
12 Aug, 2009, 07.28 AM IST