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Congress slams RBI Governor, terms him as pliant
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): The Congress on Tuesday slammed RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das over the central bank's decision to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the government, saying an "obliging, pliant" RBI Governor has done what none of his predecessors was willing to do.
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Govt pushing country towards bankruptcy, financial emergency: Congress
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI) Accusing the government of "snatching RBI money", the Congress on Tuesday said the country is being pushed towards "bankruptcy" and sought a white paper on the state of the economy.
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Heavens would not have fallen if we were allowed to meet people, detained
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): A day after a delegation of the Opposition leaders was sent back to Delhi from Srinagar Airport, Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday criticised the Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik and said that "heavens would not have fallen" if they would have
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Sent back to Delhi from Srinagar airport, Anand Sharma takes dig at J-K ad
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Taking a dig at the Jammu and Kashmir administration for not allowing him to visit Srinagar, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Saturday said he has seen "such hospitality for the first time".
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Congress demands all-party meeting on situation in J-K
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Congress on Tuesday expressed concern over the "clampdown", "news blackout" and "reports of excesses" in Jammu and Kashmir and said the government should convene an all-party meeting to take the Opposition into confidence over the situation there.
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Economy in 'critical' state, govt running away from debate: Anand Sharma
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 13 (ANI): Congress on Tuesday said the country's economy is in a "critical" state and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of "running away" from a debate on the issue.
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Congress demands all-party meeting on situation in J-K
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Congress on Tuesday expressed concern over the "clampdown", "news blackout" and "reports of excesses" in Jammu and Kashmir and said the government should convene an all-party meeting to take the opposition into confidence over the situation there.
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Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill introduced in RS amid uproar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): An amendment bill that allows a Supreme Court judge besides the Chief Justice of India to be appointed as the chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) and increases the number of members from two to three, was on Monday introduced in R
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Rahul was listening to whatever was necessary in President's address: Anan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi was "listening to whatever was necessary" in President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday, party leader and former Union Minister Anand Sharma told reporters here.
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President's address to joint session of Parliament was repeat of words, sa
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Congress on Thursday slammed President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of Parliament as a mere "repeat of words" of the last five years.
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Sonia Gandhi chairs meeting to chalk out party's strategy in Parliament
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Chairperson of Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of her party's Parliamentary strategy group to finalise the approach to be followed in the ongoing Monsoon Session.
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Retain headquarters of Army Training Command in Shimla: Anand Sharma write
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Congress leader Anand Sharma has written a letter to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over the proposed shifting of the Headquarters of Army Training Command from Shimla to Meerut. Sharma has sought Singh's intervention to retain ARTRAC in Shimla.
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