Jairam says, "In nominal price terms, the net household savings is at their lowest in five years. But the reality is that the real household savings are at their lowest since 2014 once we adjust for inflation. This means that for the entirety of the Modi Sarkar's Anyay Kaal, real house ho
"Mr Sam Pitroda has decided to step down as Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress of his own accord. The Congress President has accepted his decision," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on X.
Sam Pitroda, whose remarks "people of the east look like the Chinese and those of the south look like Africans" caused a major political furore in election season and embarrassed the Congress, resigned as Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress on Wednesday.
In a post on X, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The analogies drawn by Sam Pitroda in a podcast to illustrate India's diversity are most unfortunate and unacceptable. The Indian National Congress completely dissociates itself from these analogies."
In a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his plan for the first 100 days of his next term, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday the former can settle into a carefree, post-retirement life after June 4 as he would voted out of office.
In a post on X, KC Venugopal said, "INC President Mallikarjun Kharge has written to leaders of INDIA alliance partners regarding the concerning attitude of the Election Commission of India. The inordinate delay in releasing final voter turnout figures and the discrepancies found in that data
Chhattisgarh Congress leader Radhika Khera, who resigned from the party on Sunday after alleging "disrespect" from the state unit, claimed that the Congress began to "hate her" after she visited the Ayodhya Ram Temple and was reprimanded for sharing videos or photos of the grand temple.
On the fourth anniversary of the clashes that began between Indian and Chinese troops at Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh, Congress' Jairam Ramesh took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving a clean chit to China and insulting the fallen soldiers.
Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalised for the second time in Manaus (AM) on Sunday to treat a bout of erysipelas, a type of skin infection, Brazil's online newspaper Metropoles reported.
Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reservation jibe at Congress, party's General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday accused the PM of giving "communal colour" to the reservation and of propagating blatant lies.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and accused the former ruling party in the state of "looting" and making the state "bankrupt."
Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh on Saturday claimed that INDIA bloc has secured massive victory for the Kisans of India after the Centre was forced to revoke its "mindless ban on onion export".