The first day of the Congress “chintan shivir” saw strong opposition to the diesel hike, cut in subsidies and promoting outsiders.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, in her inaugural address at the party chintan shivir here on Friday, said, “Our citizens are rightly fed up with the levels of corruption that they see in public life at h

The tension between Pakistan and India appears to be easing with the two nations gradually realising the need to discuss issues following the beheading of an Indian soldier at the Line of Control.

Ruling out roll-back of the “small” 45 paisa increase in diesel prices, oil minister M. Veerappa Moily today said bulk consumers like Railways will have to find their own budget to buy the fuel at market price.

Amid talk that Rahul Gandhi will be given a larger responsibility, clamour for declaring the young leader as the Congress prime ministerial candidate grew louder in the party’s Chintan Shivir today.

Youth is the toast of the Congress’ “chintan shivir”.

With beheading of an Indian soldier by Pakistani troops clearly weighing on her mind, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today said India’s dialogue with its immediate neighbours must be based on accepted principles of civilised behaviour.

The pink city of Jaipur has been decked up for the Congress chintan shivir (brainstorming session), scheduled to begin Friday, while VVIPs have started arriving in Jaipur.

If the Congress’ core constituency is being eroded because of the Mandal and Ayodhya agitations, reforms have not strengthened it politically if one goes by the outcome of the Lok Sabha polls since 19

Infighting further intensified in the Rajasthan BJP after a group of party workers staged a dharna at the party office in Jaipur demanding action against former minister Nand Lal Meena for his alleged