New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday launched an attack on the Centre over a “shockingly high” number of vacancies in the country’s top higher education regulatory bodies, while simultaneously rejecting the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025.Citing the latest report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh, in a statement, warned that the administrative paralysis in the University Gra…
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New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Congress party on Friday expressed its disapproval of the government’s reaction to the recent assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei, claiming that there has been a lack of response regarding the matter, and even Parliament has failed to make an obituary reference.In a social media post on X, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh stated: “Ayatollah Khameini, the constitutional head of state in Iran, was assassinated on Feb 28 2026 by the US and Israel. The PM is silent. The EAM…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Hailing the skilful diplomacy of former Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Congress on Friday launched a stinging attack on the Narendra Modi government for “continuously ceding diplomatic space”.”India’s strategic autonomy and national sovereignty are under dire threat because PM Modi is getting blackmailed…,” said Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in a post on social media.Praising the skilful diplomacy of previous Con…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Moments after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced his decision to bid adieu to active politics and make a thoughtful switch to Rajya Sabha, the Congress party termed it a “leadership coup” in the state, “being brought at the behest of G2”.Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh called it a huge betrayal of people’s mandate, and alleged that this was in the offing for quite some time, and that Congress leaders were reminding the voters about it, even during th…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Congress, on Sunday, launched an acerbic attack on the Union government’s foreign policy in the backdrop of the tension in West Asia, claiming that the country’s foreign policy has been “completely exposed”. A day after criticising the US-Israel joint strike on Iran and calling upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government to intervene citing safety of expatriates, Jairam Ramesh, Congress General Secretary Communications Incharge, publicity and media, in a social…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday condemned the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran and urged the Union government to intervene and end “the hostilities”, and also ensure the safety of Indians in the region. “For weeks, President Trump maintained the charade of diplomacy and negotiations with Iran. Egged on by the Israeli PM, Mr Netanyahu and hawks in the US, he has launched a military offensive aimed at achieving regime change,” posted Jairam Ramesh, Congress gen…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh on Thursday criticised the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for including critical references to the judiciary in its textbooks.Reacting to the Supreme Court’s observations on the matter, Ramesh described the decade-long rewriting of textbooks as “disgraceful” and “dangerous.”In a post on X, the Rajya Sabha MP alleged the revisions were an “RSS-driven exercise full of mischief and …
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday condemned the arrest of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Uday Bhanu Chib and Youth Congress workers over the shirtless protest at the India AI Impact Summit, stating that the INC strongly denounces the police action. He further said that this was nothing but politics of harassment. Jairam Ramesh took to social media platform X and said, “The INC condemns in the strongest possible terms the…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over the reported India–US trade understanding, with senior leaders alleging that the proposed arrangement is “one-sided”, detrimental to farmers, and amounts to yielding under pressure rather than securing a balanced deal.Speaking to IANS, Congress General Secretary and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh warned that the agreement would lead to immediate liberalisation of imports while offering uncertain export…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Jairam Ramesh has hailed the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that struck down most of the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. In a post on his X handle, Ramesh wrote, “Hats off to the US Supreme Court for striking down President Trump’s entire tariff strategy! Quite an amazing decision given its ideological composition. A 6-3 verdict is decisive.”The ruling delivered on Friday marks a major setba…