Aurangzeb Naqshbandi covers politics and keeps a close watch on developments in Jammu & Kashmir. He has been a journalist for 16 years.
Articles by Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Farmers’ protest: Youth Congress collects soil for India’s map as a tribute
During the campaign from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, the soil will be collected, especially from villages and home towns of the 65 farmers, who have lost their lives during the agitation
Published on Jan 14, 2021 08:55 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi to attend Jallikattu in Madurai on January 14
With this, Gandhi will also kick off the party’s campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, where the Congress is in alliance with the DMK
Updated on Jan 12, 2021 01:27 PM IST
Congress panel waits for Rahul Gandhi’s return to finalise internal poll schedule
At Sonia Gandhi’s meeting with dissenters and other senior leaders at her 10, Janpath residence on December 19, there was a renewed call for Rahul Gandhi to return as the party chief
Published on Jan 12, 2021 09:30 AM IST
Congress to firm up poll plan in January
A member of the central election authority (CEA) said the panel was to announce the schedule by December-end but got delayed as efforts to build consensus on the presidential candidate are still on.
Updated on Dec 27, 2020 05:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Rahul Gandhi meets Prez over farm laws, says India an ‘imaginary democracy’
The Delhi Police did not allow Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and some other leaders to proceed to the Rashtrapati Bhawan and took them into preventive custody
Updated on Dec 24, 2020 05:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Why no function on 100 years of Nagpur session, ask Congress leaders as party plans ‘selfie with Tiranga’ on its foundation day
The Congress at the session debated and adopted a resolution steered by Mahatma Gandhi for Poorna Swaraj (complete independence) from the British through non-violence and non-cooperation
Published on Dec 24, 2020 10:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
‘Much-awaited cabinet reshuffle in Rajasthan delayed further’: Congress leaders
The fragile truce between warring chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot may have given some respite to the Congress leadership but the infighting in the state unit is far from over.
Updated on Dec 23, 2020 08:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Jaipur | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, Sachin Saini
Amid rumblings in Congress, dissenters stress on need for hands-on chief
Termed an icebreaker, this was the first in-person interaction amid the Covid-19 pandemic between representatives of the group of dissenters and Sonia Gandhi and other party leaders.
Updated on Dec 23, 2020 04:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sunetra Choudhury and Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Shaktisinh Gohil wants Cong to relieve him of duties in Bihar, Delhi
Gohil, 60, had tested positive for Covid-19 on November 6 in the midst of Bihar assembly elections. On December 3, the senior Congress leader announced on social media that he was being treated for post-Covid complications.
Published on Dec 21, 2020 06:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Sonia Gandhi holds meeting for ‘rapprochement’
The meeting took place following a late-night huddle between some of the dissenting leaders following comments by party general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala who said on Friday that there were no issues pending after the party kicked off the process of organisational elections.
Updated on Dec 20, 2020 02:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Sonia Gandhi meets section of Congress dissenters, looks to end crisis
An internal crisis in the party erupted after a group of 23 signatories wrote to the Congress president in August, seeking full-time and active leadership and introspection behind the “steady decline” of the 135-year-old organisation
Updated on Dec 19, 2020 12:40 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Sonia Gandhi calls Congress strategy meet tomorrow, dissenters to attend
In her upcoming meetings, Sonia Gandhi is expected to discuss the party’s dismal show in the assembly polls in Bihar and by-polls to 58 seats in 11 states apart from the setbacks in the local bodies’ elections in Rajasthan, a state ruled by the Congress, ane Telangana, Goa, Kerala and Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in Assam.
Updated on Dec 18, 2020 11:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Goa Congress chief resigns after party’s rout in zila parishad polls
Congress won just four of the 37 seats it contested. The ruling BJP swept the polls, winning 33 out of 49 seats
Updated on Dec 17, 2020 08:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Congress seeks local leaders’ advice on state heads
The move is largely aimed at checking infighting in states and uniting warring factions, a Congress functionary said on condition of anonymity.
Updated on Dec 14, 2020 05:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Youth Congress scraps internal polls for president selection
The Youth Congress has abolished the electoral-college and secret ballot methods and devised a new format that is based on membership enrolment to elect its state unit chiefs, one of the functionaries said.
Updated on Dec 10, 2020 08:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Congress monitoring developments in BJP-JJP ties in Haryana over farmers’ agitation
Upbeat over its victory in the Baroda by-poll, the Congress has decided to keep a close watch on the developments and not get “actively involved” in bringing down the Manohar Lal Khattar government
Updated on Dec 04, 2020 11:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Ahmed Patel: Congress’ chief trouble shooter and master strategist is no more
Ahmed Patel had been the chief crisis manager, the key trouble shooter, the go-to man in emergency situations and a master strategist for the Congress for decades.
Updated on Nov 25, 2020 11:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Congress cracks whip on dissenters, Jharkhand leader issued show-cause notice for remarks against Rahul Gandhi, RPN Singh
Differences in the Congress have surfaced again after the results of assembly elections in Bihar and bypolls in several states, including Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh
Updated on Nov 19, 2020 06:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Exit of smaller parties dented Mahagathbandhan’s chances of regaining power in Bihar
Out of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, only the Congress from the opposition grouping managed to win a seat. The NDA, comprising BJP, Janata Dal (United), and Lok Janashakti Party, won the remaining 39 seats
Updated on Nov 18, 2020 09:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Congress back to Square One in Gujarat
In December 2017, the party restricted the BJP to 99 seats, its lowest tally in the state in 22 years and also registered its best performance in two decades, winning 77.
Updated on Nov 13, 2020 05:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Poor selection, parachuting leaders spelled Cong debacle
Apart from sidelining of state leadership, choice of seats, poor selection of candidates and lack of coordination with partners identified as key reasons for defeat
Updated on Nov 13, 2020 03:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Sidelining of state leaders could have led to Congress’ drubbing
A Congress functionary said Bihar leaders felt slighted after the central team completely took over the party’s election management from the state leadership.
Updated on Nov 12, 2020 09:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Congress’s poor show hurts allies, party says fought tough seats
Considered a “weak link” in the GA and despite piggybacking on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Congress could not match its performance of the 2015 assembly elections. It had then contested 41 seats and won 27.
Updated on Nov 11, 2020 06:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Exit polls give edge to RJD-led alliance
Five of eight major exit polls backed the GA – comprising the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and three Left parties – to outpace the NDA and cross the majority mark of 122 in the 243-member assembly.
Updated on Nov 08, 2020 12:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/ Patna | Subhash Pathak, Aurangzeb Naqshbandi and Smriti Kak Ramachandran
NDA, Grand Alliance confident of win as smaller factions eye inroads
The NDA comprises the Janata Dal (United), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S) of former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) of Mukesh Sahani, popularly known as ‘Son of Mallah’.
Updated on Nov 07, 2020 07:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Smriti Kak Ramachandran and Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Maharashtra: Internal tussle in Congress delays legislative council nominations
The Congress has finalised its three names – Rajni Patil, Sachin Sawant and Muzaffar Hussain – and is now trying to resolve its internal tussle over the fourth seat
Updated on Nov 04, 2020 01:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Congress alleges violations in Central Information Commission selection
Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged that transparency was not followed in the selection process and the apex court guidelines were violated by the government by not making public the names of the shortlisted candidates and the criteria for their selection.
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 02:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
‘Demonstrate neutrality’: Congress welcomes Facebook’s India leadership change
The Congress in August wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and called for an inquiry into a report suggesting the social media company was biased towards the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in censoring hate speech
Updated on Oct 29, 2020 12:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Campaigning for phase-2 of Bihar polls begins; Modi, Rahul to address rallies today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address meetings in Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, and Patna, where voting will be held in the second phase of balloting on November 3; Rahul Gandhi will address public meetings in West Champaran and Darbhanga
Updated on Oct 28, 2020 09:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
After Bihar Assembly Election 2020, another reshuffle in Congress on the cards
In September this year, the Congress president announced major organisational changes, revamping the party’s highest decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee, and removing some key faces as general secretaries
Updated on Oct 21, 2020 10:39 AM IST
Hindstan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi