The last public picture of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi with his wife Sonia Gandhi alongside that of Rajesh Khanna published on the front page of most national dailies on May 21, 1991 remains part of the recollection of a large number of people in the capital. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 8:50 pm
Filed under Cinema · Tagged Amitabh Bacchhan, amritsar, bollywood, Kaka, LK Advani, New Delhi, Pankaj Vohra, Rahul Gandhi, Rajesh Khanna, Rajiv Gandhi, Rajya Sabha, Sonia Gandhi, Vasant Kunj
Union Minister Salman Khurshid’s candid observations about his own party and its leader Rahul Gandhi should serve as a wake up call for the Congress and its top leadership. In fact what he has said has gone down very well with the rank and file of the party. Read more
Earlier this week, BJP’s chief spokesman, Ravi Shankar Prasad took everyone by surprise by declaring that Rahul Gandhi should be made the Prime Minister for the remaining period of the UPA so that people in this country can evaluate his performance. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Amarinder Singh, Arun jaitley, BJP, Capital Closeup, Congress, Nidhi Razdan, Pankaj Vohra, Rae Bareilly, Rahul Gandhi, Rajya Sabha, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Samajwadi Party, Sonia Gandhi, UPA
Those who watched the live proceedings of the Lok Sabha debate on the lokpal bill on Tuesday were in for a rude shock over the manner in which the Bharatiya Janata Party, the principal opposition in Parliament conducted itself. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Bharatiya Janta Party, BJP, Congress, hindustantimes, lok sabha, lokpal bill, Manmohan Singh, monsoon session, Pankaj Vohra. Capital Closeup, parliament, Rahul Gandhi, Rajya Sabha
Problems seem to be unending for the Congress which faces its biggest test in Uttar Pradesh during the Assembly elections. Read more
There has been a lot of speculation during the past few weeks as to when Rahul Gandhi will assume greater control of the Congress. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 7:34 pm
Filed under Capital Closeup · Tagged Capital Closeup, Congress, hindustantimes, Indira Gandhi, Janardhan Dwivedi, Pankaj Vohra, PM Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi
Ever since the US think tank expressed the view that Narendra Modi, the controversial Gujarat chief minister could be the BJP’s choice for Prime Ministership in the next Parliamentary elections, all newspapers and TV channels have been speculating whether it will be Modi Vs Rahul in 2014 (or earlier). Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 7:19 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Arun jaitley, Atal Behari Vajpayee, BJP, Capital Closeup, Congress, Hindustan Times, L.K.Advani, Manmohan Singh, Narendra Modi, news, Nitin Gadkari, Nitish Kumar, Pankaj Vohra, Parliamentary elections, Rahul Gandhi, Sushma Swaraj
Last week’s high political drama, which resulted in, Anna Hazare finally breaking his fast has shown up sharp divisions within the ruling Congress party. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Anna Hazare, Capital Closeup, Congress, Hindustan Times, Jyotirditya Scindia, lok sabha, lokpal bill, news, Pankaj Vohra, Rahul Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, ramlila grounds, Sandeep Dikshit, Sonia Gandhi, Sushma Swaraj, Team Anna
The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s statement soon after his new colleagues were sworn in on Tuesday that “as far as I am concerned, this is the last reshuffle before we go to polls” has opened up a new debate in political circles. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 4:49 pm
Filed under india · Tagged 2014 lok sabha polls, cabinet reshuffle, Capital Closeup, Congress, lok sabha, mid term polls, Pankaj Vohra, PM Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, UPA
The much awaited re-shuffle of the union cabinet has failed to send any clear message that the UPA government is serious about tackling the malaise that afflicts its functioning. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 9:22 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Beni Prasad Verma, cabinet, Hindustan Times, Jairam Ramesh, Jayanti Natrajan, Jitendra Singh, Manmohan Singh, Manohar Singh Gill, Miland Deora, news, Pankaj Vohra, portfolio, Rahul Gandhi, reshuffle, Salman Khursheed, Sonia Gandhi, UPA