‘When PM says on foreign soil …’: Congress defends Rahul Gandhi’s ‘turban’ remark in US | India News

'When PM says on foreign soil ...': Congress defends Rahul Gandhi's 'turban' remark in US | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday said that the BJP should not equate itself with the entire nation and affirmed that the party will continue to criticise the government’s policies after BJP attacked Rahul Gandhi’s recent comments during his visit to the United States.Head of the Congress’ media and publicity department Pawan Khera said, “Since when … Read more

‘Many athletes in politics’: Congress refutes ‘conspiracy’ allegations as Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia join party | India News

'Many athletes in politics': Congress refutes 'conspiracy' allegations as Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia join party | India News

NEW DELHI: During a press conference on Friday in which wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia officially joined the Congress, party general secretary KC Venugopal refuted allegations of a “conspiracy” behind the move, which comes just weeks ahead of the crucial Haryana polls, and also attacked the railways for sending show-cause notices to the Olympians.Noting … Read more

‘Mamata jealous …’: Cong’s Adhir Ranjan says CM’s claims on Niti Aayog meet ‘lies’ | India News

'Mamata jealous ...': Cong's Adhir Ranjan says CM's claims on Niti Aayog meet 'lies' | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday raised questions over West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s claims that her microphone was muted during the 9th Governing Council Meeting of the Niti Aayog, and accused her of “lying“.“The things that Mamata Banerjee is saying regarding NITI Aayog meeting, I feel like she is lying … Read more

‘Humiliating people sign of weakness’: Rahul Gandhi to trollers targeting Smriti Irani | India News

'Humiliating people sign of weakness': Rahul Gandhi to trollers targeting Smriti Irani | India News

NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday came out in defence of his political rival Smriti Irani, who has been facing derogatory slurs from his supporters and other detractors on social media after her loss in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.“Winning and losing happen in life. I urge everyone to refrain from using … Read more

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Campaigning ends for crucial fourth phase, Akhilesh Yadav and Mahua Moitra in fray | India News

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Campaigning ends for crucial fourth phase, Akhilesh Yadav and Mahua Moitra in fray | India News

NEW DELHI: The Campaigning for the fourth Phase of Lok Sabha elections scheduled for May 13 came to an end on Saturday evening followed by the commencement of a 48-hour silence period. 1717 candidates are in the fray for the lower house of the parliament from 96 constituency across 10 states and Union territories.During the … Read more

Congress’ Charanjit Singh Channi sparks controversy with ‘pre-poll stunt’ remarks on Poonch terror attack | India News

Congress' Charanjit Singh Channi sparks controversy with 'pre-poll stunt' remarks on Poonch terror attack | India News

NEW DELHI: The former chief minister of Punjab and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi, has sparked controversy with his remarks regarding the recent terror attack in Poonch. In the attack, which took place on Saturday, an Air Force soldier lost his life, and four others sustained injuries. Channi claimed that the incident was a “pre-election … Read more

‘Something is fishy’: PM Modi mocks Congress over silence on challenges; Mallikarjun Kharge replies | India News

'Something is fishy': PM Modi mocks Congress over silence on challenges; Mallikarjun Kharge replies | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday recounted the challenges he has set for the Congress and said that the party’s silence in the matter means “there is something fishy”.Addressing a public rally in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, PM Modi said: “It has been 9 days since I have challenged the Congress, and they haven’t given … Read more

‘No unjustified bargaining’: TMC warns Congress amid seat-sharing impasse | India News

'No unjustified bargaining': TMC warns Congress amid seat-sharing impasse | India News

NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has announced that its leader, Mamata Banerjee, will make the final decision on seat sharing with the Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal. The TMC has offered the Congress two seats out of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, based on the poor … Read more

Congress Opposes ‘One Nation One Election’: Calls it Undemocratic | India News

Congress Opposes 'One Nation One Election': Calls it Undemocratic | India News

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday rejected the idea of conducting simultaneous elections in India, terming it “undemocratic” and called for dissolution of the high-powered committee formed to examine it.In a letter addressed to the secretary of high-level committee for ‘One Nation One Election’, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the concept goes against the guarantees … Read more

‘Cannot fool Indians’: BJP makes light of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘nyay yatra’, cites PM Modi’s ‘real nyay’ | India News

'Cannot fool Indians': BJP makes light of Rahul Gandhi's 'nyay yatra', cites PM Modi's 'real nyay' | India News

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday made light of the Congress‘s proposed “Bharat Nyay Yatra,” which will be launched on January 14 with the objective ‘Sabke liye Nyay’ (Justice for everyone), and said the grand old party cannot fool Indians by coining some slogans. BJP national spokesperson Nalin Kohli said “Real nyay” is what Prime … Read more

Mahua Moitra expelled from Lok Sabha: How the controversy unfolded | India News

Mahua Moitra expelled from Lok Sabha: How the controversy unfolded | India News

NEW DELHI: Trinamool leader Mahua Moitra was today expelled from Lok Sabha after the House accepted the recommendations of Ethics Committee‘s probe report on cash-for-query charges against her. The Lok Sabha voted to expel her with a voice vote as the opposition members staged a walk-out after a brief debate over the 495-page report. Trinamool’s … Read more

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls meeting of 9 political parties on Tuesday to discuss findings of caste survey | Patna News

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls meeting of 9 political parties on Tuesday to discuss findings of caste survey | Patna News

PATNA: Hailing the publication of the caste survey findings, CM Nitish Kumar on Monday said his government has called a meeting of all the nine political parties which have members in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, at 3.30 pm on Tuesday and share all the data and findings of the survey before them. The nine political … Read more

Opposition’s INDIA faces Punjab challenge as Congress, AAP trade charges over MLA’s arrest | India News

Opposition's INDIA faces Punjab challenge as Congress, AAP trade charges over MLA's arrest | India News

NEW DELHI: Opposition’s INDIA (India National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) faces yet another challenge, from within. This time it is from Punjab, where the AAP and the Congress – allies in the anti-BJP alliance – are at loggerheads in the state.The strain in ties follows the arrest of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira by the AAP’s … Read more

9 years of Modi govt: Congress asks PM nine questions | India News

9 years of Modi govt: Congress asks PM nine questions | India News

NEW DELHI: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing nine years in office, the Congress on Friday asked him nine questions on issues such as rising prices, unemployment and farmers’ income, and demanded an apology for the “betrayal” during his tenure.The Opposition party also said the government should mark this day as ‘Maafi Diwas’.Former Congress chief … Read more

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar meets Kharge, Rahul; discusses roadmap for opposition unity | India News

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar meets Kharge, Rahul; discusses roadmap for opposition unity | India News

NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi here on Monday, the second such meeting in the last one and a half months amid efforts to strengthen Opposition unity to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections.Kumar met Kharge and Gandhi at the … Read more

Shivakumar: Why DK Shivakumar may be wary of sharing Karnataka CM’s post with Siddaramaiah | Karnataka Election News

Shivakumar: Why DK Shivakumar may be wary of sharing Karnataka CM’s post with Siddaramaiah | Karnataka Election News

NEW DELHI: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar, who is one of the two strongest contenders for the chief minister’s (CM) post of the state, has bluntly declined to share it with his party colleague Siddaramaiah. Shivakumar may have rejected the idea outright because of the unsuccessful experiments in sharing the CM’s post … Read more

Congress: Karnataka CM: Will Congress use 2018 template to resolve dilemma? | Karnataka Election News

Congress: Karnataka CM: Will Congress use 2018 template to resolve dilemma? | Karnataka Election News

NEW DELHI: After sweeping the Karnataka assembly election last week, the Congress faces a tough dilemma regarding the chief minister’s (CM) post in the southern state. The issue has arisen because the Congress leadership did not appoint any chief ministerial candidate. The party had faced a similar situation after the favourable results in Madhya Pradesh … Read more

Modi: Karnataka assembly election: Did PM Modi hit two birds with one stone by visiting Rajasthan on Wednesday? | India News

Modi: Karnataka assembly election: Did PM Modi hit two birds with one stone by visiting Rajasthan on Wednesday? | India News

NEW DELHI: Even as Karnataka was voting to elect a new government on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Rajasthan, which goes to polls later this year, and lashed out heavily at the Congress. While sounding the election bugle in Rajasthan, the PM also seems to have sent a message across to the voters of … Read more

Karnataka Election 2023: JD(S) faces tough challenge as BJP and Congress threaten its Vokkaliga fort |

Karnataka Election 2023: JD(S) faces tough challenge as BJP and Congress threaten its Vokkaliga fort |

BENGALURU: The upcoming assembly elections is shaping up to be the toughest challenge JD(S) has ever faced in electoral politics, as both Congress and BJP are threatening to make huge dents in its Vokkaliga vote bank in the Old Mysuru region. Ever since its inception, JD(S) has won 70-80% of its seats from the region. … Read more

Rajasthan BJP leaders and workers detained during protest in Jaipur amid Pulwama widows row | Jaipur News

Rajasthan BJP leaders and workers detained during protest in Jaipur amid Pulwama widows row | Jaipur News

JAIPUR: Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and party workers were detained in Jaipur for protesting against the Congress government in Rajasthan, on Saturday.BJP workers and leaders were protesting over the matter of outcry by widows of jawans who lost their lives in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.“Our leaders and wives of Pulwama martyrs were … Read more

BJP constantly reminding me what should not be done, consider it my guru: Rahul Gandhi | India News

BJP constantly reminding me what should not be done, consider it my guru: Rahul Gandhi | India News

NEW DELHI: Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that he considers it his guru and the more the saffron party attacks them, the better it is for the Congress to understand its ideology.“I want them (BJP) to attack us aggressively, this will help Congress party understand its … Read more

Sangh Parivaar dividing India into ‘tukde-tukde’: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar | India News

Sangh Parivaar dividing India into 'tukde-tukde': Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday said Sangh parivaar are dividing India into ‘tukde-tukde’ on the basis of religion.Aiyar while replying to media persons on Opposition raising doubts over Bharat Jodo Yatra’s aim said we have to fight against the attempts to break the country.“It’s the people of ‘Sangh Parivaar’ who’re dividing … Read more

Over 10 lakh turned up for PM Modi’s roadshow, the longest ever | India News

Over 10 lakh turned up for PM Modi's roadshow, the longest ever | India News

AHMEDABAD: With over 10 lakh people said to have attended the mega roadshow taken out by prime minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad on Thursday, it is being billed as the longest and largest in the country and is also seen with the potential of helping the BJP big way in the second phase of the … Read more

Xi Jinping re-elected as general secretary of Communist Party of China for record third five-year term

Xi Jinping re-elected as general secretary of Communist Party of China for record third five-year term

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping was on Sunday re-elected as the General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China for a record third five-year term, a privilege only accorded to party founder Mao Zedong. Xi, 69, was elected to the powerful Central Committee a day earlier by a once-in-a-five-year Congress despite crossing the official … Read more