Prashant Kishor asked to join Congress, poll strategist presents 2024 revival plan: Reports
Apr 17, 2022, at 12:30 am
New Delhi: Election strategist Prashant Kishor has been asked to join the Congress party full time following his meeting with party top leaderships, according to media reports.
Prashant Kishor's meeting with Sonia, Rahul sparks speculations of his Congress joining
Apr 16, 2022, at 07:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Election strategist Prashant Kishor's latest meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and top leaders Rahul Gandhi and KC Venugopal has triggered fresh speculations of his joining in the oldest party, which has been routed in the last round of assembly elections in the country, media reports said.
Congress attacks Basavaraj Bommai govt over contractor Santosh Patil's death
Apr 14, 2022, at 01:02 am
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Congress on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government over the death of contractor Santosh Patil, alleging the Karnataka chief minister has remained silent on the charges of graft against his minister, who the deceased has accused of abetment to suicide.
Hate, violence, exclusion weakening country: Rahul Gandhi after JNU incident
Apr 11, 2022, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday called out the "hate", "violence" and "exclusion" in the country after a clash broke out over the Hindu festival Ram Navami in Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
'Can't set own house in order': Mayawati slams Rahul Gandhi over alliance remark
Apr 10, 2022, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati on Sunday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his comment that she had rejected the party's offer for an alliance in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the elections.
UP Polls: Congress wanted to form alliance with BSP with Mayawati as CM
Apr 10, 2022, at 05:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has slammed BSF chief Mayawati for not responding to his party's offer of forming an alliance for UP polls with her as the chief minister candidate, media reports said.
Uttarakhand woman transfers all property to Rahul Gandhi
Apr 05, 2022, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A senior Indian citizen from Uttarakhand has transferred all her property to Congress top leader and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi.
Congress MPs stage protest against fuel price hike
Mar 31, 2022, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress MPs including top leader Rahul Gandhi held a protest against price rise outside Parliament on Thursday, demanding the government to control the rising prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas.
Record price rise crushed poor and middle class: Rahul Gandhi targets Modi govt
Mar 19, 2022, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Raising concerns over the rising inflation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the record price rise has crushed the poor and the government must act now to protect them.
No question on leadership: 'Rebel' Ghulam Nabi Azad after meeting Sonia Gandhi
Mar 19, 2022, at 01:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday met party senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, a day after the core group of its 'G-23' dissidents, held a third round of discussions following the massive election defeats in five states.
Poll debacle: Congress 'rebels' meet for second time in 24 hours
Mar 18, 2022, at 03:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The group of Congress's G-23 dissidents met again at senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's residence on Thursday evening, their second gathering in 24 hours.
Congress leader who attended 'rebels' meet speaks to Rahul Gandhi a day later
Mar 17, 2022, at 10:16 pm
Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda met Rahul Gandhi, a day after attending the meeting of G-23, the rebel group of the Congress party that has repeatedly called for a complete overhaul in its structure and leadership, media reports said.
Congress internal election likely to be advanced at CWC meet after poll disaster
Mar 13, 2022, at 04:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After being decimated in five state elections, the Congress's top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee or CWC, will meet at 4 pm Sunday and is expected to advance internal elections scheduled in September amid renewed questions about its leadership, reports said.
Gandhis won't step down in CWC meet tomorrow: Congress
Mar 13, 2022, at 02:22 am
Ahead of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting to be held tomorrow following party's poor show in the Assembly polls recently held in five sates, the party has categorically rejected speculations that the Gandhis - Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra - are going to resign at its top decision-making body, media reports said.
Assembly Polls disaster: Congress Working Committee to meet tomorrow
Mar 12, 2022, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet here on Sunday, days after the party put up a poor show in the Assembly polls held in several Indian states in recent days, sources told UNI.
Change is unavoidable if we need to succeed: Shashi Tharoor on Congress poll debacle
Mar 11, 2022, at 04:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the miserable performance of Congress in the five states which went for assembly polls, senior leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said the party cannot avoid change if it wants to revive its fortunes, joining the voices of dissent within the party blaming the leadership.
Humbly accept people's verdict: Rahul Gandhi after Congress' defeat in all states
Mar 10, 2022, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has "humbly accepted" the verdict of all five states where his party failed miserably in the Feb-Mar elections.
Govt wins 'national consensus' on situation in Ukraine
Mar 03, 2022, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday briefed members of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on the situation in Ukraine and said later that there was a "strong and unanimous message of support" to bring back all Indians from the war-hit country.
UP elections 2022: Voting commences on 51 seats in fifth phase
Feb 27, 2022, at 02:42 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Polling began for 61 seats spread over 12 districts in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on a peaceful note amid tight security arrangements on Sunday.
Pegasus row: SC-appointed committee submits interim report, seeks more time for probe
Feb 22, 2022, at 04:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court-appointed committee formed to probe into the Pegasus spyware scandal, in which politicians, journalists, judges and government officials were alleged to have been snooped, has sought more time to complete its investigation, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi vows to preserve Manipur's culture, history, tradition if voted to power
Feb 22, 2022, at 01:13 am
Imphal/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) accusing them of assaulting the culture, history, tradition and language of Manipur as he vowed to preserve them if voted to power.
Feb 18, 2022, at 03:47 am
Fatehgarh Sahib/Punjab/IBNS: Ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh was removed from his post because he did not agree to provide free electricity to the poor.
Arvind Kejriwal can be found at terrorists' homes: Rahul Gandhi in Punjab
Feb 16, 2022, at 03:26 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: In a high pitch campaign ahead of Punjab assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday for being 'soft on terrorists' and not so trustworthy on national security.
Feb 15, 2022, at 04:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over a 2014 incident in which, the former said, his helicopter was held up in Punjab as "Yuvraj" (prince-a remark that Modi often refers to Rahul) was flying to Amritsar.
'Am not terrorist': Charanjit Channi on being denied permission to fly amid PM's visit to Jalandhar
Feb 15, 2022, at 03:15 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Singh on Monday alleged that he was forced to miss Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's rally as he was denied permission to fly due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jalandhar.
Rahul Gandhi urges Goan voters to give majority to Congress in assembly polls
Feb 12, 2022, at 01:45 am
Panaji/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged the electorates in Goa to vote for the party so that it could win at least 30-35 seats and form a majority government.
Opposition leaders slam Yogi Adityanath over 'Kerala-Kashmir' remark ahead of UP 1st phase polls
Feb 11, 2022, at 01:13 am
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders from other parties on Thursday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his caution to the voters that the state will "become Kashmir, Kerala and Bengal if they make a mistake".
There is atmosphere of pro-incumbency, BJP will win all 5 states: PM Modi to ANI
Feb 10, 2022, at 02:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win the assembly elections in all five states and said there is an atmosphere of 'pro-incumbency, not anti-incumbency.
Prashant Kishor met over 60 times before I joined Congress: Navjot Sidhu
Feb 09, 2022, at 06:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who failed to become Congress's Chief Ministerial face for Punjab, on Tuesday said he joined the party after around 60 visits by election strategist Prashant Kishor ahead of the 2017 assembly elections in the state.
Rahul Gandhi names Charanjit Singh Channi as Congress party's CM face for Punjab Assembly polls
Feb 06, 2022, at 11:13 pm
Mumbai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday named incumbent chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi as the party's CM candidate for the upcoming Assembly polls in Punjab.