EC seeks clarification from Congress chief over Sonia Gandhi's 'sovereignty' remark in Karnataka
May 09, 2023, at 02:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission (EC) Monday asked Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to clarify a tweet on his predecessor Sonia Gandhi's "sovereignty" remarks during a rally in poll-bound Karnataka acting on the complaints of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that it amounts to a suggestion of secession.
Sonia Gandhi, son Rahul to address poll rally jointly for first time in Karnataka's Hubballi-Dharwad
May 06, 2023, at 06:25 am
Hubballi/IBNS: Congress party’s former presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will jointly hold an election rally and address a large public meeting here on Saturday, according to Prasad Abbiah, sitting member of the outgoing Karnataka Assembly from the Hubballi-Dharwad East Constituency.
May 02, 2023, at 10:09 pm
Chitradurga (Karnataka): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the history of Congress is of terror and appeasement of terrorists, and it had left Karnataka at the mercy of terrorists, citing how then topmost Congress leader Sonia Gandhi had shed tears over the killings of terrorists in the 2008 Batla House encounter.
Congress calls for 'systematic opposition unity' after Rahul Gandhi's disqualification
Mar 25, 2023, at 03:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress party Friday planned to hold a nationwide "save democracy" movement protesting against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as a Member of Parliament, a day after a court in Gujarat sentenced him to a 2-year jail sentence in 2019 defamation case for his remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Mar 08, 2023, at 01:34 am
New Delhi: The ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked the Congress to make its stand clear on Rahul Gandhi’s comments seeking Europe and US intervention to save democracy in India.
'Never retired, never will': Congress ends speculations on Sonia Gandhi's retirement
Feb 26, 2023, at 10:12 pm
Raipur (Chhattisgarh): Congress on Sunday said that Sonia Gandhi does not intend to retire and she will continue to be an active leader, a day after her speech at the party’s three-day 85th plenary session in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur triggered speculations about the end of her political innings.
Nitish Kumar likely to start uniting opposition at national level after March
Jan 06, 2023, at 12:54 am
Bettiah/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that he would start an exercise to unite the opposition at the national level after March this year to counter BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
'High Command to decide on Himachal chief minister': Congress MLAs after daylong drama
Dec 10, 2022, at 04:20 am
Shimla/IBNS: After a day of drama over who'll be the chief minister in Himachal Pradesh, the Congress MLAs of the hill state Friday evening passed the party's traditional one-line resolution stating that the party's "high command" will take a final decision on the same.
Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi spotted enjoying jeep safari at Ranthambore National Park. See pics here
Dec 10, 2022, at 03:46 am
Sawai Madhopur/IBNS: Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have been photographed enjoying a forest safari at the Ranthambore National Park.
Mallikarjun Kharge forms Congress steering committee comprising Gandhis, Manmohan Singh
Oct 27, 2022, at 04:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: New Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has formed a steering committee with 47 members including Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi.
Gandhi loyalist Mallikarjun Kharge takes charge as Congress president, succeeds Sonia
Oct 26, 2022, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress Rajya Sabha MP Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday took charge as the 98th Congress president succeeding the longest serving party chief Sonia Gandhi, in a formal materialising of the overhaul in the biggest opposition unit of the country.
Centre cancels foreign contribution licence of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation: Report
Oct 23, 2022, at 05:48 pm
The Centre has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) and the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT), non-government organisations linked to the Gandhi family, over alleged irregularities in foreign contributions, according to media reports.
Gandhi loyalist Mallikarjun Kharge new non-Gandhi Congress chief after rare presidential polls
Oct 20, 2022, at 04:29 am
For the first time in 24 years, the country's primary opposition party Congress found its non-Gandhi president in the form of 80-year-old Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka, Mallikarjun Kharge, who won the inner-party elections for the top post Wednesday.
Oct 20, 2022, at 02:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After winning the Congress internal elections and being declared the next president of the grand old party Mallikarjun Kharge requested an appointment with Sonia Gandhi at her 10, Janpath home.
Congress presidential poll results today
Oct 19, 2022, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress, the country's oldest and primary opposition party, will get its first non-Gandhi president after 24 years as the counting of the presidential polls will be held Wednesday.
Congress presidential polls between two non-Gandhis underway; Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka cast votes
Oct 17, 2022, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Congress presidential elections between two senior MPs outside the Gandhi family, Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor, are underway Monday as the country's oldest and prime opposition party is aiming to refurbish its organisation, eight years after being uprooted from power by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in Shimla
Oct 10, 2022, at 05:39 pm
Shimla/UNI: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi arrived in the Himachal Pradesh capital Monday on a private visit.
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi joins Rahul-led Bharat Jodo Yatra
Oct 06, 2022, at 05:23 pm
Mandya/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra at Mandya, in Karnataka, triggering enthusiasm in party workers and supporters, with several women turning up to see the Congress President.
Sachin Pilot meets Sonia Gandhi, shares his 'sentiments' with Congress chief
Sep 30, 2022, at 08:13 am
Sachin Pilot, who met Congress President Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence, said he "shared his sentiments" with her and added that he would be with the party, media reports said.
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:53 am
New Delhi: Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot has reached Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi's residence in the capital, media reports said.
Congress prez poll: Ashok Gehlot apologises to Sonia Gandhi, offers to drop out of race
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:26 am
New Delhi: Ashok Gehlot Thursday met Sonia Gandhi and apologised and offered to quit the race for Congress president, taking "moral responsibility" for the Rajasthan coup.
Ashok Gehlot in Delhi to meet Sonia Gandhi, key aide says he won't resign as Rajasthan CM
Sep 29, 2022, at 05:42 am
New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's meeting with Sonia Gandhi was deferred by a day amid speculations about whether he will run for Congress president election
Rajasthan Congress crisis: Ashok Gehlot likely to meet Sonia Gandhi today
Sep 28, 2022, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is likely to meet Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi Wednesday, a couple of days after his loyalists back in Jaipur revolted against the top brass in the run up to the party's presidential elections, media reports said.
3 Ashok Gehlot loyalists get showcause notice over Rajasthan rebellion
Sep 28, 2022, at 04:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who has been blamed by many Congress leaders for the rebellion by his loyalist MLAs, has been exonerated in the report submitted to party chief Sonia Gandhi.
'Will be neutral': Sonia Gandhi to Ashok Gehlot ahead of Congress prez polls
Sep 22, 2022, at 12:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has indicated to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, a frontrunner for the party's top post, that the election process will be neutral, media reports said.
Congress presidential election: Ashok Gehlot calls meeting of party MLAs in Rajasthan tonight
Sep 21, 2022, at 02:31 am
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister and Gandhi family loyalist Ashok Gehlot, who will contest the Congress presidential election against another party veteran Shashi Tharoor, has called a meeting of party MLAs tonight at a time when his rival Sachin Pilot is away from town, said media reports.
It is Shashi Tharoor vs Ashok Gehlot in Congress Prez polls
Sep 20, 2022, at 05:22 am
Shashi Tharoor will contest the Congress President election against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, media reports said.
New procedure to choose Congress president raises questions: Report
Sep 15, 2022, at 04:39 am
New Delhi: The Congress has asked the state units of the party to pass resolutions for Sonia Gandhi to nominate state unit chiefs and All India Congress Committee (AICC) members, putting a question mark over the internal elections scheduled next month.
Sonia Gandhi's mother Paola Maino dies in Italy
Sep 01, 2022, at 12:01 am
New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's mother Paola Maino died in Italy last week, the party confirmed on Wednesday.
After exiting Congress, Ghulam Nabhi Azad to launch new party in next 14 days
Aug 28, 2022, at 03:10 am
Ghulam Nabhi Azad, who quit Congress, his party of over five decades, on Friday, will launch a new party in the next 14 days, media reports said, citing his close aide.