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Pakistan won't drop bomb if India shows respect to them: Congress' Mani Shankar Aiyar

May 10, 2024, at 05:39 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a potential controversial remark in the election season, Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar has said India's hostile neighbour Pakistan will not resort to bombings if they are shown respect.

After Sam Pitroda, Adhir Chowdhury's 'we have Negrito' comment lands Congress in more trouble

May 10, 2024, at 03:59 am

Kolkata/IBNS: After Sam Pitroda's racial analogy to classify Indians from different parts, now Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury contributed to the stir on Thursday saying "we have Proto Australoids, Mongoloid, Negrito (in India)", referring to now-outdated racial and anthropological groupings of humankind.

Asaduddin Owaisi counters Modi's 'Congress and BRS leased Hyderabad to AIMIM' claim

May 09, 2024, at 07:04 pm

Hyderabad/IBNS: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who claimed Congress and BRS have leased Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana, to the former's party, media reports said.

Sam Pitroda resigns as Congress' Overseas Chairman amid row over his racist comment

May 09, 2024, at 02:45 am

New Delhi/IBNS: After creating a political storm with his 'diverse country' remarks, Congress veteran and overseas chairman Sam Pitroda Wednesday resigned from his post amid the mammoth seven-phase Lok Sabha election.

PM Modi dares DMK to cut ties with Congress after Sam Pitroda's 'diverse country' remarks

May 09, 2024, at 02:12 am

New Delhi: Cashing in on Sam Pitroda's comments 'people in south look like Africans',  Prime Minister Narendra Modi dared DMK chief MK Stalin to cut ties with its ally Congress.

Third umpire in Congress' confusion: Modi's jibe at Rahul Gandhi over Sam Pitroda's 'look' remark

May 08, 2024, at 09:15 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called Overseas Congress chairperson Sam Pitroda the "third umpire" in the party's confusion in response to his controversial remark where he classified Indians on the basis of their looks.

Why did Rahul Gandhi stop abusing Ambani-Adani? Modi smells Congress' 'deal with Ambani-Adani'

May 08, 2024, at 08:56 pm

New Delhi?IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched an unsparing attack on Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi invoking premier industrialists Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani from an election rally in Telangana.

'People on East look like Chinese, people on West look like Arab..,' says Congress' Sam Pitroda; BJP jibes

May 08, 2024, at 06:52 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Days after triggering a row with his inheritance remark, Overseas Congress chairperson Sam Pitroda has classified Indians and their looks regionally inviting jibes from the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the election season.

Haryana govt loses majority, 3 Independent MLAs withdraw support

May 08, 2024, at 05:16 am

In a major setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Haryana government during the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections, three Independent MLAs Tuesday announced their withdrawal of support from the ruling party in the state.

Modi accuses Sonia Gandhi of 'appeasement politics', latter returns jibe saying BJP promotes 'hatred'

May 08, 2024, at 04:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Accusing opposition leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi of practicing appeasement politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said that the Congress matriarch shed tears for terrorists who were killed in the Batla House encounter of 2008.

Election Commission asks X to remove 'derogatory' post by Karnataka BJP

May 08, 2024, at 02:28 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission has ordered microblogging website X to remove an objectionable post by the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which the party did not remove even after orders from the state chief electoral officer to do so earlier.

Telangana BJP releases third Lok Sabha poll video targeting Congress over Muslim quota

May 07, 2024, at 06:39 pm

Hyderabad/IBNS: The Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released the third video to slam Congress over the ongoing debate over Muslim quota, which has been strongly opposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.

'Will remove 50 pct cap on caste reservation, increase quota for Dalits, tribals': Rahul's poll pitch in MP

May 07, 2024, at 05:06 am

Ratlam (MP)/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday said his party would remove the Supreme Court-mandated 50 percent cap on caste-based reservation and increase quota benefits for people from Dalit, backward, and tribal communities if voted to power.

Amid row, Charanjit Singh Channi clarifies 'stunt not attack' remark on Poonch assault

May 07, 2024, at 03:57 am

Chandigarh/IBNS: A day after calling the Poonch terror attack a 'stunt' in which one Indian Air Force soldier was killed and four others injured, Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi has issued clarification to his statement and praised the armed forces for safeguarding the borders.

BJD govt in Odisha to expire on June 4, says Modi; Naveen Patnaik jibes

May 06, 2024, at 09:34 pm

Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a rare scathing attack on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who runs the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), claiming the existing government will "expire" the next month as the state goes to vote.

Congress making Pakistan's argument: BJP slams Vijay Wadettiwar's 'Ajmal Kasab did not kill Hemant Karkare' remark

May 06, 2024, at 07:47 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The BJP has lashed out at the Congress over its LoP in Maharashtra Assembly, Vijay Wadettiwar's controversial remark where he claimed Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare was not killed by Pakistan-based terrorist Ajmal Kasab but a policeman linked to the RSS during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.

Karnataka DY CM DK Shivakumar caught on camera slapping man during Lok Sabha polls campaign

May 06, 2024, at 05:10 am

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar has stirred controversy after a viral video showed him slapping a man amidst a crowd chanting his name.

Charred body of Congress leader found in Tamil Nadu; probe launched

May 05, 2024, at 04:19 am

Chennai: A district Congress leader was found dead in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli on Saturday, media reports said.

'Can't fail to see a politician dabbling in my beloved game!': Garry Kasparov clarifies his 'little joke' on Rahul Gandhi's chess skills

May 05, 2024, at 03:45 am

New Delhi: Renowned Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov, whose light-hearted jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday quickly garnered attention on social media.

Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely, who recently quit Delhi chief's post, joins BJP

May 04, 2024, at 10:41 pm

Former Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely, who recently quit the position of Delhi Congress chief, on Saturday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Amit Shah 'doctored video' case: Congress leader Arun Reddy sent to 3-day custody

May 04, 2024, at 06:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Arun Reddy, who was arrested in connection with a 'doctored video' involving Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has been sent to three-day custody, media reports said.

'First win from Rae Bareli': Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov's surprise dig at Rahul Gandhi

May 04, 2024, at 07:15 am

New Delhi: In an unexpected post, Russian Chess legend Garry Kasparov took an indirect dig at Rahul Gandhi following remarks by the Congress, who dubbed him as "an experienced player of politics and chess" upon his announcement of contesting from Rae Bareli.

'Rohith Vemula not Dalit,' cops file closure report, give clean chit to all accused

May 04, 2024, at 05:58 am

Hyderabad/IBNS: Eight years after massive protests and a political controversy that erupted over his death by suicide, the Telangana Police has filed a closure report in the Rohith Vemula case and said he did not belong to the Dalit community, which became a premise for the protests over his death.

'Mother entrusted me with the responsibility,' Rahul says facing flak on Rae Bareli nomination

May 04, 2024, at 02:17 am

Rae Bareli/IBNS: Attacked by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and his former opponent, Smriti Irani, for not making a comeback from the family bastion of Amethi and contesting the polls from the relatively safe seat of Rae Bareli instead, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said his mother has entrusted him with the responsibility of serving a constituency that means a lot to his family.

Lok Sabha polls: Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Rae Bareli

May 03, 2024, at 08:23 pm

Rae Bareli/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli constituency for the Lok Sabha elections.

PM Modi rakes up 'vote jihad' remark in his Bengal campaign, slams Congress-TMC-Left

May 03, 2024, at 06:45 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday revived the "vote jihad" remark, which has been made by Congress leader Salman Khurshid's niece and Samajwadi Party leader Maria Alam, while campaigning in West Bengal.

Rahul Gandhi doesn't run away: Congress' Amethi candidate Kishori Lal Sharma on BJP's jibe

May 03, 2024, at 05:39 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Gandhi family moving out of the key Amethi seat in Uttar Pradesh has opened the doors for Kishori Lal Sharma, a loyalist of the Gandhis working with the party for four decades.

Kishori Lal Sharma: Know about Congress' Amethi pick

May 03, 2024, at 04:36 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Cutting across all speculations that either Rahul Gandhi or Robert Vadra will contest from Amethi, a Congress bastion until 2019, the grand old party on Friday announced the name of Kishori Lal Sharma as its candidate from the seat for the Lok Sabha elections.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to attend nomination filing of Rahul Gandhi, Kishori Lal Sharma for Lok Sabha polls

May 03, 2024, at 04:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be attending the nomination filing of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli and Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Lok Sabha polls: Congress fields Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli, Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi

May 03, 2024, at 03:54 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Ending all speculations, Congress on Friday fielded its top leader Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli and Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections.