Congress protests outside Parliament over Nirav Modi scam
Mar 06, 2018, at 04:58 pm
New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): Targeting the central government, the Congress led by its chief Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Parliament over the alleged Nirav Modi scam, media reports said.
Meghalaya government: BJP-NPP trying to get support from regional parties, Congress stakes claim
Mar 04, 2018, at 08:35 pm
Shillong, Mar 4 (IBNS): While the Meghalaya polls threw a fractured verdict, the big question doing the rounds is who will form the next government?
Congress turned down proposal of alliance in Tripura: Mamata Banerjee
Mar 04, 2018, at 05:09 am
Congress single largest force in Meghalaya, but govt can be anyone's game
Mar 03, 2018, at 10:30 pm
Shillong, Mar 3 (IBNS): A closely contested fight in Meghalaya in the Assembly polls left the Congress ahead with 23 seats so far in the 60 member assembly, but are short of reaching the majority, keeping the political scenario volatile in the state with BJP hoping to stitch an alliance despite leading in only 2 seats so far.
Left-BJP neck-to-neck in Tripura, Meghalaya heads to hung Assembly, BJP surges in Nagaland
Mar 03, 2018, at 03:48 pm
Tripura/Shillong/Kohima, Mar 3 (IBNS): The Left and the BJP are in close contest in Tripura, Meghalaya is heading towards a hung Assembly while the BJP is leading in Nagaland, according to the trends of poll results in the three northeast states of India, media reports said.
Assembly polls: Left front marginally ahead in Tripura, Congress leading in Meghalaya
Mar 03, 2018, at 03:32 pm
Shillong/Agartala, Mar 3 (IBNS): A tough battle is being witnessed in Tripura where counting of votes for the Assembly polls is currently going on with ruling Left Front slightly ahead in 31 seats.
Security bolstered in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland ahead of poll results on Saturday
Mar 03, 2018, at 12:07 am
Guwahati, Mar 2 (IBNS): Amid tight security, the counting of votes for the assembly polls in three north eastern states - Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland will be held on Saturday.
Sambit Patra takes dig at Congress over Karti's CBI custody
Mar 02, 2018, at 03:37 am
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra on Thursday took a dig at Congress over former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti's five-day Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody for his alleged involvement in a money laundering case.
Rahul Gandhi congratulates people over victory in Madhya Pradesh by-poll wins
Mar 01, 2018, at 06:02 pm
Bhopal/New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday congratulated party workers and voters after his party registered victory at the Mungaoli and Kolaras Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh by-polls results: Congress leads in both seats
Feb 28, 2018, at 05:02 pm
Mungaoli/Kolaras, Feb 28 (IBNS): The Congress has taken a lead in Madhya Pradesh's Mungaoli and Kolaras Assembly seats, where by-polls were held on Saturday, media reports said.
Congress attacks Narendra Modi's government over Karti Chidambaram's arrest
Feb 28, 2018, at 03:36 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): The Congress on Wednesday attacked the Centre over the arrest of former Union Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti in a money laundering case in Chennai and said it was a 'classical diversionary tactic to hide scams & colossal corruption' followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government.
Congress targets Modi government over its silence on Rafale deal
Feb 27, 2018, at 01:27 am
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): The Congress on Monday once again targeted the Narendra Modi government over its silence on the controversial Rafale deal in which the government has been alleged to buying jets at a higher prices from a known industrialist.
Rahul Gandhi condemns lynching of tribal man in Kerala
Feb 24, 2018, at 10:51 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condemned the lynching of a tribal man in Kerala and said the incident left him shocked.
Ahead of Assembly elections, BJP-Cong face off in Madhya Pradesh by-polls
Feb 24, 2018, at 04:15 pm
Mungaoli/Kolaras, Feb 24 (IBNS): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are up to a prestige battle in two by-polls in Madhya Pradesh, taking place on Saturday, as the state is heading towards the Assembly election later this year, media reports said.
Congress ends ties with MIM, decides to field candidates in Hyderabad
Feb 23, 2018, at 04:14 am
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Ending the long frienship with MIM, the Congress has decided to field candidates against the former in Hyderabad, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi keen to 'learn and understand' issues, 'achhe din' for Congress: Sharad Pawar
Feb 22, 2018, at 11:40 pm
Pune, Feb 22 (IBNS): Playing with the BJP's poll slogan, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar has said "achhe din", which literally means good time, is coming for the Congress as its chief Rahul Gandhi is keen to "learn and understand" the issues of the country, media reports said.
People of Karnataka needs good governance: Amit Shah
Feb 21, 2018, at 12:27 am
Dakshina Kannada, Feb 20 (IBNS): BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday attacked the Congress-led government in Karnataka and said people in the state need 'Good Governance' of BJP not 'Goons Governance'.
PNB Scam: Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee slam PM Modi
Feb 15, 2018, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb 15 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other opposition leaders targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government over the alleged Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam on Thursday.
Congress calls 12-hour Kannur bandh today protesting youth leader's murder
Feb 13, 2018, at 07:47 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Feb 13 (IBNS) : The Congress on Tuesday for a 12-hour bandh in Kannur in north Kerala in protest against the murder of 30-year-old youth leader S V Shuhaib on Monday night.
Meghalaya: Live grenade recovered from Congress supporter's SUV
Feb 13, 2018, at 02:16 am
Shillong, Feb 12 (IBNS): Just 16 days ahead of the assembly polls in Meghalaya, a live grenade was found from a SUV of a Congress supporter in Shillong on Mon
Judge Loya death is suspicious: Rahul Gandhi says after opposition leaders meet President
Feb 09, 2018, at 11:25 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Opposition leaders met President Ram Nath Kovind to present a petition where they demanded for a Supreme Court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) to enquire into the alleged mysterious death of CBI judge B H Loya.
Congress supports Andhra Pradesh's demand of special category status
Feb 09, 2018, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): With an aim to fasten the Opposition unity, the Congress has extended its support to Andhra Pradesh's demand of a special category, at a time the ruling Telegu Desam Party (TDP) in the southern state is unhappy over its ally partner BJP.
Tell Modi Govt what should be the focus areas, Cong asks people
Feb 09, 2018, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Amid the heated political environment, the Congress has asked the people to state the areas the Modi government should immediately focus on.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi targets Congress in Parliament
Feb 07, 2018, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday targeted the Congress as he addressed the Parliament, accusing the Nehru-Gandhi family-led Congress of dividing India in 1947, and even claiming that the entire Kashmir would have remained with India if Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel was the Prime Minister.
In Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad says BJP is good at repackaging ideas
Feb 05, 2018, at 10:19 pm
Newe Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS): Following the maiden speech by BJP president Amit Shah in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, in his speech said that the BJP government has been renaming schemes that had been started by the earlier Congress-led UPA government, according to media reports.
Congress and BJP take to microblogging site Twitter to air their opinions about each other
Feb 05, 2018, at 06:49 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 5 (IBNS): Priyank Kharge, the IT minister of Karnataka, took to the microblogging site Twitter to counter Prime Minister Narendra Modi who addressed a large gathering in Bengaluru on Sunday evening, according to media reports.
Time for Congress to go: Narendra Modi tells in Karnataka rally
Feb 04, 2018, at 10:54 pm
Bangalore, Feb 4 (IBNS): Highlighting the development works performed by his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the ruling Congress is standing at the 'exit gate' in the south Indian state of Karnataka.
Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Narendra Modi over 'Naga Accord'
Feb 04, 2018, at 10:40 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked Narendra Modi and said he is the first Prime Minister of the nation whose words ' don't mean anything'.
Big blow for BJP in Rajasthan, Congress set to sweep all three by-poll seats
Feb 01, 2018, at 07:11 pm
Jaipur, Feb 1 (IBNS): Upsetting the Bharatiya Janata Party and Vasundhara Raje government, the Congress is on the verge of winning all three by-poll seats in Rajasthan, media reports said.
By poll results: Congress overtakes BJP in Rajasthan, Trinamool ahead in West Bengal
Feb 01, 2018, at 04:06 pm
Jaipur/Kolkata, Feb 1 (IBNS): In a surprising result so far, the Congress is leading in two Lok Sabha seats in the by-polls in Rajasthan leaving one Assembly seat for the ruling BJP, media reports said.