Piyush Goyal rejects allegations against Amit Shah's son

Oct 08, 2017, at 11:10 pm

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IBNS): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday rejected all allegations made against BJP President Amit Shah's son Jay Shah in connection with the turnover made by his company.

Congress removes its Bihar chief Ashok Chaudhary

Sep 27, 2017, at 02:32 am

Patna, Sep 26 (IBNS): The Congress on Tuesday removed its Bihar chief Ashok Chaudhary with an immediate effect, media reports said.

Modi government launched 'electoral bullet train', says Congress

Sep 15, 2017, at 01:36 am

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IBNS): The Congress has lashed out at the Narendra Modi government over the launch of the country's first bullet train on Thursday and accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using the project as an electoral tool ahead of the Gujarat Assembly election, terming it as an "electoral bullet train".

PM Modi guilty of insulting India on foreign soil, says Congress

Sep 13, 2017, at 12:12 am

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): Countering the allegations of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for tarnishing India's image abroad, the Congress said it is present prime minister Narendra Modi is guilty of insulting the country on the foreign soil.

Congress appoints Deepak Babaria as Madhya Pradesh in-charge

Sep 10, 2017, at 12:41 am

New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): The Congress on Saturday named AICC Secretary Deepak Babaria as the party's incharge in Madhya Pradesh.

Congress names Sushmita Dev as Mahila Congress chief

Sep 10, 2017, at 12:28 am

New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): The Congress on Saturday said Sushmita Dev has been appointed as the chief of the Mahila Congress.

P Chidambaram attacks Centre over cabinet reshuffle

Sep 03, 2017, at 10:55 pm

New Delhi, Sept 3 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday attacked the Centre over the retention of Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh and Health Minister J.P. Nadda in the Union Cabinet.

Congress urges people to maintain peace after Panchkula violence

Aug 26, 2017, at 03:23 am

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS); The Congress on Friday urged people to not to resort to violence as Panchkula witnessed clashes and disturbing scenes following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a special CBI court in connection with a rape case.

Rahul Gandhi leaves for Norway

Aug 25, 2017, at 11:39 pm

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday left for Norway where he will meet political and business leaders and research institutions of the country.

Congress demands Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's resignation

Aug 23, 2017, at 10:57 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): The Congress on Wednesday demanded Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's resignation as the Railway Minister following two recent train accidents in Uttar Pradesh.

Rahul Gandhi welcomes Triple Talaq verdict

Aug 23, 2017, at 02:19 am

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Hours after the Supreme Court verdict, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday congratulated women of India who fought for justice in connection with the Triple Talaq issue.

Congress expels eight Gujarat MLAs for voting against Ahmed Patel

Aug 10, 2017, at 05:42 am

Ahmedabad, Aug 9 (IBNS): A day after the Gujarat Rajya Sabha election, the Congress party on Wednesday expelled eight legislators who voted against party candidate Ahmed Patel.

Congress' Ahmed Patel clinches win in Gujarat Rajya Sabha election

Aug 09, 2017, at 05:21 pm

Gandhinagar, Aug 9 (IBNS): In a close contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress' Ahmed Patel won his Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat bringing a sigh of relief to his party ahead of the Assembly election later this year.

Self-appointed vigilantes are a threat to liberty: Sonia Gandhi

Aug 09, 2017, at 01:43 am

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): Congress vice president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said "self-appointed vigilantes" are threat to liberty and enemy of pluralism and diversity.

Congress is aware of their loss: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Aug 09, 2017, at 01:36 am

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Congress party is aware of their loss in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha election which has prompted the latter to stall the counting process by making allegations against its own MLAs for breaching secrecy on Tuesday.

Rahul Gandhi's car attacked by BJP supporters, alleges Congress

Aug 04, 2017, at 10:37 pm

Banaskantha, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Congress on Friday alleged that BJP workers attacked party vice president Rahul Gandhi's car in Gujarat's Banaskantha area on Friday.

Rahul Gandhi to visit flood affected areas in Rajasthan and Gujarat today

Aug 04, 2017, at 03:05 pm

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will be visiting flood affected areas in Gujarat and Rajasthan on Friday.

Congress protest outside Minister Shivakumar's residence over I-T raids

Aug 02, 2017, at 07:14 pm

Bengaluru, Aug 2 (IBNS): Hours after the raids in the Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar's house by the Income Tax Department officials, Congress workers on Wednesday staged a protest outside his residence, creating a political battle with the Centre, media reports said on Wednesday.

Income Tax officers raid Karnataka minister's resort currently housing Gujarat Congress MLAs

Aug 02, 2017, at 03:55 pm

Bengaluru, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Income Tax officers raided Karnataka Energy Minister's property on Wednesday morning, where 44 Gujarat Congress lawmakers are presently staying, reports said.

Nitish's position not the same in BJP as he had in Grand Alliance, says Congress

Aug 01, 2017, at 04:18 pm

Patna, Aug 1 (IBNS): Taking a swipe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Congress said that the former does not enjoy a similar status in the BJP coalition he had in the Grand Alliance, reports said.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Chhattisgarh today

Jul 28, 2017, at 02:41 pm

New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh on Friday, his party said.

After resignation, three Congress MLAs join BJP in Gujarat

Jul 28, 2017, at 04:06 am

Gandhinagar, July 27 (IBNS): Within hours of resignation, three Congress MLAs joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, media reports said.

Congress rejects reports on Ambika Soni's resignation

Jul 22, 2017, at 01:20 am

New Delhi, July 21 (IBNS): The Congress party has denied reports that its senior party leader Ambika Soni has resigned.

Congress decides not to give multiple state charges to a leader

Jul 13, 2017, at 11:06 pm

New Delhi, July 13 (IBNS): Changing the age-old practice, the Congress party decided not to give multiple state charges to a single leader, media reports said on Thursday.

JDU maintains hard stand over Tejeshwar, angry Lalu in touch with Congress

Jul 11, 2017, at 08:00 pm

Patna, Jul 11 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): As Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD-U hardens its stand over Bihar deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, named an accused in a corruption case, RJD chief Lalu Prasad too has announced not to “buckle” under pressures anymore, media reports said on Tuesday.

Rahul Gandhi met Chinese envoy, says Congress

Jul 10, 2017, at 10:58 pm

New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Amid standoff between two nations, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has met Chinese ambassador to India, the party has reportedly confirmed.

CBI raids: Cong comes out in strong support of Lalu, JD-U maintains distance

Jul 09, 2017, at 12:19 am

Patna, July 8 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The Congress party in a surprise move on Saturday came out in strong support of the RJD chief Lalu Prasad , made accused in the land-for-hotel-scandal by the CBI.

Congress shares Meira Kumar's Twitter handle, urges people to follow her

Jun 27, 2017, at 01:34 am

New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): The Congress on Monday shared the opposition parties Presidential candidate Meira Kumar's Twitter handle and asked people to follow it.

Congress hits out at Nitish, says he is working to ensure defeat of “Bihar ki beti”

Jun 26, 2017, at 10:24 pm

Patna, June 26 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The prevailing crisis in the ruling grand alliance deepened further on Monday after the Congress joined the RJD to launch frontal attacks on chief minister Nitish Kumar whom, it called, as a “man with different principles”.

Two congress leaders killed in Assam

Jun 26, 2017, at 01:23 am

Guwahati, June 25 (IBNS): Congress’s Assam unit president Ripun Bora on Sunday alleged that the BJP-led state government had tortured upon Congress workers, supporters in the state.