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Assam: Former Congress MLA Madan Kalita passes away

Jan 22, 2022, at 08:38 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Former Assam Congress MLA Assam Madan Kalita passed away on Friday night.

'Was being a bit tongue-in-cheek': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Congress CM candidate in UP

Jan 22, 2022, at 04:32 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after dropping a bombshell on Friday morning hinting she could be the chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said she meant it in a "tongue-in-cheek" way.

Do you see anyone else's face? Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Congress CM candidate in UP

Jan 21, 2022, at 09:06 pm

Lucknow/IBNS/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday hinted that she is likely to become her party's Chief Ministerial face in the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh beginning next month.

Destruction, renovation of Somnath a message: PM Modi

Jan 21, 2022, at 08:46 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The country is now leaving behind a "narrow mindset" and building new places of pride amid grandeur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, in a veiled attack on the Congress.

Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi over Chinese kidnapping of Arunachal boy

Jan 20, 2022, at 05:29 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over reports that a boy from Arunachal Pradesh was kidnapped by the Chinese Army.

Maharashtra local body polls: Sena-NCP-Congress alliance wins, BJP emerges as single largest party

Jan 20, 2022, at 06:37 am

Mumbai/IBNS: In the first big local body election in Maharashtra without the Other Backward Class reservation, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), combined of Shiv Sena, Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), emerged as a big gainer.

SC order on Antrix-Devas deal is proof of Congress's misuse of power: Nirmala Sitharaman

Jan 19, 2022, at 03:34 am

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Supreme Court's order on the 2005 Antrix-Devas deal is "proof of the Congress's misuse of power".

Congress MLA Luv Kumar Goldy joins Punjab Lok Congress

Jan 17, 2022, at 11:53 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: Senior Congress leader and two-time MLA from Garhshankar Luv Kumar Goldy on Monday joined former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress along with his supporters including sarpanches, members of municipal council and block samitis.

Punjab: Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu invites Elon Musk

Jan 16, 2022, at 10:23 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu has invited American billionaire businessman Elon Musk to set up his car company in Punjab.

NCP joins hands with SP for UP polls

Jan 16, 2022, at 01:13 am

Mumbai/UNI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has made an alliance with Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh for forthcoming assembly elections.

Congress announces first list for UP assembly polls

Jan 13, 2022, at 09:46 pm

Lucknow/UNI: The mother of the Unnao rape victim, tribal activist from Sonbhadra Ram Raj Gond, Asha workers and grassroot activists feature in the first list of 125 candidates the Congress on Thursday announced for the Uttar Pradesh elections.

UP Polls: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra fields Unnao rape victim's mother as Congress candidate

Jan 13, 2022, at 07:32 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday announced the name of 2017 Unnao rape victim's mother as the Congress candidate from a seat in Uttar Pradesh, which is due to go to polls from the next month.

Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at Centre over unemployment issue

Jan 12, 2022, at 02:38 am

New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre over the unemployment issue and said it is the responsibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to find a solution on the same.

In talks with Congress, TMC for alliance ahead of Goa polls: Sharad Pawar

Jan 12, 2022, at 02:06 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is in talks with the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to form an alliance ahead of the Goa Assembly election to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Sonu Sood's sister Malvika joins Congress in poll-bound Punjab

Jan 11, 2022, at 12:26 am

Chandigarh/IBNS: Actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood on Monday joined the Congress a month ahead of the Punjab assembly elections, which will be a litmus test for the grand old party's relevance in Indian politics.

Supreme Court-appointed panel to probe PM Modi's security breach

Jan 10, 2022, at 06:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A high level committee appointed by the Supreme Court will probe Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach in Punjab that has led to a war of words between the government and opposition Congress, which rules the poll-bound northern state, media reports said.

'Thank your CM I could make it alive': PM Modi reportedly tells airport officials after 'major security lapse' in Punjab

Jan 06, 2022, at 03:41 am

New Delhi/IBNS: After a major security lapse on his way to the first rally in poll-bound Punjab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was quoted by news agency ANI as telling airport officials that they should "thank their Chief Minister" that he made it alive to the airport.

Congress was the root of terrorism and corruption: Yogi Adityanath

Jan 01, 2022, at 02:24 am

Raebareli/UNI: Terming Congress as the root of terrorism, extremism, communal riots and corruption, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is working towards the overall development of Raebareli and 'sweeping out' negativity along with Congress.

Setback for BJP in Karnataka as Congress wins urban local body polls

Dec 31, 2021, at 05:00 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: In a setback for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress has won more seats than the saffron camp in the recent urban local body polls in Karnataka, media reports said.

Congress appoints Elvis Gomes as President for AIPC's Goa unit

Dec 30, 2021, at 07:42 pm

Panaji/UNI: Ahead of the assembly elections in the state, the Congress appointed former bureaucrat Elvis Gomes as President of the Goa unit of All India Professional Congress (AIPC) Thursday.

Rewind 2021: Hits and misses in India's political cauldron

Dec 29, 2021, at 04:37 pm

Indian politics is always on boil and 2021 was no stranger to this phenomenon. As the year draws to a close, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh rewinds the events of last 12 months

'Autocratic government' destroying composite culture: Sonia attacks Modi govt on Congress' foundation day

Dec 28, 2021, at 07:36 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi used the party's 137th foundation day on Tuesday to launch a blistering attack on the Modi government, calling it "autocratic" and accusing it of attempting to destroy the country's "composite culture".

Congress laid democracy's foundation: Rahul Gandhi

Dec 28, 2021, at 07:33 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said it was his party which sowed the seeds of democracy in India.

Congress flag falls while being unfurled on foundation day

Dec 28, 2021, at 05:30 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress faced an embarrassing situation on Tuesday as it celebrated its Foundation Day program, after its flag fell from the pole while being unfurled by party president Sonia Gandhi here on Tuesday.

AAP stuns BJP in Chandigarh civic polls, wins 14 of 35 seats

Dec 27, 2021, at 11:21 pm

In a major boost ahead of the crucial assembly elections in Punjab early next year, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) pulled off a stunning edge over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Chandigarh civic polls, the results of which were declared on Monday.

AAP ahead of BJP, Congress in Chandigarh civic polls

Dec 27, 2021, at 06:06 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: In what could be a boost for Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab politics, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is racing ahead of its rivals in the Chandigarh civic polls, the results of which are expected to be out fully by Monday afternoon.

Fresh setback for BJP as Congress wins big in Chhattisgarh urban body polls

Dec 24, 2021, at 10:22 pm

Raipur/IBNS: After West Bengal and Rajasthan, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has received a fresh jolt in 15 urban body polls in Chhattisgarh.

Mamata's TMC sweeps Kolkata civic polls, BJP-Left-Cong restricted to single digit

Dec 21, 2021, at 11:24 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Maintaining its dominance over West Bengal politics, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday registered a landslide victory in Kolkata civic elections, which were marred by sporadic violence on the polling day, leaving the opposition parties in disarray.

Former Goa Congress MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco joins TMC

Dec 21, 2021, at 06:59 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a jolt to the grand old party, Goa lawmaker Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco on Tuesday joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC), a day after deserting the Congress.

TMC set to sweep violence-marred Kolkata civic polls, Opposition languishes in single digit

Dec 21, 2021, at 06:42 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Consolidating its position in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has swept the violence-marred Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Elections 2021, which was held last Sunday.