All-party meeting underway ahead of Parliament winter session
Nov 28, 2021, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the start of the winter session of the Parliament, an all party meeting is underway on Sunday, helmed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reports said.
Delhi: Former Congress MLA Mohammad Khan arrested for thrashing MCD staff
Nov 27, 2021, at 09:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Khan was arrested from Shaheen Bagh area for allegedly abusing and assaulting on-duty South Delhi Municipal Corporation staff and obstructing government work, police said on Saturday.
Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh faces setback in first faceoff with Congress
Nov 27, 2021, at 01:16 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's first outing in his battle with ex-party Congress met with disappointment after he failed to successfully back his loyalist and Patiala Mayor, Sanjiv Sharma Bittu.
Constitution Day celebrations: PM Modi lashes out at Opposition over 'dynasty politics'
Nov 26, 2021, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress and others saying, "dynastic parties are a cause of concern for a healthy democracy to continue" as all the rival parties boycotted the Constitution Day celebrations in Parliament.
Nov 26, 2021, at 05:35 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: West Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee’s unprecedented coup in Meghalaya – with joining of 12 out of 17 Congress MLAs including former Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma in Trinamool Congress (TMC) just ahead of the assembly polls in the state, was started from the meeting between Mukul Sangma and political strategist Prashant Kishor just two and half months ago.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to meet family members of murdered labourer and his family in Prayagraj today
Nov 26, 2021, at 04:42 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Congress general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, will be reaching Prayagraj on Friday to meet a family of a labourer, whose four members were murdered recently.
Ex-Meghalaya CM, 11 other Congress MLAs officially join Trinamool Congress
Nov 26, 2021, at 04:30 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and 11 other Congress MLAs of the state, formally joined the Trinamool Congress, on Thursday.
Congress pitches for united opposition after Meghalaya coup
Nov 26, 2021, at 02:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress on Thursday held a strategy meeting for the party where it pledged for a united opposition even as it lost 12 of 17 MLAs in Meghalaya to Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.
No model other than 'Channi model' can ensure holistic growth of Punjab: Charanjit Singh Channi
Nov 26, 2021, at 01:14 am
Moga/UNI: Outrightly rejecting any sort of Delhi Model, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday said the state is witnessing Channi model, which stands for equal opportunities for all.
Rebel Congress MLA Aditi Singh joins BJP ahead of UP polls
Nov 25, 2021, at 06:38 pm
Lucknow/IBNS/UNI: In a jolt to the grand old party, rebel Congress MLA Aditi Singh quit the Congress and joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), months ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections.
Ex-Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma, 11 Congress MLAs join Trinamool Congress
Nov 25, 2021, at 06:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, along with 12 of the 17 Congress MLAs in the state, has joined the Trinamool Congress, media reports said.
Explain 'anti-party activities': Congress to Amarinder Singh's wife
Nov 25, 2021, at 05:42 am
Chandigarh: Congress MP Preneet Kaur, who is former Punjab Chief Amarinder Singh's wife, has been asked by party leadership in the state to explain reports of her "anti-party" activities failing which disciplinary action would be taken against her by the party.
'Why should we meet Sonia Gandhi every time? Not constitutionally mandated': Mamata Banerjee
Nov 25, 2021, at 05:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday said there is no meeting scheduled with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi during her visit in Delhi.
Will name CM candidates for state polls ahead of Congress, BJP: Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab
Nov 24, 2021, at 06:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that his party will announce its chief ministerial candidates for the upcoming state elections before the Congress or the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Kirti Azad dumps Congress to join Mamata's TMC
Nov 23, 2021, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In another setback for the Congress, cricketer-turned politician Kirti Azad on Tuesday dumped the grand old party to join its strongest offshoot Trinamool Congress (TMC) here.
Congress' Kirti Azad to join Mamata Banerjee's TMC today
Nov 23, 2021, at 05:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Kirti Azad is set to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which is in an expansion mode after the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Election victory, media reports said.
Happy that Congress high command considered Rajasthan cabinet reshuffle: Sachin Pilot
Nov 21, 2021, at 05:18 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Hours before the massive cabinet reshuffle to take place in Rajasthan, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday said he is happy that the high command is considering the revamp "that is necessary to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) together in the 2023 elections".
Ashok Gehlot to refresh his cabinet; 15 new ministers to take oath
Nov 21, 2021, at 07:55 am
Jaipur/IBNS: In a major cabinet rejig, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's will also have 15 new faces, including five rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot's loyalists. In all 30 ministers will take the oath of office and secrecy as part of Gehlot's fresh Cabinet reset.
Sidhu calls Pak PM 'Bada Bhai', BJP, Congress colleagues slam him
Nov 21, 2021, at 07:20 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has triggered yet another controversy by calling Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan his "bada bhai" (elder brother) during his visit to Kartarpur Corridor.
Hope PM Modi learnt lessons, leave aside arrogance: Sonia Gandhi after repeal of farm laws
Nov 20, 2021, at 05:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday night hailed the Modi government's decision to cancel the three controversial farm laws, calling it the victory of the struggle and willpower of 62 crore farmers.
Had repeal come earlier, many lives may have been spared: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Nov 20, 2021, at 02:06 am
Jammu/UNI: Stating that none will criticise the Centre's decision to repeal the farm laws, veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said had the step been taken earlier, many innocent lives lost during protests, due to harsh weather conditions and Covid-19, could have been saved.
Hindutva is like British football team hooligan: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
Nov 18, 2021, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday compared Hindutva with the British football team, which indulged in vandalism after the Euro Cup 2020 final, days after a similar parallel was drawn by his top leader Rahul Gandhi.
Why PM 'mum' on China’s 'illegal incursion' near Doklam: Congress targets Modi
Nov 18, 2021, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Thursday hit out at the Centre over China’s “illegal incursion” in the Bhutanese territory near Doklam and alleged that it is a “blow” to India's national security.
Former Cong leader Yoganand Shastri joins NCP
Nov 17, 2021, at 07:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress leader Yoganand Shastri on Wednesday joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in presence of party president Sharad Pawar.
Kashmir: Jolt to Congress as many senior leaders quit
Nov 17, 2021, at 04:47 pm
Jammu/UNI: In a major jolt to the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress, many senior leaders including the former ministers, have submitted their resignations from the prominent party positions.
Rahul Gandhi takes jibe at Centre over farmers’ protest
Nov 16, 2021, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Days ahead of the one-year anniversary of farm agitation at Delhi borders against the three farm laws, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a jibe at the Modi government pointing out its alleged insensitivity towards the farmers’ plight.
Borrowing not an option for Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu
Nov 16, 2021, at 01:03 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said that borrowing is not the way forward for a debt-ridden state like Punjab as the state's debt accounts to 50 per cent of its GDP.
TMC nominates former Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro to Rajya Sabha
Nov 13, 2021, at 07:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC), which is aiming to make inroads in Goa, has nominated former state Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro to Parliament's upperhouse, Rajya Sabha.
Hindutva and Hindu religion not the same thing: Rahul Gandhi
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said 'Hindutva' and 'Hindu religion' are two different things, as he called upon party workers to spread the ideology of the party across the country.
Nov 12, 2021, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Anand Sharma has requested the Rashtrapati Bhavan to withdraw the Padma Shri award given to Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut after the star made a controversial remark on India's independence.