Parliament: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi holds Opposition's strategy meet, TMC joins
Aug 03, 2021, at 04:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who was seen steering the Opposition unity in Parliament last week, Tuesday held a breakfast meeting with 14 anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parties in a bid to strategise how they would work in the monsoon session.
Congress was 'James Bond of spying' when in power : Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Aug 02, 2021, at 02:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Slamming Congress for disrupting the monsoon session of parliament over Pegasus snooping allegations, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said Congress was "James Bond of spying" when it was in power and now it is wasting parliament's time over a fake and fabricated issue.
Rs 133 crore lost due to govt-opposition deadlock in parliament : Report
Aug 01, 2021, at 03:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Parliament disruptions in the monsoon session resulted in a loss of taxpayer's money amounting to Rs 133 crore as the impasse between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration and the opposition over the Pegasus snooping scandal continued, according to media reports.
'Cadre' Mamata drafts in Congress with other Opposition to challenge BJP in 2024
Jul 31, 2021, at 04:19 pm
Trashing her pre-2019 dream to build a federal front to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi politically, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who runs powerful regional satrap Trinamool Congress (TMC), preferred to keep herself low profile in her recently-concluded Delhi trip, where she met a number of Congress leaders besides two regional politicians with an aim to oust the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2024 General Elections.
Kerala COVID-19 situation 'worrying': Congress MP Rahul Gandhi
Jul 30, 2021, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress Lok Sabha MP from Kerala's Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi, Friday termed the rising cases of COVID-19 in the southern state as "worrying".
Mahua Moitra called me Bihari gunda, alleges BJP's Nishikant Dubey; TMC MP denies
Jul 29, 2021, at 08:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In an ugly political fight, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey has accused Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarian Mahua Moitra of calling him "Bihari gunda".
I am nobody alone, Opposition should unite to defeat Modi: Mamata after meeting Sonia, Rahul
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Snubbing her national political ambition, if at all any, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday once again appealed to all opposition forces to unite to oust the Modi government in 2024 polls, meeting Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi and top leader Rahul Gandhi here.
Opposition 'unites' against Modi govt on Pegasus, Rahul trades 'anti-national' charge against Centre
Jul 28, 2021, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Disperate opposition forces sans the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Wednesday came together outside Parliament to corner the Modi government on the Pegasus spyware issue, which has turned out to be a new political flash point.
Mamata Banerjee to meet Sonia Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi today
Jul 28, 2021, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to give fuel to the Opposition unity to take on Modi in 2024 polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will Wednesday hold meetings with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal separately in the national capital.
Assam-Mizoram border clash: Himanta govt announces 3-day mourning, compensation to slain officers
Jul 27, 2021, at 07:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Tuesday announced a three-day mourning and Rs. 50 lakh as compensation to the police officers killed and one lakh to the injured in a border clash that broke out between his state and Mizoram.
Expose Opposition: PM Modi tells BJP MPs on Parliament disruption
Jul 27, 2021, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs to expose the Opposition for disrupting normal businesses in Parliament during the ongoing monsoon session, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee to meet PM Modi, Congress leaders in Delhi today
Jul 27, 2021, at 04:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a Delhi tour, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and three senior Congress leaders in the national capital Tuesday.
Rahul Gandhi rides tractor to Parliament in protest against farm laws
Jul 26, 2021, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Monday held a symbolic protest against the Centre's three contentious farm laws that have triggered massive agitation by the farmers.
Congress's Ajay Maken and KC Venugopal in Rajasthan as Gehlot and Pilot lock horns
Jul 25, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: The Rajasthan political crisis has reemerged and Congress general secretary in charge for the state Ajay Maken and KC Venugopal, general secretary (organisation) arrived in Jaipur on Saturday and held a meeting with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, who have been involved in a standoff, according to media reports.
Attack on Indian state: Rahul Gandhi slams Modi over Pegasus
Jul 23, 2021, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Cornering the Modi government further over the Pegasus spyware issue, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday accused the ruling dispensation of attacking the "Indian state" allegedly by snooping.
Punjab: Three Congress workers on way to Navjot Sidhu's event killed in bus accident
Jul 23, 2021, at 05:19 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Three Congress workers, who were on the way to newly-appointed state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu's swearing-in ceremony, were killed in a bus accident in the Moga district of Punjab Friday morning.
Amarinder Singh to meet Navjot Singh Sidhu over tea tomorrow, truce likely on cards
Jul 23, 2021, at 02:35 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is all set to meet Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday over tea in what is seen as a first effort to bring truce to the bitter feud between the leaders.
Mamata condemns raids on Dainik Bhaskar group of newspapers
Jul 22, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the raids on the Dainik Bhaskar group of newspapers at multiple locations in the country by the IT department and said it was an attempt to stifle democracy.
IT raids in Dainik Bhaskar Group, one UP channel offices
Jul 22, 2021, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Income Tax raids are being conducted in offices of Dainik Bhaskar Group as well as a channel in Uttar Pradesh Thursday morning, media reports said.
Congress urges Meghalaya govt to be 'serious enough' on land disputes with Assam
Jul 22, 2021, at 02:07 am
Shillong/UNI: Meghalaya’s opposition Congress on Wednesday said that disputes in new areas along the Meghalaya-Assam boundary is a “dangerous trend” and urged the National People’s Party (NPP)-led government to be “serious enough” in dealing with this inter-state dispute.
Amarinder Singh won't meet Navjot Singh Sidhu without apology, says CM's media strategist
Jul 21, 2021, at 06:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amarinder Singh will not meet his bitter rival Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is now the new Congress chief in Punjab until the latter apologises for his social media attacks on the Punjab Chief Minister.
Pegasus used to collapse our govt in Karnataka, alleges Congress
Jul 21, 2021, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Phone numbers linked to the Janata Dal Secular (JDS)-Congress government in Karnataka were possible targets for surveillance in 2019, when the ruling coalition collapsed and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took power, the Wire has said in the latest revelations in connection with Israeli spyware "Pegasus" row.
PM Modi asks BJP MPs to cite vaccine availability as counter to Opposition charge
Jul 20, 2021, at 08:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs to cite the availability of anti-COVID-19 vaccines to counter the Opposition's attack against the government's pandemic response in Parliament, media reports said.
Opposition aims to corner Modi govt in Parliament over Pegasus issue today
Jul 20, 2021, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The faceoff between the Modi government and the Opposition over the Pegasus issue is likely to resume on the second day of Parliament's monsoon session Tuesday with key rival parties aiming to corner the ruling dispensation.
Congress ready to forge alliance for UP polls with 'open mind': Priyanka Gandhi
Jul 18, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said on Sunday that the party is ready to forge alliance with an open mind for Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022.
New meeting of Punjab Congress MPs casts shadow over Sidhu's elevation to party's helm
Jul 18, 2021, at 08:43 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: A day after media reported that Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has approved Navjot Sidhu's elevation to the helm of Punjab unit of Congress, the MPs of both houses from the state have decided to meet today to oppose the promotion, said media reports.
Punjab: Amrinder Singh approves Sidhu's elevation but wants upper hand in state matters
Jul 18, 2021, at 01:34 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh has agreed to rebel Congress leader Navjot Sidhu's promotion as the head of the state party unit, ending a week-long internal crisis that almost threatened to derail Congress's 2022 Assembly poll campaign.
'Those afraid within the party, run to RSS; we don't need you': Rahul Gandhi's message to dissidents
Jul 17, 2021, at 02:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the party needs fearless leaders and those who feel afraid within the party should be shown the door.
Punjab Congress infighting worsens, Navjot Singh Sidhu meets Sonia-Rahul
Jul 16, 2021, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu Friday met top brass Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi here as the infighting in the party's Punjab unit is far from getting over.
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole calls Sharad Pawar 'remote control' of state's coalition govt
Jul 16, 2021, at 12:27 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In his latest dig at the allies of Maharashtra's Maha Vikas Aghadi government, state Congress chief Nana Patole described NCP president Sharad Pawar as "the remote control" of the coalition.