Navjot Sidhu to be appointed Punjab Congress chief: Report
Jul 15, 2021, at 08:21 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Navjot Singh Sidhu is likely to be appointed the next Congress chief of Punjab as the party tries to reach a formula to end the fierce infighting ahead of the 2021 Punjab assembly polls, said media reports.
Bengal Pradesh Congress generl secretary Roham Mitra resigns
Jul 14, 2021, at 10:39 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Rohan Mitra, son of late state Congress president Somen Mitra, has resigned from the post of General Secretary of the Provincial Congress.
Congress to replace Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as Lok Sabha leader: Reports
Jul 13, 2021, at 03:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will be replaced as the party's leader in the Lok Sabha and a couple of members of G23, the dissenters who wrote an explosive letter to President Sonia Gandhi last year, are contenders for the post, media reports said.
Enough of dirty politics, Goa wants change: Arvind Kejriwal ahead of his state visit
Jul 12, 2021, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi/Panaji/IBNS: After Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal has set his eyes on politics in the coastal state of Goa.
Ahead of UP rural polls video emerges showing a woman's saree being pulled by two men
Jul 09, 2021, at 03:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a disturbing viral video that emerged in social media on Thursday, a woman in Uttar Pradesh could be seen manhandled with her saree being pulled by two men as nominations were filed for local polls.
Jul 07, 2021, at 02:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After holding a meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said he would accept "whatever decision is taken by the high command" amid bitter infighting in the state.
Pranab Mukherjee's son and Congress leader Abhijit Mukherjee likely to join TMC today
Jul 05, 2021, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former President late Pranab Mukherjee's son and ex-Lok Sabha MP Abhijit Mukherjee is likely to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC) here on Monday.
Lakshadweep administration refuses entry of Congress MPs citing law and order situation, Covid
Jul 04, 2021, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lakshadweep administration has refused to allow the visit of a group of Congress MPs - Hibi Eden, TN Prathpan, CR Rakesh Sharma - citing a police report that says it might instigate violent agitations, which is part of planned effort to ruin the peace, according to a media report.
Congress demands JPC probe in Rafale deal, BJP hits back
Jul 04, 2021, at 02:20 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress party on Saturday demanded a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into alleged irregularities in the Rs 59,000 crore Rafale deal, drawing a sharp retort from the BJP which said the grand old party has become synonymous with spreading lies and misconceptions as the Supreme Court verdict and CAG report had given clean chit to the Narendra Modi government on the deal.
Deputy CM's post across states should be reserved for Muslims: AIMIM leader
Jul 02, 2021, at 06:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In what could trigger a huge political debate, AIMIM leader Asim Waqar has said the Deputy Chief Minister's post across the states should be reserved for Muslims.
Assam Pradesh Congress slams JP Nadda over his political tourists remark
Jun 30, 2021, at 10:12 pm
Guwahati: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Ripun Bora condemned the statement of BJP President JP Nadda that members of Congress party are 'political tourists' and said that such a remark for the opposition party is not expected from the senior party leader of the country.
Arvind Kejriwal promises free electricity up to 300 units if AAP wins in Punjab
Jun 29, 2021, at 08:35 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: In the same model which he followed during Delhi elections in 2020, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday promised uninterrupted power, free electricity up to 300 units and waiver on previous bills if his party captures power in Punjab due to be polled early next year.
Can't leave Congress out of alternative front to fight BJP: Sharad Pawar
Jun 26, 2021, at 04:37 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has said the Congress cannot be left out of any alternative front to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Dark days of Emergency can't be forgotten: PM Modi trains guns at Congress' Indira Gandhi regime
Jun 25, 2021, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Training guns at the Congress regime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the "dark days" of the "Emergency" called in 1975 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi can't be forgotten, accusing the grand old party of decimating democracy through the controversial step taken on this day 46 years ago.
K'taka Congress demands house committee probe in irrigation department's scam
Jun 20, 2021, at 01:56 am
Bengaluru/UNI: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D K Shivakumar, has demanded the state government to order a house committee probe on the alleged Rs 20,000 crore irrigation department's tender scam, here on Saturday.
Assam Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi quits party, to join BJP on June 21
Jun 18, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Guwahati: Four-time Congress MLA of Assam’s Mariani constituency Rupjyoti Kurmi on Friday resigned from the party and all set to join the BJP on June 21.
Jun 17, 2021, at 07:36 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Citing a police clarification, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has blasted Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly peddling lies over an incident where a Muslim man was allegedly beaten in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad.
Is Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee joining TMC? Speculations gain pace
Jun 14, 2021, at 04:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Suspense grows over political alignment of former President late Pranab Mukherjee's son and Congress leader Abhijit Mukherjee over his recent tweet which has now been deleted.
Tamil Nadu: 'Socialism' and 'Mamata Banerjee' get married; vow to be together forever
Jun 14, 2021, at 02:13 pm
Salem/IBNS: A woman, who is West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's namesake, married a man named Socialism in Tamil Nadu's Salem on Sunday.
Party should introspect: Congress leaders on desertion
Jun 10, 2021, at 06:57 pm
LucknowUNI: Rebel Congress MLA from Rae Bareli Aditi Singh said that it’s about time the party did some introspection as to why senior and committed leaders are leaving the party.
Jolt to Congress as former Union Minister Jitin Prasada joins BJP
Jun 09, 2021, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a jolt to the Congress ahead of the state elections in Uttar Pradesh, former Union Minister Jitin Prasada joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Wednesday.
Punjab: AAP politicos gherao Amarinder's residence against his decision of patronage to partymen
Jun 03, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab MLAs and leaders on Thursday gheraoed the residence of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, against the decision of the Captain government to give government jobs to the sons of the Congress MLAs by flouting the government rules.
Wastage of vaccines unfortunate in Congress-ruled states: Anurag Thakur
Jun 02, 2021, at 04:11 pm
Hamirpur/UNI: Union Minister of State for Finance and corporate affairs, Anurag Thakur has blasted the Congress party for its tirade on the mass vaccination program going on in India to contain the COVID-19 adding that it was most unfortunate that the vaccines were being wasted in the Congress-ruled states.
Assam Congress condemns rape of tea garden worker
May 31, 2021, at 08:54 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee on Monday strongly condemned the shocking incident of the rape of a woman from the tea garden community while returning home from a hospital after testing COVID-19 negative in Borhaat Nagamaati area of Sonari constituency in Charaideo district.
Twitter statement an attempt to dictate terms to world's largest democracy: Govt
May 28, 2021, at 12:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a sharp reaction to the micro-blogging site Twitter, the central government on Thursday said the social media giant through its expression of "concern" in a statement attempted to dictate terms to the "world's largest democracy".
Ignorant bigots in power destroying Lakshadweep: Rahul Gandhi
May 27, 2021, at 01:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday joined the protest against Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel's reforms in the union territory that have opened a barrage of criticisms.
Toolkit row: Congress slams Delhi Police's 'cowardly raid' on Twitter offices, targets BJP
May 25, 2021, at 05:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has sharply reacted to the Delhi Police's raids on offices of the micro-blogging site Twitter alleging such an attempt has "exposed lameduck attempts to hide the fraudulent toolkit by BJP leaders".
3 names shortlisted for CBI chief's post at PM-led panel meet, Congress protests
May 25, 2021, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A meeting to select the new Central Bureau of India (CBI) chief was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's house on Monday evening with Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Leader of the Opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in attendance.
Take immediate action: Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi over black fungus drug shortage
May 22, 2021, at 08:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday drew Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention towards the shortage of a drug used to treat Mucormycosis, dubbed as black fungus.
Congress picks VD Satheesan as opposition leader in Kerala
May 22, 2021, at 06:05 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Bringing a change in the party after a crushing defeat in assembly polls, Congress has picked a new face in the form of VD Satheesan as its opposition leader in Left-ruled Kerala, media reports said.