Mar 02, 2021, at 05:37 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has once again roped in political strategist Prashant Kishor to return to power in the Assembly election to be held in 2022.
Congress Vs Congress: Anand Sharma hits out at Adhir Chowdhury over Bengal alliance
Mar 02, 2021, at 03:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday publicly went against the party's West Bengal strategy and said an alliance with the ISF (Indian Secular Front) and similar parties "goes against its core ideology".
CPI-M, Congress joined BJP in caste politics: Trinamool Congress
Mar 02, 2021, at 12:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress on Monday slammed the Left and Congress for allegedly playing caste politics, like Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), by roping in Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui’s Indian Secular Front (ISF) in an alliance for the upcoming West Bengal polls.
Assam elections : Priyanka reaches Assam, visits Kamakhya temple, dances with tea tribe girls
Mar 01, 2021, at 08:53 pm
Guwahati/UNI/IBNS: Congress star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached Assam today morning on a two-day visit to the poll-bound state.
Bengal: Left, Congress to hold meeting today to resolve deadlock over alliance with ISF
Mar 01, 2021, at 05:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Left parties and Congress will Monday hold a meeting to resolve the deadlock occurred over an alliance with Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui's Indian Secular Front (ISF) in less than a month the West Bengal polls begin.
Mar 01, 2021, at 01:41 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The ongoing rift between Congress and Indian Secular Front (ISF) took the centre stage at the Left's brigade rally on Sunday, causing embarrassment for the United Front which is shaping up in poll-bound West Bengal.
BPF joins Congress-AIUDF led grand alliance to fight against BJP
Mar 01, 2021, at 12:39 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) Chief Hagrama Mohilary on Sunday said BJP is a communal party and his party has decided to join hands with Congress-AIUDF led grand alliance (Mahajut) to fulfill the aspirations of the people of Assam.
'You were on leave Rahul Bhaiya': Amit Shah mocks Rahul Gandhi over fisheries ministry row
Feb 28, 2021, at 10:51 pm
Puducherry/IBNS: Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah is the latest Congress adversary to take a swipe at Rahul Gandhi, who had recently said if his party comes to power, he will create a ministry dedicated to fishermen of India, oblivious to the fact that it had been set up two years ago.
I want Puducherry to be BEST: PM Modi
Feb 25, 2021, at 07:22 pm
Puducherry/IBNS: With weeks to go for the assembly polls in Puducherry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he wanted the union territory to be the "BEST" or the hub of business, education, spirituality and tourism.
Assam Congress collects over 1 lakh gamosas under its anti-CAA campaign
Feb 25, 2021, at 03:00 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Congress has collected over 1 lakh gamosas through its door-to-door collection drive while the party has launched 'Assam Bachao' (Save Assam) campaign across the state by aiming to oust BJP from power in the upcoming assembly polls in the state.
BJP will not stake claim to form govt in Puducherry, says party leader Saminathan
Feb 24, 2021, at 01:18 am
Puducherry/UNI: A day after the Congress-DMK alliance government fell in Puduchery, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced that it would not stake claim to form the government as it did not want to come to power through short cuts.
I-T raids on Congress MLA's office in Madhya Pradesh unearth over Rs 450 crore in undisclosed income
Feb 23, 2021, at 06:02 am
Bhopal/IBNS : The Income Tax department today raided the office premises of a Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh and recovered more than Rs 460 crore in undisclosed income, said media reports.
Amarinder Singh to lead Congress in 2022 Punjab polls: Party
Feb 23, 2021, at 01:19 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President Sunil Jakhar on Monday said Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh would lead the party in the 2022 assembly polls, as the people of the state had reposed their faith in his leadership with their landslide verdict in Congress’ favour in the recent civic polls.
Feb 22, 2021, at 08:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, was on Monday allowed to travel abroad by the Supreme Court post furnishing an itinerary and security deposit of Rs 2 crores.
Congress out of power in Puducherry as CM Narayanasamy loses confidence vote
Feb 22, 2021, at 06:31 pm
Puducherry/IBNS: The Congress government in Puducherry on Monday collapsed as Chief Minister V Narayanasamy lost the confidence vote, causing more trouble to an already crisis-ridden grand old party.
Puducherry political crisis: Congress to take a final decision tomorrow, says CM Narayanasamy
Feb 22, 2021, at 04:27 am
Puducherry/UNI : Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Sunday night said that a final decision on the strategy of the ruling side would be taken on Monday morning.
Assam: Congress protests fuel prices hike across state
Feb 22, 2021, at 03:30 am
Guwahati/UNI: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee today launched agitations across all districts of the state to protest against the petrol price hike.
Assam Congress to launch massive protests against fuel price hike
Feb 20, 2021, at 09:16 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Upping the ante, Assam Congress will launch a massive agitation against rising fuel prices, with a series of protests across the state, starting from Sunday.
Congress starts ‘Save Assam’ yatra by aiming to oust BJP from power
Feb 20, 2021, at 02:18 am
Guwahati,/IBNS: Ahead of the assembly polls, the opposition Congress has taken up Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) as a core poll issue and started a massive campaign called ‘Assam Bachao’ (Save Assam) yatra across the state.
Assam people now see the hollowness of Gujarat model: Congress
Feb 19, 2021, at 06:42 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam Congress on Friday said the people of the poll-bound state have now seen the hollowness of Gujarat model.
Congress to face floor test in Puducherry on Monday, announces Lt Guv Tamilisai Soundararajan
Feb 19, 2021, at 03:25 am
Puducherry/IBNS: The Congress government in Puducherry will face a floor test to prove its strength in the Assembly on Monday, Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said on Thursday after assuming her charge as the head of the Union Territory.
Maharashtra Congress threatens to stop shooting, screening of Big B, Akshay Kumar films
Feb 19, 2021, at 01:50 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra Congress has threatened to stop the shooting and screening of the movies involviong stars who had criticised the UPA government over fuel price hike in the past but haven't spoken out even as the rates have shot up higher than before under the current regime, reported the media.
Setback for BJP as Congress wins all 7 Municipal Corporations in Punjab
Feb 17, 2021, at 07:30 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Causing a massive setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the backdrop of the farmers' protests, the Congress on Wednesday won all seven Municipal Corporations in Punjab that went to polls on Feb 14, media reports said.
Congress announces to build anti-CAA memorial in Assam
Feb 16, 2021, at 08:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Taking a hardened stand on the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Congress party on Tuesday announced that the party will build a memorial to commemorate the martyrdom of anti-CAA protestors who sacrificed their lives to save ‘Assamese Pride’.
Ahead of Bengal polls, Mamata Banerjee rolls out highly subsidised Ma Kitchen
Feb 16, 2021, at 07:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Just weeks ahead of the assembly elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday inaugurated a community kitchen, named as Ma Kitchen, virtually from the state headquarters here.
Congress government reduced to minority in Puducherry
Feb 16, 2021, at 05:52 pm
Puducherry/UNI: With the resignation of Congress member John Kumar elected from Kamaraj Nagar constituency on Tuesday, the Congress government led by V Narayanasamy, the term of which expires on Jun 8, was reduced to a minority.
Puducherry: Congress MLA John Kumar resigns
Feb 16, 2021, at 05:44 pm
Puducherry/UNI: Close on the heels of Malladi Krishna Rao Congress member elected from Yanam constituency and former health minister resigning his MLA post yesterday, another congress member elected from Kamaraj Nagar constituency John Kumar resigned his post on Tuesday.
Looting from public: Rahul Gandhi slams govt over fresh LPG price hike
Feb 15, 2021, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress parliamentarian Rahul Gandhi on Monday made a fresh attack on the Narendra Modi government over the fresh price hike in Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) gas cylinders.
Sitharaman slams Rahul, says Congress creating fake narratives
Feb 14, 2021, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/UNI : Union Finance Minister Nitharaman on Saturday hit out at Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha, saying the party was involved in twin tendencies of creating fake narratives and heaping baseless allegations against the government.
NCP splits in Kerala ahead of assembly polls
Feb 13, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Thiruvanathapuram/IBNS : Nationalist Congress Party, a constituent of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, has split ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, said media reports.