Under Congress pressure, Maharashtra govt withdraws August order to implement farm bills
Oct 01, 2020, at 03:02 am
Mumbai/IBNS: After dilemma over its August order to implement the new farm laws passed by the Centre, Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government withdrew it following its alliance partner Congress's threat to boycott the Cabinet meeting and Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) continuous protest against the legislation, said media reports.
Protest against farm bills: Tractor set on fire in Delhi, 5 arrested
Sep 28, 2020, at 08:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Five people have been arrested for setting a tractor on fire in the heart of the national capital in protest against the controversial farm bills passed by the Indian Parliament a week ago, media reports said.
Sep 28, 2020, at 12:04 am
New Delhi/UNI: Ajoy Kumar, who had left the Congress for the Aam Aadmi Party after the last year's General Elections, rejoined the party on Sunday.
Delhi Riots: Congress' Salman Khurshid named in chargesheet
Sep 24, 2020, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has been named in the chargesheet filed by Delhi Police in the case related to riots which took place in the national capital earlier this year, media reports said.
Rajya Sabha passes Labour Codes amid opposition's boycott
Sep 23, 2020, at 10:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Three of the four Labour Codes that comprise the reforms to the existing laws were passed on Wednesday in Rajya Sabha even as opposition protested from outside the House.
Sep 22, 2020, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Eight suspended Rajya Sabha MPs continued their sit-in protest in front of the Gandhi statue in Parliament area throughout Monday night, agitating against the farm bills which the Opposition claims as "anti-peasants".
Farm bills: Derek O'Brien, Sanjay Singh, 6 other Rajya Sabha MPs suspended, Opposition hits back
Sep 21, 2020, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Eight opposition Rajya Sabha MPs were on Monday suspended for their "unruly behaviour" while protesting against the passage of two key farm bills by the government in Parliament's upper house a day ago.
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury concerned over his constituency’s links with terror outfit
Sep 20, 2020, at 12:18 am
Kolkata/UNI: Hours after NIA officials arrested nine terrorists associated with Pakistan-sponsored module of terror group Al-Qaeda, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday expressed grave concern over his constituency’s links with the terror outfit.
Parliament adjourned amid protests over comments on Nehru-Gandhi family
Sep 18, 2020, at 11:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Parliament’s monsoon session this year was adjourned for the first time Friday after a fierce row erupted over Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur’s comment on the Nehru-Gandhi family and a counter-attack by a Congress MP calling him 'gadha'(donkey).
People who ruled India for decades are misleading farmers: PM Modi over APMC Act
Sep 18, 2020, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a direct attack on the Congress over the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said people who ruled the country for decades were misleading farmers.
Parliament: Congress, TMC corner Narendra Modi government over Covid-19 handling
Sep 16, 2020, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress and Trinamool Congress, the two largest opposition parties in the country, on Wednesday attempted to corner the Narendra Modi government over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Parliament's upper house, Rajya Sabha.
Priyanka slams Yogi govt for mulling contractual jobs in govt offices in Uttar Pradesh
Sep 13, 2020, at 09:37 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday slammed the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh for mulling contractual jobs in government offices.
Congress holds pro-Rhea Chakraborty rally in Kolkata, alleges political vendetta against her
Sep 13, 2020, at 12:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Pradesh Congress, led by WBPCC General Secretary Manoj Chakraborty, on Saturday took to the streets of Kolkata in solidarity with arrested Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty.
In Congress 'reconstitution,' Ghulam Nabi Azad dropped as general secretary
Sep 12, 2020, at 06:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad has been dropped as a general secretary in a major 'reconstitution' process in the party though he remains a part of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the top-decision making panel.
Himachal Assembly: Congress demands discussion, Speaker disallows, party walks out
Sep 09, 2020, at 01:12 am
Shimla/UNI: The opposition Congress on Tuesday staged a walkout from the Himachal Pradesh state Assembly session following the decision of the Speaker to not allow grand-old party members to participate in the discussions.
Arunachal Police team sent to investigate media reports of 5 men abducted by Chinese army
Sep 06, 2020, at 04:55 am
Itanagar/IBNS: The Arunachal Pradesh Police on Saturday said it has sent a team to the remote Upper Subansiri district near India-China border to “verify the facts” about media reports that five people of the state have been kidnapped by the Chinese army amid strained relations between the two countries, said media reports.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh asks Congress to aggressively counter AAP's 'negative Covid-19 campaign'
Sep 06, 2020, at 01:44 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday asked Congress ministers and MLAs of the concerned constituencies to liaise with the villagers on the ground to combat the negative campaign on testing and organ harvesting, which was actively being propagated by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
PLA abducted five youths from Arunachal Pradesh, claims Congress MLA
Sep 05, 2020, at 06:57 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Amid the border tension between India and China, a Congress MLA of Arunachal Pradesh has claimed that five people from the northeastern state have reportedly been abducted by the Chinese army or the People's Liberation Army (PLA) from Sera 7 area under Upper Subansiri district along Indo-China border.
Sep 03, 2020, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Thursday said that the Facebook international has acknowledged and responded to concerns expressed by it on interference in India’s affairs and promised corrective measures.
Facebook bans BJP leader for 'promoting hate and violence'
Sep 03, 2020, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the heated political slugfest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress over the online "hate speech" row, Facebook has banned a ruling saffron outfit leader for "promoting hate and violence" on the social media platform, media reports said.
After row over Parliament's 'Question Hour', govt allows written responses
Sep 03, 2020, at 04:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after a huge cry by the Oppositions over the scrapping of 'Question Hour' in the Parliament, the government has said it would allow "unstarred questions" which means written questions can be made that will receive written responses.
Special CBI court reserves verdict on Babri Masjid demolition case, judgement due by September end
Sep 02, 2020, at 06:50 pm
Lucknow/UNI: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court has completed arguments in the trial over the demolition of the Babri mosque structure in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, and reserved its judgement for September end.
Opposition attacks BJP government over its 'No Question Hour' move in Parliament
Sep 02, 2020, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Several opposition parties have slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre after the ruling dispensation decided to cancel the "Question Hour" in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament amid Covid-19.
Pranab Mukherjee's life over past 50 years mirrored 50 years of India's history, writes Sonia Gandhi
Sep 01, 2020, at 05:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday condoled the death of former President Pranab Mukherjee, who was also a stalwart leader of the 134-year-old party.
Pranab Mukherjee: A look back at the political life of India's accidental non-Prime Minister
Sep 01, 2020, at 02:25 am
Former President, Bharat Ratna recipient and Congress stalwart Pranab Mukherjee, who has been at the forefront of Indian politics for several decades, passed away at the age of 84 on Monday. India Blooms goes back in the time to know how Mukherjee became a confidante of Indira Gandhi, lost out to Rajiv Gandhi, and returned to a position of power again in Congress before his ascension to Presidency
Congress attacks BJP govt for holding JEE-NEET without safety protocols
Aug 31, 2020, at 04:45 am
New Delhi/UNI: Continuing its attack on the BJP government at the Centre for its decision to hold JEE-NEET examinations amid the Covid pandemic, the Congress on Sunday said that on the one hand, the government is conducting the examination without safety protocols while on the other it has decided against holding question hour in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament.
Aug 30, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government has decided to take on BJP against its accusations of “overlooking” the charges of drug use surrounding actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s unusual death to shield those who are close to the ruling parties, said media reports.
Aug 29, 2020, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday took a swipe at Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who a couple of days ago called Novel Coronavirus pandemic an "act of God" that has affected the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Congress MP from Tamil Nadu H Vasanthakumar dies of Covid-19
Aug 29, 2020, at 03:35 am
Chennai/IBNS: Congress MP from Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari, H Vasanthakumar died of Covid-19 on Friday.
Decision on JEE, NEET should be taken after conversation with students: Rahul Gandhi
Aug 28, 2020, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Attacking the NDA government at the Centre over its decision to hold JEE and NEET examinations amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that any decision in this regard should be taken after a conversation with the students and arriving at a consensus.