Amaravati: Intensifying his efforts to build opposition alliance to take on the BJP, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu will meet Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday. In his second visit to New Delhi in less than a week, Naidu will call on Gandhi as part[Read More…]
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Trump declining India’s invitation for Republic Day a diplomatic faux pas: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday described US President Donald Trump declining India’s invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebration as a diplomatic faux pas saying that it was an avoidable embarrassment for the country. “What is important to remember that as and when the Government[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Polls: 7 Relatives battling against each other at Dantewada constituency
Ahead of assembly polls, Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada constituency has become the centre of attraction. Seven candidates from different parties are not from the same family but they are each other’s relatives, who are contesting against each other in Dantewada. Bhima Mandavi from BJP, Devti Karma from Congress, Nandaram Sori from CPI,[Read More…]
Telangana: Former Congress MLA’s aide offers bribe to voters, TRS files complaint with EC
Ahead of Telangana assembly polls, the video of a supporter of ex-Telangana Congress MLA SA Sampath Kumar apparently offering a Rs 5 Lakh bribe in exchange for votes has gone viral. The incident occurred at Sankapur village in Alampur constituency in Jogulamba Gadwal district. “People who vote for Congress will[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s regime, a mixed bag for state
Madhya Pradesh assembly election, which is a litmus test for incumbent Bhartiya Janta Party and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan too, is witnessing several political shifts every day. The contest has been turned into a multipolar competition, where Congress is leading the opposition along with the debutants Samanya Pichra Alpsankhyak[Read More…]
FIR registered against Rajasthan minister Dhan Rawat for saying, “All Hindus should vote for BJP”
Banswara: An FIR has been registered against Rajasthan Minister Dhan Singh Rawat for his controversial speech from October 26 where he said “All Hindus should vote for BJP.” Rawat, a Minister of State, while addressing a rally last week had stirred a controversy by seeking votes on the basis of religion. “Rajasthan mein[Read More…]
No lessons learnt from Amritsar train tragedy, NSUI organises event next to tracks
Days after the Amritsar train accident which claimed as many as 60 lives, National Student Union of India, the student wing of the Congress, organised a programme on Sunday at Dhuri Line, Ludhiana, which is just a few meters away from the railway tracks. Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: Setback for Congress as top leader from Shahdol joins BJP
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh polls 2018, several political developments are taking place every day in the state. Both major contenders, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and Congress are facing intense resentments over ticket distribution and anti-incumbency is evident in the state. Amid this entire crisis, political shifts are totally increasing in[Read More…]
Congress demands Raman Singh’s resignation after Maoist attack
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday demanded the resignation of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, saying that the government had no moral right to rule as it was not able to protect the security forces from terrorists and Maoists. Congress MP and Spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi attacked the Centre as[Read More…]
More than poll arithmetic, Congress needs to get its alliance chemistry right for Telangana
Away from the heat and dust of assembly elections to three BJP ruled states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan dubbed as the semi-final before the 2019 Lok Sabha general elections, an interesting battle is ensuing in the newest state of Telangana in South India for the December 7 polls. Here the[Read More…]
Personal ambitions leading to degeneration of Congress ideology: Jaitley
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the personal ambitions of the Congress leadership had led to the “degeneration of its ideology” and that its dynastic tendencies would have turned India into a kingdom rather than even a dynastic democracy had it not been for the BJP. He[Read More…]
19 years on, Tariq Anwar returns to Congress fold
New Delhi: Days after quitting the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Tariq Anwar on Saturday returned to the Congress here in the presence of party President Rahul Gandhi – almost two decades after he had walked out. Gandhi has welcomed Anwar into “the Congress family”, the party tweeted posting a picture[Read More…]
Release Parrikar’s video to show he is fit to govern: Congress
Panaji: The Congress on Friday demanded that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government in Goa prove that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer for nearly eight months and has not been seen in public since October 14, is fit to govern. Addressing a press conference[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Rebel Congress leaders to contest election from Ajit Jogi’s party
Ahead of the Chhattisgarh elections, MLAs RK Rai from Gundardehi and Siyaram Kaushik from Bilha, will contest the assembly polls under the banner of Janta Congress Chhattisgarh, officially declared on Thursday in Raipur. Earlier, MLAs RK Rai and Siyaram Kaushik were suspended by the Congress party for making ‘anti-party statements.[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath and Rakesh Singh, two political stalwarts with many things in common
Congress and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), who are battling against each other on the electoral ground of Madhya Pradesh, have inducted new state chiefs earlier this year. BJP State President Rakesh Singh and Member of Parliament from Jabalpur and Congress State President Kamal Nath and Member of Parliament from Chhindwara,[Read More…]
Raman Singh and Karuna Shukla, the millionaire contestants in Chhattisgarh election
Ahead of polls, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on October 23 filed his nomination from the Rajnandgaon constituency and Congress candidate Karuna Shukla, who is the niece of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has also filed her nomination against Raman Singh. Polling will be held on November 12 in[Read More…]
CBI mess because of PM’s desperate Rafale cover-up: Congress
Mumbai: The opposition Congress on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Modi accusing him of “a desperate cover-up attempt” over the Rafale deal and pushing the country’s premier probe agency, the CBI, into complete disarray. Speaking to mediapersons here, Congress national spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said: “A scared and[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh government is anti-women, says Priyanka Chaturvedi
The Congress on Wednesday blamed the Raman Singh led BJP government on the issue of women’s safety and reservation. Congress spokesperson, Priyanka Chaturvedi in Raipur alleged BJP of adopting a callous attitude towards women. Priyanka said that the Raman government in the state has failed to find missing women and[Read More…]
Congress declares candidates for Mizoram assembly election
Ruling Congress party led by Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla on Wednesday declared the names of its 40 candidates who will fight in the upcoming Mizoram assembly elections. Congress party in Mizoram under the leadership of Lal Thanhawala is contesting on all the 40 seats in the upcoming polls. There is a[Read More…]
Former diplomat Satender Kumar joins Congress
New Delhi: Former diplomat Satender Kumar, a Dalit from Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday joined the Congress. Kumar, who was India’s ambassador to Suriname was formally inducted into the party by Congress General Secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh Ghulam Nabi Azad and state Congress chief Raj Babbar. Around 350 supporters[Read More…]
Congress not to field senior leaders in Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh elections?
Ahead of assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Congress has decided to implement a new formula to reduce dissent within the party cadres. Party has declared that it will not field any senior leaders and state presidents in assembly elections. After the declaration, it is expected that senior leaders[Read More…]
Assembly Elections 2018: Is Congress going downhill in Chhattisgarh?
Ahead of assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, the triangular contest between Janta Congress Chhattisgarh, Congress and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) have become more interesting after the recent political developments in the state. According to sources, anti-incumbency is totally evident in BJP ruled state, but Congress has failed to utilize the whole[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Polls: Is Ajit Jogi curating electoral pitch for BJP?
Janta Congress Chhattisgarh chief Ajit Jogi, who parted ways with Congress in 2016 and stated that he is neither with Congress nor BJP. Further Congress alleged that Ajit Jogi is a ‘B Team’ of BJP and he is trying to create a negative image of Congress in tribal regions of[Read More…]
Rajput community in Rajasthan a hindrance for BJP?
Ruling BJP, who is facing acute anti-incumbency in Rajasthan, is trying to woo every community through various means. However, saffron party’s biggest concern revolves around the Rajput community, which accounts for 12 per cent of Rajasthan’s population and gradually shifting from BJP to others. Rajput community holds a considerable amount[Read More…]
Congress targets Modi over CBI’s ‘internal war’
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) In the wake of the CBI registering a corruption case against its Special Director Rakesh Asthana, the Congress on Monday indicted the Narendra Modi government for the probe agency’s credibility and integrity being questioned. Leading the attack, Congress President Rahul Gandhi termed the CBI as[Read More…]