Congress Leader Kondru Murali Joins TDP
Congress leader and former minister Kondru Murali Mohan joined Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Thursday in the presence of TDP president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. Naidu welcomed Mohan into the party.
Read More →Congress Accuses Modi government of ‘Doublespeak’ on its Defence Deals
Accusing the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of following “doublespeak” on its defence deals, the Congress on Wednesday questioned why the ruling dispensation did not apply the same principle in the Rafale deal with France as it did with the AK-103 assault rifles deal with Russia.
Read More →Rahul Will be PM After 2019 Elections, Says Punjab CM
Dismissing news about his differences with Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that the entire party is solidly backing Gandhi on every front.
Read More →Niti Aayog VC’s Remark Against Raghuram Rajan Laughable, Says Congress
The Congress has criticised NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar for blaming former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan for the slowdown in country’s economy.
Read More →Congress Devises Kashmir Policy for Upcoming Election in J&K
The local Congress leaders are of the view that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference (NC) all three have stated policy on Kashmir and it was only Congress which did not have a policy since 1947
Read More →Congress to Skip Venkaiah Naidu’s Breakfast Party
The Congress Party has decided to boycott the breakfast party to be hosted by Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Friday.
Read More →‘My Wish to Join Congress has Dragged me into Muzaffarpur Case’
Brajesh Thakur, the key accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home alleged rapes, on Wednesday claimed that he has been falsely implicated as he was planning to join the Congress party. Thakur was produced before the court among other accused.
Read More →Sena, TDP to Support Congress Candidate in Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Polls
Seems like Congress candidate for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (RS) is garnering the support of maximum political parties.
Read More →No Relief for Rahul Gandhi in National Herald Case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday did not grant any relief to Congress president Rahul Gandhi in connection with the National Herald case.
Read More →Roads in Madhya Pradesh no Less Than US, Says Chouhan
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday criticised the Congress party for making Madhya Pradesh an “ailing state” during its regime.
Read More →TMC, Congress Give Adjournment Notices Over Assam NRC Issue
The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Congress on Tuesday gave adjournment motion notices in the Lok Sabha over Assam’s controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue.
Read More →Ex-Shiromani Akali Dal Minister Acquitted of Rape, Blames Congress
Former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) minister Sucha Singh Langah was acquitted by a local court in a rape case filed against him by a woman constable of the Punjab Police in 2017.
Read More →Assam NRC Draft Should not be Politicised, Says Rajnath
Following the political parties including Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) criticised the final draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC), Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that such sensitive issues should not be politicised.<
Read More →Trump Threatens Government Shutdown
United States (US) President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was willing to shut down the government if the promises made by the Congress to fund his border wall was not fulfilled by September.
Read More →Congress Workers Offer ‘Free hug’ in Delhi
The Congress workers launched a free hug campaign in Delhi’s Connaught Place on Tuesday.
Read More →Gandhi Family has Nothing to do With AgustaWestland Case, Says Antony
Former Defence Minister AK Antony on Thursday said that it was the Congress party which initiated a probe into the AgustaWestland case and that the Gandhi family is not even remotely related with the case.
Read More →Congress Issues Three-line Whip to MPs for no-confidence Debate
The Congress Party on Thursday issued a three-line whip to its Member of Parliament (MPs), asking them to be present in Lok Sabha on July 20 for the no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi-led government.
Read More →Amidst ‘Congress is Muslim Party’ Controversy, Rahul Says Religion Matters Little
Amidst political furore surrounding his alleged “Congress is a Muslim party” remark, Rahul Gandhi said that religion, caste, and beliefs matter little to him.
Read More →RS Prasad Questions Rahul’s Silence Over ‘Muslim Party’ Remark
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has questioned Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s silence over his “Congress is a Muslim party” remark.
Read More →I am Unhappy, Swallowing Pain of Coalition Government, Says Kumaraswamy
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said that he is not happy while heading a coalition government and is swallowing the pain of it.
Read More →Ex-Andhra CM Kiran Reddy Rejoins Congress
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy rejoined Congress after meeting party chief Rahul Gandhi here on Friday.
Read More →Digvijaya Compares PM Modi With Controversial Pakistani Leader Zia-ul-Haq
After Shashi Tharoor’s controversial ‘Hindu Pakistan’ remark, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has raked up another row by comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi with controversial Pakistani leader Zia-ul-Haq.
Read More →Just Reflecting BJP’s Ideologies, Says Tharoor on ‘Hindu Pakistan’ Remark
Responding to the criticism on his ‘Hindu Pakistan’ comments, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said he was simply highlighting the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ideology through his comment.
Read More →Congress Rubbishes Report ‘Misquoting’ Rahul Gandhi
The Congress on Thursday rubbished a report that quoted Rahul Gandhi saying it is a Muslim party.
Read More →If BJP Wins 2019 Polls, India Will Become Hindu Pakistan, Says Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins 2019 Lok Sabha elections it will create a condition leading to the formation of a ‘Hindu Pakistan’.
Read More →Chaiwala Became PM Because Congress Preserved Democracy, Says Kharge
A ‘chaiwala’ like Narendra Modi could become the Prime Minister of India because Congress preserved democracy, said the party’s Maharashtra in charge, Mallikarjun Kharge.
Read More →Centre has Become ‘Lynch-Pujari’, Says Congress
The Congress party on Sunday citicised Union Minister Jayant Sinha for garlanding eight men convicted for killing a meat trader and said that the central government has become “Lynch-Pujari” (those who worship somebody accused of lynching).
Read More →PDP Leader Accuses Mehbooba Mufti of Nepotism
A leader of The Jammu and Kashmir’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday lashed out at former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti and accused her of obliterating the party by promoting nepotism.
Read More →Congress Accuses BJP of Taking Political Gains From Surgical Strike
A day after the video of September 2016 surgical strikes was released, the Congress party came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and accused them of scoring political points using the footage of Indian Army’s action against terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Read More →Congress Committed Biggest Crime by Imposing Emergency, Says Raman Singh
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh accused the Congress party of committing the “biggest crime” by declaring Emergency in 1975.
Read More →Ahmed Patel Seeks BJP Apology for Four-year ‘Undeclared Emergency’
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for commenting on the 1975 Emergency period and asked the party whether it would apologise for the “undeclared emergency” of the past four years.
Read More →Sapna Chaudhary ‘Okay’ With BJP Leader’s ‘Thumkewali’ Remark
Haryanvi dancer Sapna Chaudhary said she does not seek an apology from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Kumar Chopra and is ‘okay’ with him calling her a ‘thumkewali’ (dancer).
Read More →Senior Congress Leader Danam Nagender Resigns
Telangana senior Congress leader and former minister Danam Nagender resigned from the party on Friday.
Read More →Rahul Turns 48, Congress in Celebration Mood
The atmosphere outside Congress headquarters in Delhi turned into a festive mode, as party workers, in a jubilant mood celebrated the birthday of their party president Rahul Gandhi, who turned 48 on Tuesday.
Read More →Congress, Opposition Parties Will Defeat BJP in 2019, Says Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that Congress and other opposition parties will defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre in the 2019 general elections.
Read More →Congress-JD(S) Alliance Intact, Says Shivakumar
Karnataka minister D. K. Shivakumar slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yeddyurappa over claims that some leaders from the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) wish to join the BJP.
Read More →Owaisi Says Congress is Finished
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday hit out at the Congress after the party leader and former president Pranab Mukherjee attended the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) annual event.
Read More →Will Avenge Farmers Deaths by Winning MP Polls, Says Congress
The Congress has said that will avenge the deaths of farmers, who lost their lives in Mandsaur protest last year, by winning the upcoming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh.
Read More →No Contention Between Congress-JD(S) Over Cabinet Expansion Says Kumaraswamy
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that there is no dissension between Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs over cabinet expansion.
Read More →Election Commission Orders Probe Into Irregularities in Madhya Pradesh Electoral Lists
The Election Commission of India (EC) on Sunday ordered a probe into alleged irregularities in electoral rolls in Madhya Pradesh.
Read More →Congress to Observe Vishwasghat Diwas on Modi Government’s Anniversary
The Congress party will observe Vishwasghat Diwas (betrayal day) on Saturday when Narendra Modi-led BJP government will complete four years in the Centre.
Read More →BJP Threatens Karnataka State-wide Bandh on May 28
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday threatened to hold a state-wide bandh on May 28, if Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy fails to waive off farmers loans by then.
Read More →Kumaraswamy Passes Floor Test With Ease
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy comfortably passed the floor test on Friday, after the BJP MLAs staged a walkout from the Vidhana Soudha (state assembly).
Read More →Karnataka Assembly Begins Ahead of Floor Test
The Karnataka State Assembly session has begun at the Vidhana Soudha on Friday.
Read More →Kumaraswamy to Face Floor Test Today
With a hope for an end to the turmoil in Karnataka over government formation, newly sworn-in Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is going to face a floor test on Friday to prove his majority.
Read More →Kumaraswamy Wants Long-term Relations With Congress, Says Surjewala
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said that Karnataka chief minister-elect HD Kumaraswamy’s meeting with United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi was a cordial one and that the two parties sought a long-term partnership with each other.
Read More →Kumaraswamy Trashed Resentment Within Congress Over Alliance
Karnataka Chief Minister-designate HD Kumaraswamy on Monday refuted the reports of resentment within the Congress party over its alliance with Janata Dal (Secular) (JD-S), while calling it bogus and fake.
Read More →Swallowed Bitter Pills for a Secular Government in Karnataka, Says Congress
Senior Congress leader from Karnataka, D.K. Shivakumar on Monday said that the Congress party and the Janata Dal (Secular) – had to sort out their differences for the sake of forming a secular government in Karnataka.
Read More →Congress Releases Call Recordings of BJP Luring Congress MLAs with Ministerial Posts and Meetings With Amit Shah
Amid the Congress’ and JDS’ attempt to form a democratically elected government in Karnataka, the Congress on Friday night (May 18, 2018) released audio tapes of conversations between BJP leaders and Congress MLAs in which the former are heard asking the latter to join BJP. This luring was done in the last minute attempts to hold on to power in Karnataka as the Supreme Court has ordered a floor test to be held today (May 19, 2018).
Read More →Congress Confident of Winning Floor-test in Karnataka Assembly
Hours before the floor test is set to begin in Karnataka assembly, Congress leaders said they have the numbers and ultimately they will form the government in the state in alliance with Janata Dal (Secular).
Read More →SC to Hear Plea Challenging Bopaiah’s Appointment Today
Supreme Court on Saturday will hear the petition filed by the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) challenging the appointment of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA K.G. Bopaiah as the pro tem speaker to conduct the crucial floor test in Karnataka.
Read More →Congress, JD(S) MLAs Being Shifted to Hyderabad Hotel From Karnataka
Amid the fiasco regarding the formation of Government in Karnataka, MLAs of both the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) (JD-S) are being shifted to Park Hyatt Hotel in Hyderabad from Bengaluru Resort.
Read More →SC Judge Suggests Floor Test Would be Best Option
Amid political turmoil in Karnataka, Supreme Court Judge Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri opined that a floor test would be ‘the best option’.
Read More →Over Hundred Held After Tripura Congress Takes out Akrosh Rally
Hundreds of Congress leaders and workers were arrested on Thursday for holding an ‘Akrosh rally’ here to protest against the demolition of many party offices in Tripura allegedly by the BJP government.
Read More →SC to Resume Hearing on Karnataka Political Turmoil
Amid the high political drama, the Supreme Court on Friday will resume its hearing on Congress’ plea regarding Karnataka Governor’s decision to invite the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form a government in their state.
Read More →JD(S), Congress MLAs to Stay United at Same Place, Says Kumaraswamy
Janata Dal (Secular) or (JD-S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday said his party MLAs along with the Congress will “stay united at the same place” in order to prevent “horse-trading” ahead of the trust vote in the assembly.
Read More →Congress-JD(S) Protest Yeddyurappa’s Swearing in
Leaders and supporters of the Congress Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) on Thursday staged strong protests against the swearing in of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B. S. Yeddyurappa as Karnataka’s chief minister outside Vidhan Soudha here.
Read More →Rahul, Sonia, Siddaramaiah Ruined Congress, Says Ananth Kumar
Union Minister Ananth Kumar on Wednesday said Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi, his mother Sonia Gandhi and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ruined the Congress.
Read More →Today India Will Mourn the Defeat of Democracy, Says Rahul
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed to form a government in Karnataka despite all the impediments, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the BJP is making a mockery of the Indian Constitution.
Read More →No Doubts Over Alliance, Says Kumaraswamy
Ahead of the Janata Dal (Secular) Legislature Party meeting here, chief ministerial candidate H.D. Kumaraswamy confirmed that his party would ally with the Congress Party to put forth the formation of the government in Karnataka.
Read More →6 BJP Leaders are in Touch With us, Says Congress Leader
Amid claims of MLAs being swoon by opponents in Karnataka, Congress Party leader MB Patil claimed that six Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were in touch with his party.
Read More →BJP Leaders Offered me Ministry, Says Congress’s Amaregouda Bayyapur
Congress leader Amaregouda Linganagouda Patil Bayyapur revealed on Wednesday that he had received lucrative offers from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to switch his allegiance for the latter.
Read More →Raman Singh Slams Congress During Vikas Yatra
On the third day of his Vikas Yatra, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh slammed Congress and said they only promoted the ‘Gareebi Hatao’ (remove poverty) chants, however, never did anything for poor people.
Read More →H.D. Kumaraswamy Will be Next Karnataka CM, Says Siddaramaiah
Outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said H.D. Kumaraswamy would be the next chief minister of the JD-S-led government supported by the Congress in Karnataka.
Read More →Congress to Support JD (S) to Form Government in Karnataka
The Congress has announced to support the Janata Dal (Secular) to form the next government in Karnataka.
Read More →No Decision can be Taken Until Final Result, Says Kharge
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set to win the Karnataka assembly elections 2018, Congress senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that no concrete decision can be taken until the end of the counting.
Read More →Counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly Polls Begins
Counting of votes for the Karnataka state assembly election began. Elections were held on Saturday in 222 out of 224 assembly constituencies in 58,546 polling stations in the state.
Read More →People of Varuna Happy With Congress, Says Candidate Dr. Yathindra
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son and Congress candidate from Varuna, Dr. Yathindra on Saturday said that the people of his constituency were happy with the Congress Government and its developmental works.
Read More →Here are the key Constituencies to Watch out in Karnataka Polls
The D-Day for the elections in Karnataka is here. In just a few hours, the 4.94-crore strong electorate will begin exercising their franchise to decide the fates of over 2500 candidates, contesting for 222 assembly seats.
Read More →Voting Begins in Karnataka
Voting for the 224-member assembly began across Karnataka at 7 am on Saturday.
Read More →IT Raids Resort in Badami
The Income Tax (IT) Department has conducted raids at a resort in Karnataka’s Badami, where the Congress leaders are lodging for campaigning purpose.
Read More →Mangaluru’s Fishing Community Stands Divided Between Congress, BJP
Fishermen from Mangaluru have pinned their hopes on the upcoming Karnataka Elections and are keeping their fingers crossed anticipating that whichever party forms the government in the state will address the woes of the community.
Read More →All Possibilities of Technical Snag Will be Examined, Says Congress
Hours after Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s special flight to Hubli faced technical snag, the party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala assured that all the possibilities would be examined, including that of foul play.
Read More →BJP’s Hiremath Joins Congress Ahead of Karnataka Polls
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Chandrashekhar Hiremath has joined Congress days ahead of the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections.
Read More →Congress Demands President’s Rule in WB After Panchayat Polls Violence
A day after violence erupted in West Bengal’s Birbhum district over the filing of fresh nominations for panchayat election that claimed one Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker’s life, the Congress on Tuesday demanded President’s rule in the state.
Read More →Congress has no Right to Question Constitution, Says Ananth Kumar
A day after Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu rejected the impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Tuesday lashed out at the Congress stating that they have no right to question Constitution and democracy.
Read More →Congress to Seek Help of Legal Experts in CJI Impeachment
Reacting on the rejection of Impeachment Motion notice against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Congress leader PL Punia said that the party will talk to legal experts to take the next step.
Read More →Congress Incited Violence in States Where They are in Opposition
In the wake of violent protests during Bharat Bandh, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Tuesday said Congress is responsible for inciting people and spreading violence in the states where they are in Opposition.
Read More →AIADMK Seeks Congress’s Support for No-trust Motion in Cauvery Issue
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Monday sought the Congress Party’s support for moving the no-confidence motion in the Parliament against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the formation of Cauvery Management Board (CMB).
Read More →Swaraj Retweets Congress Poll Favouring her on Mosul Deaths
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has retweeted a poll started by the Congress Party on Twitter, which asks whether the death of 39 Indians in Iraq was her biggest failure, to which a majority of citizens said ‘No’.
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OPINION | K.M Seethi
How Safe Is The World In The Post Trump-Kim Summit?
Nuclear power plant with a red field / (c) The Woke Journal
The strategic fulcrum of global politics still hinges on an unadulterated ‘non-proliferation credo’ (NPC). It avowedly applies to newcomers or threshold states like Iran, North Korea etc but surreptitiously shields countries like Israel, India, and Pakistan.