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Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Photo: PTI/File)

Hooda gets his way; Tanwar out, Selja new Haryana chief

The Congress in Haryana is split into factions led by, besides Hooda and Tanwar, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Kumari Selja and Kiran Chowdhary.

05 Sep 2019 3:00 AM

Implement 5 key promises: Sonia Gandhi

As of now, the Congress has state governments in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Puducherry, Chattisgarh and Punjab.

02 Sep 2019 1:16 AM

CEC position to mollify Bhupinder Singh Hooda?

Move to give former CM and Jat strongman direct say in ticket distribution.

31 Aug 2019 6:52 AM

Food and consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Ram Vilas Paswan to hold meeting with dissenting MPs

Opposing members claimed that the Bill, indirectly, takes away the powers of the state governments and should be referred to a select committee.

27 Aug 2019 2:08 AM

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Ghulam Nabi Azad return from Srinagar at IGI Airport in New Delhi on Saturday. A delegation of Opposition leaders which visited Srinagar to assess the situation in the Kashmir Valley were sent back from the airport by J&K authorities. (Photo: PTI)

Kashmir Valley remains out of bounds for politicians

Gandhi told the officials that governor Satya Pal Malik had invited him on social media and he was just reciprocating that through this visit.

25 Aug 2019 3:50 AM

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh interacts with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi as he leaves after taking oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha at Parliament House in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul, other Oppn leaders to attempt J&K visit today

The decision to attempt to reach Srinagar was taken at a meeting of Opposition parties on Friday.

24 Aug 2019 3:42 AM

Rahul Gandhi says govt misusing Central agencies’ power

The protest meet would be the first after the disastrous performance of the Opposition parties at the hustings in the recent Lok Sabha polls.

22 Aug 2019 6:14 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi flanked by interim party president Sonia Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh during the Congress Working Committee meeting in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo: Asian AGE)

CWC elects Sonia Gandhi as interim Congress president

The announcement was made on Sunday night after Congress Working Committee accepted Rahul Gandhi's resignation during its second meeting of the day.

10 Aug 2019 11:21 PM

Former Union minister Mukul Wasnik (Photo: ANI)

Mukul Wasnik frontrunner for Congress chief

The other names doing the rounds are of Karnataka strongman Mallikarjun Kharge, former home minister Shinde and AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal.

10 Aug 2019 4:13 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (Photo: Pritam bandyopadhyay)

Congress meets to put house in order on Article 370 stand

The CWC resolution adopted on Wednesday had deplored the “unilateral”, “brazen” and “undemocratic” way in which Article 370 was revoked.

10 Aug 2019 3:12 AM

Congress Parliamentary Party leader Sonia Gandhi is understood to have said that if the party supported the BJP now, will it support them when they bring in the Uniform Civil Code. (Photo: PTI)

Congress meets Friday to decide on Article 370

The voices of dissent had emerged after the Congress vehemently opposed the abrogation of Article 370 on the floor of Parliament.

08 Aug 2019 2:04 AM

TMC chief whip in Rajya Sabha Sukhendu Shekhar Roy

Trinamul stance on Article 370 open-ended

The BJP which made big inroads into West Bengal in the recent Lok Sabha polls, winning 18 seats, has been riding high on Hindutva.

07 Aug 2019 2:57 AM

Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia. (Photo: AFP)

Congress split wide open over Article 370 stand

Rahul Gandhi, however, accused the government of abusing its executive powers to ‘tear apart’ the state.

07 Aug 2019 2:21 AM

Sources said that the Party was seeking written replies from the MPs in the matter. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Opposition cries foul over Triple Talaq Bill

The joint Opposition press conference, however, showed the depleted ranks of the Opposition.

01 Aug 2019 1:20 AM

Congress is likely to get new chief in a week

The Punjab chief minister, meanwhile, on Monday batted for Priyanka Gandhi as the next Congress chief.

30 Jul 2019 1:32 AM

The decision to seek sending of the bills to the select committee was taken at a meeting of Opposition parties in the Parliament House complex on Wednesday. (Photo: File)

RTI, other bills face Rajya Sabha hurdle, will go to panel

The government might meet the Opposition halfway by itself proposing that the RTI Bill be referred to a select committee, the sources indicated.

25 Jul 2019 12:56 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other MPs at BJP Parliamentary party meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PRITAM BANDYOPADHYAY)

RS leaders of Opposition meet to chalk out future strategy

A further meeting would be held at 1 pm on Wednedsay to further decide on the strategy.

24 Jul 2019 5:56 AM

The immediate trigger for the Opposition was the government’s refusal to give enough time to them to move amendments to the Protection of Human Rights Amendment Bill. (Photo: File)

Oppn to hold meet today, seek more time for bills

Democracy and Parliament are being murdered, says Derek O’Brien.

23 Jul 2019 2:54 AM

Amroha MP Kunwar Danish Ali (Photo: G.N. Jha)

‘The 10th Schedule should be amended. Defections are a mockery of democracy’

The unfortunate part of today’s politics is that the legislature is being undermined, says Amroha MP.

21 Jul 2019 6:39 AM

Priyanka to tour UP, urges CM to security at minimum

The Gandhi family scion had entered politics in January with the Congress appointing her general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East.

19 Jul 2019 12:52 AM

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