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The Congress has threatened to go to the Supreme Court to challenge the proposed legislation. (Photo: ANI)

Congress will oppose Citizenship Amendment bill in Parliament, says Rahul

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has been slammed by several opposition parties as communal and divisive.

05 Dec 2019 2:36 PM

This came a day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman elaborated on key measures being adopted by the Centre to bring prices under control. (Photo: ANI)

Does she eat avocado? Chidambaram targets Sitharaman over rising onion prices

'I thought the Finance Minister said yesterday she does not eat onions, she is not bothered... What does she eat?' Chidambaram said.

05 Dec 2019 1:30 PM

These by-polls are being considered very crucial for all three major parties contesting in these polls- BJP, Congress and JD(S). (Photo: ANI)

Karnataka by-polls: Voting begins in 15 Assembly seats

The elections for 15 out of 17 seats are being held since EC withheld elections for 2 seats -- Maski and Rajarajeshwari.

05 Dec 2019 8:34 AM

The agency claimed that the value of the plot was Rs 64.93 crore but Hooda gave it away for Rs 59 lakh. (Photo: File)

ED quizzes Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda in land allotment case

Hooda is being questioned in connection with the Manesar land scam case at the Chandigarh zone office, sources said.

04 Dec 2019 3:18 PM

"I hope people of Karnataka teach a lesson that BJP's unconstitutional activities come to a halt," he added. (Photo: ANI)

BJP afraid to lose K'tka by-polls, thinking of doing another 'operation': Dinesh Gundu Rao

The Congress leader further alleged that the BJP was destroying the very own fabric of democracy.

04 Dec 2019 9:43 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the opposition JMM-Congress alliance in Jharkhand, alleging it followed the politics of "deception" while the BJP believed in service of people. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Modi attacks JMM-Cong alliance in J'khand, says 'it follows politics of deception’

He also lauded the Raghubar Das government for 'breaking the back' of naxalism in the state.

03 Dec 2019 1:50 PM

According to sources in the party, last week unknown people had entered the premises of the Congress leader in an SUV without any prior appointment and then sought selfies with Gandhi. (Photo: File)

'Not about Priyanka or Gandhi family': Robert Vadra on expresses safety concern

Sources added that an inquiry was being conducted by the CRPF regarding the same.

03 Dec 2019 1:35 PM

In a candid admission, former Lok Sabha speaker and ex-Indore BJP MP Sumitra Mahajan said she took the help of Congress leaders for issues concerning the development of her constituency in order to mount pressure on the then Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in the state. (Photo: File)

Couldn’t speak against BJP in MP, asked Cong to raise issues: Sumitra Mahajan

The Congress unseated the BJP after 15 years in the Assembly polls late last year.

03 Dec 2019 10:29 AM

'Wherever there is a BJP government, they take away the land from tribal people and give it to industrialists without asking them. When our government was formed in Chhattisgarh, we took back the land from Tata and returned the land to the tribal people. If the tribal land is taken and the industry is not set up within five years, the land needs to be returned to the real owners,' Rahul Gandhi said. (Photo: ANI)

Jharkhand: Rahul promises farm loan waiver, return of tribal land

The other 4 phases of the elections will be held on December 6, 12, 16 and 20.

02 Dec 2019 5:29 PM

Hitting out at the BJP, Randeep Surjewala, media head of the Congress, demanded a reply from the Prime Minister. (Photo: File)

PM Modi, reply!: Congress lashes out at BJP over Hegde's welfare funds remark

Hegde on Monday described the government formation by the BJP as a 'drama'.

02 Dec 2019 4:01 PM

The mouthpiece stated, 'This government will last for five years. This government has come to power through legal route. The number of 170 will remain intact. The Opposition should take care of this.' (Photo: ANI)

'It shouldn't be surprising if majority mark reaches 185 in future': Shiv Sena

Maha Vikas Aghadi, an alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, on Saturday comfortably won the floor test.

02 Dec 2019 2:03 PM

The MP from Uttara Kannada said that the BJP staged a "drama" to move the money to the central government. (Photo: File)

Fadnavis made CM to save Rs 40,000 cr central funds: Anant Kumar Hegde

Rubbishing the claim, Fadnavis said that whatever has been said against him was totally false.

02 Dec 2019 11:59 AM

The state government would also come out with a white paper on the financial condition of the state, Thackeray said. (Photo: ANI)

Maharashtra govt to review bullet train project, says Thackeray

'This government is of the common man. Like you asked now, yes, we will review the bullet train (project),' CM said.

02 Dec 2019 9:24 AM

Congress former MLA Surender Kumar on Sunday made a blunder during a public rally by mistakenly stating 'Priyanka Chopra Zindabad" instead of cheering for party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. (Photo: ANI)

Cong leader mistakenly cheers for Priyanka Chopra instead of 'Priyanka Gandhi'; watch here

Soon after realising his mistake, Kumar apologised and corrected himself and said, 'Priyanka Gandhi Zindabad'.

02 Dec 2019 8:46 AM

The Union Cabinet on November 20 approved the import of 1.2 lakh metric tonnes of onion in view of the high prices of the essential commodity in the market. (Photo: Representational)

Varanasi shops give onions on loan by keeping Aadhaar Card as mortgage

This comes after the Congress party workers in Lucknow on Friday sold onions at Rs 40 per kg outside the Assembly.

01 Dec 2019 5:18 PM

'BJP is distributing money to the voters which is dangerous to democracy. At present, BJP is putting pressure even on voters. If they don't succeed through these means then they raise religious things to fight elections,' Kharge said. (Photo: ANI)

'BJP misusing Constitution, will teach lesson in K'taka bypolls': Mallikarjun Kharge

Kharge further said that all disqualified MLAs will lose as they cheated the ideology and party and people are angry at them.

01 Dec 2019 5:02 PM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday taunted former CM Devendra Fadnavis over the latter's impassioned pre-poll "Me punha yein" (I will return) assertion which had evoked many social media memes. (Photo: File)

'Never said I will return, but I did': Uddhav's dig at Fadnavis over midnight swear-in

The NCP leader expressed confidence that Fadnavis won't be part of any efforts to dislodge Thackeray-led government of Sena-NCP-Congress.

01 Dec 2019 2:25 PM

Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' haste to attain power and "childish comments" sank the BJP in Maharashtra and the latter became the opposition leader. (Photo: File)

Fadnavis' haste to come to power sank BJP in Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut

Raut further said the Maharashtra Governor's office played the role of a 'villain' in the 80-hour-long govt of Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.

01 Dec 2019 11:18 AM

A day after Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government sailed through the floor test amid protest by BJP, led by Devendra Fadnavis, the Maharashtra Assembly will vote at 11 am to elect its speaker on Sunday. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Congress' Nana Patole becomes Maha Assembly Speaker as BJP withdraws candidate

Dismissing the claims of the BJP, NCP and Congress accused the party of being 'ungraceful losers' and running away from the Assembly.

01 Dec 2019 9:20 AM

The NCP is yet to decide who from the party will be the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, its state unit president Jayant Patil said on Saturday. (Photo: File)

'Yet to decide name for deputy CM,' says NCP as Congress demands post

Meanwhile, party sources said the deputy chief minister's post could go to Ajit Pawar.

30 Nov 2019 2:57 PM

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